Distrubing story in the Dallas Morning News by Georgie Anne Geyer about recent behavior by G.W. Bush and policy that has friends concerned about him.

The White House sees terrorists as born, not created by history, bearing the mark of Cain, not the mark of circumstance. There is a scarlet “T” written on their foreheads at birth and the only answer is to destroy them. This kind of thinking, of course, relieves the thinker of any responsibility for the presence of the insurgent-terrorist-whatever in our innocent midst.

What’s more, there is not much real give in the administration’s policies. True, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other American diplomats met Memorial Day weekend with the Iranians in Baghdad (a good first move but limited, since the Iranians have most of the power because of our incredible stupidity in Iraq). But by all reports, President Bush is more convinced than ever of his righteousness.

Friends of his from Texas were shocked recently to find him nearly wild-eyed, thumping himself on the chest three times while he repeated “I am the president!” He also made it clear he was setting Iraq up so his successor could not get out of “our country’s destiny.”

Self-concept destiny can be personally destructive, and it has to do with the second named axis of evil country and destiny.

“God told me to strike at al Qaeda and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did, and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East. If you help me I will act, and if not, the elections will come and I will have to focus on them.” ~ George W. Bush

“I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn’t do my job.” ~ George W. Bush to the Amish

“I am carrying out divine commands.” ~ George W. Bush in front of the astonished Canadian prime minister Paul Martin

We’re all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.” ~ George W. Bush

“Will the highways on the Internet become more few?” ~ George W. Bush

“Do you have blacks, too?” ~ George W. Bush  speaking to Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso.

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