[Howlin]

I am reading the David Frum book and I cannot put it down.

Do NOT believe the hype; it's a fascinating book and it is NOT a slam on Bush.

My favorite part so far:

Frum had written a speech in which he used the words "I have seen with my own eyes..."

When the rough draft came back, Bush had taken a Sharpie pen and drawn a fat line through "with my own eyes" and had written DUH over the top of it.

He does NOT like redundancy!

[MJY1288]

I just bought it today and havn't starting reading it

[hoosiermama]

I'm late and missed all the fun. Planning on getting book from library as soon as it's my turn!!!!!!

[Torie]

Let me know if it deflates the idea that Bush is a dunce and unable to really get beyond what his trusted advisors suggest, and unable to parse the nuances of issues. If so, I will buy the book for my brother, who entertains all such notions, although he thinks Bush is something other than the incarnation of evil; rather he is just a stupid guy with connections, that takes his cues from his base.

The book really needs to be persuasive in these regards. I don't want to shoot blanks.