Reply #11: Deliberate... [View All]

[punpirate]

... some of what Bush advocated he genuinely believed would help, but, as with most things, he was wrong.

Domestically, he really believes that the trickle-down, supply-side bullshit was valid, even though the Reagan years should have put that notion forever to rest.

The foreign policy side is mostly due to his intransigence, his determination to bull ahead on something that he thought was politically advantageous to him and to Republicans.

Bush is horribly mistaken on all counts. Some, he really believes in, even when proven wrong, and in others, he doesn't care if the evidence contradicts him. He's sure he's right.

He's an amazingly simple-minded and single-minded man who doesn't listen to people who disagree with him. That's why he's surrounded himself with "yes" people and listens only to them. As public opinion turns on him, he'll become more belligerant and more single-minded, and that will further cause a drop in his approval ratings.

Bush is basically a spoiled kid who's always gotten his way, and he'll continue to govern as if that situation is unchanged. He'll go on believing that he's winning when he's actually losing the support of the people. His capacity for self-deceit far exceeds his intelligence, and that's why he is increasingly seen as stupid, even though he's not particularly dimwitted.