Troubled by the Leader Speaking as He Left the Country

Dear Friends,

I must confess to being mildly troubled by the performance of Mr. Bush today. After the threat of indictments passed Mr. Rove announced that we would be going on the political offensive. We were all excited by the prospect. This started but the results of the recent elections and polls seems to have taken much of the courage from our efforts.

I am afraid today was a prime example of that. First having Mr. Chalabi meet with only Mr. Cheney and Mr. Rumsfeld made it seem that Mr. Bush was changing his mind about Mr. Chalabi. It also accentuated the rumors of divisions within the party leadership. When this was coupled with speech that Mr. Bush gave in Alaska it was made even worse. In the speech Mr. Bush tried to support his actions by bringing up comments of the whining Democrats. We have spent years showing that the Democrats are weak and gutless so why are we now using them to explain our policies. We do not have to explain or make excuses. We need to lead. I must discuss my views on this with Mr. Rove. I am sure he will understand. I don't know why he is allowing it to happen. Perhaps he is still distracted by his legal issues.

Posted by Reinhard Heydrich