legacy
Thursday, March 10th, 2005Values can sometimes be better evaluated in the negative. Sometimes you can get a better picture of a person or group by viewing what they are unwilling to do or by which problems they choose to ignore. GWB seems better defined by looking at the issues he won’t face: the environment (here and here ), the declining dollar(here and here ), and of course our gargantuan deficit, single-handedly created by our favorite shrubbery, which may very well become the hallmark of Georgie’s tenure.
People and presidencies are measured by their choices. Choosing to do nothing is still a choice, after all. Time to get your house in order. How does our president want to be remembered? Jumpstarting the democratic process in the Arab world is a worthy achievement if he can do it (I’m still skeptical), but at what cost to the American people?