Bush's Conundrum:

El Presidente claimed yesterday that he had made the country safer in the wake of the arrests in England, from terrorists (although he was unable to explain how). But he also argued that he and only he could keep us safe from the constant threat of "the evil doers."

Bush's base depends on a constant state of stress from the unknowable forces of evil surrounding us, but the base's faith in him depends on him protecting us. Bush has sold himself to us as the hired gunslinger brought in to clean up the town, but if he succeeds at cleaning up the town, we don't need him anymore.

Ooops! Does this explain our Iraq strategy? Are we living in a Hollywood film? Will Gary Cooper save the town from the bad guys, only to toss his star into the dust at the end of the movie and ride off into the sunset with his blond princess?

Can any of us really imagine Georgie Boy willingly riding off into any sunset?

By the way, according to Maureen Dowd, over at the New York Times, El Presidente is spending his vacation time at the ranch reading Albert Camus. One wonders who is explaining Camus to him?