Leaker in Chief? Also, Ignoramus in Chief!

Isikoff and Thomas have the most choice anonymous quote to come from a "Republican aide": "Leaker in Chief could stick." Well, I'm all for letting it stick: Leaker in Chief? Scooter Libby and George Bush - Newsweek Politics - MSNBC.com

Bush has always been known as a loyalty enforcer, as is also mentioned in the article. To the Bush family dynasty, little else has mattered in their rise to the top. They know that sticking by people with money and power, and demanding the same in return, nets good results. When someone goes against Bush, we see brutal attacks that do and don't lead to deadly situations (think of Saddam for the former and Plame and Shinseki for the latter).

The only problem for Bush is that while this is a great way to gain power, it turns out to be a terrible way to run a country, and he must be realizing this as his poll numbers sink into the muck. If we mix this loyalty enforcement with another media flop that came to light today, we see a very disturbing picture of what Bush does and does not spend time on. Check out this video to see what I mean: Ignoramus in Chief.

Here we see that Bush hasn't really thought through some very basic issues of how the war in Iraq is proceeding. He has absolutely no idea what this woman is talking about when she mentions that private contractors aren't subject to U.S. military law. (Really, if you didn't check out the video, you'll want to at this point so I don't have to continue explaining how stupid he is in this particular situation.) This is something that should be have been "vetted" (as Bush likes to say) in any number of meetings with the President during the (alleged) planning of the war. If he doesn't know anything about this, and if he isn't curious and if he doesn't watch the news or read the papers, what the hell is he doing with his time in Office besides exercising, vacationing and making sure he gets to bed early?

Seriously, it seems that Bush is not just one level removed from the average pundit. It's as if he's in a different universe altogether and can't be bothered to come back to reality to actually participate in the governance of the country. Unless, of course, there's a question of loyalty or political maneuvering. Then, he seems to be all there.)

If Bush wants to be known as the CEO of the government, then it only seems right to make sure he becomes the Ken Lay/Enron President, because that seems to be about as clued in as this guy gets.