The Dog Days of David Shuster’s Gaggle

A few items of note this morning:

• MSNBC’s David Shuster tears into the Bush administration in a way you’d be unlikely to see him do on air: “I don’t know if things are getting better or worse in Iraq. But I do know the Bush administration is now in total panic mode over the erosion of public support for the occupation…. The public is tired of this deadly trip through fantasyland — a place where White House P.R. strategies seem to matter more than holding anybody accountable for the war’s mistakes and mismanagement.”

• The Wash Times has an amusing exchange regarding Clintonite Lanny Davis from the morning gaggle.

• And, lastly, in the world of D.C. gossip blogs, word from DCist that Wonkette’s book has been delayed a few more months. Let the speculation begin.

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