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Originally Posted by ARTelevision
I'm pleased that this good and decent human being and, IMO, great leader is the focus of this important story. Seeing him recently in person, reinforced my admiration for his human qualities.
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I am dismayed that such a poor excuse for a human being, and, IMO, the
worst president that this country's government has ever been subjected to,
has been chosen as Time's "Man of the Year.
I recognize that the truth about Bush's decency and his humanity probably
lies somewhere below Art's opinion, and somewhere above my opinion. One of
us has an opinion that is much closer to the truth than the other. Here is
some information on historians' opinions:
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<a href="http://presidency04.lmu.edu/archives/main/residential_greatness.htm">http://presidency04.lmu.edu/archives/main/residential_greatness.htm</a>
Conclusion
The standards we use to measure greatness tell us a lot about ourselves. If we honor presidents who openly violate the constitution, or too readily resort to war or violence, or willingly restrict civil liberties, that sends one message. If we honor presidents who fight for the common citizen, who work to expand opportunity for all, who seek to strengthen liberty and justice, that sends another message. Our heroes are the embodiment of how we see ourselves. <h4>Thus, we should be careful who we celebrate for that will tell us how we wish to live.</h4>
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<a href="http://hnn.us/articles/5019.html">Historians Rate the Bush Presidency, May 17 2004</a>
............... Of 415 historians who expressed a view of President Bush’s administration to this point as a success or failure, 338 classified it as a failure and 77 as a success. (Moreover, it seems likely that at least eight of those who said it is a success were being sarcastic, since seven said Bush’s presidency is only the best since Clinton’s and one named Millard Fillmore.) Twelve percent of all the historians who responded rate the current presidency the worst in all of American history, not too far behind the 19 percent who see it at this point as an overall success.......................
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