Was George Bush's stubbornness his greatest fault?

[Soylent Brice]

We must not elect a stubborn man again. Stubbornness is the eighth deadly sin (or it ought to be), since it so easily disguises itself as firm, even admirable, resolve come nose-to-nose with queasy relativism. Almost all important and difficult problems have what you might call a "relativist" side to them – which is why they're difficult. Stubbornness, however, usually just indicates a lack of curiosity. And, worse, of course: stubbornness can't be talked out of itself by better reason. It's too stubborn.

Second, many Americans love to fantasise that it's smart to elect a rich guy, since (the thinking goes) a rich guy won't need to steal from us. But that's just wrong. He just steals different things. Ronald Reagan, that forgetful old thespian, wanted to convince us to emulate the rich. He thought – and we agreed – that what the rich owned would spill over and make its way down to us. But it didn't. Envying and furiously emulating the rich is what turned "Madoff" from a noun into a verb.

more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/deadlineusa/2009/jan/16/george-bush-end-of-era

[damntexdem]

1. No, what he was stubborn about was.

The stubbornness itself has to come in second at best.

[Raven]

2. Lazy. Lazy, ignorant and stubborn. A really toxic combination. n/t

[santamargarita]

3. We didn't elect this prick, the Supreme Court did

[jaysunb]

4. People seem to forget this....

n/t

[JuniperLea]

5. Stupidity first...

Then his being a sociopath. Then delusions of grandeur. Then stubbornness.

[EmilyAnne]

6. Was it stubbornness or a bloated sense of entitlement?

[malaise]

7. No his stupidity wins hands down

Like most rich frat boys, he has no clue about the length, depth and width of his stupidity.