Molly Ivins - Creators Syndicate

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By Molly Ivins
Creators Syndicate

AUSTIN - Several great minds were asked to help think up interview questions for George W. Bush. I liked this one: 'Are you the worst president since James Buchanan, or have you never heard of him?'

Sorry about the snarkiness quotient, but is there anything these folks can't screw up -- and then refuse to own up to? Iraq is the most difficult to judge because it's so far away. I can find no indication -- from hours of electricity available to amount of oil being pumped to number of dead people -- that hints at any improvement.

On the other hand, even though I don't think it's my job, I can't prove that pulling out won't make things worse. Judging the good news/bad news volume from Iraq took such an exceptional lurch to ludicrous that it's now difficult to even try to judge it with a straight face.

In matters closer to home, however, it is not that hard to spot total disaster when you see it.

The Medicare prescription drug benefit comes to mind. As governmental screw-ups go, it ranks up there with Katrina, which in turn is the latest in a parade of fiascoes inspiring the administration to an impressive level of dishonesty.