Matthew Dowd's not-so-miraculous conversion

Is the former Bush pollster a true believer turned disillusioned critic, or was he an opportunist from the get-go?By Sidney Blumenthal

White House Reeling from Strategist Dowd's Very-Vocal Defection

"Inside George W. Bush's inner circle, there are a couple of cardinal rules," write Holly Bailey and Richard Wolffe in Newsweek. "Be discreet. Be loyal to the boss, regardless of whether the boss is loyal to you. For more than a month now, Matthew Dowd -- Bush's pollster in 2000 and his chief strategist in 2004 -- hasn't just been breaking the rules; he's been shattering them to pieces."