Bush Administration Does 180 on Bob Woodward

It was to be expected, of course.  Bob Woodward wrote two bizarrely positive books about the Bush White House and members of the administration went on news discussion shows to trumpet it .  Bob Woodward's first two books on the Bush White House painted a portrait of a decisive leader with a vision for the world.

Bob Woodward's third book, however, paints a White House in confusion and chaos over the fact that their war hasn't turned out anything like they thought it would.  And even before the books hit stores, Dan Bartlett, Counsel to the President, was on ABC's This Week suggesting that Woodward had already formed a negative opinion before he even started doing research.  In other words, he twisted the facts to suit his policy.

Well, the White House most definintely knows more than anyone else how to go about doing that, of course, so maybe they really do know something.  Or, more likely, Karl "Mmm...Cheeseburgers" Rove sent out word that Bob Woodward had been added to the Bush hatchet job list.   Also on the llist: Sen. John McCain, Valerie Plame, Colin Powell, Richard Clarke, Michael Brown, Rep. John Murtha, George Tenet.

One day Pres. Bush will stumble across Harry Truman's old "The Buck Stops Here" sign.  In the meantime, it keeps getting passed around and Bush continues to be sucessful in sidestepping any responsibility for anything bad that happens during his watch.  Meantime he takes credit for all the good things....well, when something good finally does happen under George Bush's watch, he no doubt will be quick to take credit for it.