[Thebaddog]

The whole story sounds made up. Who would talk like that about tax cuts?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The whole story sounds made up. Who would talk like that about tax cuts?

"Haven't we already given money to rich people," Suskind says the president uttered, according to a nearly verbatim transcript of an Economic Team meeting he says he obtained from someone at the meeting, "Shouldn't we be giving money to the middle?"

You're right. Complete and utter BS.

[ClintonBeGone]

The whole story sounds made up. Who would talk like that about tax cuts?

Exactly. This is why in politics, regardless of the feelings of the liberal press (and some here) as President you DO award your friends with these positions. Your friends are the only ones in which you have a degree of trust that they won't make up stuff like this.

[shrinkermd]

A vain man's revenge. That is the easiest explanation for Paul O'Neill's behavior towards President Bush. It must not be easy to believe you are the center of the universe and find out you really have a boss.

[SeattleTiger]

The key is in the phrase "nearly verbatim." In fact, the quote actually read

"Haven't we the Democrats already given money to gouged rich people ?" Suskind says the president uttered, according to a nearly verbatim transcript of an Economic Team meeting he says he obtained from someone disgruntled yokel named P. O'Neill at the meeting, "Shouldn't we be giving money to stop gouging the middle [too]?"

[cory]

Actually O'Neill's comments are backed up by hard documents obtained from the Energy Task Force Meetings.

The docs dated 03/01 even contain one that has the exact same title referenced by O'Neill.

See: http://www.judicialwatch.org/071703.c_.shtml

[Wolfstar]

The whole story sounds made up.

Yeah, sure does. It sounds like tailor-made "proof" for every angry Leftist/Dem rant about this President.

[JoeSchem]

The whole story sounds made up. Who would talk like that about tax cuts?

Yes, and we're going to find those WMDs any day now and the illegals will behave once they're given amnesty.

[wingnuts'nbolts]

Can you imagine, picture President Bush muttering an overheard "Haven't we given enough money to the Rich?" Now we know WHY Mr. Clinton appointee Oneil was asked to resign. He was one of the enemy within, now overtly without.