Go here to read neocon Irwin Stelzer's account of lunch with George Bush, Dick Cheney, historians Andrew Roberts and Gertrude Himmelfarb, and writers Norman Podhoretz and Michael Novak.

Sudha Shenoy - 3/4/2007

1. Bush's real belief that he is on the side of the Absolute Good.

2. The complete isolation of Bush & his advisors from reality, & their insulation against learning about the real world.

3. The monarchical atmosphere: awe at being so close to an absolute monarch. The sycophancy of those who spoke to the Sovereign Himself.

Shudder.