Bush is No Sage

The Tao Te Ching (chapter 49) says: The sage has no invariable mind of his own; he makes the mind of the people his mind.

This is exactly the opposite of what George W. Bush does. He decides what he wants the people to believe, then sets out trying to brainwash them into believing it. This approach works well in politics, which is what the President is good, but it doesn’t work well in governing.