Bush's Enormous Ego Problem

The Washington Post is running an interesting column following last night's debate, called "debate referee", where they fact check the statements.

For example: Bush claimed that at a meeting in the White House, he asked "those Generals 'Do you have what you need in this war? Do you have what it takes?' ..... And they looked me in the eye and said, "Yes, sir, Mr. President." Of course, I listen to our generals.'

The WaPost says Bush is "skating close to the line here", because Gen. Shinsheki was at that meeting, and he said there were not enough soldiers. Not by a long shot.

Shinsheki was retired for contradicting Bush (and by "retired", I mean the Defense Department leaked the name of his replacement 14 months before Shinsheki's actual retirement date, making him irrelevant in the military). That's not "skating close to the line" -- Bush had sprinted past that line and was in the next county. Bush didn't listen to his Generals -- he basically fired those who contradict him. Because of Bush's enormous ego problem.