{"id":230,"date":"2004-06-08T19:07:25","date_gmt":"2004-06-08T23:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=230"},"modified":"2004-06-08T19:07:25","modified_gmt":"2004-06-08T23:07:25","slug":"bush-ungluedfrom-the-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=230","title":{"rendered":"Bush Unglued…From the Inside…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/i> of office.<\/p>\n

An amazing<\/i> report<\/a> from Doug Thompson in Capitol Hill Blue<\/i> 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”.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It relies only on several unnamed<\/i> “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…<\/p>\n

Just the first few grafs…:<\/p>\n

President George W. Bush’s increasingly erratic behavior and wide mood swings has the halls of the West Wing buzzing lately as aides privately express growing concern over their leader’s state of mind.<\/p>\n

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 \u201cenemies of the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt reminds me of the Nixon days,\u201d says a longtime GOP political consultant with contacts in the White House. \u201cEverybody is an enemy; everybody is out to get him. That’s the mood over there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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 \u201cGod’s will\u201d and then tells aides to \u201cfuck over\u201d anyone they consider to be an opponent of the administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re at war, there’s no doubt about it. What I don’t know anymore is just who the enemy might be,\u201d says one troubled White House aide. \u201cWe seem to spend more time trying to destroy John Kerry than al Qaeda and our enemies list just keeps growing and growing.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

Go read it.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n(Thanks to Brenda V. for the heads up!)<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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