Three years without another terrorist attack on our Homeland seems to have sorted out the bloviators. hasn't it?
BINGO.
THAT is why Bush got re-elected.
Other countries/people have been bombed...we remained safe.
End of story.
being deaf to any subordinate who has original ideas
I would like to hear some of the "original ideas" he was "deaf" to. Or was it just for the sake of rhyming. Didn't even rhyme.