I just am having trouble believing he’s as dumb as he puts on, and I keep thinking of how Gonzales acted just like that in the Senate Judiciary hearings- where they were asking the right questions, but finally gave up in frustration.

The hearings on BW courtesy of C-Span revealed that the questions posed were no more well informed than the Pres.
They kept asking BW questions about bad or lack of law, which are not up to BW, after all.
They kept asking BW questions about costs which were not well informed re how to calxulate costs.

An opportunity was missed to highlight exactly what if is that everyone should be better informed about.
The admistration is in charge, and so first responsibliry goes to them.

If hearings and criticisms go not further than just blaming, then we are stnding sitll, not progressing.
For progess, SOMEBODY has to be well informed.

Maybe the fun person who would be great to have a beer with should n’t be trusted with matters of state. In this situation, Bush appears about as well-informed as the White House janitor.

It’s been either yes or no, without considering tthe how. The same is true for criticisms, I would say.
It shouldn’t be about whether to hire firms like BW or not to hire them It should be about how to manage them, which laws govern them and who bears responsiblity for their actions.