What could be nuttier than the Bush presidency itself? Only a movie on the subject by the insane Oliver Stone. Slate offers a glimpse at the proported script, which features our president's rise from "alcoholic bum to the most powerful figure in the world." Stone must've smoked too many cigars with Fidel Castro before chewing coca paste with Hugo Chavez, if this script is to be believed. The worst thing about it is it is so boring. It reminds me of Stone's arrogant, drunken rambling at a speech he gave at my college years ago.

But enough about that. Much more interesting for both the Bush legacy and the new presidency are today's Senate hearings with Gen. David Petraeus. He's expected to say that you know, even though the surge thing isn't quite working out as well as it did a few months ago, we should keep the troops in Iraq. UPDATE: He did just that.

Michael Scherer at Time explains why the talk today won't get us any closer to a resolution. Essentially the reason is that there is no easy answer and we stand to lose a lot no matter what we do. Politicians being politicians, if there is a way to delay the pain and pass the buck, they will.

So the Bush administration will just ride this disaster of a war out and let it fall in the lap of the next guy (or maybe just maybe, girl). And the three presidential candidates will use the unresolved conflict to batter each other like pro wrestlers with folding chairs.