When historians review the track record of past presidents, they usually will wait many years after he has left office before drawing a conclusion and the same will be done with George W. Bush I suspect. But even now, two years from his departure, we can only conclude that he has failed as the leader of our great nation. He has failed as the leader of free nations and he has failed freedom in general.
Is this too harsh a rebuke? Is this going over the line? Hardly. It may sound harsh but for this president it is accurate. Are his failures any worse than any other President? For that we will need time to pass to see for sure. But it is safe to say that the world is much more chaotic and uncertain than before he stepped into the oval office. It's easy to put all of this on the terrorists and 9-11, but that one terrible day did not create the failure of Katrina, or the quagmire in Iraq, or the absolute FUBAR in Afganistan.
The one thing Bush and his minions have gotten right is getting votes. Gay, Guns, and God. That should be the GOP tag line, because it is all they have. But it is all they have needed as well. The country and the world need much more.
