That sums up the essence of George W. Bush.

His gut tells him what to do then his gut tells him to stay the course. The gut is not capable of learning from past mistakes. Bush doesn’t think with his brain, he thinks with his gut. Is there any wonder that everything turns out to be a piece of shit. That, after all, is all that one’s gut is capable of producing.

Hi Weldon…

Well, I think the core issue here is one of impulse control and delayed gratification. In the human maturation process, one of the key developments is the ability to delay gratification to accomplish a greater goal.

One of the problems of this administration is that, like a small child, they want what they want and they want it NOW! Worse yet, they can only see what is directly in front of them. I suspect it’s less the result of willful ignorance or some plan in line with specific values as it is simply short sightedness and the inability to even conceptualize a larger goal or the consequences of actions. They lack the ability to draw cause and affect relationships.

Not surprisingly, this is a classic addictive behavior model. Addicts want merely what they want—nothing else. And that lack of impulse control stays with even those who abstain (hence the ‘dry drunk’ syndrome).

We are experiencing, I’m afraid, the hangover of a lifetime—and all because this administration simply wants what it wants. Who’s gonna tell Dad he cracked up the car?