Bush is hero -- and villain -- of the year
Bush won the villain sweepstakes by a landslide, with one in four respondents putting him at the top of that bad-guy list.
When people were asked to name the candidate for villain that first came to mind, Bush far outdistanced even Osama bin Laden, the terrorist leader in hiding; and former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who is scheduled for execution.

White House Forbids Publication Of Op-Ed On Iran By Former Bush Official
Leverett’s op-ed has already been cleared by the CIA, where he was a senior analyst.
"I prepared an op-ed for the New York Times ___ which is ready to go, ready for publication. The CIA says that as far as they’re concerned, there’s not any classified information in it. But the White House has intervened, claiming that there is classified information in the op-ed, even though it’s already been cleared. It’s all published."