By Dan Froomkin
Special to washingtonpost.com
Monday, October 16, 2006; 12:52 PM

The notion that President Bush is not just in denial — but is petulantly in denial — is taking on greater credence thanks to two recent Washington Post stories.

One describes Bush’s seemingly inexplicable confidence that Republicans will maintain control of both houses of Congress in the upcoming elections. He doesn’t even seem to have a backup plan.

The other describes Bush’s growing penchant for calling events on the world stage that he doesn’t like “unacceptable” — an awfully strong formulation in diplomatic circles — even as his ability to affect those events continues to wither away.

Upbeat During a Meltdown

Michael Abramowitz writes in Sunday’s Washington Post: “Amid widespread panic in the Republican establishment about the coming midterm elections, there are two people whose confidence about GOP prospects strikes even their closest allies as almost inexplicably upbeat: President Bush and his top political adviser, Karl Rove. . . .

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