"Todd Fatheree" wrote in message
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"Jeff Harper" wrote in message
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"And you think he has the intelligence appropriate for the most
powerful
position in the world? Number 1 out of 6 billion people."
Are you saying that the minimum intelligence of the presidency is the
smartest person on the face of the earth? If not, then what the hell
does
this mean?
It means that the President of the United States is the most powerful
man
in
the world. Of all 6 billion people, he is the most powerful.

Jeff Harper
Tampa, FL

Well, your earlier statement wasn't clear in that regard. So, knowing
that
his SAT scores would be in the 88th percentile today, according to a UP
story (http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=...4-074349-3947r), I'd say
he has appropriate intelligence. I know...you want a minimum of 90%.

I'll be damned..he got 88th percentile. Thanks for the link.

Also of note in the article you cited:

Simonton told UPI, "In raw intellect, Bush is about average" for a
president.

On the other hand, Simonton didn't see much evidence that Bush tries hard to
use the brains he's got. "He has very little intellectual energy or
curiosity, relatively few interests, and a dearth of bona fide aesthetic or
cultural tastes." Simonton speculated that this could suggest a low level of
"openness to experience."

Indeed, despite being the scion of an elite family with worldwide
connections, Bush's hobbies appear limited to not much more than running,
fishing and baseball. His biographers state, however, that he has paid
relentless attention to structuring organizations and assessing the people
who could fill them.

Simonton also suggested, "Bush scores extremely low on integrative
complexity. ... This is the capacity to look at issues from multiple
perspectives and to integrate that diverse outlook into a single coherent
viewpoint. ... Bush finds it hard to view the world in other way than his
own. That's why he's so hard to engage in a genuine debate. He can say 'I
hear you,' but he really can't."