Today in the NYTimes, David Brooks, the columnist I love to hate, wrote about George Bush as a leader with great vision who also has feet of clay. That is, he thinks in the long term, but he doesn't quite get those devilish details. Brooks sees that as a big problem. Well, it is, but so is W's so-called vision.
On the front page of the paper, there was a stunning report of what Great Decider's vision actually amounts to. The Interior Department apparently lacks any 'vision' of ethics or correct behavior, to wit:
The blistering attack was part of Mr. Devaney’s report on what he called the Interior Department’s “bureaucratic bungling” of oil and gas leases signed in the late 1990’s, mistakes that are now expected to cost the government billions of dollars but were covered up for six years.
While these leases were the specific focus of the hearing, Mr. Devaney directed most of his criticism at what he called a broader organizational culture at the Interior Department of denial and “defending the indefensible.”
He expressed particular fury at the willingness to dismiss two dozen potential ethical lapses by J. Steven Griles, a former industry lobbyist who served as deputy secretary of the interior during President Bush’s first term.
And so it goes on. Well, there are visionaries, and there are visionaries. The Reverend Moon is a visionary. L. Ron Hubbard was a visionary. Lyndon LaRouche is a visionary. Would you want them for president?
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