What the hell does "Where mistakes have been made, the responsibility rests with me," mean?

[uppityperson]

I take responsibility but am going to do more of the same=what?

[mike_c]

1. it'll make a good moment at his war crimes trials....

Prosecutor: Mr. Bush, is this your admission of responsibility for the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians?

Bush: Well, er, um....

[Generic Brad]

8. That depends on what the meaning of the word "Responsibility" is

[rurallib]

2. I translate it "Get off my back. I admit I was wrong --

Now just leave me alone and let me do what I want." You saying your sorry just to shut someone up, but of course you don't mean it - just want them to go away and let you play some more.

[jazzjunkysue]

3. Blame me, but keep the troops in there to protect my oil, forever.

Quite simple, really.

Next week, he makes Iraq pass the law giving the oil to Exxon, BP and Shell, and we cough up our youth to protect them.

Blame him all you want. He really doesn't care one whit. As long as he gets his oil.

[Atman]

4. "I shoulda fired them advice-givers earlier...heheheheh"

"And appointed more people that agree with me. Hehehehehe."

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[pdxmom]

5. Bush admitted nothing. He said that there were mistakes, and he'd

take responsibility for them. Never has he yet said that HE, personally, has made any mistake.

[uppityperson]

10. thank you, that was what I heard also.

[parasim]

6. It was only an excuse to put the word "mistakes" in his speech...

to try to appease the critics who say he never admits he's made mistakes. But since he never says what those "mistakes" were, it means nothing.

Now, if he said "Going to war with Iraq was a mistake, and the responsibilty rests with me", well, that would be something altogether different.

on edit: or... what pdxmom said 8 mintues ago... (man, it takes me a long time to write a post...)

[Piperay]

7. He didn't make any mistakes

that's his story and he sticking to it. x(

[JVS]

9. When the passive voice has been used agency resides with something hidden!

[uppityperson]

11. "mistakes were made" leads 1 to believe something other than what he said

he does not lie, just misleads mightily. Thank you.

[Stephanie]

12. he's not actually admitting there were any mistakes

[porphyrian]

13. It means it's time we force him out of office. - n/t

[Fuzz]

14. Nothing at all really.

[peekaloo]

15. The Fuck-up continues here. n/t

[Gatchaman]

16. Sound Bite Nonsense

According to bush, his mistakes are not having enough troops in harms way, and not brutalizing the iraqi people enough. But all the carbon blobs will hear is "I made mistakes" which will lead them to believe that he knows there's a problem, and that he's fixing it.