Norman Mailer is not a fan of George W. Bush. He hates the way Bush butchered the English language and he thinks that arrogance emanated from his every pore. Mailer suggests that Bush had probably not asked himself a very pertinent question, "Do I deserve to be President?" Norman Mailer has a strong conviction that George W. Bush was not qualified to be president. He notes the frozen smirk on his face and an expression that emanates an inexplicable arrogance and even a sinful vanity.
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