Top Bush Adviser Dowd Jumps Ship
Mathew Dowd a top adviser and the chief campaign strategist in 2004 for Bush,lost faith in the president and jumped ship. Dowd was a democrat that became disappointedwith Clinton and in 1999 was drawn towards Bush's pledge to bring a spirit ofcooperation to Washington.
He remained loyal to Bush until he lost faith in his handling of the war inIraq, has the complete story.
He criticized the president as failing to call the nation to a shared senseof sacrifice at a time of war, failing to reach across the political divide tobuild consensus and ignoring the will of the people on Iraq. He said he believedthe president had not moved aggressively enough to hold anyone accountable forthe abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, and that Mr. Bush still approachedgoverning with a “my way or the highway†mentality reinforced by a shrinkingcircle of trusted aides.
“I really like him, which is probably why I’m so disappointed inthings,†he said. He added, “I think he’s become more, in my view,secluded and bubbled in.â€
He was dumbfounded when Mr. Bush did not fire Defense Secretary Donald H.Rumsfeld after revelations that American soldiers had tortured prisoners at AbuGhraib.
He describes as further cause for doubt two events in the summer of 2005: theadministration’s handling of Hurricane Katrina and the president’s refusal,around the same time that he was entertaining the bicyclist at his Crawford ranch, to meet with the war protester CindySheehan, whose son died in Iraq.
“I had finally come to the conclusion that maybe all these things along doadd up,†he said. “That it’s not the same, it’s not the person Ithought.â€
Dowd should be commended for his convictions and a show of being honest withhimself. It is this type of honesty that the Country deserves.
FYI - I just heard Pat Buchanan tell Tucker it was wrong for Dowd to saythat, he should have just moved on. That! is the problem, everyone wants peopleto keep their mouth's shut. Buchanan should keep his mouth shut
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