Falling out of love with George Bush

a very public, high-level, splashy, big-time defection... there are others out there, you KNOW there are... it's time for them to come forward...

matthew dowd, former campaign strategist for bush...

Mr. Dowd became the first member of Mr. Bush’s inner circle to break so publicly with him.

He said his decision to step forward had not come easily. But, he said, his disappointment in Mr. Bush’s presidency is so great that he feels a sense of duty to go public given his role in helping Mr. Bush gain and keep power.

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“I’m a big believer that in part what we’re called to do — to me, by God; other people call it karma — is to restore balance when things didn’t turn out the way they should have,” Mr. Dowd said. “Just being quiet is not an option when I was so publicly advocating an election.”

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Mr. Dowd, 45, said he hoped in part that by coming forward he would be able to get a message through to a presidential inner sanctum that he views as increasingly isolated. But, he said, he holds out no great hope. He acknowledges that he has not had a conversation with the president.

naturally, somebody higher up the chain like dan bartlett would have to step forward to refute what dowd is saying... just as naturally, karl rove, who probably worked more closely with dowd than anybody else over the course of many years, besides being his boss, doesn't have anything to say...

Dan Bartlett, the White House counselor, said Mr. Dowd’s criticism is reflective of the national debate over the war.

“It’s an issue that divides people,” Mr. Bartlett said. “Even people that supported the president aren’t immune from having their own feelings and emotions.”

dowd, for his part, doesn't want to comment on rove either...

Mr. Dowd said he had not spoken to Mr. Rove in months but would not discuss their relationship in detail.

it's interesting because karl rove is probably more responsible for the creation called george w. bush than george w. bush is... maybe the man dowd "fell in love with" was the creation of rove...?

“When you fall in love like that,” he said, “and then you notice some things that don’t exactly go the way you thought, what do you do? Like in a relationship, you say ‘No no, no, it’ll be different.’ ”

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“I had finally come to the conclusion that maybe all these things along do add up,” he said. “That it’s not the same, it’s not the person I thought.”

falling OUT of love with george bush... what a thought...! i'm afraid that's going to stick with me for a while like one of those obnoxious songs that you just can't get out of your head...

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