going easy on ‘tards

bushIt’s days like this that make me want to go a little easier on Dubya. Every time someone says he’s (obviously) “stupid,” someone else says he’s actually quite bright, if you know him. I find this impossible to believe, but maybe he’s just not smart about certain things. You know, like, expressing himself. Like otherwise smart people who are computer retards.

mouseBeing “technical” makes me the default tech support for loved ones, so I’ve had my share of surprising moments in this regard. And by “surprising,” I mean having to struggle not to scream… Like the time I “taught” someone’s otherwise lucid grandmother to use her new computer, and found myself blindsided by the fact that she simply could not get the mouse � kept lifting it, pointing it at the screen, to move the cursor. Seriously. Anyway.

So maybe that’s the deal with Mr. Bush. {cough, cough}.