The emperor's cave

Should we be surprised at what Paul Krugman notes in today's New York Times?

"The Nelson Report, a respected newsletter, reports that Mr. Bush has made it clear to his subordinates that he doesn't want to hear bad news about Iraq."

I suppose he has also banned reports with information about global warming, secret detentions, torture, worldwide disgust with the U.S., national poverty rates and deteriorating schools. Also scientific articles on evolution and history books on the Roman Empire. Perhaps he is spending all his reading time on the Rapture novels.