I think The Dick is covering for The Colin. Novak said we would all LAUGH when we found out who it was, and that it was VERY hard to get an interview with this VIP and he was SHOCKED that he got an HOUR interview, and Armitage doesn't fit that bill either!!
I've been on Powell's case since this RA thing surfaced lately. It really does reduce Powell's stature to the level of partisan hack.
I imagine our President reading about Armitage and Powell. I'm quite sure he's known the basic facts for years and yet done nothing, mostly because he had no good options.
I imagine him reading of these events, and in the quiet of the Oval Office, or his residence (with the First Lady), or even on Air Force One, just for a moment, sitting back, closing his eyes, and simply relishing the moment.
Our President takes one body blow after another, often from conservatives, despite all the good work and amazing results. I worry about his mental health. And so this image gives me great comfort. My God, he deserves this moment.
I would encourage Bush's conservative critics to imagine this, as well. I hope you pause, even when objectively you are 100% right, with the moral high ground, and all of the facts on your side. At the end of the day, this is a man. We need to remember that from election day in 2000 until now, there has been no respite from baseless allegations, endless criticism, and complete distortions of the facts. And I'll agree that Bush has often disappointed. At the end of the day, though, we must all make clear that his leadership has been all that has stood between security and disaster.