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For those of you who haven't read "The Price of Loyalty", Paul O"neill WAS the US Sec. Treasuer in Bush's cabinet.
O'neill (who is a repug) was the CEO of Alcoa, served in previous admin's. and was highly regarded by all as a man of character and substance.
The book is written with David Suskind which O'Neill agreed to as he took office. O'neill took notes on every single meeting: content, who was there, dates etc.. This is a very detailed man.
He wrote (two things...but much more): -------------------------------------- * 8.5 months before 911, shrub's first cabinet meeting they were planning for Iraq and went so far to be discussing oil.
* O'neill was very much for using the deficit to help soc sec funding and medicare...while bushco wanted to push for further tax cuts.
The book came out and the media gave him and David Suskin the "brush off". Suskind/O'neill had very very detailed notes (13,000 meeting notes)....and the media says it was retribution for O'Neill leaving Bush's staff becuase of tax differences.
The point is... here was a very credible powerful repug...who shared inner facts about how awol works.
Iraq was not a war on terror...it was planned... and the media had the "key inner guy in the bush WH" and they IGNORED him.
Do you get the picture?
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