I heard Cliff May say that he was told by a democrat, and it was by way of explaining why on earth Joe Wilson, of all people, would be sent on such a "mission".
Memo to: President Elect GW Bush
Subject: Some advice
From: You know who
OK buddy, it's yours now, but if you don't mind a little advice, don't give Paul O'Neil that job at Treasury, get Dick what's his name off the terrorism gig at the White House, get Kofi to fire that damn big mouth Swede, Hans Blix and never trust the damn French. Oh, yeah, watch out for the democrats, they'll cut you.