The basic complaint the WH has about Woodward's book is...

[Wetzelbill]

that Bob finally quit kissing their asses and serving as the WH stenographer.

Bob has an agenda? Duh, to get access and sell books. That is hardly news. He wrote "Bush At War" which basically said Bush was a flawless commander in the "War On Terror." His second book on Bush, "Plan of Attack" was a little more objective, but still the basics of it are that Bush is a resolute leader with great faith in God, blah blah blah.

So now, all of a sudden Woodward's stones descend again, and the WH's argument is that he had an agenda and made conclusions before he knew all that facts.

Ok. Whatever.

[peekaloo]

1. I bet Bu$h takes back his nickname for BW.

Woody won't be welcome no mo'.

[spag68]

2. Woodward

Is it possible that he is smart enough that he did this on purpose, so that he could get info for the third book?

[Wetzelbill]

7. that crossed my mind

I was thinking about that. I don't know though. My guess is that he wrote "Bush At War" when Bush was popular and patriotism was rampant, so he rolled with that. He wrote "Plan Of Attack" when Bush was extremely polarizing again, yet still relatively popular with about 50 percent of the people. So I think he played both sides a little more on that one. Now on this latest book, Bush is about as popular as a case of the clap, so I think he is rolling with that too.

[bullimiami]

3. what the fuck was his problem when he was writing bush at war?

he already knew all of this stuff.

[mdmc]

5. nice avatar

I think he was writing for an audience. Back then, the audience was jocking Bush. Now, the audience is sick of w.

[Wetzelbill]

10. thinking about

making cash, so he hit on the fresh 9/11 wounds and exploited it.

[mdmc]

4. Actually, the honest to God White House criticism was that

"It contained nothing new."

[Wetzelbill]

6. yeah that was the first one I heard

I just heard Dan Bartlett on "This Week" saying some of this other stuff. :)

I like how they say that stuff. "It contained nothing new." Dismissive. Yeah, it did contain nothing new to the rest of us who know Bush is a lying delusional rat, sure. Nothing new there. It's more like "About effing time, Bob." :)

[mdmc]

8. Those were my words exactly, my friend.

I saw the White House reply to the book and thought, "Its about time."
Bob, it is about time.

I may even buy/read it.

[Wetzelbill]

9. I'll probably get it from the library

No use giving Bob any more many that I need to, you know? :)