[djohnston]

IMO that's unlikely. For all his faults he doesn't seem particularly egotistical. He was more likely manipulated by Cheney and the MIC and probably as shell-shocked after 9/11 as the rest of us. Dumb war; dumber pretence; not a dick-measuring contest with his dad.

[Retric]

I don’t think anyone runs for the presidency without a major ego, but we may disagree with what ego means.