To whom does the media bow?

In an email to reporters, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steve Boylan wrote: “The 2,000 service members killed in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom is not a milestone. It is an artificial mark on the wall set by individuals or groups with specific agendas and ulterior motives.”

To request that the 2000 service members killed NOT be a milestone is pressure by ‘individuals or group with specific agendas and ulterior motives’.

Who controls the media?

We’ll find who really pulls the strings as the story is reported, keep that in mind.

So, the presidents approval rating dives to all time lows and the price
of gasoline begins to become a little more reasonable…someone calling
in a few favors, eh?

A link to a different blog. I am so modern.

http://www.node707.com/cgi-bin/mt/bogle.cgi/5673

> Bush usually reserves his celebrated temper for senior aides because
> he knows they can take it. Lately, however, some junior staffers have
> also faced the boss’ wrath.
>
> “This is not some manager at McDonald’s chewing out the help,” said a
> source with close ties to the White House when told about these
> outbursts. “This is the President of the United States, and it’s not a
> pleasant sight.”
>

Temper tantrum. He’s not smart enough to be outraged, he is simply
petulant. Spoiled. Rich. Brat.

Smarter men are pulling the strings…are they taking it out on Bush,
that he then has to abuse someone farther down the ladder?

The George W. Bush White House, as described by former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill, is a world out of kilter. Policy decisions are determined not by careful weighing of an issue’s complexities; rather, they’re dictated by a cabal of ideologues and political advisors operating outside the view of top cabinet officials. The President is not a fully engaged administrator but an enigma who is, at best, guarded and poker-faced but at worst, uncurious, unintelligent, and a puppet of larger forces.

from the Amazon.com review of The Price of Loyalty : George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O’Neill
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0008EH6KA/103-5400535-3424656?v=glance&n=283155&s=books&v=glance

Not that everyone doesn’t already know this, but nice to see a succinct summation!

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BREAKING NEWS

President Bush calls for United Nations to convene after “deeply disturbing” report implicates Syrian officials in assassination.

From CNN.com

Well…what about having the UN convene since “deeply disturbing” reports implicate high US officials in the death of a CIA operative?