Saturday, November 27, 2010

Dechision points

Bring 'em on...
Bush ends “Decision Points” with the sanguine thought that history’s verdict on his Presidency will come only after his death. During his years in office, two wars turned into needless disasters, and the freedom agenda created such deep cynicism around the world that the word itself was spoiled. In America, the gap between the rich few and the vast majority widened dramatically, contributing to a historic financial crisis and an ongoing recession; the poisoning of the atmosphere continued unabated; and the Constitution had less and less say over the exercise of executive power. Whatever the judgments of historians, these will remain foregone conclusions.
Talk about a book critique!

2 comments:

Steve Bates said...

Skip Decision Points and spend your money and time on Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. It contains depressing but essential knowledge.

ellroon said...

Noted. Although I'm really tired of being depressed right now....