[citizen]

Here it is basically. Bush from the beginning has surrounded himself with long time Friend of Family Yes Men. They were basically the same ones that Poppy had and failed. Don't tell him what he needs to know or you will be fired. Tell him only what he wants to hear and he still believes by what he is being told from his chosen that "All is well". I think that is most of his problem. Not a meanness but rather an arrogance that controls his thinking.

Well, Bush does say he never reads the paper or TV news, that he gets it from his briefings so he could be somewhat unaware of how badly he is failing on some key issues.

Somewhat unaware but not totally unaware. If he's indeed totally unaware he should have never been elected.

[cva66snipe]

Well, Bush does say he never reads the paper or TV news, that he gets it from his briefings so he could be somewhat unaware of how badly he is failing on some key issues. Somewhat unaware but not totally unaware. If he's indeed totally unaware he should have never been elected.

Nixon type of denial? Who knows?

[usmom]

Somewhat unaware but not totally unaware. If he's indeed totally unaware he should have never been elected

Unaware or not, this is just plain WRONG. As president, he should be making sure nothing of this sort would EVER happen regardless of what anyone thought. There is something seriously wrong here.