More evidence that Bush doesn't have a clue about leadership and he's a menace to us all

bush and his cronies are a never-ending source of amazement to me... how can the man holding the single most powerful position on this planet be such a goddam mess...?

[Bush's] inattention to Murtha, a coal-country Pennsylvanian and rock-solid patriot, suggests a level of indifference, if not denial, that is dangerous for a president who seeks to transform the world.

he's small... he's petty... he's mean... he's grandiose... he's completely self-involved... yes, let's say it straight out... he's pathological...

Bush may be the most isolated president in modern history, at least since the late-stage Richard Nixon. It's not that he is a socially awkward loner or a paranoid. He can charm and joke like the frat president he was. Still, beneath a hail-fellow manner, Bush has a defensive edge, a don't-tread-on-me prickliness. It shows in Bush's humor. When Reagan told a joke, it almost never was about someone in the room. Reagan's jokes may have been scatological or politically incorrect, but they were inclusive, intended to make everyone join in the laughter. Often, Bush's joking is personal—it is aimed at you.

for people who are used to dealing with those in power, you must be carefully attuned to nuances... the LAST thing you want to do is to place yourself in the line of fire when the boss gets pissed off...

Bush does not encourage truth-telling or at least a full exploration of all that could go wrong. A former senior member of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad occasionally observed Bush on videoconferences with his top advisers. "The president would ask the generals, 'Do you have what you need to complete the mission?' as opposed to saying, 'Tell me, General, what do you need to win?' which would have opened up a whole new set of conversations," says this official, who did not want to be identified discussing high-level meetings. The official says that the way Bush phrased his questions, as well as his obvious lack of interest in long, detailed discussions, had a chilling effect. "It just prevented the discussion from heading in a direction that would open up a possibility that we need more troops," says the official.

all the speculation about bush's pathology that's swirled about since he first took office is finally being validated... the man is a menace and his buddies are worse...

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