President Bush's contempt for those who question him or doubt his accomplishments has been on full display lately.
That two thirds of Americans are now in that category apparently hasn't made him any more receptive to their concerns-- quite the opposite.
When British Sky News reporter Adam Boulton today challenged Bush on his dedication to freedom, suggesting that Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib represented "the complete opposite of ...
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Although columnists are expected to be biased and therefore, given some latitude for their lack of fairness, Froomkin fails on almost every aspect in this piece about Bush. It's not that it lacks balance because we are expecting that. But it is poorly written and doesn't seem to have a point other than Bush is an idiot, and even that point isn't clearly expressed. To begin with, what does he mean by "senioritis"? To me that refers to seniors in school skipping classes just before they graduate etc. The term doesn't really compute for me on this topic. The piece rambles, is disjointed, and fails to make a clear point. No matter how much I might agree with the possible topic here, Froomkin has dropped the ball on this one. Maybe he wrote it in the bar after a long night of drinking?
