The leader of the West, President George W. Bush, cries a lot.

President Bush told the author of a new book on his presidency that “I try not to wear my worries on my sleeve” or show anything less than steadfastness in public, especially in a time of war.

“I fully understand that the enemy watches me, the Iraqis are watching me, the troops watch me, and the people watch me,” he said. Yet, he said, “I do tears.”

“I’ve got God’s shoulder to cry on. And I cry a lot. I do a lot of crying in this job. I’ll bet I’ve shed more tears than you can count, as president. I’ll shed some tomorrow.”

Yes, the enemy is watching. They won’t know about the crying, unless they pick up a daily or buy the book. Osama is probably laughing himself silly wondering if the President also wets his bed.

Do you feel secure?

We are reasonably certain that Osama bin Laden does not cry a lot in his cave. Neither did Muhammad when he slaughtered the Jews of Medina in 630 AD. Nor will Ahmadinejad when he nukes Israel.

Not to question his competence, but why did Bush give in depth interviews to an author who produced this?

The book casts Mr. Bush as disengaged — almost uninterested– as Hurricane Katrina approached the Gulf Coast on Aug. 28, 2005.

On the day before the hurricane struck New Orleans, he spent a day riding his mountain bike and swimming on his ranch in Crawford, Tex.

By the time he joined an emergency video conference about Katrina, he was so “gassed” by his physical exertion he did not ask any questions about the federal government’s preparedness, the book says.

The President also candidly reveals the emotional toll Iraq has taken on him, saying overseeing the current troop surge has been a “tiring period.”

Discussing his past battles with alcohol, he says he would never be able to make decision on war if he was still drinking.

“Exercise helps. And I think prayer helps,” he says.

“I wouldn’t be President if I kept drinking. You can get sloppy, can’t make decisions. It clouds your reason, absolutely.”

The book also adds new information about his administration’s over-optimistic assessment of how quickly the United States would stabilize Iraq after the 2003 invasion.

When a senior congressional Republican warned Dick Cheney in August, 2002, the United States would get mired in Iraq, the Vice-President reportedly scoffed.

“It’ll be like the American army going through the streets of Paris [in the Second World War],” he said.

“The people will be so happy with their freedoms that we’ll probably back ourselves out of there within a month or two.”

Despite the current problems plaguing Iraq, Mr. Bush seems “more serene” about the prospects for victory and is already planning his career after the White House.

He said he plans to “replenish the ol’ coffers” by speaking on the lecture circuit, where he can make “ridiculous” money recounting his experiences.

“I don’t know what my dad gets. But it’s more than 50, 75 [thousand dollars],” he said. “Clinton’s making a lot of money.”

Perhaps the oddest revelation is an episode from 1992, when his father was president.

The younger Mr. Bush found the White House a “creepy place,” Mr. Draper writes.

After exercising in a White House gym one evening, he told a friend he froze in his steps while approaching the Lincoln Bedroom.

Mr. Bush insists “he saw ghosts –coming out of the wall,” according to the friend.

So the Commander in Chief cries like a baby and pours his little heart out to a journalist/author. He ties the hands of the troops with extremely restrictive rules of engagement. He prosecutes brave soldiers for killing the enemy “too aggressively” in combat. He calls the enemy “our friends”. This can not be good.

Hillary will not cry a lot when she is President. She will kill Jihadis like a crazed Liberal – in large quantities and without remorse.