Bush was faced with a choice early on. Either accept staff members who were brighter and had learned more than he, or move a kindergarten into the White House.

Bush was on a level with most failed leaders of the 20th century, ego and ideology driven and afraid to have people around who might have differing views.

Bush's black-and-white, with-us-or-against-us, bring-'em-on, dead-or-alive view of the world, the darkest ends are worthy of the darkest methods, my way or the highway management style is what is being changed.

Comparing one of Bush's intellect and methods with those of Obama's is a bit like comparing an African child-soldier with Nelson Mandela.

Arf