[Rhodes22-list] Catastrophe or a disaster?

Herb Parsons hparsons at parsonsys.com
Fri Mar 7 16:54:48 EST 2008


Mymymy, aren't we glad you don't write the history books. Soooo much 
spin, garbage, and nonsense, one hardly knows where to begin.


Rob Lowe wrote:
> Oh, I don't know.  It's an interesting question, but I agree it has nothing
> to do with discussing the current candidates and should be debating on it's
> own merits.  Pete, which is worse, a catastrophe or a disaster?  I am
> undecided how W's administration will be remembered too, between those two
> choices that is.
>
> In some ways, you got to feel sorry for W.  He grew up in the shadow of his
> very famous and successful father.  Although I didn't care much for George
> H.W., I have to admire him for his accomplishments and his success.  H.W.
> was a successful collage baseball player, war hero, business man, a pretty
> good politician, and put together a coalition to drive the Iraqis out of
> Kuwait.  W. on the other hand was a C student, avoided the Vietnam War,
> failed in business until his daddy's rich friends bought his businesses at
> inflated prices, choose partisanship over accomplishments in politics
> (although I have to argue Cheney is the force behind most of that), and got
> into two wars that he can't win.  And bin Laden is still on the loose.
>
> W.'s pretty much shot Jeb's chance at the White House, and it wasn't
> supposed to be that way.  Jeb is the favorite son and was being groomed for
> the White House.  But W, looking for daddy's approval, decided to run for
> the White House and won.  Well, he didn't win it, the Supreme Court gave it
> to him.
>
> Yes, history will be the judge of W's legacy.  But this is the same guy
> trying to spin his own legacy.  This is the guy who has compared himself to
> both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  You sure don't see anyone else
> comparing W. to Washington or Lincoln, not even his most ardent supporters.
>
> So, catastrophe or disaster?  Worse president in American history?  Only
> time will tell.  - rob
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 11:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Say What, Barack?
>
>
>   
>> Huh???? How is discussing whether "the bush presidency will be evtually
>> considered a catastrophe or a disaster" more a substantiative political
>> critique than discussing the current candidates? The Bush presidency is
>> just about over, and virtually nothing can be done to change his course.
>> History has shown that the great presidencies were typically not
>> recognized as such until LONG after they're over. In reality, that
>> discussion would be virtually empty of substance were it to be held now.
>>
>>     
>>> For a more substantiative political critique I suggest the discussion of
>>> whether the bush presidency will be eventually considered a catastrophe
>>>       
> or a
>   
>>> disaster. I am undecided, but willing to hear arguments on both sides.
>>>
>>> Pete Hussein Lauritzen
>>> Key Largo
>>>       
>
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