Slate is presenting previews this week of Dead Certain, a new book by Robert Draper. Draper was granted great access to George W. Bush to write about him and going by the excerpts so far, it's hard to see why. We may be past the point where anyone's opinion of Bush is really going to change much but if I were managing his p.r., I think I'd figure, "This guy doesn't need any more print in which he comes off as a boob." Several years ago, someone in his posse — Rove, I believe — was quoted as saying that the more America saw and heard of Bush, the more they liked him. I don't know if that was ever true but it sure hasn't been true for a long time.