Matt's question can be viewed two ways. The first can be put this way: "Does the President confer with his advisers, hear and understand their advice, question their advice and the foundations its based upon, give their advice due consideration, and then act?" The second can be put this way; "Since the President's policies have proven to be wrong and a failure, will this mindless sock puppet follow the directions (meaning advice that I and the rest of the liberals agree with) given him by people who are really much smarter than he is?"

I think we understand the point to Matt's question. It's too bad for him that this President isn't a mindless sock puppet intent on what the polls have to say.

Since the big opponents of the Iraq war have changed their basic tune from "Its Bush's fault, pull out now" to "Chaos if we pull out now, its Bush's fault" I see the ISG as another set up for the "Bush Hater" crowd.  If he implements the recommendations and they don't work the "Bush Haters" can criticize him for not implementing his own plan and failure is Bush's fault.  If he does not implement them and there is little change they can say he is stupid for not listening to the ISG and its Bush's fault.  If a he does implement some sort of new strategy, whether it be from the ISG or something the administration devises itself, and this new strategy produces some positive affect the "Bush haters" have positioned themselves to take credit for it.

It's obvious those at NBC and the TODAY SHOW do not LISTEN to the majority of Americans and how they are unable anymore to stomach their anti-BUSH tirades day after day. 

Does Matt listen when a large number of people complain about his radical liberal bias.  Does NBC listen when Brokaw, Matthews and others are so liberal you can smell it. 

No they don't and President Bush is the Commander in Chief and he was elected not Baker, Gates or Hamilton or anyone else!