Steve Clemons over at The Washington Note informs us that National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft will rip through Bush’s hide in an upcoming New Yorker article.
Clemons quotes from a UPI story Old Bush vs. new:
The article also contains some critical comments on the handling of U.S. foreign policy by the current President Bush from his father, whose 1989-1993 presidency is hailed for deft management of the end of the Cold War, German unification, the first Gulf war and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Scowcroft’s remarks follow on the heels of a scathing rebuke of the Bush administration this week by Larry Wilkerson who labeled the current atmosphere in Washington the result of the “Cheney-Rumsfeld cabal”.
Next week will likely be the worst week so far for this administration.
Here’s what’s on the radar screen:
* possible indictments in the investigation by Patrick Fitzgerald into the leak of Valerie Plame’s name.
* planned anti-war protests across the country the day after the US casualty rate reaches 2000.
* more developments, confusion and angst regarding the nomination of Harriet Miers to the US Supreme Court. (maybe she should give Bush a call to tell him he’s the “best president ever” to cheer him up a bit)
* the continuing scandals of Tom DeLay and Bill Frist.
* worst.poll.numbers.ever for Bush and Cheney.
more on the flip…
And, who knows what else?
So, all in all, I’d say that kicking off the week by getting his teeth kicked in by Scowcroft and elder Bush in public will pretty much set the tone for an exciting week for us at least.
Expect various and sudden terrorist threats to pop up on CNN during convenient moments for the Bush administration in order to blot out the pain of it all. Not that those guys actually feel pain…
And, don’t forget to stock up on popcorn this weekend! There may be a sudden shortage come Tuesday.
I’m going to be in DC on Wednesday and Thursday doing some interviews. Should be a fun time 🙂
Give us the inside scoop if you get anything juicy. 🙂
We can give you…ummm…bran muffins in return. Yeah – and Susan will bake them.
Hmmm, you’ll have to do better than that 🙂
Well – cheesecake is definitely out!
are you speaking just for yourself or Susan too? 🙂
All kidding aside, all info I get will be on video the same day. I will post a diary here.
are you speaking just for yourself or Susan too?
I refuse to answer that on the grounds that it will definitely incriminate me.
Looking forward to your diary!
Froomkin column Former Insider Lashes Out
FT article that Froomkin refers to Cheney cabal hijacked US foreign policy.
Transcript of Wilkerson’s talk at the New America Foundation.
And a follow-up from Froomkin today:
I’ve been planning a diary on Neocon Philosophy 101. It’s not what you might think. It will be simple, fun and easy to play along with. 🙂
If you need a quick primer on Plamegate, watch Arianna Huffington explain it to Bill Maher.
…seeing once-loyal insiders blasting these traitors.
I’ve never been a big fan of Brent Scowcroft. He’s not a NeoImp, but he remains a great fan of the foreign policy of Ronald Reagan and of George H.W. Bush, both of whom he served as NSA advisor. On Iraq, however, he’s been a voice of sanity in the Republican wilderness.
But here’s a telling quotation from an interview with him from 22 years ago.
That kind of thinking is just so utterly beyond ridiculous. The U.S. doesn’t use its military power to advance political goals? Good grief.
Yes.. the trick with the carrot and stick approach (the Bushies favorite trick for keeping loyalty) is to keep the carrots coming and the stick swinging. Well, now the carrots aren’t tasting so good and the stick just broke.
No.. carrots.. i guess the insiders have to have SOMETHING to feed on (eww)
Karen Hughes got caught lying her ass off in Jakarta:
Although the U.S. undersecretary for public diplomacy twice repeated the claim after being challenged by journalists, Gordon Johndroe, a State Department official traveling with Hughes, later called The Associated Press to say she misspoke.
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At least 300,000 Iraqis were reportedly killed during Saddam’s decades-long rule, but only about 5,000 are believed to have been gassed – in a 1988 attack in the Kurdish north.
“Misspoke”? Hello??
Sorry-not directly related in a purist sense. Editor & Publisher article
‘Plamegate’ Reporters Discuss Blogs, Anonymous Sources’
Here’s the the link:http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001349495
Well, from what I remember is,
Brent warned w before the war and w would not listen to him and his wisdom. so be it IMHO. W will never listen to anyone but the voices in his head.
If Poppy Bush is involved then I am guessing that Scowcroft’s lambasting of boy bush’s foreign policy will all be aimed at the Cheney/Rumsfeld cabal and not Boy George. I cannot imagine Poppy chastising junior publicly even if he thinks it. Former Presidents rarely if ever do that to current Presidents (out of respect for the office not the man) and fathers don’t do that to sons except in the most extreme circumstances.
It will be enough of a stretch for Poppy to essentially be calling junior the foreign policy cuckold of the Cheney/Rumsfeld Presidency.
But that’s good enough for me since it’s true.