Crash and burn
The Daily Beast had an account from Mark McKinnon who tagged along with Bush on his return home.
Apparently it offered little in the way of irony or drama and was all in all a hearty gathering good old guys and gals.
And it’s nice to see that while some partisans have yet to sheath their swords, Obama too has warmed to President Bush during this period of peaceful, diplomatic, and graceful transition. He now believes, as does anyone who knows President Bush, that he is a “good guy” and that “he made the best decisions that he could at times under some very difficult circumstances.”
Aboard the Bush Plane
So this is the reductio ad absurdem of the George's claim to power. Decisions don't matter. Consequences don't matter. All that matters is that one be dubbed a "good guy" and it all comes out in the wash.
Since McKinnon uses quotes, I assume that they are not his words but the words of someone else on the plane. How can he miss the left handed compliment of "he made the best decisions that he could?"
So exits a President born to privilege ("born on third base, thought he hit a triple") who treated the country and his office as another plaything.
Apparently it offered little in the way of irony or drama and was all in all a hearty gathering good old guys and gals.
And it’s nice to see that while some partisans have yet to sheath their swords, Obama too has warmed to President Bush during this period of peaceful, diplomatic, and graceful transition. He now believes, as does anyone who knows President Bush, that he is a “good guy” and that “he made the best decisions that he could at times under some very difficult circumstances.”
Aboard the Bush Plane
So this is the reductio ad absurdem of the George's claim to power. Decisions don't matter. Consequences don't matter. All that matters is that one be dubbed a "good guy" and it all comes out in the wash.
Since McKinnon uses quotes, I assume that they are not his words but the words of someone else on the plane. How can he miss the left handed compliment of "he made the best decisions that he could?"
So exits a President born to privilege ("born on third base, thought he hit a triple") who treated the country and his office as another plaything.