Unwinding From Bush's Mistakes
In the October issue of The Atlantic, Jonathan Rauch explores how long it will take to "unwind" all of the many mistakes, foreign and domestic, that George W. Bush has made in his disastrous presidency. His conclusion:
'...a reasonable guess is that unwinding Bush will take more than a decade but less than two, meaning the job will be harder than unwinding [President] Carter but easier than unwinding Nixon...Bush has two years left to unwind himself; and if he's lucky, he'll have a Democratic House or Senate to help. He has been cursed with a Republican Congress that has indulged his worst tendencies--but that problem, at least, the voters might soon unwind.'
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Have you read the article in there about Hillary? As always, the Atlantic delivers great writing.
Shalom John,
I like Rep. Nancy Pelosi's metaphor of draining the swamp.
B'shalom,
Jeff
The Atlantic rules, as always, Josh. As for Jeff's comment, I wish Pelosi would just keep her yap shut until after the election. The Republicans are already trying to do their best to spook people about how radical the Dem leaders are. She shouldn't be giving them any more ammunition just now.
Shalom John,
They're damned if they do and damned if they don't.
When congressional Democrats speak up they're tagged as shrill and angry. When they're quiet they're labeled gutless and detached.
I'm really getting tired of Democrats being treated like '50s housewives.
B'shalom,
Jeff
Jeff, I'd be hardpressed to take issue with that. And your line about Dems being treated like '50s housewives is golden. I just worry that Pelosi's got extra baggage when it comes to providing fodder for Republican demagoguery. They key in on the part about her being the first woman speaker, of course. But what they really lick their chops about is her being from San Francisco. You know what that's code for to conservatives.
Daniella has spoken!
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