Is Bush Stupid?

Joe Scraborough posits that question in his blog.

It's a mistake to see Bush as stupid. He's a brilliant reader of people, a brilliant politician who knows when to push and what buttons to push.  Where he appears inarticulate is when he's discussing issues he has no interest in solving: Katrina's victims, Middle East peace, the War in Iraq, Energy policy, compassionate conservative issues, helping people.

Where he's passionate and articulate is when he's talking about war and death.