  I'm reading urlLink Drudge this morn and came across this urlLink story . "National security adviser Condoleezza Rice insists that George W. Bush will one day rank alongside such towering pillars of 20th century statecraft as President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. " Has she lost it? Seriously. It bogles my mind that this woman was once provost of one of the most urlLink prestigious universities in the nation and can justly compare him to such lumanaries.
However , I did find paralells between Bush and Churchill that are a bit disconcerning. ( note: churchill's latter years were not as glamourous as history suggests) Churchill : considering fighting facism the most important priority for freedom-loving nations Bush : considers fighting terrorism the most important priority for freedom-loving nations Churchhill : had a little problem with the booze Bush : had a little problem with the booze Churchill : a bit overzealous with his approaches to defeating facism and communism.
Preferd to involve british forces in a new front in asia and quarantine growing communism in the area, shortly after defeating the axis powers. Bush : Involved weary US forces in a new front to fight terrorism (questionable linkage between iraq/terrorism) shortly after the defeat (questionable) of taliban in afganistan. This is the paralell that will soon come to fruition if (hopefully) history repeats itself: Churchill : overwelmingly voted out of office in 1945 after expressing interest in involving British troops in the asian front and a bitty comment comparing the labour party to the nazi party.
Bush : hopefully, will be voted out of office. In conclusion : although, churchill has been idolized by historians as a champion of freedom (which he was), he was considered a war mongrel by 90% of the british public in 1945. Similarly, Bush might love freedom (when terrorists don't) but is considered a war mongrel by the majority of the American public in 2004.
This might be a hunch but I'm pretty certain that George W. Bush is not going down in history as one of the most revered leaders of our time. 
