Is the President a liar or just stupid? OK, that is a harsh question, but how do you explain some of the patently false statements that come out of his mouth? I am not speaking of the whole Uranium in Africa affair (dubbed Urain'tium by some bloggers). Rather, there seems to be a pervasive culture of misinformation and suppression of information at the White House.

July 14, 2003: "And we gave him [Saddam Hussein] a chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them in. And, therefore, after a reasonable request, we decided to remove him from power, along with other nations, so as to make sure he was not a threat to the United States and our friends and allies in the region." George Bush

But Saddam Hussein did allow the inspectors unconditional and unfettered access to facilities in Iraq. It was because the Bush administration didn't believe that the inspectors could uncover WMD that the US decided to remove Hussein from power.

May 30, 2003: "We've found the weapons of mass destruction. You know, we found biological laboratories. You remember when Colin Powell stood up in front of the world and he said Iraq has got laboratories, mobile labs to build biological weapons. They're illegal. They're against the United Nations' resolutions and we've so far discovered two." George Bush

But these 'mobile labs' had no evidence of biological agents in them at all. It has yet to be proved that these mobile labs were used or designed to be used for biological weapons, but George Bush stated that they are as if it had been proved.

April 26, 2003: "My jobs and growth plan would reduce tax rates for everyone who pays income tax." George Bush

In fact, over 8 million people who pay taxes will receive no tax cut at all.

February 3, 2003 "The budget would be in double digit deficit if had there never been a tax cut in 2001. The budget returned to deficit because of war, recession and emergencies associated with the terrorist attacks of September 11th." Fact Sheet: President Bush's 2004 Budget

In fact, "The deterioration in the performance of the economy together with income tax relief … produced a drop in the surplus to $127.1 billion (1.3% of GDP) and a return to deficits." This was written by the White House Office of Management and Budget. Quoted in Slate, Why This Bush Lie? Part 1, July 15, 2003. What is concerning about this mistruth is that it is unlikely to be a factor of the low intelligence of the President and indicates a deliberate pattern of mistruth in the White House.

June 19, 2003 The Bush Administration is accused of "heavy handed" censorship of an EPA's draft report. The White House Council on Environmental Quality ordered sections removed from the report long sections describing the risks of global warming. NY Times, "REPORT BY E.P.A. LEAVES OUT DATA ON CLIMATE CHANGE"

Is seems misinformation is widespread at the White House, and not just regarding the War in Iraq.