You're absolutely right, pose a very good question, and highlight precisely why so many liberals in this country are continually spitting in the wind. Their arguments just don't hold water when juxtaposed to the facts. Hence they routinely fall short come election day.

I see Bush's "apology" (or "acceptance of responsibility", as I would call it...) as a calculated political move to stifle the left wing nutjobs who themselves have capitalized on this disaster in an egregious attempt to galvanize their base. Fact of the matter is, the Bush admin has outspent the Clinton admin when it comes to programs that aid the impoverished. How many people know this? NONE. Bush himself can't even get the message out.

We need to look to the fine men and women in the U.S. Congress to cut the bullshit and fix the problems. And if they don't, every last one of them should be voted out. Take a look at some of the jerkoffs that continue to be reelected time after time after time, then reevaluate why you think we have the problems we do. We don't need to spend millions of tax dollars "investigating" what happened. That much is clear. A congressional inquiry would evolve into a witch hunt, it's crap and everyone knows it.