since he came into office, there have been all kinds of jokes about how bush was the puppet of various other, more intelligent, members of his administration. but over the weekend, it was a member of bush's own political party that questioned whether bush was actually in control. on "meet the press" yesterday senator richard lugar said:
The president has to be president. That means the president over the vice president, and over these secretaries [of state and defense.] [National security adviser Condoleezza Rice] cannot carry that burden alone.
with this administration, i guess, you never can tell what is a joke and what is terrifying reality. actually, i find it far more scary to think that bush actually is in charge. during a recent interview with fox news bush said the following:
Hume: How do you get your news?
Bush: I glance at the headlines just to kind of a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves ... I have people on my staff who tell me what's happening in the world.
in other words, living in america is like riding on a bus where the driver has decided that he doesn't need to watch the road.
it could be worse. living outside america is like being a pedestrian while the bus careens down the road.
