[An] “interview” or a “conversation” implies some equality between subject and questioner, some mutual respect that, if asked a question, the subject will answer that question. Not with George W. Bush, though. [NBC News anchor Brian] Williams asked Bush about his morning intelligence brief and Bush quickly veered into “Listen, there’s an enemy that wants to attack us. And I vowed after September 11th that I wouldn’t rest.”

And so the “interview” went, with Williams asking to comment on those who say Bush only listens to a small circle of advisors, and Bush responding, “I’ll tell you one thing I firmly believe in: I think I believe liberty is universal. freedom is the deep desire of every human being and that a country with influence like ours ought to do things to free people.” When Williams asked Bush about Teddy Roosevelt, who the President had said he admired, Bush answered by talking about Abraham Lincoln. Eventually, he did answer some questions about Katrina, but by that point the Rude Pundit’s eyes had glazed over and he wanted the sweet relief of vodka shots and an iPod with the new My Morning Jacket playing on it.

— Rude Pundit