A reader writes:
I've come to the conclusion that George W. Bush is a character from a Shakespearian tragedy: the black sheep son in an aristocratic New England dynasty who goes into politics in order to show his father that he can make something of himself.
The problem is that W. never liked the position he put himself into and obviously was never comfortable around the howling teabaggers that made up his voting base. Thus, he checked out, and the running of the country fell to unhinged lunatics like Cheney and Rumsfeld or corrupt hacks like Gonzales.
I know you're not a baseball fan, but I am a big one.
The opening night of the 2008 baseball season was at the new Nationals Park in DC, and during one inning, Bush joined the broadcast team in the booth. I was stunned at how articulate, confident, and engaged he sounded while speaking about baseball. It occurred to me that he was finally talking about something that he likes and for which he feels a passion. Bush loves baseball, but he despises politics.
Thus, we had a president who hated being president lead the country to the brink of socio-economic collapse. It seems like part "Hamlet" and part "MacBeth" updated for the 21st century.
The Dish 