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Fortune’s fool

September 1, 2008 - 6:49 pm - by Richard Fernandez
neolex
2008-09-02 12:19:16

I don’t get it. Intelligent discussion all around about Georgia, Russia, Iran, election politics, etc. However, as soon as Bush is brought up in a negative light, everyone suddenly comes down with a bad case of stupid. To me, Fletcher’s statement seemed perfectly reasonable. Granted, I agree with it. But I could understand such a reaction to something that was outlandish, not merely disagreeable. I don’t Fletcher’s other positions as I’m new at BC, but they seem irrelevant to me, unless you’re trying for a strawman. Has Bush at any time admitted to any mistakes that were made (not necessarily by him personally) during his administration? If not, do you then suggest that no mistakes were made and that Bush’s administration was flawless in its decision-making? Please, name one instance in which Bush reacted to criticism in a responsible manner. It’s always easy to make cheap shots at people, how about addressing the substance? What is then the difference, between the left’s cult of personality of Obama and the right thinking that their president is Pope and is, therefore, infallible?