put down the crack pipe and back away slowly

i saw the column in the wapo but i refuse to link directly to it. and i thought king george was insane...........dang

Kristol's New Persuasion: Bush Will Be Seen As 'Successful' President

By E&P Staff

NEW YORK At least he was the first to admit that many may react with astonishment. William Kristol opened his Washington Post column on Sunday with: "I suppose I'll merely expose myself to harmless ridicule if I make the following assertion: George W. Bush's presidency will probably be a successful one."He explains: "Let's step back from the unnecessary mistakes and the self-inflicted wounds that have characterized the Bush administration. Let's look at the broad forest rather than the often unlovely trees. What do we see? First, no second terrorist attack on U.S. soil -- not something we could have taken for granted. Second, a strong economy -- also something that wasn't inevitable."And third, and most important, a war in Iraq that has been very difficult, but where -- despite some confusion engendered by an almost meaningless "benchmark" report last week -- we now seem to be on course to a successful outcome.".............