The exploits of King Henry VIII have long fascinated me. Even in a time of lesser knowledge, one has to be pretty damn full of themselves to pull even half of the idiocy that he mustered. And yet, as I sit here trying to come to terms with knowing that my government attempted to torture human beings to ret-con the Iraq war to Al-Qaeda and 9/11, the parallels are startling. Maybe it's time to move beyond "Worst President Ever" and expand our scope. Maybe George W. Bush was the worst leader since Henry VIII.
More venting after the fold