One of my students asked “How involved was President Bush with what was going on?” I smiled and responded, “What you really mean is, ‘Was President Bush smart enough to understand what was going on,’ right?”

The class went dead silent.

I f*cking bet it went silent. He just interpreted a perfectly natural question as a coded query on the presidents intelligence or lack there of. If I was in that class I'd be embarrassed for him and remain pretty silent while I waited for him to shake off the all too obvious chip on his shoulder regarding this topic. It sounds like he had prepared this speech ready and jumped on the first opportunity that presented itself to make his case.

I don't live in the US, but Bush seemed to suffer from a hell of a lot of gaffs and blunders. I'm sure all presidents have made mistakes but Bush had an air of.... Buffoon is the most apt description I can think of.

I'm certain off camera he is an intelligent chap, how could he become president without being an intelligent man. It would be impossible. But saying that some of the most terrible ideas I have heard came from intelligent people.