As far as Bush himself is concerned, I'm content to leave him to the judgment of history. That's going to be bad enough, and there are indications that he is aware of it and is worried about it. I wonder if he'll ever realize that, from the start, he's been the patsy, the fall guy, intended to divert attention from those who have been pulling his strings and are profiting hugely from the mess?

He isn't smart enough to be a real villain. As either a president or a major bad guy, he's like a turtle on a fence-post. It's obvious that he doesn't belong there, he certain didn't get there by himself, and the most humane thing one can do is to help him get down, so he can go back to the activities that he is said to be good at:   clearing brush on the Crawford, Texas ranch and presiding over week-end barbeques.

I'd take a good, hard look at all those no-bid contracts.

Don Firth