If you have any lingering doubts that George W. Bush has the reasoning skills of a stunned lemur, it's time to put them to rest. Check out today's glimpse into how Mr. Bush's "critical thinking" process works:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that President George W. Bush did not consult her before announcing his new strategy for the war in Iraq -- a sign that, despite the cozy rhetoric, the relationship between Washington's two powerhouses has already had its share of friction.
In an interview, Pelosi also said she was puzzled by what she considered the president's minimalist explanation for his confidence in the new surge of 21,500 U.S. troops that he has presented as the crux of a new "way forward" for U.S. forces in Iraq.
"He's tried this two times -- it's failed twice," the California Democrat said. "I asked him at the White House, 'Mr. President, why do you think this time it's going to work?' And he said, 'Because I told them it had to.'"
That's right, folks. It doesn't matter that the Iraq Study Group, both chambers of Congress, the troops in Iraq, and 70% of Americans all think that Bush's escalation plan is the biggest foreign policy blunder since Vietnam, he's still convinced it'll work -- because he said so. 
And I'm further disappointed that:
- CBS News refrained from using a more appropriate headline, such as "President Admits He Is Delisional Eight-Year-Old" or "Bush's Iraq Strategy: 'Because I Said So'"
- they didn't print Mrs. Pelosi's response:
"Why didn't you tell them that the other two times?"
Zingo!
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