George Bush: The Man of the Year
The Man of the Year would have to have been George W. Bush. He dominated both national and world events.
Ignoring the U.N., “Old Europe,” and the Arab and Islamic world, Bush invaded Iraq and occupied Baghdad in three weeks. In December, Saddam Hussein was pulled out of a rat hole and Col. Gadhafi said he had seen quite enough and was swearing off weapons of mass destruction.
By the third quarter, Bush’s widely criticized tax cuts had suddenly generated growth of 8.2 percent, and he enacted the largest entitlement program since the salad days of the Great Society, $400 billion for prescription drugs for seniors.
By year’s end, Bush was on course for the re-election his father was denied. His approval numbers were in the 60s, he faced no primary opponent, and he could anticipate a fall election against an angry liberal who was being daily carved up by his Democratic rivals.
Yet, like Richard Nixon, George Bush appears to have positioned himself for re-election – by shucking off conservative principle.
This article, written a year ago, ended up being very true.
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