Is Bush Cracking?

Insight magazine claims President Bush feels betrayed by several of his most senior aides and advisors and has severely restricted access to the Oval Office. “The atmosphere in the Oval Office has become unbearable,” a source said. “Even the family is split.” INSIGHT: Sources close to the White House say that Mr. Bush has become isolated and feels betrayed by key officials in the wake of plunging domestic support, the continued insurgency in Iraq and the CIA-leak investigation that has resulted in the indictment and resignation of Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff. The sources said Mr. Bush maintains daily contact with only four people: first lady Laura Bush, his mother, Barbara Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Undersecretary of State Karen Hughes. The sources also say that Mr. Bush has stopped talking with his father, except on family occasions. Drudge Report has an excerpt here.