Sunday, January 25, 2009

David Warsh compares Wilson to Bush

Hello,
I just discovered this site and since it quotes my recent book AND gets it right I feel I must share it.

David Warsh writes:

For years now, persons close to Bush have been advertising him as resembling Harry Truman (1884-1972), thirty-third president of the United States, meaning that however unpopular he might be upon leaving office, they expect Bush to be viewed in historical perspective as having been a pretty good leader.

A more apt comparison is to Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) twenty-eighth president, about whom ambivalence remains great even after ninety years. Bush may be remembered with the same tincture of admiration and regret.


The full text can be found on the site Economic Principles


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