>>>>>Bush is predicting that history will exonerate him. Everyone else knows better.
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>>>>There's that crystal ball again and this time "everyone" has one. ;)
>>>
>>>Why are you defending George Bush?
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>>Read carefully, I'm not offering a defense nor am I criticizing. I'm pointing out that we have no idea what the future holds therefore his legacy cannot possibly be written.
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>As historic distance has an equalizing effect, my crystall ball predicts that future generations will not see Bush the younger as the worst R prez, merely one one the bad ones<g>. "Exonerate" is a far cry from that, but the *trend* will flow in that direction.

I agree. However, one never knows:

"Abraham Lincoln was one of the four most hated presidents in U.S. history," explained Cornelius. "The other three are Andrew Jackson, Harry Truman and George W. Bush."

And it's too early to say how history will see GWB...

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/06/abraham-lincoln-letter-02.html