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Originally Posted by analog
The article pretty well elaborates the implications of a dead GW. The labelling of "unpatriotic" to anyone less than sobbing their eyes out, the strengthening of both our own and foreign powers' resolve, and all the rest of it. I think it's a pretty fair guess on pretty much all accounts. However...
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I'm reminded of the bashing I got when I questioned the slavish panegyrics that followed Reagan's death.
Not everyone thought he was an American Hero [sic], but boy did they keep their heads low during the period of (semi)official mourning.
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Also, i'm curious what the point of the whole article really is... it really does nothing more than allow the writer to hypothesize what a Bush-free world would look like, regardless of whether it's optimistic or not. I really don't gather much from the article that suggests any useful intent.
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Well, there are lots of articles that have "no point". It's obviously an opinion piece, so it's
raison d'être is simply to share personal thoughts. I thought it was quite interesting and mildly amusing.
I particularly liked the comment " I don't hate President Bush. I dislike a lot of his administration's choices, but I think he's a good man doing a difficult job." That, more or less, sums up my own position. I probably feel a
little bit more strongly about Bush, but I certainly do not hate him, think him an evil man or wish for his demise.
Mr Mephisto