Bad Press For The President
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in General Politics, HistoryMister Snitch writes:
Accused of changing the rationale for ‘his’ war, and hounded for mismanaging it. Derided as an uninspiring public speaker. Belittled as an idiot. Blamed for dividing the nation. Charged with incompetence in his administration. Accused of trampling on the Constitution. Engaged in censorship and manipulation of the press. Mockingly compared with lower primates. Pressured for a key Cabinet Advisor’s resignation.
Who is Mister Snitch talking about?
If you guessed “Honest” Abe, you were correct.
Will Bush be judged as favorably? My gut tells me he won’t, but maybe putting a stake in the ground towards the proliferation of Democracy in the Middle East will be a legacy that some will herald as vital to world peace.
Only time will tell…
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August 28th, 2005 at 9:20 pm
Oh, I hope no one points that out to Bush…he’ll be calling himself the Abe Lincoln of the new Millennium.
August 28th, 2005 at 11:16 pm
Oh, I doubt it. And if he did…well…that will be a PR firestorm he won’t want to deal with.
August 30th, 2005 at 7:43 am
“Will Bush be judged as favorably? My gut tells me he won’t, but maybe putting a stake in the ground towards the proliferation of Democracy in the Middle East will be a legacy that some will herald as vital to world peace. ”
It all depends on whether we are successful or not… if Lincoln had not been successful we wouldn’t be as kind to him either. If we are successful in changing the Middle East into a functioning democracy that turns it’s passion towards a working economy instead of trying to ‘kill the Jews and Westerners’ Bush will be a truly historic president…