One would think that George W. Bush's refusal to acknowledge having made any mistakes during his presidency would cause a lot of people to doubt and question his fitness for presidency, but that hasn't really been happening. Isn't that rather strange? Maybe not very many people live in the "reality-based community"?

David at Separation of State and Superstition writes:

[W]hy do some people still defend George W. Bush? Because they believe George Bush is doing god's will since he's working to bring christianity into our schools and our government. They sincerely believe that Bush's team is god's team.

This is a very good example why government should not be infected by religion. Even in the face of disastrous consequences as a result of wrong judgement and wrong choices, the religious politician still believes he's on the right path because he believes god sent him on that path. Furthermore, it's impossible to reason with the religious politician (or the religious voter) because reason and religion are incompatible.

David makes a very good point here: if people are convinced that whatever Bush does is Right simply because they also believe that Bush speaks with God, how will they ever be brought to even question his actions — much less seriously considering the possibility of making changes? George W. Bush is no king, but this problem is very much like that which lies at the center of the old Christian doctrine of the Divine Right of Kings. An allegedly infallible president is unfit to lead a democratic republic.

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