would Dubya make a great poker player?

[mikelow]

I read on one of the news sites that President Bush is "an excellent poker player" regarding his Iraq strategy.

Do you think his strategy on Iraq is a good "poker" strategy?
I have many disagreements with his approach, even though
I do agree with the need to remove Saddam and disarm the country.

Comments and flames appreciated.

[snakehead]

think about it. most great poker players are very intelligent...

[Glenn]

"Mr. President...Mr. President....bet or check??"

"strategery!"

[Webster]

If ". most great poker players are very intelligent... " then that pretty much means the rumors are false then?

[MichaelD]

But seriously folks,

I understand the humor behind this comment and this thread; I also understand that everything is relative - but regardless of what anyone thinks of his politics - I think it is extremely naive and somewhat absurd to believe that George W Bush is not an intelligent person.

I mean think about the scope of that statement for a moment. I for one think he is an extremely intelligent person - regardless of my opinions politically. I mean it is not as though he gained the ofice because of a noble birth.

No matter how he presents himself and his ideas, and whether or not we agree or disagree with these ideas is not relevant, there can be little doubt that on the grand scale of things, he is an intelligent human being.

Just some thoughts...

Michael D.

[Glenn]

"I understand the humor behind this comment and this thread; I also understand that everything is relative - but regardless of what anyone thinks of his politics - I think it is extremely naive and somewhat absurd to believe that George W Bush is not an intelligent person. "

I agree with this completely. Dubya acts funny sometimes, but he is no idiot. He is not one of the smartest people in the world, but his is much more intelligent than average. I get a kick out of how so many people call him dumb, and most of those people are much less intelligent than he is.

Personally, I was making fun of his speaking style.

-g-

[AmericanAirlines]

Maybe he didn't get his post because of noble birth...

But he had the time and money to run for office because of noble birth. (Noble in the sense of family money anyway)

I believe he is both 3rd generation oil money and third generation politician. The road was well paved.

There are probably many less financially endowed people who could do the job just a well or better, but simply can't mount the campaign to get the job.

The absolute hieght you can jump to has something to do with how high the ground is you're standing on to start with.

A person who can jump 10 feet high but stands at sea level cannot jump to higher absolute hieght than someone who can jump 1 foot... but is standing in the Rockies!

Sincerely,
AA

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Hello!! reality here!!

HE TRADED SAMMY SOSA FOR NOBODY!!!!! He can't be all that smart.

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[Easy E]

Maybe he could be a tourney specialist?

(can't wait for the flames to rain down...

[J.R.]

He'd be an LAG who tilted quickly, IMO.

To bad he wouldn't be able to consult his railbirds during a hand, then he'd be tough.