The Afterlife of George W. Bush

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Большая статья о сегодняшней жизни бывшего Президента США, Джорджа Буша-младшего.

Читал и, как-то, мне даже жалко его стало. По человечески — жалко.

Today, the mansion is in ruins—almost torched to the ground last June by an arsonist who still hasn’t been caught. And the Bush brand, once spoken of in the halls of the legislature with awe, is now a little like Lord Voldemort’s. “It is the name that shall not be spoken,” says Texas political consultant Bill Miller, who has worked with both Democrats and Republicans. “The emotional response from people is almost always negative, never positive. It’s a different time and a different deal.”

Earlier this year a state lawmaker from Waco, which is close to Bush’s ranch, proposed a bill praising the ex-president as a man who “lived each day with the safety and prosperity of his fellow citizens foremost in his mind; he took a principled stand on a wide range of issues of great importance to every American, and his tireless efforts will not soon be forgotten.” Further, the measure held that Bush should be lauded for his “new antiterrorism tools.”

Взято — отсюда.

Да, оставил Буш след в истории США. Все Президенты оставляют, конечно. Но он — особый след оставил.

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