Damage Control? What Damage Control?

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"AND NOW, THE END IS NEAR, AND AS I FACE THE FINAL CURTAIN"

--Sinatra's national anthem "My Way" (1967)

"Out of the hushed hallway encounters and one-on-one conversations, several scenarios have begun to emerge if Rove or vice presidential chief of staff I. Lewis Libby is indicted and forced out. Senior GOP officials are developing a public relations strategy to defend those accused of crimes and, more importantly, shield Bush from further damage, according to Republicans familiar with the plans. And to help steady a shaken White House, they say, the president might bring in trusted advisers such as budget director Joshua B. Bolten, lobbyist Ed Gillespie or party chairman Ken Mehlman."

--from "A Palpable Silence at the White House"
Washington Post (of course!) 10-21-2005

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