A distinction without a difference

Who leaned on AP to get them to do a rowback? Once again, we have Retugs quarreling over the meaning of "is", parsing the finer, more "nuanced" points of English usage in order to defend Dear Leader. The fact is Bush had been warned of the dire consequences of flooding, whether by water flowing over or through the levees, and did nothing. Case closed--period, full stop.

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We don't normally work on the weekends, but the Associated Press has released a "clarification" of its headline-grabbing report earlier this week and we wanted to get it out as soon as we could.

AP concedes President Bush was not told before Hurricane Katrina hit land that the storm might cause a "breach" of New Orleans' levees. He was told the levees might be "overrun." That distinction may or may not be important. You can decide for yourself.

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