"I'm the decider, and I decide what is best."

George W. Bush, White House press conference, April 18, 2006

(http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/04/20060418-1.html)

Bush's ego is such that he always wants to appear to be "in charge."

Ron Suskind, in his new book, "The Way of the World" reports that Bush initially told Cheney he had to "‘step back’ in large meetings when they were together, like those at the NSC [National Security Council], because people were addressing and deferring to Cheney. Cheney said he understood, that he’d mostly just take notes at the big tables and then he and Bush would meet privately, frequently, to discuss options and action.” (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12308_Page3.html)

See "The Way of the World," by Ron Suskind, Harper, 384 pages, published August 5, 2008