Obviously Fish has lost it entirely.
In the past year I have hazarded a number of political predictions, some of which (like the prediction that in a McCain-Obama matchup the Iraq war would play for the Republicans) panned out, and some of which (like the prediction that Hillary Clinton would easily win the Democratic nomination) didn’t.
Now I would like to enter these treacherous waters again and venture another prediction: within a year of the day he leaves office, and no matter who succeeds him, George W. Bush will be a popular public figure, regarded with affection and a little nostalgia even by those who voted against him and thought he was the worst president in our history.
Yes, I know that right now Mr. Bush is associated with an unpopular and disastrously expensive war, with an economic collapse brought about in part by an administration that abhors regulation, with a spectacularly inadequate response to hurricane Katrina, with a precipitous decline in America’s reputation. After all, this is a guy whose name was never mentioned at the national convention of his own party, the guy that John McCain seems barely able to remember (just as after the Enron debacle Bush seemed barely able to remember that he ever knew Kenneth Lay).
But when Bush leaves office, he leaves behind all those liabilities, even though he had a large part in producing them. The war, the economy, the environment, the Middle East, a newly bellicose Russia — these will all be either McCain’s or Obama’s problems, and Bush will just be someone who shows up regularly and says mildly self-deprecating things about himself on the way to doing some good deed, perhaps in the company of his father and Bill Clinton.
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Oh Wow!
Back in the day, I would have seriously wanted whatever it is he's smoking. At my height of drug addiction I never deluded myself to that level!
Obviously the boy gets paid
Obviously the boy gets paid regardless of what he writes.
Considering how history can
Considering how history can be rewritten, "tender" feelings for Bush might be a possibility.
prime example
If they could rewrite Nixon as a ligitimate guy by the time he died then I know the "Good ol days" nostaglia based delusions that afflict white america will conjure an appirition of salt of the earth, morality and valor about Bush.
He is right on one thing
He is right on one thing though. "...The war, the economy, the environment, the Middle East, a newly bellicose Russia..." will indeed be Obama's or McCain's problems to deal with. But Bush a popular public figure? Yeah, he's on crack!
chances are
Here in the U.S. Bush et al will be given a pass on the crimes against humaity prosecution they deserve. The flip side is there is a huge international movement to get them to the Hague. The flip flip side is there are still people trying to get Daddy Bush on international crimes for his crimes, father n son international crimminals...who else? Doc and baby doc..
Please tell me you ar joking......
The Hugue? International crimininal charges? Don't be ridiculous Sandman. Do you really think the American people would allow for this to happen? There isn't an international body with balls big enough pull that off. And no American president (or congress) will ever dream of allowing that to happen. There will be nuclear war - and rightfully so - before the U.S. allows a sitting or former president even be charged for such crimes, much less answer for them, no matter how much they may deserve to.
G.H.W. Bush an international
G.H.W. Bush an international criminal?? For driving Iraq out of Kuwait? Hmmm, was FDR an international criminal for driving the Germans out of France? After all the Army Airforce killed millions of civilians during WWII.
Wishful Thinking
Osiris..Your right white makes right in the U.S. world view and yes historically every president (and large parts of their cabinets) during my life time with possibly the exception of Carter ( and I'm not prepared to argue for him ) have been guilty of crimes against humanity simply based upon U.S. foriegn policy and the deaths and desrtuction that it has caused.
Do I think they will ever face justice? one can only leave that to a power.higher than man
Oh yeah and domestic crimminal policy against black folks is reason enough also for charges current and posthumously