Failed Presidency Talk Draws White House Shrugs
There's been a huge outpouring of reaction to the report in my last column about historians' rock-bottom assessment of President Bush. The piece sparked a lively conversation on usnews.com. For example, one reader wrote, "Considering the shape the country is in right now, only someone with their head buried deep in the sand would be proud of anything that President Bush has done." On the other side, another poster said, "I support Bush. No terrorist plane flying episodes since 9/11."
What caused the ruckus was a poll of 109 professional historians conducted by History News Network in which 98 percent judged Bush's presidency a failure and 2 percent classified it a success. I asked White House Press Secretary Dana Perino what Bush made of it all. "He believes it takes a very long time for a president to be judged fairly," she says. "He believes he will be dead when that happens." And future historians will have their say.
Reader Comments
Our President's legacy...
I believe before you can write off someone in leadership you must first remember events and how others would have handled them. Then you need to review following events and weigh how those were addressed at the time they were occurring so that you can see how you might have responded differently. It's too easy just to sit back and look behind you second guessing how someone responded. If you really believe in your position then go ahead and propose how best to travel into the future so we can all sit back and review your actions. Leadership is a rough road and a really good leader goes forward regardless of what detractors are yelling.
Bush's Failed Presidency
Unfortunately for Bush, most people in the world have judged him and it isn't pretty. This incompetent, selfish, self centered man and his incompetent with malice vice president have done great harm to America. My hope is that no great harm will be caused by Bush/Cheney in the time left before we see the last of them. These two are very scary people.
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