Bush and History

CNN News: Reports on how history will treat the 43rd President of the United States of America, George W. Bush. I recall reading in the third Bod Woodward book on Bush that the President wanted to be Ronald Reagan and not Bush 41. Is Bush 43 a great President or a disaster from Texas. The answer is complicated, he had to deal with 9/11, two wars, Afghanistan and Iraq and a economic 9/11. It can be argued in the following manner, there has not be another terrorist attack on the USA. In Afghanistan the War went well at the start, now its a mess, did Bush take his eye off the ball with the War in Iraq, the answer is yes and no, yes the President was more interested in Iraq but events on the ground in Afghanistan has not helped the UK in the 19th Century and the USSR in the 20th Century. In Iraq Bush allowed his Defense Secretary run the war he wanted, it was only after 2006 that Bush really took charge, the surge worked. In between 2003 and 2006 Bush made Reagan look like he was micro manager of policy. On the Economic 9/11 that is still going on but the bailout what ever you think of it has worked, the banking system is still going even if they are under government control and they system will fall in to recession if not a depression. Thus Bush 43 will look like a Great President in the years to come, just it will take some time, he is no Reagan but he is not Hoover either, so not bad on the whole when looking at the Bush Presidency.

Rahm Emanuel = Josh Lyman !

The Independent: Reports on the appointment of Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff to President - Elect Obama. Also more important how Emanuel inspired the character of Josh in the West Wing. As noted by the paper Mr Emanuel has a different private life to Josh. It should also be noted that he has more hair. In the last scene of the West Wing, Josh in Chief of Staff to President Matt Santos; a character with an ethnic background; in fact the last season of West Wing was the 2008 race, just it had better writers. Alright fans if your out there lets get NBC to bring back the West Wing, lets face it this would be the time. Thus if your in the USA send emails, text, letters to NBC, get them to bring back the West Wing.

Obama and the Real World

The Times: Reports on the Obama Presidential Press Conference on Friday, how Obama and his team want their supporters to understand that Obama needs time to achieve his Agenda. President Elect Obama has the toughest In Tray since since Reagan came in to Office. The Gipper had to deal with a recession, the indicators then, inflation, unemployment make the present troubles look like immature hour in some respects, at present both above indicators are low, but it has to be noted the Gipper did not have to deal with an economic 9/11, the last time a President had to deal with that kind of crisis was FDR in 1933. It should be noted that FDR did not have to deal with two wars and a terrorist threat in 1933. Thus Obama has a tough year ahead for himself and his Administration.