Well, of course, DougR we should read it. But there is an act of pre-emptive self defense against weapons of mass delusion that must be taken, don't you agree? Even though we have finally gotten regime change, we need to be aware that there are plenty of Bushites running loose armed to the teeth with big lies and not afraid to use them.

Of these, Mister Cheney has been one of the most egregious. It is a great disappointment that he will be the writer since if Bush put things down in his own words, at least we could understand what his confusions were.

It is also telling that Cheny plans to take a year to redact the book after he writes it--going through and removing critical parts of the information.

A sorry proposition--what promised t be high-class entertainment is now reduced to the dull level of political windbaggery.

A