George W. Liberal
He’s racked up quite a record, with the biggest nation-building effort ever, a general neo-Wilsonian approach to foreign policy, a semi-socialization of the financial sector, and a bailout for the automobile industry. Never mind the debate about whether he’s the worst president in American history — he is beginning to feel like a nightmare version ...
He's racked up quite a record, with the biggest nation-building effort ever, a general neo-Wilsonian approach to foreign policy, a semi-socialization of the financial sector, and a bailout for the automobile industry. Never mind the debate about whether he's the worst president in American history -- he is beginning to feel like a nightmare version of American liberalism. I can't believe some conservatives still defend this guy. I'm also surprised I haven't seen more queasiness on the right expressed about the round of legacy-polishing farewell interviews Bush and Cheney are doing.
He’s racked up quite a record, with the biggest nation-building effort ever, a general neo-Wilsonian approach to foreign policy, a semi-socialization of the financial sector, and a bailout for the automobile industry. Never mind the debate about whether he’s the worst president in American history — he is beginning to feel like a nightmare version of American liberalism. I can’t believe some conservatives still defend this guy. I’m also surprised I haven’t seen more queasiness on the right expressed about the round of legacy-polishing farewell interviews Bush and Cheney are doing.
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Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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