President Bush has said that he would run his administration in the fashion of a CEO of a corporation. It is time that his performance be assessed in accordance with his proclaimed management style.

In Iraq, he made a decision on bad information and failed to anticipate problems that have been costly in lives and money.

His response to Hurricane Katrina was tardy and left in the hands of incompetents, and therefore also very costly.

His administrative appointments have not been for competency, but rather for political purposes and filling the ranks with “yes” men.

The Medicare drug plan, for which he took credit, apparently was poorly thought out and has led to confusion by many of the country’s stockholders – the elderly. That plan has rewarded executives and stockholders of drug-producing corporations and insurance companies at the expense of all other stockholders – the people.

In all those cases, he has withheld vital information from the stockholders and issued misleading information concerning how administration decisions were made that have plunged the corporation into massive debt and which have violated major corporate rules – the Constitution – regarding privacy and protection from judicial abuse.

When you look at recent corporate failures and misconduct, does not the Bush administration actions have a familiar feel?

Therefore, based on his record, it would appear that he should have been forced to retire to his ranch and given, as most failed CEOs are these days, a generous goodbye package.

John Pehek, Leeds