Bush as Zaphod Beeblebrox

In a discussion about the effect of Douglas Adams not dying there is this tidbit of political comment on the appeal of charismatic morons.

alt_historian
...Although I can't see that he would ever make Zaphod such a total idiot as in the film. There's no way anyone who acts that stupid gets to be Galactic President, no matter how charming they might be...
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Nietzsche
But Bush got to be President of the United States..