[Miss Marple]

You are correct. The Washington Post, particularly Dana Milbank and Bob Woodward, and the New York Times, led by the odious Adam Nigourney, Adam Clymer, and R.W. Apple, have been working overtime to cause President Bush to either fire Powell or have Powell quit in a snit. They believe this will allow them to start the "racism" rant again, which is pretty hard for them to gin up right now.

The excerpts I have seen of this book indicate that Woodward has put his own thoughts in the heads of Powell, Rice, et al. It is not believable.

For example, I cannot envision President Bush waving his finger in the air and saying he "loathes" Kim Il Jong. Loathe isn't eactly a West Texas word.

Woodward was given access to write a series on the immediate aftermath of 9'11, which was very complimentary. Obviously, pressures at Simon and Schuster, the newspaper, and the press corps in general have caused him to embellish this series into a book with some digs and attampt to cause a division in the administration.

It is beyond foolish when conservative pundits allow those such as Woodward to push their buttons and cause them to rant in public. It feeds the influence of the liberal media and allows them to think that they are calling the shots. It also wastes the time of the administration having to answer questions about these silly stories.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

I cannot envision President Bush waving his finger in the air and saying he "loathes" Kim Il Jong. Loathe isn't eactly a West Texas word.

True. Inside sources report that W's actual words were: "I harbor an aversion to Kim Il Jong to the point of abhorrence."