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Cheney Felt Bush Stopped Listening to Him (Brian Kates, 8/13/09, NY DAILY NEWS)

"In the second term, he felt Bush was moving away from him," one participant told the newspaper. "He said Bush was shackled by the public reaction and the criticism he took....The implication was that Bush had gone soft on him, or rather Bush had hardened against Cheney's advice.

Bush "showed an independence that Cheney didn't see coming," the insider said.

...the former president asked, "You want to listen to the fat bald guy whinge on about Scooter Libby?"

Big mistake not replacing him with Condi in '04.

Posted by Orrin Judd at August 13, 2009 12:13 PM