We have an irrational President

When I happened to turn on the TV yesterday, I heard a Washington “guru” state that “a nuclear weapon in the hands of an irrational President is one of our worst fears.” I’m not sure who he was speaking of, but my Webster’s explains “irrational” as “mentally unsound, utterly illogical and contrary to reason.”

Who better than George W. Bush fits this category? Through lies and deceit, he has taken us into a war against Iraq – a nation easy to defeat militarily but one that has shown resilience in the aftermath. Result: anti-American feelings worldwide.

Instead of concentrating on Al Quaida and...