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To: pollyannaish
Woodward said that the agreement on revealing Deep Throat was "death and/or mutual agreement". I'm having a hard time as to why Woodward stepped forward now. Is he just an ecape hatch for the Dems and media who now wish to "Stop the Game"?

Was the deal all along to come out at the sight of bad things ahead for the BIG media operators??

I'm having trouble convincing myself that Woodward is just being "a good person". You don't make "death pacts" if you're a good person.

Berger was a "good person" said Bubba. Saddam's buddies were "good people" says Bubba.

214 posted on 11/17/2005 11:25:05 AM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Sacajaweau

I think you're going to and are seeing a change in direction by the Dems. It's now a call for "when" are we going to get out of there not "how did we get there" because they voted for it based on the History of Saddam.


217 posted on 11/17/2005 11:32:31 AM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Sacajaweau
Hmmm...

I didn't mean to imply that he is "a good person."

I consider him a "behind-coverer" if you will. He tends to do things to take care of himself and his "legacy." Why did he come forward now? Because if he doesn't, he's going to get caught in something.

I believe that entire episode is far more about the unhealthy enmeshed relationship between the government, especially the entrenched bureaucracies, and the press than it is about this administration.

All I can say is, it's been very interesting, but a whole lot of nothing in the end.
218 posted on 11/17/2005 11:33:14 AM PST by pollyannaish
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To: Sacajaweau; pollyannaish
I'm having trouble convincing myself that Woodward is just being "a good person"

Agreed. I don't know his motives. I worry though, because Woodward is the old media's main boy.

From what I've learned about him, he'll do mostly anything for one reason or another.

281 posted on 11/17/2005 1:51:09 PM PST by beyond the sea (Gloria Borger is Andrea Mitchell on Peyote)
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To: Sacajaweau
I'm having a hard time as to why Woodward stepped forward now. Is he just an ecape hatch for the Dems and media who now wish to "Stop the Game"?

He stepped forward now because a Bush Administration official went to Fitzgerald and said oh by the way I now recall I had a conversation with Bob Woodward in which I may have casually mentioned Wilson and his wife. As soon as the official contacted Fitzgerald, the prosecutor contacted Woodward. Woodward contacted his source to determine if he was free to talk. So far spokesmen for Bush, Card, Libby, Rove, Powell and Tenant all say it wasnt them. Unless someone is lying that leaves as likely suspects: Rumsfeld who Ive heard doesnt like Woodward, Cheney (who likely feels obligated to his Chief of Staff) and Hadley, the national security Chief. Since Libbys legal staff will be able to find out who it is, its likely it will leak to the press (unless perhaps its Cheney).

293 posted on 11/17/2005 2:19:39 PM PST by Dave S
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