Former psychiatrist (and current right-wing hack) Charles Krauthammer invented Bush Derangement Syndrome a few years ago. Here is the definition he provided for it:

"the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency—nay—the very existence of George W. Bush".

Wow. I think I may have it. I'm definitely paranoid.

I've watched our preznit invade and occupy 2 sovereign nations, and I see him very publicly searching for a reason to attack a third. I listened to him proclaim for 3-plus years that he conducted the war in Iraq according to what he was told by the generals on the ground in Iraq, and then, with Iraq coming apart at the seams, watched him take a mulligan, change generals, and seemingly absolve himself of all accountability. My paranoia stems from the knowledge that he still has more than a year left to make matters worse.

I've reached a point where I can no longer bear to listen to the leader of my country speak publicly. At press conferences, when asked a question for which he does not have a prepared answer, dubya babbles like he's been hit on the head. I believe a man who thinks this poorly on his feet doesn't spend much time thinking when he's seated, and I suspect any thinking he does is both shallow and linear. I can't help feeling our preznit is simply not bright enough to lead this nation competently. He may be educated, but he is far from wise.

I believe the religio-military dick-measuring contest dubya calls the War on Terra has become our national shame. And I believe the rest of the world has pretty much the same opinion. They, like me, are just gritting their teeth and waiting for him to be gone, hoping America will change course with our next president.

For the first time in my life, the man who is responsible for projecting America's image abroad embarrasses me. Dubya embodies the image of America as schoolyard bully; arrogant, ignorant and aggressive.