Not a good year for Bush
Washington Post columnist David Broder sums up President George W. Bush's past year perfectly.
Via the Washington Post...
2005: A Year of Turbulence
By David S. Broder
Sunday, January 1, 2006
What a year that was -- 2005!
It's surely a year that George Bush is glad to see past, since his path politically was mostly downhill from Inauguration Day onward. The president was still standing at year's end, but no longer were Democrats intimidated by him and no longer were Republicans in automatic lockstep.
Iraq was the major source of his troubles, with the outcome of the struggle still uncertain as the third anniversary of the war approached. But at home, high energy prices and stagnant incomes kept millions from enjoying the healthy economy.
It was also not a year that enhanced the reputation of Vice President Cheney, whose top aide was indicted for perjury and whose adamant defense of often indefensible policies did little to improve his standing.
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Via the Washington Post...
2005: A Year of Turbulence
By David S. Broder
Sunday, January 1, 2006
What a year that was -- 2005!
It's surely a year that George Bush is glad to see past, since his path politically was mostly downhill from Inauguration Day onward. The president was still standing at year's end, but no longer were Democrats intimidated by him and no longer were Republicans in automatic lockstep.
Iraq was the major source of his troubles, with the outcome of the struggle still uncertain as the third anniversary of the war approached. But at home, high energy prices and stagnant incomes kept millions from enjoying the healthy economy.
It was also not a year that enhanced the reputation of Vice President Cheney, whose top aide was indicted for perjury and whose adamant defense of often indefensible policies did little to improve his standing.
Click here to read the entire article...
posted by Dem-NPL at 9:08 PM
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