Wednesday, June 09, 2004
bush as a post presidential statesman
one more reason to be careful who we elect as president (as if the usual ones weren't enough):
"It's not just the individual, it's the era they represent," Don Ritchie, associate Senate historian, said in a telephone interview. "When they die, they become statesmen. Their political battles are behind them."
---from a reuters article refering to the reagan funeral
oh, crap - we may have 30-40 years to “look forward to” with george w. representing the u.s. as a “statesman“. sad but true.
on the other hand, in modern times only carter has effectively played that role in his post presidential years. so maybe we're safe after all.