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February 16, 2005
Most disturbing
George W. Beats Nation's First President 62% to 28% Among Republicans in New National Poll
Posted by Andrew at February 16, 2005 10:25 AM
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Wow. The original George W. looks pretty ticked about that. Hell, can you blame him?
Posted by: sarah at February 16, 2005 10:37 PM
Enh, no big deal. I'll lay odds it's because they know Dubya better than anyone else, even his old man. At least for the under-40 crowd, anyway.
Most Americans are severely history-challenged, so it's no surprise they prefer a president with whom they are more familiar.
I'll bet an equivalent survey with Democrats would show a healthy Clinton lead over FDR. :)
Me, I've had the feeling (for a while now) that Dubya will end up as the next Lincoln, in the sense of contemporary abuse and insult compared to later historical respect; the "liberator of the MidEast," and all that.
I just wish that I had a time machine, could jump ahead 50 years, and bring back some of those history books, just to wave them in Barbera Boxer & Howard Dean's faces, and keen "neener, neener!"
But then, if the analogy holds, 80 years from now some erzatz wanna-be historian will say that Dubya was gay, too... Heh.
Posted by: Casey Tompkins at March 4, 2005 10:37 PM