Comments on: The Belgravia Dispatch Laments http://donklephant.com/2005/12/15/the-belgravia-dispatch-laments/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:24:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2005/12/15/the-belgravia-dispatch-laments/comment-page-1/#comment-4616 Justin Gardner Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:00:43 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/12/15/the-belgravia-dispatch-laments/#comment-4616 <blockquote>I don’t know if Bush would have won without Rove, but he might have governed better without Rove.</blockquote> My thoughts. I remember hearing about how he considered not implementing the second round of tax cuts in his first term and Rove was like, "Stay the course". It makes me think that Bush has simply relied on his advisors for too long instead of his own common sense.

I don’t know if Bush would have won without Rove, but he might have governed better without Rove.

My thoughts. I remember hearing about how he considered not implementing the second round of tax cuts in his first term and Rove was like, “Stay the course”. It makes me think that Bush has simply relied on his advisors for too long instead of his own common sense.

]]> By: sleipner http://donklephant.com/2005/12/15/the-belgravia-dispatch-laments/comment-page-1/#comment-4589 sleipner Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:12:10 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/12/15/the-belgravia-dispatch-laments/#comment-4589 How could you even ask the question as to whether Bush has organizational competency? A diseased chipmunk could run the country better. My take is, way too little, way too late. He's apologizing for the tip of the iceberg of his incompetence, and only because his poll numbers are down. Like most people secure in their ignorance, Bush finds it nearly impossible to apologize or admit error. How could you even ask the question as to whether Bush has organizational competency? A diseased chipmunk could run the country better.

My take is, way too little, way too late. He’s apologizing for the tip of the iceberg of his incompetence, and only because his poll numbers are down. Like most people secure in their ignorance, Bush finds it nearly impossible to apologize or admit error.

]]> By: jimbo http://donklephant.com/2005/12/15/the-belgravia-dispatch-laments/comment-page-1/#comment-4572 jimbo Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:36:39 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/12/15/the-belgravia-dispatch-laments/#comment-4572 One wonders how Bush will be seen in history. A lot depends on whether we have another attack on the scale of 9/11. I do think that history will note Bush's one big accomplishment, the introduction of democracy to the Middle East. That is something that argues for Bush as a great president. The rest of his presidency, though, is just awful, and even his conduct of foreign policy is awful and saved only by his persistence in pursuit of a democratic Iraq. I don't know if Bush would have won without Rove, but he might have governed better without Rove. One wonders how Bush will be seen in history. A lot depends on whether we have another attack on the scale of 9/11. I do think that history will note Bush’s one big accomplishment, the introduction of democracy to the Middle East. That is something that argues for Bush as a great president. The rest of his presidency, though, is just awful, and even his conduct of foreign policy is awful and saved only by his persistence in pursuit of a democratic Iraq. I don’t know if Bush would have won without Rove, but he might have governed better without Rove.

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