Washington Post
Former Cheney aide
Mary Matalin tells
Howard Kurtz: "There is a really deep respect for his work, and a deep desire by the president to have a contemporaneous, historically accurate account. The president rightly believed that Woodward, for good and ill, warts and all, would chronicle what happened. It's in the White House's interest to have a neutral source writing the history of the way Bush makes decisions. That's why the White House gives him access." What others say about
Bob Woodward:
> American Prospect's
Robert Kuttner: "The administration ...[gives] him some juicy details in service of the larger effort to make Bush look like he walks on water. Bob is the willing enabler of that, and it's shameful."
> Clinton press secretary
Mike McCurry: "I certainly was a source on some of his books. I felt like I ended up having a prominent role that really didn't reflect reality. My role was inflated because I talked to him. You become part of the breathless narrative."
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Ombud accused of being "way too soft" on Woodward and the Post (WP)
