Friday, January 06, 2006

Torture and gazpacho.

Torture and gazpacho. "Even people who describe themselves as friends of [Cheney's new chief of staff David] Addington believe that he has damaged President Bush politically by pressing anti-terrorism policies to the legal breaking point. And for many Republicans who bear scars from Addington, his story raises the ultimate question about the Bush White House: Who's in charge here?" writes David Ignatius.

"[Addington] lives in a modest house in Northern Virginia, takes the subway to work, and shuns the parties and perks of office. He usually has the same simple meal every day -- a bowl of gazpacho soup. Though born in Washington, he styles himself as a 'rugged Montana man' in the image of his boss, and he has a photo in his office of Cheney shooting a gun."

The most cluelessly homoerotic administration in history.