Interpreting Bush on Gonzales

Here's Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino statement concerning George Bush's reaction to the testimony of Alberto Gonzales yesterday (via TPM).

President Bush was pleased with the Attorney General’s testimony today. After hours of testimony in which he answered all of the Senators’ questions and provided thousands of pages of documents, he again showed that nothing improper occurred. He admitted the matter could have been handled much better, and he apologized for the disruption to the lives of the U.S. Attorneys involved, as well as for the lack of clarity in his initial responses. The Attorney General has the full confidence of the President, and he appreciates the work he is doing at the Department of Justice to help keep our citizens safe from terrorists, our children safe from predators, our government safe from corruption, and our streets free from gang violence.

What this means is that President Bush was extremely impressed that his friend "Al" was able to repeat all of his talking points under pressure. That's all George Bush has ever been expected to do himself and that's all he's expected from his top assistants.