Re: Is she toast?

In article <4828B294.2DB0EFF2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, "Bill Bonde ( 'the oblique
allusion in lieu of the frontal attack' )" <tributyltinpaint@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:

>Raven-Poe wrote:
>> 
>> Opus the Penguin <opusthepenguin+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> > Peter Boulding (pjb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:
>> <snip>
>> > > You're wasting your time, Rod. Opus will never be able to admit
>> > > the terrible mistake he made in 2000, favouring Bush over Gore.
>> 
>> > I voted for neither. I did *very slightly* prefer Bush.
>> 
>> Leroy, tho I much more wanted to see a public refutation for the
Clinton
>> Gore years and of course, I was incensed when Gore made his aborted
coup
>> attempt.
>> 
>> > History has not vindicated me.
>> 
>> Not really, tho I know you've changed your views: you don't know how
much
>> worse Gore would have fvcked things up.
>> 
>Of course when you aren't president, all the crazy ideas you
>would've implemented stay as mere ideas, solutions to all the
>world's troubles instead of profound failures or whatever. It
>amazes me that people are so sure about the Bush Jr legacy. I think
>the idea that he destroyed the world is ridiculous. I think that
>like Truman, Bush Jr's tenure will be seen as a major ****ft in
>direction in the world. And that that will be a good thing.

I hope you're right, but I can't see it. What do you think the state of
the world will be in 5 years? 10?, 15? I might be around for all of these
and can check. Longer, not so sure. I think it's likely that if his
policies were good choices, we'll see effects within this time range. Also
if they were rotten, terrible, poorly chosen policies. I doubt they will
be seen as neutral.

-- 
charles