Frank Rich on George W. Bush's "fundamental cowardice."

Each week on Monday, or occasionally Tuesday, my good friend Jerry provides the Confidential household with a gently used copy of the previous Sunday’s New York Times.

The very first thing I do is profusely thank Jerry. The second is to read Frank Rich’s op-ed commentary. Usually I reread it at least once. To me, Rich is the man, and not just because I’m in complete agreement with histypically scathing assessments of the failed Bush administration.

It’s because he writes extremely well. Last Sunday, Rich once again hit the middle of the target.

A Profile in Cowardice, by Frank Rich (The New York Times; Sunday 08 July 2007).

There was never any question that President Bush would grant amnesty to Scooter Libby, the man who knows too much about the lies told to sell the war in Iraq. The only questions were when, and how, Mr. Bush would buy Mr. Libby's silence. Now we have the answers, and they're at least as incriminating as the act itself. They reveal the continued ferocity of a White House cover-up and expose the true character of a commander in chief whose tough-guy shtick can no longer camouflage his fundamental cowardice.

While we’re on the topic, and not to exclude other executive branch worthies, here’s the latest from filmmaker Robert Greenwald.

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Dear activists, colleagues and friends,

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Dick Cheney has been a malevolent force on the checks and balances of American government for over six years. He has subverted government processes to lead us into this tragedy in Iraq, and is now seeking to do the same with Iran. Two countries, mind you, he did business with while CEO of Halliburton.

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Did someone mention a troika?

Or more precisely, will Mike “Hot Wheels” Sodrel again call on George W. Bush and Dick Cheney to preach to the Ninth District’s conservative cadres as part of his next campaign against Baron Hill?

The GOP had best break out the Kool-Aid. The faithful are going to be needing it.