Massive Not Quite Outright Failure of Leadership

Maybe I was a little hard on Georgie when I accused him of a massive failure of leadership. I mean just because he's proven woefully deficient in exercising any sort of foresight regarding the protection of the American electoral process doesn't mean that he can't plan ahead on the things that actually matter to him. Way back in February Bush recognized the difficulties he faced in getting elected this year. So, in an effort to energize his base, he made it known that he was forcefully in favor of tinkering with the United States Constitution by adding a poorly worded amendment that may or may not ban gay marriage. Now that's foresight. That's leadership!

Oh, wait. This just in.

Despite Bush's strong leadership on mangling the Constitution his top Senate lieutenants are

unable to agree among themselves on the best way to get a vote on a measure that President Bush made an election-year priority.

...The only vote likely to occur now is a procedural one scheduled for Wednesday aimed at forcing the Senate to act on an amendment. Republicans would have to get 60 votes to go on to a vote on the issue itself. That is considered a long shot.

Let me see if I've got this straight. Despite Bush's strong convictions on this critical topic and notwithstanding the unparalleled leadership skills he brought to bear on this problem he is unable to convince his own party of the wisdom of denying rights to Americans in two sentences rather than one? As a result he may not even get those wiley anti-American values Democrats on record on the wedge issue critical to American safety his presidential campaign.

Man, presidenting is haaaard.