Jeb Bush’s ‘decision’ on IraqWhat Jeb Bush would do knowing what we now know tells us nothing about how he would govern. No president has the benefit of hindsight. The core of the job is to make good decisions with imperfect information. If Mr. Bush would do nothing different with the information his brother had, he would lead us down the same ( Read more... )

Laura Bush, Comic: They're Not All Laughing

Re ''Desperate White House Wife, Episode 1: The Ranch Hand'' (White House Letter, news article, May 2):

How ironic that an attempt to ''humanize'' this presidency with some informal humor had to be ''written by a longtime Washington speechwriter'' and required ''several days of rehearsals''!

Medal undeservedWhy is President Bush giving former CIA director George Tenet a medal? Certainly not for preventing 9/11. And certainly not for getting it right on Iraq ("Bush honors 3 players key to Iraq Policy," News ( Read more... )

The World According to George Bush

Bush's main problem is that he fails to think ahead. He invaded Iraq but didn't plan for the aftermath. He offended allies whose help we now need. He started a war without thinking how it would destabilize the world. He cut corners, bypassing the U.N. Being tough cannot make up for a lack of judgment.

original ( ( Read more... )