Well, that didn’t take long. I was wondering when a MSM outlet would take what the president said in these tapes then twist them to further the persona the left has created. ABC seems to be falling all over themselves to make sure that no one gets the wrong impression – you know, that the President might actually be a stand-up guy.

The tapes also show Bush’s concern about keeping his evangelical Christian base happy [ed. note: really? it does? because it doesn't read that way to me] while appearing tolerant to gays.

In one conversation, Wead said on the tape: “He’s saying you promised you would not appoint any gays to office.”

Bush replied: “No, what I said was I wouldn’t fire gays. … I’m not going to discriminate against people.” (emphasis mine)

Oh, do read the whole article. It is laughably biased, putting the most negative spin on everything the president said.

While I am sure these tapes will only be used by the left to reinforce their collective self-reinforcing delusions about President Bush, for me they serve to confirm why I like this guy, even though I disagree with him on a variety of issues. He tells it like it is and he is a thoughtful, good-hearted person whose only crime appears to be that he is human.