Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Bush as Truman?

A president who won an election he was supposed to lose, fought a war that was deemed at the time to be a major mistake, launched a world-wide policy of containment against an ideological foe, was reviled by much of the public when he left office, and was considered both very stubborn and not very bright. Sound familiar? Obviously, there are some problems with the historical analogy, but I was persuaded by the argument that Bush, as with Truman, will see his reputation rise (hard to see it fall, huh?) in future years.

http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=10309