Decline in Republican Party Intellectual Standards

Bush, famously, described his first budget by saying, "It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it."

At least he was clear on the concept.

Sadly, the GOP has not been able to retain policy makers with Mr Bush's level of expertise

ROBERT GIBBS: THERE ARE MORE PICTURES OF WINDMILLS IN THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET THAN THERE ARE NUMBERS.