by Pete Talbot
Rep. Denny Rehberg says that President Bush is a “victim of his own success.”
Recession? Check. Energy woes? Check. Health care crisis? Check. Torture, wiretapping, the Iraq War? Check, check, check.
If that’s Denny’s recipe for success, what’s his definition of failure?
Rehberg was speaking to Helena-area Republicans, as reported by Lee Newspapers‘ Mike Dennison. I hate to just rehash news from the morning paper but this one was to rich to pass up. Denny went on to say:
“The day will come that we will thank him (Bush) for what he’s doing.”
I’m sure my kids and grandkids will be thrilled to be paying off the greatest national debt, ever, thanks to tax cuts in a time of war.
Do you think Denny actually believes this stuff? Let’s send him packing. Montanans have to keep Rehberg from serving a fifth term.
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April 5, 2008 at 7:12 am
“The day will come that we will thank him (Bush) for what he’s doing.”
You frequently hear the argument that history will honor Bush’s decision to invade Iraq like history honors Truman’s decision to sacrifice two Japanese cities to end a war. However, it was not history that has vindicated Truman, it was the people who write history. I fear we that we run a similar risk with Bush.
April 5, 2008 at 7:46 am
I hope that someone has it on tape. What a great commercial for Hunt, Dopey Rheburp saying Bush is a great success! That Dopey, what a kidder!
April 5, 2008 at 11:34 am
You know, many people say Britney Spears is also a victim of her own success. Let’s hope this doesn’t mean K. Fed gets custody of the nation.
April 5, 2008 at 12:06 pm
For a counterpoint to Rehberg’s assessment, check out
this pithy review of the recent History News Network survey of professional historians, 61% of whom now rate Bush’s presidency as the Worst Ever, even though there’s still 10 painful months left in the thing.
Emphasis added in the quote below:
April 5, 2008 at 4:09 pm
(How long will it take us to reach last month?)
I wish I had 1/10th of his self assurance. Ignorance is bliss.
April 6, 2008 at 10:56 am
I wonder how the History News Network rated Ronnie as president? Did they say the same things about him as they’re saying abot W? I think the most important poll is from the people, see below. Hint: Check out no. 10.
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/americans-rank-lincoln-as-top-president/20080216154509990001
April 6, 2008 at 11:20 am
Yes, the people certainly have more in-depth knowledge about the effectiveness of American Presidents than historians.
Want to bet that most Americans couldn’t even name half of the Presidents?
April 6, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Swede,
If we’re going by polls, that same AOL story you linked us to had its own poll. Sixty-two percent of the people responding ranked George W. in the bottom third of all the presidents, ever.
April 6, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Sorry Pogie but your dead wrong. As a professional historian I can state unequivocally that historians do indeed have considerable knowledge about the effectiveness of U.S. Presidents. Not only the Presidents, but the effectiveness of the administrations and their policies (domestic and foreign) is a rich field of historical study.
April 8, 2008 at 9:19 am
Maybe some LSD would be just what Rehberg needs- some sort of reality check, indeed-
What an Elitist-