How will * be portrayed in history books?

[Meme]

really... what are our (great) grandchildren gonna learn in school about the guy in 50 years or so? The savior of the Iraqi people? The uniter? most beloved president ever maybe? ugh.

[meegbear]

1. If they're written by the same nut groups that supports creationism ...

he was the greatest president of the 21st century.

[louis-t]

2. Depends on who writes history..

and who believes it.

[Connie_Corleone]

3. It depends on the next four years.

If he makes thing even worse (which is likely), maybe he'll be remembered as the worst president ever.

[Al-CIAda]

4. "I don't really think about that much, besides, we'll all be dead" -eom

[On the Road]

5. History Will Not be Kind to 43

The best he can hope for is an embarrassed silence about the early years of the 20th century.

[Vincardog]

6. what did you learn about Hitler? How about Stalin?

But remember the students at Yale who join Skull and Bones will get their own version

[Meme]

10. yeah... but I don´t think Hitler would have gotten his

re-election party, if he was still alive.. and guess what I just saw on tv.. Bush did.

[Vincardog]

16. Hitler had a lot of parties. The question was 'How will history remember

aWoL?' It was not about if he had a party after he stole the office for the second time.

[Meme]

23. well.. let´s hope so

my guess was that he would have been portrayed as the savior of the Iraqi people and bringer of democracy, if this would have been the end of his second term. Don´t think many facts, like the number of people who died in this war, the lies he told or the number of people that did NOT vote for him, will matter.. it doesnt even seem to matter now, so why would it matter in about 50 years? But, like someone already said, he will screw up the next four years for sure (my guess) so maybe he´s gonna be portrayed as the worst president ever.

[politicaholic]

7. I think common sense will prevail and he will be a non-factor...

much like Nixon. They don't want to tout his triumphs because his short comings are too embarassing.

[Kerrytravelers]

9. There will be no Earth left by the time I would have grandchildren...

[politicaholic]

14. Lighten up! 4 more years isn't the end of the world, just the middle east.

One thing you can rely on is that people, no matter who they are or where they live, are always in the persuit of comfort.

Freedom? Not-so-much as they would like to think. That's what Bush sells. Comfort by another name. And that's why end of the world will certainly not come in our lifetimes for that basic reason.

Cool it. Go out and protest, that'll make you feel better, what the hell are you sitting around here for?

[Dinger]

8. Well, As A Teacher, If

I ever have a say about it, whenever we preview books like this, if there is ANYTHING positive about *, I will find many,many good reasons to reject the book BESIDES *-lovin' writers (smokescreen)

[Nashyra]

12. Being on the school board

I will be paying very close attention to the books introduced to our schools. I have been getting tutored by a Dem friend who is educated about text books and she is helping me know what companies are historically more Rw.

[Dinger]

18. Tell, Tell!

Which ones?

[nevergiveup]

11. When it gets to GW I think little will be said other than

a possible footnote with a reference to "My Pet Goat".

[Meme]

13. lol n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

15. In the kids' history books

** will probably be dealt with kindly. The truth will be left to serious history buffs. I remember how shocked I was to find that in my oldest daughter's American history book in the late '80s, the Vietnam War opposition was given about one paragraph, almost like a footnote, which stated that the opposition was limited to a few radicals out on the far left and that the majority of Americans actually supported the war. That's sure not the way I remember it.

Last night on Sundance I watched "Unfinished Symphony" about the VVAW protest in Lexington, Massachusetts, in 1971. Remembering that time and comparing it to today brought such an overwhelming sadness to me. I couldn't stop crying.

[RollergirlVT]

17. in an orange prison jumpsuit

[Zero Gravitas]

19. Worst. President. Ever.

or the Glorious Founder Of The Christian Republic of New America, depending on how things go...

[newportdadde]

20. He will get spun just like Ronnie gets spun,

he single-handidly won the cold war you know :puke:

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. The first U.S. leader to be tried and found guilty of crimes against

humanity....I hope.

[jdonaldball]

22. 200 years from now, as inconsequential as James Buchanan