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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Better yet, wait 40 years, then have some 25 year old tell you how things were during the Bush regime. It should be good for a laugh no matter what side of the political spectrum you are.
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I have to admit, I don't quite understand why people would even use "it's too soon to really assess Bush" as an argument. Why? Because if we assess him by the benchmarks that are currently available he looks really, really bad?
I have some news for you guys. Bush isn't like fine wine--this presidency is not going to look better with age.
I understand the desire for some perspective--but I feel like there's also a little bit of denial going on here. When you're looking at a steaming pile of ****, you don't generally say "well let's wait a bit. Maybe it'll turn into marshmallows overnight!"
Perspective is good. It's also important to call a spade a spade. It's hard to say Bush is the worst president ever, but it's pretty easy to say "man, this presidency has been a disaster." The only ones who can't see that still have the Republican Kool-Aid moustache on their upper lips.