Dubya, by his own standards

What virtue is it that Dubya and the rest of the Bush clan hold up as the queen of virtues?

We all know this one, right? It's loyalty. The Bush code is, "You be loyal to us and we'll be loyal to you."

Personally I think that is a morally perverse code. Loyalty is only a virtue in certain restricted cases; loyalty elevated above integrity -- and the Bushes elevate loyalty above everything -- becomes a vice, not a virtue. Still, Dubya was raised a Bush, and to Dubya the most important measure of a man is loyalty.

So let's judge the man by his own standards. How well is Bush doing at showing loyalty and gratitude to those who have shown loyalty to him?

UPDATE: Bill Kristol comes to the conclusion my rhetorical question implied, albeit on a completely different topic: "For President Bush, loyalty is apparently a one-way street." And ends with a rhetorical question of his own: "Many of us used to respect President Bush. Can one respect him still?"

Guess that's a tougher question if you started off with more respect for Bush than I did to begin with.

(HT on the Kristol thing: Rich Lowry.)