Too many quotes for one day

If you are looking for time to kill (I call it work avoidance) this article in Vanity Fair is worth a read. It's 35 pages if you print it.

The article is nothing but quotes from people inside and outside of the Bush Administration. It takes the reader painstakingly through the past eight years. This isn't a Bush bashing piece as many quoted are still loyal to this day. But even Bush's most ardent cheerleaders have become disillusioned. The final quote comes from Matthew Dowd. Dowd is a former Democrat turned Bush supporter who orchestrated the reelection campaign in 2004. He says:

You know, the headline in his presidency will be missed opportunity. That is the headline, ultimately. It’s missed opportunity, missed opportunity.

The article is worth reading just to see how Colin Powell slowly came to realize his job as Secretary of State was to "pick up the dogshit" left by the neo-cons.