The President of the United States

An ignorant, spoiled brat.

President Bush, on a collision course with Congress over Iraq, said Friday
"I'm the decision-maker" about sending more troops to the war. He challenged
skeptical lawmakers not to prematurely condemn his buildup.

"I've picked the plan that I think is most likely to succeed," Bush
said in an Oval Office meeting with senior military advisers.

The president had strong words for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle
who are lining up to support resolutions opposing his decision to send 21,500
troops to Iraq. He challenged them to put up their own ideas.

"I know there is skepticism and pessimism and that some are condemning
a plan before it's even had a chance to work," the president said. "They have an
obligation and a serious responsibility therefore to put up their own plan as to
what would work."

At least he has finally come out and admitted that he does not listen to Congress, the military or anyone besides himself and Dick Cheney. He is the Commander in Chief and he will decide the tough decisions. That is his responsibility and his responsibility alone. He is also admitting that what matters most to him is the public's perception of him, not whether his plan will succeed or not.

As for Bush's claim that his plan is the most likely to succeed, does that not depend on how success is defined? If it is defined as starting a war with Iran, then, yes, his is the most likely to succeed. If it is defined as minimizing the damage dealt to American lives and prestige as well as world peace, then, no, his plan is completely destructive.

If Bush has to challenge Democrats to put up their own plans then he either has the memory of a goldfish or never bothered to pay attention in the first place. There is at the very least the Feingold plan, the Murtha plan, the Levin-Reed plan as well as the ISG report and what Jim Webb called for in his SOTU rebuttal, all of which are better than what Bush has proposed. Engaging in this kind of discourse demonstrates that Bush is completely dishonest. Bush dismissed everyone else's opinions because he believes he is the Decider and will always Decide what is best.

By the way, why does Bush think his plan is the most likely to succeed? I cannot come up with a reason off the top of my head, so maybe he can let us in on what he is thinking.

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.' "

Asked if the president had elaborated, she added that he simply said, " 'I
told them that they had to.' That was the end of it. That's the way it is."

Holy flaming crap. Does he think our troops can shoot lasers out of their eyes if he Decides to make it so and tells them that they have to? I have Decided to Decide to condemn Bush's plan before he has a chance to execute it. I have Decided the Decision that best reflects reality. Anyone care to disagree?