Thanks to the Iraq War, US intelligence analysts have concluded that al-Qaeda is back to its pre-9/11 strength. As with global warming, Bush�s response to anything which contradicts his ideology is to simply claim it doesn�t. The thing that astounds me most about the Bush administration is not their corruption. If anything, I�m surprised when a week goes by without a new scandal. No, what astounds me most is that the White House is packed with preposterously stupid half-wits who keep trying to convince us they�re smarter than we are. It�s this brainless defense which has allowed them to get away with every crime imaginable.