October 10, 2006
Bob Woodward's Juicy Parts
I dropped out of The Bob Woodward Fan Club sometime after Watergate. In fact I think he should have been fired by the Washington Post for his duplicity in the Plame case, and have considered him a Bush sycophant on the basis of his last two books , "Bush at War"
Woodward's analysis of President Bush's leadership style is especially fascinating. A self-described "gut player" who relies heavily on instinct, Bush comes across as a man of action continually pressing his cabinet for concrete results. The revelation that the president developed and publicly stated the so-called Bush Doctrine--the policy that the U.S. would not only go after terrorists everywhere but also those governments or groups which harbor them--without first consulting Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, or Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is particularly telling. [from the Amazon review]
and "Plan of Attack"
Upon its publication, the Bush administration roundly denied many of the accounts in the book that demonstrated conflict within their circles, poor judgment, or lousy planning, but the Bush/Cheney reelection campaign nonetheless listed Plan of Attack as recommended reading. And it is. It shows alarming problems in the way the war was conceived and planned, but it also demonstrates the tremendous conviction and dedication of the people who decided to carry it out. [from the Amazon review]
Turns out he's not a lying neoconservative fascist after all, just an sleazy opportunist -- a fact proven by his third Bushy book, "State of Denial" in which Bob offends the monarchy . This is perhaps an optimistic sign that the lying neoconservative fascists are on their way out, or Woodward, snuggler upper that he is, wouldn't have crossed them. In any case, we don't want to support his abysmal behavior in the past by buying his new book. Fortunately, John Dickerson at Slate has underlined all the juicy parts. , so that it won't be necessary.
Photo note: The juicy parts, get it? A transparent fruit bowl right out of 1972, on a kitchen chair of the same vintage. You are left on your own to understand the deep meaning of the plastic kumquats. Try to keep it clean
Posted by Dakota at October 10, 2006 07:09 AM