George channeling Harry...
I was partially asleep at the switch the other day, cycling through the bogus historical analogies and personages used by the President recently to cast himself in a better light. How could I possibly have forgotten Harry S. Truman, the only man with approval ratings lower than Bush's? Well, Rupert Cornwell of the Independent hasn't, so a sampling of his take on these two Presidents is in order.
posted by buckarooskidoo at 1:12 AM
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If George wants to channel someone who accurately reflects his views, hw needs to channel his grand pappy's (Prescott Bush) hero: Adolf.
i think you really have to go back a couple decades in German history to get Bush's real soulmate...if you think about it, the Kaiser came into office with a chip on his shoulder, determined to stand against everything his parents(pro-British, pro-democracy, etc.)cherished(sound familiar? Bush loves giving the middle finger to his dad). His mother was Queen Victoria's favorite daughter. He destroyed Bismarck's carefully constructed system of alliances in favor of a go-it-alone foreign policy, in the process not just alienating, but deliberately provoking would-be friends and allies(read: the British). He was impervious to advice, exceedingly vain and fond of incendiary rhetoric. He wasn't exactly a chickenhawk, but he liked the trappings of military life--the 200 plus uniforms in his closet--a lot better than actual fighting. Plus, every political decision he made was a total disaster, beginning with the build-up of the British navy and ending with the plot to have Mexico attack the US in l9l7. When he was through, the place was a shambles...just as our political and foreign relations are now, and will be, until GWB departs or is pushed out.
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