President Bush speaks to the media and local farmers during a signing for a farm relief bill at his ranch in Crawford, Aug. 13, 2001. White House photo by Moreen Ishikawa.
Despised by the news media.
Not from the Washington “insider club” which everyone claims not to be but those like Obama, Gore...... are.
Bush didn't get the love an Obama receives. But I have a suspicious feeling that history will be kind to him, no matter how much some try to twist and distort his legacy. Many will change their views once this hopey changey feeling wears off and what defeat in Iraq really looks like gets burned into their consciousness; once they realize what it means to have a Euro style socialist in power reforming health care, nationalizing large parts of the economy, raising their taxes........
At some point, maybe after the next major attack on US soil, some will reconsider their view on Bush. Like Reagan, Bush will have a legacy to be proud of, Obama will end like Carter, or maybe even worse. If it weren't for Obama’s “Historic nature” (i.e. he's half black), if it weren't for the symbolism of what he represents, he would already be shredded in the media, but they will give him every free chance, they will aid and abet him at every turn, because they are in love of the idea of Obama.
Despite how savvy Obama is when speaking, how handsome and cool he looks..... the question is simply how long this illusion and love affair will last. Eventually the bubble will burst and form can no longer trump function. Eventually like all those selling snake oils, ponzi schemes, or other rackets, there will come a reckoning that this product sucks, that what we were sold does not marry up with the claims on the bottle and sales person. It's only a matter of time.