L'ouvrage de Suskind a été critiqué dès sa parution et l'auteur de cet article ne reconnaît pas dans Confidence men le climat dans lequel il a évolué à la Maison Blanche.
"I can’t speak to the accuracy (or inaccuracy) of much of Ron Suskind’s new book, “Confidence Men,” but based on attending almost daily meetings at the White House during the first six months of the Obama Administration, I can say this: Suskind’s narrative does not resemble my experience working for President Barack Obama, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and National Economic Council Director Larry Summers on the rescue of General Motors and Chrysler.
All told, the book amounts to a drive-by shooting of a president and his key economic advisers who deserve encomiums, not unfounded second guessing and inaccurate revisionist history.
I came to Washington expecting — as most everyone in the corporate world would – to enter a White House of flying elbows, hidden agendas, loose analysis and intense political overtones. Instead, I saw the opposite: an orderly and organized environment, whose tone was set by an orderly and organized president.
First, the president was focused, engaged and decisive, even when confronted with an unfamiliar and thorny problem, as I wrote in my book, “Overhaul: Inside the Obama Administration’s Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry.”
As Suskind recounted — much of it cribbed from my book and then laced with inaccuracies — the question of whether to save Chrysler was particularly difficult. Yes, the president’s highly qualified senior advisers were divided. So what? Isn’t a principal reason for having multiple advisers so that the president can hear a diversity of viewpoints?
The arguments on both sides of the Chrysler issue were strong, analytical and compelling. Even with the benefit of having weeks to mull over the matter, I found myself torn. Why should it be either surprising or disappointing that the president took the time to understand all the issues before making a decision —which he then did without dithering or hesitation?
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