One Last Bush Whack
I know it seems unsportsmanlike to attack a moronic, narcissistic, corrupt, inept, drug-addled President while he’s down, but the current Time magazine has an impressive article by Joe Klein about Pres. Howdy W. Doody and his last days.
It’s not a long piece (I’m referring to the article, not to Bush — though that might explain why he’s made the decisions he has), so I encourage you to use the above link to read the whole thing. But here’s the especially good last paragraph (though I suspect it’s even better in context):
In the end, though, it will not be the creative paralysis that defines Bush. It will be his intellectual laziness, at home and abroad. Bush never understood, or cared about, the delicate balance between freedom and regulation that was necessary to make markets work. He never understood, or cared about, the delicate balance between freedom and equity that was necessary to maintain the strong middle class required for both prosperity and democracy. He never considered the complexities of the cultures he was invading. He never understood that faith, unaccompanied by rigorous skepticism, is a recipe for myopia and foolishness. He is less than President now, and that is appropriate. He was never very much of one.