Bush reviews unfinished business and his legacy

Dallas Morning News by Todd J. Gillman | Jan. 11, 2009 (News Analysis)

Every president leaves unfinished business. For George W. Bush, the list includes two wars and the war on terror, saving Social Security, establishing an enduring Republican majority, and much, much more.

In some cases, like immigration reform, he concedes tactical miscalculations. Mostly, though, Bush maintains that he did his best and did the right thing, even when it cost him.

"I know this, that I never sold my soul for the sake of ... Full Story »

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Topics: Bush Administration, Bush Legacy
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Posted by: Posted by Marsha Iverson - Jan 11, 2009 - 6:31 PM PST
Reviewed by: Fabrice Florin (review), Marsha Iverson (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Stephen Pizzo (review), Mark Monday (review), Glenn LaBauve (review), Dwight Rousu (review)
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Edited by: Marsha Iverson - Jan 11, 2009 - 6:31 PM PST

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Mark Monday
3.7
 by Mark Monday - Jan. 12, 2009

This is a well-written piece, with good turns of phrases and an intensive attention to local people who went to Washington with Bush or served under him there. It was localized quite nicely and kep the reader's attention.

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Dwight Rousu
1.9
 by Dwight Rousu - Jan. 12, 2009

The article is folksy and shallow. There is a lot of quotes of Bush's weak self justifictitions of reasons for things going wrong.

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Kaizar Campwala
3.8
 by Kaizar Campwala - Jan. 12, 2009

I appreciated this Texan take on the Bush legacy, that included significant text from an interview with the President.

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Glenn LaBauve
2.6
 by Glenn LaBauve - Jan. 12, 2009

Another DMN softball, while is is somewhat tougher on Bush, it still allows him to state outright lies without challenging him. In 2000 he campained as the person best able to lead in a wartime situation, yet he claims the opposite.

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Marsha Iverson
3.3
 by Marsha Iverson - Jan. 12, 2009

Solid and thoughtful analysis of the Bush legacy, contrast points with the pending Obama administration, and an informative "where are they now" roster of the Texas cronies that went to Washington with Dubya.

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Stephen Pizzo
3.1
 by Stephen Pizzo - Jan. 12, 2009

Sometimes journalists can be too balanced.

Legacies are written in results. And the results of this man's 8-year tenure in the White House are obvious, legion and horrific. There are times when the basically sound journalistic rule of fairness and balance are defeated by the lopsided realities on the ground. The end of the Bush term is one of those times. If a reporter reports this story with 100% fairness and accuracy the resulting article would read more like an indictment than a news story... as it should

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 11, 2009
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