The Prophet

It is certainly safe to say, the opinion of historians is, today, no better then anyone elses. Right now it is a current event, with no time to lend it the perspective of history.

The ultimate assessment of a president depends as much on what occurs after, as what happens during. It is not what Bush does today, so much as how his actions effect tomorrow. And until tomorrow, do not know.

I would suggest that history's best measure occurs after all those that lived during an event are dead.

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"The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others. " - Theodore Roosevelt