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President Bush today, commenting on his inaugural address:

As I said, it reflects the policy of the past, but it sets a bold new goal for the future. And I believe this country is best when it heads toward an ideal world, we are at our best.

There is nothing "bold" or "new" about wanting the United States to promote freedom and democracy, and Bush should stop pretending that he invented the idea. It is particularly galling for Bush to claim this idea as his legacy given his administration's rather abysmal record of coddling convenient dictators and turning a blind eye toward human rights violations. Bush is right to say that the US has the "work of generations" ahead of it, but that will involve rebuilding America's credibility and moral authority after four more years of his failed policies.