We found this insane story last week about James Baker III shouting down Cheney and Bush 43 (in a fetal position) in some Godfather-style Oval Office takeover meeting right before the election. It was allegedly told by Newsweek’s Richard Wolffe to Chris Matthews during Election Night coverage, live on MSNBC at 4:30 a.m. — of course there are no transcripts, no YouTube evidence, etc.

But now that Newsweek has pretty much confirmed the whole story, we might as well repeat it here…

It is really quite scary when you think about it. The “adults” who are stepping in should all be retired and living in Florida. This is the last generation’s GOP, and they actually sound competent next to Bush. But they’re not sitting by while the country falls to peices; they’re taking over for the failed administration.

Who’s next? Cheney… health issues?

Thank God Baker has back channels to Pace to get the military moving. If Pace wants to call it a window, who cares. If a timetable is finally given to the Iraqis, they’ll get ready to take over.

The bipartisan Iraq Study Group spent Monday at the White House meeting with President Bush and his …