What indicates less intellect: Rushing to p a socialist bailout bill, or relying on a teleprompter to speak?

Trying to use a teleporter to get out of a sticky situation, e.g. when you're up a creek on Romulus without a paddle and you use your communicator to get Scotty to bail you out once again and your dilithium crystals are darned near depleted. That indicates a lower intellect than both...