Ex-Aide Details a Loss of Faith in the President

[JackSpratts]

Originally Posted by romanticguy50

Looking back, Mr. Dowd now says his faith in Mr. Bush was misplaced.

He said his decision to step forward had not come easily. But, he said, his disappointment in Mr. Bush’s presidency is so great that he feels a sense of duty to go public given his role in helping Mr. Bush gain and keep power.

Mr. Dowd, a crucial part of a team that cast Senator John Kerry as a flip-flopper who could not be trusted with national security during wartime, said he had even written but never submitted an op-Ed article titled “Kerry Was Right,” arguing that Mr. Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat and 2004 presidential candidate, was correct in calling last year for a withdrawal from Iraq.

“I’m a big believer that in part what we’re called to do — to me, by God; other people call it karma — is to restore balance when things didn’t turn out the way they should have,” Mr. Dowd said. “Just being quiet is not an option when I was so publicly advocating an election.”

“It’s amazing,” he said. “In five years, I’ve only traveled 300 feet, but it feels like I’ve gone around the world, where my head is.”

little late for an epiphany pal.

[theknife]

Originally Posted by JackSpratts

little late for an epiphany pal.

no chit. at this point, watching presumably intelligent people finally getting a clue about the Bush administration like that makes me wanna just bang my head against the wall. it actually took him five years to figure this all out.

[albed]

Wow, nice big copy and paste. Your ability to manipulate your mouse has far surpassed your ability to think for yourself, promoting you to the honored rank of propaganda parrot.


You will now be expected to repeat anything you find appealing without generating any original thoughts of your own.

As if you possibly could.

[daddydirt]

I was against Bush before I was for Bush before I was against Bush.

if it wasn't for his numerous personal problems this would truly be comical. i hope everything works out for him.

the media will of course continue to

bash Bush.......reload.....repeat

meanwhile this guy will perform an act of contrition on 60 Minutes and be welcomed back into the fold.

[romanticguy50]

Originally Posted by albed

Wow, nice big copy and paste. Your ability to manipulate your mouse has far surpassed your ability to think for yourself, promoting you to the honored rank of propaganda parrot.


You will now be expected to repeat anything you find appealing without generating any original thoughts of your own.

As if you possibly could.

I have been posting over at ZeroPaid for close to 5 yrs now. I found this an article of interest and thought it note worthy. I am very strong opinions on certian issues.I am anti Bush I do have alot of thoughts of my own as people at the other forums that I am active in know about me. If I offened anyone I am sorry

[multi]

post what you like, don't listen to the jerks that whine on about copy and paste..

[albed]

Originally Posted by romanticguy50

I have been posting over at ZeroPaid for close to 5 yrs now. I found this an article of interest and thought it note worthy. I am very strong opinions on certian issues.I am anti Bush I do have alot of thoughts of my own

Yeah,

Bush Sucks

and

Bush is a Butt Head

tipped me off. Maybe I shouldn't complain about copy and paste when your own opinions are on the level of a 10 year old.

[albed]

Damn I got bored and actually read that pile; the guys a homo in love with Bush and felt spurned.



Hell hath no fury.....

[TankGirl]

Telegraph:

Allies desert 'lame duck president'

What most concerns Mr Bush's remaining allies is that his focus on Iraq has distracted attention from other international problems, including the increasingly authoritarian nature of Russia and the threat of Iran's nuclear programme.

Another former White House aide said the administration had "taken its eye off the ball with Russia". He added: "I don't want to wake up in 10 years' time and read that we actually lost the Cold War."

Another conservative, who met last week with senior officials at the White House and the Pentagon, warned: "George Bush's presidency will be defined not by Iraq but by whether the Middle East goes nuclear."

Far from sympathising, senior Republicans blame the president for losing the election. They are furious that he refused to sack his defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, before the mid-terms and then let him go after the defeat.

Mr Nuzzo said: "At that point an awful lot of loyal Republicans said: 'They're only in it for themselves.' Had Rumsfeld retired earlier, I have no doubt the Republican House could have been saved and certainly the Senate."

The influential Right-wing commentator Robert Novak wrote last week: "Bush is alone. In half a century, I have not seen a president so isolated from his own party in Congress - not even Richard Nixon as he faced impeachment."

Last week, Mr Bush rejected calls to withdraw from Iraq, saying that to leave "before the job is done" would lead to new terrorist attacks on US soil.

Perhaps more telling was his recent comment at the annual White House press corps dinner: "A year ago, my approval ratings were in the 30s, my nominee for the Supreme Court had just withdrawn and my vice-president had shot someone. Ah, those were the good old days."