With him in it, I can withstand the stench of sincere idiocy in the Bush Administration.  Its too bad that his influence might be diminishing.  Chaney, Rice, and Rumsfeld are helping Bush make world history, the unpleasant kind.

A Backlash in Washington?.   I certainly don't know any of the facts, but I'd guess that the more hawkish members of the administration — who resisted Colin Powell's recommendation to use the UN to build consensus originally — are sitting there with "I told you so" looks on all of their faces. [Scott Loftesness]