--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/5/05 10:27:50 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > The effort is being directed by Mr. Bush's chief political adviser, > Karl Rove, and his communications director, Dan Bartlett. It began > late last week after Congressional Republicans called White House > officials to register alarm about what they saw as a feeble response > by Mr. Bush to the hurricane, according to Republican Congressional > aides.... > > One Republican with knowledge of the effort said that Mr. Rove had > told administration officials not to respond to Democratic attacks on > Mr. Bush's handling of the hurricane in the belief that the president > was in a weak moment and that the administration should not appear to > be seen now as being blatantly political. As with others in the > party, this Republican would discuss the deliberations only on > condition of anonymity because of keen White House sensitivity about > how the administration and its strategy would be perceived. > > In a reflection of what has long been a hallmark of Mr. Rove's tough > political style, the administration is also working to shift the > blame away from the White House and toward officials of New Orleans > and Louisiana who, as it happens, are Democrats.... > > These officials said that Mr. Bush and his political aides rapidly > changed course in what they acknowledged was a belated realization of > the situation's political ramifications. As is common when this White > House confronts a serious problem, management was quickly taken over > by Mr. Rove and a group of associates including Mr. Bartlett.... > > http://tinyurl.com/7dfh6 > > The writers of this article have a white House memo I suppose or > is this all a hunch?
Did you read the article? Because I have no idea where you came up with the notion of either a "memo" or a "hunch." The article is explicit about where it got the information (albeit anonymously). > I haven't heard any names, just an official in the White House. If you'd read the article, you'd have seen that it says the Times talked to several White House officials and some Republicans (presumably not White House officials). As to names, if you'd read the article you'd have seen this sentence: "As with others in the party, this Republican would discuss the deliberations only on condition of anonymity because of keen White House sensitivity about how the administration and its strategy would be perceived." > What exactly defines an official? I would imagine it's someone with a government title. Of course, if you want to remain firmly sunk in denial, you can fantasize that the Times made up the whole thing. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
