Language skills

Between George Bush and the MSM, does anyone have any?

The White House on Thursday disputed an account of President George W. Bush singing the U.S. national anthem in Spanish during the 2000 presidential campaign, saying his Spanish is not that good.

The White House is going to have to do better than that, because his English isn't that good either, but that doesn't stop him from mangling it on pretty much a daily basis.

That George Bush doesn't know something of course isn't the most interesting thing in the article. The most interesting part says more about the media than about Bush.

But last week, (Bush) said he thought the national anthem should be sung in English, after the "Star-Spangled Banner," or "Nuestro Himno," made its debut with a new Latin beat and Spanish lyrics.

Bush's wife, Laura, appeared to disagree.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with singing it in Spanish," said told CNN in an interview on Wednesday.

Appeared to disagree? Is the media so cowed that it has to softpedal something as insignificant as the first lady wandering off message? How can they be expected to honestly report something significant, like, oh, I don't know, that Bush lied us into a war in Iraq and has plans to invade Iran?