Great points GBC! Good luck w your honey-do list ;-)
One thing I did read or hear was that Negropointe kept refusing (or dragging his feet) to release the tapes and the Prez kept pushing it and they were finally released. Do you know anything about that? If true, I'm a bit uncomfortable that N didn't want the tapes released earlier and it required several asks and demands by Bush before they were finally released.
That really bothered me too and I'm afraid it kind of pushed him into the howfarcanIthrowhim category for me. (Happy Birthday!!!)
Phsstpok, do you have any insight into Negroponte? Is he another Bremer IYO, or am I defaming him?