FEATURE ARTICLE
In New Book, Woodward Says Bush ‘Failed to Lead,’ Even as Surge Succeeded
Bob Woodward, who wrote two books praising President Bush and then a third harshly criticizing him, is out with a fourth tome that renders a mixed verdict on Bush, lauding the president’s surge of troops into Iraq, but saying "too often he failed to lead. President Bush has rarely leveled with the public to explain what he was doing and what should be expected, He did not seek sacrifice from most of the country when he had the chance. He did not even mobilize his own party. Republicans often voiced as much suspicion and distrust as Democrats. The president was rarely the voice of realism on the Iraq war."
KEEPING THEM HONEST
McCain Rips Bush in Woodward Book - Uses “F” Word
“Everything is f—ing spin,” McCain is quoted as saying of Bush in a new book by Bob Woodward, according to the Fox report which appeared on its website Thursday. Presidential candidates don’t usually welcome stories that quote them using profanity while talking about an incumbent president of their own party. But the McCain campaign is not complaining about a Fox News report which quotes him voicing his frustration with President Bush on the Iraq war.
THE COST of WAR
