[Hugh Akston]

Underneath it all, he believes in politics at his very core. I think it is a mistake to think that owning a professional baseball team was ever 'lifelong goal' for GWB. It, like his time in the oil business, was simply possible and good hobby.

Then you agree with me that it is likely that Askel's theory, that he is a dunce who has just been moved as certain powers wish, is horsepucky?

[gjenkins]

"Then you agree with me that it is likely that Askel's theory, that he is a dunce who has just been moved as certain powers wish, is horsepucky?"

No matter how dim, smart, or clever he is, I think he is still controllable based on his commitment to pragmatic politics. If nothing else he is controllable by public opinion. He has certainly bought into the pragmatic requirements of ruling over a democracy, which is a suckers bet to those who believe in absolute rights and wrongs. IMHO