George Costanza Bush's "Human Fund"

In an old Seinfeld episode, George Costanza wants to avoid giving Christmas gifts to the people he works with. In typical Costanza fashion he makes up holiday cards stating that he has made a contribution to the fabricated "Human Fund" in the recipient's name. So what does this have to do with our current 'president"? Peggy Noonan, in her weekly public self-humiliation relates a story about what a giving and generous person President Costanza is:

Some people have been put off by, and some people are inspired by and grateful for, the degree to which the president's Christian faith seems to play a part in his leadership. A New York media person or intellectual will say, Bush thinks God put him in the presidency "at a time such as this," and that gives me the creeps. This reflects a misunderstanding about Mr. Bush's faith. He actually prays for guidance, for wisdom, for strength. Mr. Bush told an audience the other day that he thinks the most generous gift one person can give another is a prayer. He said, "I pray for strength. . . . I pray for forgiveness. And I pray to offer my thanks for a kind and generous Almighty God." This doesn't make him strange. It puts him in the normal range of Americans.

While I would be the first to say that Bush has much to be forgiven for (and it adds up on a daily basis, sometimes hourly) you have to wonder why a man who has prayed so much, and has yet to be given the gift of wisdom, strength, and, hell, let's even throw in compassion, would still believe in the power of prayer. Maybe because it sells to people like Peggy Noonan who depend upon their faith to make themselves believe that George Bush is a wise and caring leader...all evidence to the contrary. Call it the dumb leading the blind and never mind that cliff up ahead.