Top 11 reasons Dubya flew to the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in a fighter plane.

11. He was finally confident he could pass the drug test that kept him from flying in the Texas Air National Guard.

10. You don't get to dress up when you ride in the helicopter.

9. After making the Abraham Lincoln turn back out to sea for the photo-op (after a record length deployment) the least he could do was make it dramatic.

8. Dick Cheney double-dared him to make the dangerous carrier landing.

7. Only Fox News was willing to run Karl Rove's CGI of Dubya walking on water to the ship.

6. Camera angles for helicopter landing area would have shown nearby San Diego skyline.

5. Couldn't think of a way to arrive that demonstrated more hubris.

4. Opportunity to "take the controls" of the jet's stereo and air conditioning.

3. Ken Lay's private jet no longer available to the Bush campaign.

2. Jumpsuit with parachute harness ensemble makes it look like he has a substantive stimulus package.

And the number one reason Dubya flew to the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in a fighter plane:

1. There's no seat for Laura and he got the captain's cabin for a night on a ship with 800 sailors...

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