I had the same thought that Ms. Dowd did when I heard that Robert Gates, an old friend of Poppy Bush was gonna get the job of cleaning up all the Rumsfeld blood.   If an old country boy can see the same things that a high class lady like Maureen Dowd can, then it must be fairly transparent.

Between him and Jim Baker, another of Poppy's old friends, they have a better chance than most would have of repackaging George W. Bush.   I had a similar vague thought about Poppy fixin' things when the Baker appointment was announced.   I had no thought about Poppy sending in all the big guns to do the dirty work.   It's gonna be a powerful job of fitting all of Dubya's accomplishments on a jail cell wall...

The New York Times A Come-to-Daddy Moment
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Poppy Bush and James Baker gave Sonny the presidency to play with and he broke it. So now they're taking it back. - They are dragging W. away from those reckless older guys who have been such a bad influence and getting him some new minders who are a lot more practical.

Note :: This article is out from under the firewall of 'Times Select' for a short while...   :: link