him. he says these are unnamed sources but these are not unnamed incidents. specific people on specific dates. we ll get to the specifics but you ve been around a long time. you ve covered eight or nine presidents. were you shocked by what you uncovered in the book? i ve never seen an instance when the president is so detached from the reality of what s going on. there s not been a white house briefing since that anonymous op ed was published in the new york times. it sent the west wing scrambling to uncover its author. it painted a picture of dangerous and unqualified president if need of reining in. the finger pointing continued with nikki hap lley writing an op-ed of her own lambasting the