But it also made me think about some of the news stories I've read lately regarding the Bush presidential legacy. Apparently smoking crack has created severe short term memory loss on the part of some of the media. The assessment that shocked me the most was the idea that Bush's legacy might be written in a more positive vein if the current surge in Iraq yields positive results. After lying to get us into Iraq in the first place and squandering thousands of American lives, can any subsequent success rehabilitate the Bush presidency with respect to Iraq?
If a criminal, after a long and vicious crime spree, finally stops, should we hold him up as a paragon for ceasing his criminal acts? Or should he be remembered (and brought to justice, if only in the history books) as the criminal he actually was?
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