Ron Suskind began releasing the documents given to him by former Bush Treasury Secretary Paul Oneil for the tell-all book The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill This book has gotten a lot of press, and O'neil has pulled back from some of his statements, but on the whole is a fascinating read.
There are now a dozen or so files up on:
Economy
Environment
Foreign Policy
National Security
These documents will give a much needed look into how the Bush administration actually makes decisions, and give an "un-spun" flavor of the White House
The author promises to continue to release documents. They are all scanned and saved as Bitmap files.
Anyone find any key nuggets in these memos?
I have read all the spin but have yet to see one document to prove your point. Further more the cost of many things are projected and demanded without ever planning to do anything. I would expect a cost survey on both war, trade embargo's and consumer habits. It just makes sense to do so. I worked for a major city agency and we did about 6000 projections none of which we intended to implement. We also did 700 spread sheet on labor cost and assignments, something we have never considered a daily need. Sorry guys but as a memeber of the corperate world it sounds like sour grapes. In light of 911 all of the above paperwork now make good sense and is a critical need. I hate to admit this but I learned a new respect for upper management as a whole, and their respective pay scale, and bonus.
Posted by: D just | June 23, 2006 at 08:32 AM