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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 12:00 AM

The scruffy charms of an insecure president

Biographer Robert Draper explains that Bush has a surprising intellect but is incapable of curiosity and owning up to mistakes.
By Rob Patterson

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  • Monday, September 10, 2007 10:30 PM

    I don't buy it.

    If what the author claims is true that Bush has a surprising intellect and is held in deep respect by his subordinates, etc, then one has to assume because of his choices and behavior that he has a criminal mind or doesn’t know the difference between right and wrong. Why the lies and intrigue if not to deceive?

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