<Bush is surrounded by some incredibly smart people>
You have got to be kidding me. That must be why then in less than 2 years he had to fire his whole economic team? Or that he had the easiest possible PR machine after 9/11 and his people totally blew it, while creating some of the largest anti-americanism the U.S. has ever seen. Especially during this economic global interdependency day and age...
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
"Those Who Would Sacrifice Liberty for Security Deserve Neither." -Benjamin Franklin