We do see foreign policy guided by fiction like the Left Behind series though. It would be preferable to have an avatar of Optimus Prime as Secretary of State than some callow acolyte plucked from Regent University to be entrenched in the upper echelons of the Department of Justice.

Remember... Bush cannot ride a horse. He seems to fear them. His ranch is a sham. If he is off to spend time with "real Americans," his quest for authenticity is always stillborn.

Every time Bush wears a cowboy hat, he's as much as cosplayer as those who wear pointed ear extensions, craving to be a night elf.