Comments on: Post presidency and legacy http://donklephant.com/2009/02/16/post-presidency-and-legacy/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:53:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: gerryf http://donklephant.com/2009/02/16/post-presidency-and-legacy/comment-page-1/#comment-436673 gerryf Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:56:31 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=13592#comment-436673 In this case, W. comes out ahead if the US is attacked by terrorists. Right now, he is claiming that all the extraordinary actions he took were essential to preventing a terrorist attack; and Cheney has been going around practically promising it if the Obama camp let's up. It is a frightening thing to consider, and I am not trying to say that W. hopes for a terrorist attack so he can be proven right (cheney is another matter). I'm saying that is one of the few things that could be used to put a positive spin on his tenure in the White House. In this case, W. comes out ahead if the US is attacked by terrorists. Right now, he is claiming that all the extraordinary actions he took were essential to preventing a terrorist attack; and Cheney has been going around practically promising it if the Obama camp let’s up.

It is a frightening thing to consider, and I am not trying to say that W. hopes for a terrorist attack so he can be proven right (cheney is another matter). I’m saying that is one of the few things that could be used to put a positive spin on his tenure in the White House.

]]> By: Rich http://donklephant.com/2009/02/16/post-presidency-and-legacy/comment-page-1/#comment-436658 Rich Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:40:39 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=13592#comment-436658 gerryf, "best last hope is to hope for failure." I'm wondering what you are referring to.... gerryf,
“best last hope is to hope for failure.”

I’m wondering what you are referring to….

]]> By: gerryf http://donklephant.com/2009/02/16/post-presidency-and-legacy/comment-page-1/#comment-436648 gerryf Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:55:50 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=13592#comment-436648 There is no way he can reshape his legacy--the man has no skills that are useful in such a task. All these years later I'm still baffled people voted for him for president the first time. Average student. Bungling guardsman. Alcoholic. Failed businessman. Mostly failed governor. Failed President. He's going to quietly sit in his house and pretend it was all someone else's fault. After being president for 8 years, he's not even going to be able to get people to answer his phone calls now. The only thing that he can hope for is the US is the victim of a terrorist attack sometime in the next four years so he can make the argument "See, I told you. I saved us from that on my watch." Like many other Republican's his best last hope is to hope for failure. There is no way he can reshape his legacy–the man has no skills that are useful in such a task. All these years later I’m still baffled people voted for him for president the first time. Average student. Bungling guardsman. Alcoholic. Failed businessman. Mostly failed governor. Failed President. He’s going to quietly sit in his house and pretend it was all someone else’s fault. After being president for 8 years, he’s not even going to be able to get people to answer his phone calls now.

The only thing that he can hope for is the US is the victim of a terrorist attack sometime in the next four years so he can make the argument “See, I told you. I saved us from that on my watch.” Like many other Republican’s his best last hope is to hope for failure.

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