"And Bushie, You're Doing a Heckuva Job"

He's with Stupid.

Taking the soft bigotry of low expectations to new heights:

The Los Angeles Times reports that Gen. David Petraeus’ upcoming Sept. 15 report on Iraq will be authored by the White House:

Despite Bush’s repeated statements that the report will reflect evaluations by Petraeus and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, administration officials said it would actually be written by the White House, with inputs from officials throughout the government.

And though Petraeus and Crocker will present their recommendations on Capitol Hill, legislation passed by Congress leaves it to the president to decide how to interpret the report’s data.

I hear they're also going to congratulate themselves on their quick and timely response in New Orleans when the levees broke.