Re: Is President George W. Bush stupid?
I would love to know his IQ. Not that it would mean a whole lot, but we would have an idea of where he is mentally. <br /><br />Is he "stupid?" Problem I see with that question is that it is a relative question. I know QC tried to compare it to an IQ range chart, but that does not help. It does not help because the range is nothing more than a number. We see people walking down the street that may have a 120 but act as though they have an 80. The only way to answer this is to compare W to his peers. <br /><br />Compared to the average person, W is probably very intelligent. Compared to the average business grad from Yale, he most likely falls near the bottom. Compared to most Presidents, he probably knows more about business than most, but less about being a great leader. I think what may be his biggest flaw of all, is that he believes he has more ability than what he actually has. Many athletes do the same. They try to do things they are not capable of doing. This leads to an inability to helping the team. I am not saying other Presidents were perfect. More importantly, good presidents recognize their weaknesses, and put people around them to help strengthen them. They formed an excellent team around them. W struggles with keeping/appointing quality people to help with his weakinesses. Maybe because he believes his own personal decisions are best. Our failure or ability to see our flaws is each and every person's greatest weakness or strength.<br /> He appointed a person to his cabinet that was out-voted in his state by a deceased person. He ignored the voices of millions of people. Why?<br /><br />Does he do this to make himself appear to be more intelligent? <br /><br />If Trent Dilfer can QB a team to the superbowl and win it, W can become a good leader. Like Dilfer had with the Ravens, W needs a quality team around him, and he needs to listen to those experts around him. <br /><br />Oh ya... he also needs to speak less in public.
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