McCain and the Bush Legacy

Atlantic Monthly by Ross Douthat | Jun. 4, 2008 (News Report)

If, as I suggested yesterday, any rehabilitation of George W. Bush depends on 1) the post-2006 turnaround in Iraq continuing and 2) his getting credit for it, then I wonder whether a McCain victory in November would raise the chances that Bush's ... Full Story »

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by David Funk - Oct. 1, 2008

Unreasonable opinion piece arguing that Bush will be thought better of if Obama wins because the best decision he ever made (the surge) was a stunning success. If McCain wins the McCain takes credit for the surge, stealing the thunder. Horribly shallow argument. To tie Bush's legacy to this one incident is absurd.