A good tyrant is indeed a greater threat than an obviously vile evil one.
My point was that the rebirth of the Republic as a viable government was not a possibility. Thus the success of Octavian and the eventual birth of the Empire was the least bad of a host of lousy options at the time.
Like Bush? Oh the days when we used to lament how with a so-called conservative who was really not, all manner of Liberal claptrap could be passed and sent up and he would sign it.
I love George W. Bush, but he used to piss me off, badly, at times, and I’m not going to defend him when he’s not defensible.
And as an appropriate aside, compare the level of intelligence and civility in this discussion to the postings you see at the Daily Kos or Democrat Underground. Be well.