If Bush thought all the books published by Administration Insiders were rough now, it should be amazing to watch what happens once he’s out of office.
An amazing report from Doug Thompson in Capitol Hill Blue speaks of a President simply coming unhinged in the Whitehouse as the situation continues to deteriorate for him and as he berates staffers perceived as disloyal as “fucking assholes”, “unpatriotic” and “un-American”.
It also gives an interesting picture of how George Tenet was invited to not let the door hit him on the ass on the way out. You’ve got to read the whole thing.
It relies only on several unnamed “top” Whitehouse insiders — understandably so, given the nature of the article — so it’s credibility is worth holding with a grain of salt. But if Thompson has it even half right, it’s an amazing tale of what’s going on over there beyond the Looking Glass…
Just the first few grafs…:
In meetings with top aides and administration officials, the President goes from quoting the Bible in one breath to obscene tantrums against the media, Democrats and others that he classifies as “enemies of the state.”
Worried White House aides paint a portrait of a man on the edge, increasingly wary of those who disagree with him and paranoid of a public that no longer trusts his policies in Iraq or at home.
“It reminds me of the Nixon days,” says a longtime GOP political consultant with contacts in the White House. “Everybody is an enemy; everybody is out to get him. That’s the mood over there.”
In interviews with a number of White House staffers who were willing to talk off the record, a picture of an administration under siege has emerged, led by a man who declares his decisions to be “God’s will” and then tells aides to “fuck over” anyone they consider to be an opponent of the administration.
“We’re at war, there’s no doubt about it. What I don’t know anymore is just who the enemy might be,” says one troubled White House aide. “We seem to spend more time trying to destroy John Kerry than al Qaeda and our enemies list just keeps growing and growing.”
(Thanks to Brenda V. for the heads up!)
http://nydailynews.com/front/st...p-173283c.html
Dr. Justin Frank has taken it upon himself to put "Bush on the Couch" (the title of his new book). Based on his applied psychoanalysis of Dubya’s life, the White House is occupied by an "untreated ex-alcoholic" with paranoid and megalomaniac tendencies.
Bush has shown a "lifelong streak of sadism," ranging from "childhood pranks (using firecrackers to explode frogs)" to "insulting journalists, gloating over state executions … [and] pumping his fist gleefully before the bombing of Baghdad."
Bush’s years of drinking "may have affected his brain function – and his decision to quit drinking without the help of a 12-step program [puts] him at far higher risk of relapse."
Sounds about right. Have another, lush.
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