During the 2000 presidential campaign, George W. Bush famously stated that it was up to the states to decide policies about teaching creationism and evolution but that both ought to be taught. In Herblock’s series of panels, Bush explains his positions on contentious issues. Regarding creationism or evolution and rigged primaries, for example, he opts for state officials to decide. Noted for the high rate of executions during his two terms as governor of Texas, Bush, nonetheless says he would leave executions “Up to the executioners and the executed.” This and his preceding statements build to the irony of his final words, that the people need him—“A Real Leader.”