On April 17, two days before the official publication of Bob Woodward’s Plan of Attack, Dana Milbank of the Washington Post appeared on the Today show to discuss the book’s political impact. White House officials “have good reason to be worried,” said Milbank. “I think we finally found the weapon of mass destruction here.” He continued: “The administration will have a much tougher time knocking down Bob Woodward than they have had in dealing with some of their other critics.”
Yet the Bush team hasn’t tried to knock down Woodward—it’s been too busy pumping him up. On the president’s reelection website, there’s a “suggested reading list.” Plan of Attack sits at the top. There’s even a link to Amazon.com, for purchasing convenience. The GOP has been called “the stupid party” before, but encouraging people to buy a book like the one Milbank described would be about as smart as screening Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 at a Bush-Cheney fundraiser.
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