Most. Untrustworthy. President. Ever.

Bush says, "Just trust me." Yet we see, over and over again, clear reasons not to: Iraq, Social Security, Medicare, the budget, spying, leaks, lies. I can only hope to live long enough to see his presidency universally condemned in every history textbook from K through 12.

The Trust Gap - New York Times

We can't think of a president who has gone to the American people more often than George W. Bush has to ask them to forget about things like democracy, judicial process and the balance of powers — and just trust him. We also can't think of a president who has deserved that trust less.

This has been a central flaw of Mr. Bush's presidency for a long time. But last week produced a flood of evidence that vividly drove home the point.

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