VINDICTIVENESS & INTOLERANCE

These seem to be considered virtues in the Bush Administration. Bush himself is known to be intolerant of dissent and perhaps that is a continuation of his role as an "enforcer" during his father's presidential campaign. Karl Rove was reported to have threatened to "fuck over" a Republican operative for some infraction. Cheney told Sen. Leahy to "fuck off" on the floor of the Senate. John Bolton was described by a colleague as a "kiss up, kick down" person.

Now David Addington, the replacement for "Scooter" Libby, is also revealed as a vindictive person (from Newsweek, via Rawstory):

When a young Justice Department lawyer named Pat Philbin crossed Addington in a policy dispute, Addington made it his mission to block Philbin's promotion to a top Justice job. Addington let it be known that Philbin was a "marked man," says a colleague who spoke anonymously to avoid clashing with Addington. (Addington and Philbin declined to comment.)