Jon Nadleberg has a great analogy that directly links the actions of George Bush with those of the very real Pirate Captains Walt Disney based his famous attraction on.
Not too many people are aware of the background of the auction section of Pirates of the Caribbean. In this scene, the captain of the ship has gathered the women of the town together and is selling them off to the crew of the pirate ship.
This is based on what actually used to happen with clever sea captains. Back then, the captain would get an equal share of the loot stolen from the city as just another member of the crew. In this manner all would seem fair to the crew who only followed the captain so long as the captain did right by them.
That's a pretty good analogy for democracy, btw. It's well past time for us to find a new captain.