Television
Oct 22, 2013
MIKE SPEAKS WITH CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES, PETER BAKER, ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK “DAYS OF FIRE: BUSH AND CHENEY IN THE WHITE HOUSE.” MIKE SAYS: “WE HAVE HAD THIS CARTOONISH PORTRAIT OF PRESIDENT BUSH OVER THE YEARS—LARGELY IN THE MEDIA.” AND HE ASKS: “WHAT IS THE IMPACT, THE INCREASING WEIGHT, OF THE DISASTER THAT THE IRAQ WAR BECAME [AND] OF THE CASUALTIES ON PRESIDENT BUSH ON A DAILY BASIS? BECAUSE YOU HEAR INTERNALLY FROM PEOPLE THAT WERE CLOSE TO HIM THAT THE WEIGHT WAS ENORMOUS AND GROWING.” ON MORNING JOE ON MSNBC.