Re:(2013) George W. Bush is smarter than you
by CurtMonash on Saturday December 17, 2016 @10:29AM
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I am very much in line with your general thinking.
I thought both that Bush was one of the very worst presidents in US history AND that he compared favorably (above average) to other world leaders in his time.
Before Trump, we could take it for granted the US president was a serious person who cared about having the country do well and wasn't interested in anything resembling an authoritarian takeover. (Even Richard Nixon had plenty of lines he wouldn't cross, some of which Trump already has.)
Trump is incomparably worse than Bush as a choice for President.
Now that you've raised it though, I think it's worth considering that GWB at least understood the office he was taking (setting aside how I or others feel about the actual decisions taken). I don't feel like your next president understands this at all, and certainly I don't think even his supporters see any reverence for the office.
I see no evidence, even now, that he has any grasp of the situation he is in, which is incredibly dangerous for global stability.
The point I'm trying to make is that I think there's a very good chance that history will remember GWB more favourably after the next 4/8 years are behind us.