Off With Their Heads

It occurs to me that the President shares some characteristics in common with a famous ruler of an earlier

non-reality-based Realm

"Now for the evidence," said the King, "and then the sentence."
"No!" said the Queen, "first the sentence, and then the evidence!"
"Nonsense!" cried Alice, so loudly that everybody jumped, "the idea of having the sentence first!"
"Hold your tongue!" said the Queen.



But I had never thought of Alice as one of the Supremes before.
I was pondering earlier today if George W. Bush would be upset if he himself were to be denied access to the evidence against him, if he were to be on trial for, Oh, Lets just say,

"High Crimes and Misdemeanors"

e.g.
But then I realized that, yes; this man is so reality-averse that he would indeed not wish to hear any evidence brought at his own trial. After all, as the decider he can veto anything the Senate passes, and perhaps even have the "ayes" rendered to some overseas CIA "facility".
The people of Rome once thought Marius was a great leader. Until they discovered he was not only mad, but blood-mad. (See Maunders Corollary to Santayanas Conjecture)