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Monday, April 30, 2007

I caught George Tenet on "60 Minutes" last night. He's got a new book coming out, and the chattering class is beside itself with excitement.

Anyway, Tenet on "60 Minutes". Not believable. He waved his hands, jerked back and forth in his chair, shouted, grimaced. It was like watching and attack of St Vitus's Dance. Compared with Condaleeza Rice's carefully-controlled demeanor on the morning talk shows, this guy looked like a CIA edition of Elmer Gantry.

This morning, on the way into work, I listened to news reports that the White House is pointing out factual errors in Tenet's book. Among other things, apparently Tenet claims to have had a face-to-face conversation with someone who was in Paris at the time. That sort of thing.

Not wanting to scratch an old wound or anything, but what is it about Clinton appointees? Sandy Berger stealing documents, George Tenet doing a tell-all, all in order to hide or alter the past. Let's face it: the Clinton Administration was an eight-year holiday from history that'll take a century to pay off.


UPDATE: Christopher Hitchens agrees with me.

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