A Chief Executive Tantrum


Actions speak volumes:

...when Hume brought up the issue of his father's influence, Bush responded with a forced grin, a clenched fist and a somewhat petulant response: "I'm the commander in chief," he said.

Froomkin points out the similarities between this and last April's "I'm the decider" moment, and also notes

Bush, after all, remains the son whose actions can be seen in large part as a reaction to his father -- rather than an homage.

Anyway, the rest of the column is worth a look. Shrub really seems to believe in a level of grandiosity on his part that's belied by the pathetic situation in which he finds himself. Perhaps, for once, his utter lack of introspection might help him: I doubt anyone with a conscience could live with themself...