He is a dumbass. Cheney is pretty smart, if a bit evil. The fall in the price of crude was not engineered by the Bush Administration, though. If they had that kind of power, they'd have done it a few months before the election. It is mainly due to a warmer than usual heating season in the Northern hemisphere, and the swings of the market. OPEC is trying to prop the price up anyway, not drop it.

Ahmedinejad is a jerk. He's going to collect criticism in Iran like flypaper attracts flies. If it weren't for Bush's ham-handed threats, Mahmoud would be in more trouble at home.