*teethgrinding*

[lurkerwithout]

I really need to stop reading George Will's editorials. Even as he lists the varied bungles and disasters of the out-going administration, he still can't resist saying that history probably won't judge the Bush presidency as harshly as many say. And just his ending:

The president does not depart an angry man. He takes his leave with the serenity of someone sustained by a providential sense of history, as well as by wide reading of presidential histories, which contain many accounts of miseries. He leaves in eager anticipation of resuming life where he has been happiest, deep in the heart of Texas.

You've killed my inauguration buzz Mr. Will. Thanks a fucking lot...

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[box-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

I think it might have been Frank Rich who basically called Bush out for reading so many biographies of world leaders, on the grounds that reading those types of books can often make you DUMBER; after all, all biographies of currently revered leaders boil down to the exact same stories, ie. Brave Man Makes Tough Choices That Are Criticized But Ultimately Vindicated By History. If that's the sort of script you're feeding yourself, you're doing a DISservice to your own intellectual development.