What most makes Vidal's essay brilliant is he directly indicts the
Bush administration without blaming all of government, he blames
Bush without so much as a phrase that could be taken as anti-semitic,
and he thrusts at the US government WITHOUT blaming America or the
american people.


It has the following four effects. For this Vidal himself
is brilliant. Dare I say stellar.


a) has at least a dozen facts that can be used to impeach the pResident
b) it gives the more timid journalists out there the credible source
they need to say what they're previously afraid to publish
c) people like Pat Kincaid come off foolish even beginning to attack it
d) timed perfectly to ruin at least half a dozen potential republican
Senate seats and possibly thrice in the House.


My only complaint is it's so dripping with "England" English,
I found it difficult to read a first and second time. Some
paragraphs I didn't understand until a third reading.


I'd say Gore Vidal is "kicking ass and taking names."