Dubya’s 'Decisions'

I WAS going to post something on former President George W. Bush's new memoir "Decision Points." But Time columnist Joe Klein pretty much sums up what I had to say:

He wrote in his column:

“As I read on, trapped in the sketchy carelessness of this presidency, I was surprised by how angry I didn't become. For me, at least, weariness has replaced anger. Bush's was an exhausting presidency that will, I suspect, be remembered more for its waste — of time, lives, money, moral standing and economic strength — than for anything else. We have survived nearly a decade now since Sept. 11, and the cataclysmic events of that day have receded, not just in memory but in importance, compared with the global economic changes and Wall Street sociopathy that together challenge America's future pre-eminence. We have not been successfully attacked since, a matter of luck and skill. We do have Bush to thank, in part, for that — but far too much testosterone was spent kicking irrelevant butts and landing, breathless with self-regard, on carrier decks to celebrate victories that were Pyrrhic at best. We struggle to recover from the thoughtless carnage of his tenure.”

Like Klein, my own anger toward Bush has oddly subsided to the vanishing point. I suppose I’ll have a thing or two more to say about Mr. Bush. But I’m in no hurry and he can wait.