Problem was each week he'd "Make it so!" to directions conflicting with the previous weeks "Make it so"s. It was constant putting out fires that resulted from lack of deep thought on his part. He could captain a ship but only in circles.

Running on instincts, according to the Times article citing various experts, works if the moral "grounding" is good. I disagree. Instincts are good in sports or in combat where instinctual reaction is a matter of survival or winning. But we have brains for a reason, namely to reason. That Bush runs on instincts and not brain matter is a poor excuse for his shoddy leadership. He may have the moral integrity of Jesus himself but as the President of the most powerful nation on the face of this planet Bush should be using his mental capacities to their fullest abilities.

Crap! Maybe that's why he runs on instincts.