End of the Bush Era

[Omaha Steve]

End of the Bush Era

By E. J. Dionne Jr.

Tuesday, September 13, 2005; Page A27

The Bush Era is over. The sooner politicians in both parties realize that, the better for them -- and the country.

Recent months, and especially the past two weeks, have brought home to a steadily growing majority of Americans the truth that President Bush's government doesn't work. His policies are failing, his approach to leadership is detached and self-indulgent, his way of politics has produced a divided, angry and dysfunctional public square. We dare not go on like this.


Full story here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/12/AR2005091201433.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns

[SteppingRazor]

1. "Isn't it pretty to think so?"

With apologies to Ernest Hemingway, of course.

But there are three years left in Bush's eight-year reign. That is a lot of time -- in political time, that's a HUGE amount of time. And so much can happen between now and 2008. It'd be nice to simply wipe one's hands and declare Bush's ideas about governance to be completely dead, but it'd also be a bit too optimistic, I fear.

[neweurope]

2. I'm speechless. I wouldn't have thought they had it in them.

There could have been much, much more to it; none of the dangers that some of us see are mentioned, none of the crimes that some of us think the Bushistas have committed. But from the WP - it's great.

Quote:
"And if ever the phrase "reinventing government" had relevance, it is now that we have observed the performance of a government that allows political hacks to push aside the professionals.

And what of Bush, who has more than three years left in his term? Paradoxically, his best hope lies in recognizing that the Bush Era, as he and we have known it, really is gone. He can decide to help us in the transition to what comes next. Or he can cling stubbornly to his past and thereby doom himself to frustrating irrelevance."

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[Demeter]

3. dupe

[sando]

4. I hope so with all my heart

However, I'll believe it when I see it!! It should have been over after 9/11 which is another disaster that was laid directly at the feet of the Bush administration, but look where that led.