23 February 2005
George W. Bush and His Counselors
President George W. Bush is probably the most reliant of recent U.S. leaders on his circle of advisors. He really believes that the most important decisions he makes as the CEO of the country’s government are selections of subordinates to guide and administer the operations of various federal agencies. His subsequent role is to parrot the policy pronouncements proclaimed by those officials.
Some have called this behavior of the President loyalty; others have labeled it as simply laziness – refusal to second-guess versus failure to manage. It isn’t stupidity. The President has been dogged in his pursuit of the missions of Christian self-reliance and universal democracy. Even if you agree with those goals, you may disagree with his method of achieving them because of their costs and sloppiness. If you reject W’s missionary aims, it does no good to question his intelligence.
George W. Bush is a willing tool of the true-believers around him. They closely reflect his personal objectives. Attacking his reliance on undesirable advisors is truly a lazy man’s tactic – his policies should be challenged on their merits, not on the method of implementation.
President George W. Bush is probably the most reliant of recent U.S. leaders on his circle of advisors. He really believes that the most important decisions he makes as the CEO of the country’s government are selections of subordinates to guide and administer the operations of various federal agencies. His subsequent role is to parrot the policy pronouncements proclaimed by those officials.
Some have called this behavior of the President loyalty; others have labeled it as simply laziness – refusal to second-guess versus failure to manage. It isn’t stupidity. The President has been dogged in his pursuit of the missions of Christian self-reliance and universal democracy. Even if you agree with those goals, you may disagree with his method of achieving them because of their costs and sloppiness. If you reject W’s missionary aims, it does no good to question his intelligence.
George W. Bush is a willing tool of the true-believers around him. They closely reflect his personal objectives. Attacking his reliance on undesirable advisors is truly a lazy man’s tactic – his policies should be challenged on their merits, not on the method of implementation.
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