Bartlett hits the road
Of all of the people that I thought would be leaving the Bush administration I’m kinda of surprised by Dan Bartlett. Alison Stewart interviews James Moore author of Bush’s Brain. James has followed George since he was the governor of Texas. He is particularly critical of our president. I think he is critical because Mr. Moore knows that King George has slipped out of every tough scrap that he has been in with the help of his daddy and his handlers like Bartlett.
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From CNN.com:
Dan Bartlett, one of President Bush’s most trusted advisers and his longest-serving aide, said Friday he is resigning to begin a career outside of government.
The move was announced on Bartlett’s 36th birthday. He has been with Bush for nearly 14 years, from Bush’s first campaign as governor of Texas, through two races for the White House and more than six years of a presidency marked by costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and an ongoing battle against terrorism.
As counselor to the president, Bartlett has been at the center of White House decision-making, stepping into the public eye in times of trouble to defend Bush on everything from the unpopular war in Iraq to the government’s bungled response to Hurricane Katrina and the Republicans’ loss of Congress. (more…)
[...] Powell is very practical about Gitmo. Close it. It harms our reputation. Hold those prisoners in US prisons. Let the US courts handle the prisoners. Now, it will be very hard for the Bush, Cheney crowd to say that Colin Powell hasn’t seen the intelligence because he has. It will be hard for them to say that he doesn’t understand the problem because it is clear that he does. Where’s Bartlett, Bush’s personal hit man. The Bush Administration will send Cheney out to combat what Powell has said. Maybe they will send Tony Snow but they will respond because that is their way. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]