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The memoirs of ex-Bush figures tend to follow a loose formula: take a slap at the old boss—gently or not so gently—then balance the tough love with some tender words. But former White House press secretary Scott McClellan's new memoir? It's more like a right hook to the jaw. A PERI survey:

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PAUL O ' Neill
Secretary of the Treasury, 2001 to 2002

Tough Talk: During interviews with author Suskind, O'Neill accuses Bush of searching for a reason to invade Iraq mere days into his presidency. "It was all about finding a way to do it," O'Neill says. "That was the tone of it. The president saying, 'Fine. Go find me a way to do this'."

"The Price of Loyalty"
By Ron Suskind
January 2004

Tender Love: If it's any consolation to Bush, O'Neill is often tougher on some of the people working for the president. He describes cabinet meetings as "a blind man in a room full of deaf people" and bashes participants for failing to pepper the boss with tough questions about Iraq, such as "Why Saddam?" and "Why now?"

Richard Clarke
Chief counterterrorism adviser, 1992 to 2003

Tough Talk: Clarke faults Bush for ignoring pre-9/11 intelligence on Al Qaeda and writes that by invading Iraq, "Bush handed that enemy precisely what it wanted ... It was as if Usama bin Laden, hidden in some high mountain redoubt, were engaging in long-range mind control of George Bush."

"Against All Enemies"
By Richard Clarke
March 2004

Tender Love: Compliments from Clarke are few and far between, and reserved mostly for military personnel and administration outsiders. His praise of Bush begins and ends with the resolve he displayed during his speech on the night of 9/11: "Unlike in his three television appearances that day, Bush was confident, determined, forceful."

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  • Posted By: Krohn @ 11/02/2008 11:09:04 PM

    The Wall Street crisis was planned the night of Obama's meeting at Bill Ayres home to put Obama in The White House. Together they put a beautiful plan into place.

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  • Posted By: wendydk @ 11/01/2008 7:48:58 PM

    What is most troubling in todays political climate is the promotion of hatred as a philosophy. The emergence of an ultraconservative dogma relies increasingly on the encouragement of mass hostility aimed at one group in particular - Americans with progressive political views. Liberals are spoken of with the kind of dripping contempt and virulent hostility that used to be associated with racism and sectarian religious strife. Liberals are viewed not fellow Americans citizens concerned with the future of their country, but as ideological enemies that need to be destroyed - and eaten if possible. This view is fundamentally anti-American.

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