Bush vs. The National Security Professionals

Georgie, doesn't have the intelligence of a horse-fly, but he is waging war on N.S. profesionals.

Oh, that's good.

That's just real good.

Bush vs. The National Security Professionals TPMCafe:

Larry Johnson and many readers participating in the TPM Book Club have commented on my new book, 'How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime' about their surprise or lack of it at the emergence of Bush's thoroughgoing radicalism. One aspect of his radicalism that I describe at length is his war on the national security professionals. This is a largely unnoticed but critical part of his regime. His efforts to suppress internal debate, discussion and objective analysis are essential to his creation of executive power and an imperial presidency. Bush's war on the professionals is an ongoing battle within the government. Certainly, they were among the most startled of all by Bush's radicalism. Many of them expected that this Bush would be like his father. Needless to say, their expectations have been dashed.