Colin Powell then:

“I’m not reading this. This is bullshit.” (link)

Colin Powell now:

“Yeah, that stuff I read to the UN? That was bullshit.”

Okay, that last one’s not an exact quote, but that’s essentially what he’s saying here.

It seems Condi and Colin are going to take all the heat for all this deception we’ve been seeing for the last three years. They’re both planning on leaving whether the president wins a second term or not, so they’re now seen as expendable. The White House defense thus far on any issue has been to blame the folks that are leaving the administration for all the mistakes. The difference here is these two have yet to depart, but they’re already being left to the wolves.

Bob Novak, you’re a sophisticated guy, do you believe that President Bush has a problem with these African-American people, Dr. Rice and General Powell?