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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (40547)	8/28/2002 1:12:54 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I remember reading somewhere that Baker was 41's man, W never liked him or agreed with him? He is certainly conspicuously absent from the current administration, even though you think he would be owed something for pulling out the election in 2000. The stuff I recall was that there were very strong tensions between 41 and Baker. Baker always thought he was the sharper, etc. but could never get elected to anything. He's in the camp, of course, but it would be fun to watch the body language when 41 and Baker get together. My guess is he did not want to be a part of this administration and was not asked.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (40547)	8/28/2002 2:30:47 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Baker's a VERY sharp individual when it comes to power politics. He's also reknowned for this off-color language and humor, as I recall. I also think he's quite perceptive as to what's "doable" and what isn't. He has quite a CV, including Reagan's COS, SecTreasury, then SecState, and now he has his own institute for public policy down at Rice University: rice.edu While others pontificate (including me.. :0), he's has a real-world, and somewhat machiavellian IMO, perspective that blends theory with reality. And he continues to be quite active in acting as a "behind the scenes" power broker: middleeastinfo.org meforum.org mideastinsight.org And I found this sample of his book "The Politics of Diplomacy" (which will be next on my reading list as soon as I finish my third volume of Churchill's "History of the English Speaking Peoples".. :0) amazon.com And another interesting link to Baker's perspective on decision making prior and during the gulf war (very interesting read): pbs.org Actually, all of those links are well worth being perused. Baker is a pretty straight talking kind of guy and he has a knack for putting complex issues into layman's terms. Hawk