Free Republic

President George W. Bush has been called the most divisive American leader of this century. Bush’s stubborn tenacity in the War On Terror and his moral certitude on almost all matters of public policy have made him the punching bag for the liberal media, academic establishment, and European public. In an attempt to find hope in history, Bush’s critics have compared him to two former presidents: First, to his father and namesake, a one-termer who enjoyed enormous popularity in wartime only to see it erode because of a shaky economy. The second is John Quincy Adams, also a president’s son,...