I'm sure that as we await the Obama inauguration there will be many comments (from both sides) about the George Bush legacy. I personally like the one written by Fred Barnes at The Weekly Standard. I don't agree with everything George Bush did, and I don't totally agree with Fred Barnes' list, but I think it's a fair evaluation of the past eight years. I do think that whenever we talk about the George Bush presidency, we need to remember how we felt on September 11, 2001, and celebrate the fact that our country has not been successfully attacked since then. I believe that fact is due to the anti-terrorism policies of the George Bush administration.
My favorite accomplishments of George Bush are first, the number of Muslims who now live in freedom because he stood up to the Taliban and stood up to Al Qaeda in Iraq; and second, the appointment of Justice Roberts and Justice Alito. Women are going to school in places where that was never possible; they are running for and being elected to public office; and they are on their way to being treated as people--not possessions in countries where that was not possible. George Bush did not actually change the composition of the Supreme Court--he didn't replace a liberal with a conservative--but he appointed quality judges who will continue to have an impact on our society after he leaves office.
I believe history will be much kinder to George Bush than today's journalists.
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