Commentary

The Vindication of George W. Bush

By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, January 03 2013

“I just wanted to thank so many on the other side after all these years, for finally acknowledging publicly that ninety-eight percent of the Bush tax cuts helped the middle class.”
~Representative Louis Gohmert (R-Texas) Even in the wake of Barack Obama’s re-election, events vindicate the man whom he distastefully scapegoats: George W. Bush. Consider first this week’s “fiscal cliff” stalemate. Since November, liberals have claimed a sweeping ideological mandate, a validation of their political agenda, at least insofar…

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