Fade

Given the tumultuous events happening right in front of our eyes and all around us, it's reassuring to know that the enemy is showing distinct signs of dementia. How else does one explain the official White House website headline that President Bush and family are deeply saddened by the "passing" of their pet cat? Their pet cat.
It could be that the Bushes are so isolated from the "real" world that the only concerns they have centre on their domestic trivialities. The less sympathetic interpretation is the more likely one, that the lot of them are so calloused over intellectually, that they just don't care one little bit about the horrors within which they and their allies are steeped.