In the end Bush will be remembered for his most important actions as Presidents - a series of spectacular failures:
- overseeing the destruction of the economy since 2000 boom and re-establishing the national debt
- trying to politicize the federal government by purging it of anyone who disagrees with his extreme views
- failure in response to Katrina
- utter and complete stupidity and failure of the war in Iraq

No Mark - generally speaking Presidents are remembered according to their approval rating at the time of their presidency (with a few notable exceptions). He will be remembered as a Nixon or a LBJ - as a failure

The United States is lucky to have President Bush as our president. Thank you for your brilliant leadership after 9/11, for keeping us safe for 6 years, for having the courage to confront islamic terrorism head on, for keeping our economy growing and strong, for saving thousands prior to hurricane katrina by getting the governor to issue an evacuation order that was not forthcoming and then coming to their rescue when the democratic governor and mayor abdicated all responsibility to their people, for freeing 50 million people and giving hope to all future generations, for lowering my taxes, for letting my elderly mother get her prescription drugs cheaper, for remaining strong and steadfast when all the opposition could do was give aid and comfort to al queda and blame you for the weather, for bringing honor, dignity, honesty and class back to the office of the presidency, for making me very proud to be an american. President George W. Bush, the greatest president in american history.

LiberalT,

Now you're just getting obtuse - it is really rather sad that you go through life like that; knee-jerk in anti-Bush hatred, no thinking at all.

He will be remembered as a Nixon or a LBJ - as a failure

You, kblack, will be remembered as a moron and a retard. Oh, wait--you're a nobody, who posts nothing but hatred and talking points. You won't be remembered at all. In fact, your parents are probably trying to forget you already, and kicking themselves for being pro-life, the night the condom broke...

I read the whole piece. It's a comprehensive and well timed summary of Rove spin, by the master and author himself, on the last day of his service to the administration. The essay is really a self-congratulatory showcase of Rove's own work of promoting the administration and fighting the democrats. And I can't take it away from him - he took us all to school over the past 8 years. Hats off to you Karl.

It reminds me that we can't give Bush too much credit or too much blame for the successes or failures of his administration. So much policy has been architected and managed by other players in the administration and the party. His speeches are the carefully crafted words of message experts, designed to advance the party agenda. He placed his loyalty and trust in friends and close associates who many times let him down.

Who is Bush, really? I can only assume he is the cocky, joking, unpolished and inarticulate guy we occasionally catch a glimpse of in those unscripted moments between media events. He seems like a really nice guy, but not the guy responsible for everything Rove lays out for us. He certainly doesn't seem to be a man of great original ingenuity. I imagine he'll completely fade from view when he's done here, and wisely rely on his legions of adoring fans to polish his legacy.

And before you shut off your brain and say I just hate Bush, don't. I don't hate or even dislike him. I just disagree with a good many of his administration's policies, the foremost being the decision to rush into war with Iraq.

It's a comprehensive and well timed summary of Rove spin, by the master and author himself, on the last day of his service to the administration. The essay is really a self-congratulatory showcase of Rove's own work of promoting the administration and fighting the democrats.

Posted by: extramedium at September 1, 2007 06:47 AM

You've nailed it, spot on. Well done, extramedium!

President George W. Bush, the greatest president in american history.

Posted by: james allegro at September 1, 2007 02:27 AM

If you keep saying it, over and over again ad finem, james allegro, it still won't come true.

Come on now, you must concede that in the history of the United States of America there has been at least one President greater than Bush. You couldn't possibly be that dull.

And before you shut off your brain and say I just hate Bush, don't. I don't hate or even dislike him. I just disagree with a good many of his administration's policies, the foremost being the decision to rush into war with Iraq.

Would that others on the political left simply articulated their disagreement with the Bush Administration's policies, rather than blather on about Bush being a Hitler/Jesus-freak/baby-killer.

I have reached the conclusion that all conservatives here at B4B should lay off of liberalT (kblock), and read her/his posts with amusement. He/she is the most ignorant, juvenile, pathetic excuse for a human being that I may have ever encountered.

I actually feel sorry for the rube, having been so severely brainwashed and locked in stupidity that any original thought may never occur.

You could not put Bush’s successful accomplishments on a 3X5 note card. I don’t hate him; he is just in over his head. He should have never been President.

He tried to govern with a second rate team from Texas. They did not serve him well. But selecting these second tier cronies was his ultimate decision.

This assessment of Bush is not very objective and is more rhetorical than ideological. As a generally conservative leaning person, I found Bush disappointing and unable to communicate a clear ideology. In terms of fighting terrorism, I think my primary objection is that he didn't confront the terrorists head on. That would have meant putting more pressure to bear on the unelected governments in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, where the most dangerous elements are. The destabilizing of the political situation in Pakistan at present is a direct result of the US supporting an undemocratic regime. The inconsistency of the President's foreign policy has been a major hurdle in the fight against global terror and provides ammunition for our enemies. Pretending that these inconsistencies don't exist will not make them go away.

....he is just in over his head. He should have never been President. - plainjane

Yet he continues to outsmart the democrats EVERY TIME.

LMAO. Thanks plainjane.

The inconsistency of the President's foreign policy has been a major hurdle in the fight against global terror and provides ammunition for our enemies.

So, houdini, maybe we should "change course," and talk to these people, because there's no way they're as bad as we portray them to be? I, however, am encouraged by the fact that we've not been hit again since 9/11. Probably just luck, right?

Why don't you pull a "houdini," and escape...

I, however, am encouraged by the fact that we've not been hit again since 9/11. Probably just luck, right?

Why don't you pull a "houdini," and escape...

Posted by: Ted Nugent '08!!! at September 2, 2007 04:02 AM

Ahhhh Keefie,

Still buying in to the Bush propaganda I see.

Luck?.... maybe, but more likely it's due to averages.

Saying that Bush's policies in Iraq are working and using "no attacks in the States since 9-11-01" to support that claim is absurd. Given the average length of time between foreign based terrorist attacks on American soil it appears Bush has just benefited from Al Qaeda's method of operation and the law of averages.

Let's not forget though that the worst terrorist attack in American history DID HAPPEN ON HIS WATCH, so saying he's only catastrophically screwed up once isn't much to brag about is it?