While I understand the point you're making, I am surprised by the examples you chose. What Bush's speechwriter wrote, did not stop Bush from authorizing tortur

While I understand the point you're making, I am surprised by the examples you chose. What Bush's speechwriter wrote, did not stop Bush from authorizing torture stations across the world, murdering hundreds of thousands of Muslim civilians in two failed military occupations, while weakening America vis-a-vis Russia and China, a confrontation that has dominated the past several years. Do not mistake public statements as any indication of actual policy. As for McCain, his words were "No Ma'am, he is not an Arab, he is a decent family man", which I suppose is addressing misinformation with a decisiveness Republicans wouldn't dream of today.