1 That article pretty well sums it up. I particularly agree on the weekly TV appearances and the "full strength military on the ground from the start" bits.

He should have his ass on National television every Wednesday night for 30 minutes updating the citizens on how things are going. Instead we get a talking head from the Communist News Network. There's a war of information on and we're losing it.

2 Very well-written and mirrors my own sentiments exactly. I don't think I've ever seen a politician completely alienate his base supporters quite like Bush has. And the really irritating thing to me is that he doesn't seem to give a crap. His arrogance has become grating.

3 That was a kick in the nuts!

4 He is no different the BILL CLINTON

5 Peggy Noonan has a great article on this where she points out that we have not left the Republicans but rather Bush has thrown us away.

http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/

6 That's not too long and windy to post here...post it...here and everywhere!

7 You are being much to kind to Bush.  His cute folksey charm is all an act.  Bush's handlers have worked hard to craft his image of a Texas cowboy (he was born and raised in Conneticut) - the everyday man.  Most everything you see is a mirage.  He pretends to clear brush and catch fish, on his fake ranch, in his stocked lake.
 
The reality is closer to this:
 

'I'm the President!'

June 1, 2007 - 7:15am.

Bush's growing madness shocks even his friends

By DOUG THOMPSON

President George W. Bush' paranoid megalomania is so rampant that close friends and supporters worry about the man's sanity and fear he has lost his tenuous grip on reality.

Bush, whose arrogant stubbornness knows no bounds, is so wrapped up in his obsession with being President and "commander-in-chief" that his behavior shocks his most ardent supporters.

Writes syndicated columnist Georgie Anne Geyer:

Friends of his from Texas were shocked recently to find him nearly wild-eyed, thumping himself on the chest three times while he repeated "I am the president!" He also made it clear he was setting Iraq up so his successor could not get out of "our country's destiny."

Arnaud de Borchgrave, the rabid Bush supporter who edits the right-wing Washington Times and runs what is left of United Press International, also reports on the meeting:

The self-described "Decider" is the antithesis of self-doubt. Like an old seadog, he relishes the idea of plowing into rough seas.

When a recent visitor asked him what assurance he could give about his successor in 2009, President Bush replied, "we'll fix it so he'll be locked in." The visitor left perplexed and wondered whether that might mean the U.S. would be in a wider war in the region by then. In any event, it didn't sound like twilight time for Mr. Bush.

A Texan friend of longstanding called on him recently and confided to his Washington hosts that Mr. Bush had said three times, bringing a clenched fist to his chest, "I'm the president." Reminding visiting political opponents of this would be normal, but the close friend said he was a taken aback a bit as he had never before seen Mr. Bush in this mode.

What these close friends see is a madman on the edge, a delusional paranoid whose brain is fried by too many years of hard drinking and probably too much cocaine up his nose.

Compared to Bush, Richard M. Nixon appears sane and stone cold sober. Hell, history will probably cast legendary drunk Ulysses S. Grant as a President more in control of himself.

Not only is he wrapped up in the aura of "I'm the President," but he is now determined that anyone who follows him will have to live with his legacy of lies, deceit and despair - his failed war in Iraq, his cancer on "our country's destiny."

The fate of this nation - and indeed the fate of the world - may well depend on the deranged mind of a truly insane President of the United States.

8 That's a little farther than I'm willing to take it.

Occum's Razor would hold that Bush is simply politically isolated, pushing unpopular policies that neither party likes, and is simply positioning himself to be put out to pasture with as much damage control as he can muster for his legacy.

That, and I think he's just tired. Damn tired.

9 Bo,
I stopped reading at "paranoid megalomania". Just we acknowledge the man is pissing us off doesn't mean we're stupid and we're going to go along with that lunacy you just posted.

Bad Troll.

10 Blackflag,
 
I am not a troll.  Trolls do not engage in discussions, they only paste and run.
 
I suggest you familiarize yourself with a little book called Bush on the Couch.  It will explain everything to you and you will then see the light.  Some rather prominent psychiatrists have staked their professional reputation on their diagnosis that Bush is 100% certifiable.  While Doug Thompson does get carried away sometimes with his choice of words, his assessment is supported by medical opinion.
 
Why would anyone be surprised to learn, at this point, that Bush is mentally unfit to manage anything beyond a corner gas station?  A personality disorder (a narcisist sociopathic tendency) would help explain the gross incompetence wouldn't it?  He has the attention span and personality of a 10 year old.  Money and family power got him the presidency, certainly not ability or talent.
 
I suppose it is just taking some people a little bit longer to come to the realization that I came to back in 2002.  The man is all hat, no cattle. 
 

11 Bo,
 I appreciate you going through the effort but Doug Thompson sounds like a lunatic himself (whether or not he really is nuts is another story altogether).

I don't mind entertaining a differing opinion but it has to be presented without sounding like it was drug induced.

12 "The fate of this nation - and indeed the fate of the world - may well
depend on the deranged mind of a truly insane President of the United
States."

That's the sound of a Donk snorting. You do yourself a disservice by couching your anger in such extreme and loony language.

We all have disagreements with Bush. Some are more valid than others. Your criticisms are not policy-based. Their personal ad hominem attacks leveled by small, insecure men with BDS throwing temper tantrums.

" Bush is mentally unfit to manage anything beyond a corner gas station? "

Ummm... no. Sorry, but 9-11 deniers are mentally ill.  You have no knowledge of Bush's mental state, nor does the author who you cited and admitted gets carried away with his...ahem..."analysis."

He has the attention span and personality of a 10 year old.

Have you done a professional medical evaluation that we're all not aware of? We know the author hasn't, but you apparently have...

Relax. You've got a bit of the BDS and are obviously getting whiffs of the lunatic left's vapors.

Deep breaths. Reasoned arguments. Less ad hominem. You can do it.

13 Good Lt,
 
This is not a left vs right thing, and it is not as you put it "a policy thing."  It has to do with the mind and character of "the Decider."
 
Here, this cuts to the chase:
 
http://hnn.us/articles/7106.html
 
If you care to read up on it, the man has been a walking disaster his whole life.  The fact that the GOP elected this dork to lead them in 1999 is a mistake they will be paying for for a long long time....

14 Our Commander in Chief needs your support !!
Desertion in time of war is a capital crime. Impy where are you ?
It is time to bring out the rope !!
The Good Lt just couldn't take it when our dear leader started mouthing that global climate change rhetoric.

15 Some rather prominent psychiatrists have staked their professional reputation on their diagnosis that Bush is 100% certifiable.

Psychiatrist? Bwahhaaaahaaaa. All they know how to do is prescribe drugs.

John Ryan. Are you back from your gay retreat? Nice to know that all that man juice didn't improve your inability to even be close to topic.

16 Heh - its obvious the John Ryan doesn't read the news.

That's OK - its not my job to prevent him from making an ass of himself.

Of course, Bush is wrong on everything except "global warming" in John Ryan land. Wrong on EVERYTHING except for one thing.

You sound like a Twoofer. 9-11 was an inside job, right?

17 Well lookee here and here.

More liberals flying on shopping junkets using pollution generators on your tax dollar.

John Ryan! Save the planet from limousine and lear-jet liberals!

18 I see they let John Ryan out again.

19 Bo: Our president is worn out from the enemy within. 6 1/2 years of lefturd liberal assholes constantly bitching and showing disrespect for him and his office. I guess a better president in your mind would be one who spends his time getting blowjobs in the whitehouse while his wife covers his and her past criminal activity.  Fuck you and all you lefturd assholes who have aided the enemy the past five years. There was as many of you lefturds who wanted war as others. Only you bastards don't have the stomach for it.

20 Greyrooster,
 
What gave you the impression I was a Liberal?  Sounds like you're projecting.
 
YOUR president is a complete failure as a leader and manager.  He has been this way his whole life.  Don't blame others.  You are only fooling yourself if you think Liberals are responsible for Bush's lack of accomplishments.  The man is not a sacred cow and history will not be kind to the man who has done so much damage to America. 

21 The man's a self made millionaire. Not that I take that as a major accomplishment but blows the hell out of your failure bullshit. He got some help from daddy but he did allright in business. I know how hard it is to fight the system and come out with a few bucks. I also know how much harder it is to keep. Only in America do people worship wealth and property. Then complain when someone attains it. Most democrat politicians start poor and make their millions while in office. I'll take the ones who made a few bucks first. The choice was Bush or Kerry. Two bad we cannot judge the job Kerry would have done. Of the two. Bush was best choice by far. So quit your stupid bitching. Those who never achieve anything or get anywhere in life shouldn't judge those that do. And quit playing the middle. Either get on one side or the other. Not standing for anything and complaining about those that try to do something is low. At best.