As George Bush shouts himself hoarse, becoming increasingly desperate in the face of what appears to be a mounting tidal wave against him along with his Republican allies heading into Tuesday's election, another troubling event has surfaced.

In today's Los Angeles Times staff writer Peter Spiegel has reported that none other than Richard Perle, Mr. Neoconservative along with Paul Wolfowitz, the super hawkish Cold Warrior called "The Prince of Darkness," has denounced Bush for invading Iraq.  The article in which Perle makes his disclosure appears in January's Vanity Fair.

Perle sternly disclaims the idea that neocons were fundamental figures in the planning of the Iraq War.  Others interviewed for the same article that also spoke critically about Bush's Iraq strategy are former Bush speechwriter David Frum and former Reagan Administration official Ken Adelman.

As Spiegel reveals, "Perle's prominent advocacy of invasion after the September 11 terrorist attacks - and his close relationship with the war's top architects, including Paul D. Wolfowitz, then the deputy Defense secretary, and Douglas J. Feith, the former Pentagan policy chief - makes his reversal particularly noteworthy."