MAHER: No. In Vietnam, George Bush had an exit strategy.
SNAP! As usual, on the money, Mr. Maher. And this, in regards to the U.S. Marine Commander in Western Iraq who has just come out as critical of Bush's political intervention into the military battle that he was not allowed to wage in Fallujah:
And finally, on Bush's 527 canard...
KING: Hold on. Kerry has dirty work done for him, too. Moveon.org.
MAHER: Absolutely accepted. Yes, but I don't think they're spreading vicious unfounded lies about George Bush. You don't have to lie about George Bush's record, you just have to tell the truth.
And there's the difference.
(Full CNN transcript here. Selections taken from Fin's newly emerging "What We Know" blog.)