Someone needs to say it, so I will: Garry Wills is senile. Read this. Never in my nearly 50 years have I heard anyone say or imply—nor do I think anyone has ever believed—that the president of the United States is commander in chief of civilians. Yet, Wills devotes an entire New York Times op-ed column to denying the proposition. Unbelievable. He seems unaware that the expression “our commander in chief” is elliptical for “the commander in chief of our Army and Navy.” Why would the Times publish such a stupid column? I believe it’s because the column is an exercise in Bush-bashing. You can’t just allow someone to bash President Bush for 750 words. There has to be at least a pretense of substance.