Do Not Be Fooled

President Shit-For-Brains is now going around saying he is committed to tracking al-Qaida. The linked article specifically mentions "Bush has said before that he would order the U.S. to act inside the Muslim-majority country (Pakistan) if there were firm intelligence on the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden or other terrorist leaders," but don't be fooled by this paper-thin attempt to improve the worst presidential poll ratings in history. To understand what SFB really thinks, just remember this March 13, 2002, press conference:

Q: But don't you believe that the threat that bin Laden posed won't truly be eliminated until he is found either dead or alive?

BUSH: Well, as I say, we haven't heard much from him. And I wouldn't necessarily say he's at the center of any command structure. And, again, I don't know where he is. I -- I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him. I know he is on the run. I was concerned about him, when he had taken over a country. I was concerned about the fact that he was basically running Afghanistan and calling the shots for the Taliban.

Several news organizations gave SFB credit for nonexistent "context" around the remark, as detailed at Media Matters For America, an indication of just how incomprehensible and indefensible are his words. So don't be fooled, if his approval rating wasn't in the basement, his interest in al-Qaida would be nil.