Just a question, how many of Obamas supporters are happy with the way he has flip-flopped and hedged concerning the core issues he has campaigned about? With the political capital he gained in the election he should have been able to force through much of his agenda. He is losing his strength, though, by all the mistakes he has made. You can criticizing Bush for the decisions he made, but once he made his decision he stuck to it. He rarely allowed outside pressure dissuade him. Obama seems to want to appease everyone but in the end he will only lose his grip on his power.
It seems Obama wants to be the anti-Bush by rejecting everything Bush did and acting completely opposite of how Bush acted. That is not a way to govern, that is a way to give up your government. Not everything Bush did was wrong. Obama is hurting the country and himself by trying to undo even the good that Bush accomplished.
I think Bush will be seen in a similar way to Richard Nixon, a good leader that made a few bad decisions. Unfortunately, the bad decisions they both made were really bad. Without the specter of Watergate, Nixon would probably be considered one of the top ten presidents of all time. With Watergate, Nixon is closer to the middle of the pack. Bush will be in the same place 30 years from now.
I know it has been a while since I posted anything. The truth of the matter is I have become addicted to the Texas Hold’em game on facebook. I tend to play that when I am online. Sorry. I will try to get better. An update on my reading list. I have recently read Nation by Terry Pratchett. He is the creator of the Discworld novels. Nation is not a disc world novel but it is very compelling reading. Although set on a fictional island, the island is basically in the South Sea. A tidal wave has destroyed life on many of the islands and civilization must begin anew. It is a wonderful look at the fight of old traditions vs new traditions and the struggle of faith when bad things happen. A worthwhile read.
I have also been reading the Sharon Kay Penman novels about the struggle between Wales and England. The first one, Here Be Dragons, starts with Richard the Lionheart and his brother John and goes from there. The next two, Falls the Shadow and The Reckoning, continue the story. The last one ends with Edward Longshanks on the throne and the final absorption of Wales into the English monarchy. The first book is a tough read but you can see Penman’s storytelling improving through out the novels. The final novel is very well told and compelling. I have just discovered she has two more books that deal with events that occurred historically during this time period but did not have the time to fully discuss in her trilogy. It is overall a good read.