President Bush sums up his legacy in one sentence.

by George Dienhart

Yahoo and the Politico held a joint online interview of President Bush. In the interview, he was asked about his low poll numbers. He answered, "Popularity is fleeting, principles are forever. This perfectly sums up Bush’s legacy as a man who was willing to make the hard decisions regardless of political fallout. He has made the choice that is right for the future of this nation, without regard to his legacy. This makes him the anti-Clinton. It seemed as though all of President Clinton’s decisions were based on polls and the Clinton’s perception of what the decision would do to hi legacy. This led the nation down a rough road. His decision to cut and run in Somalia and his reluctance to deal with bin Laden when given the opportunity are examples of Clinton putting his legacy ahead of the nations future. He put a ‘times are good” mentality ahead of making foreign policy decisions that may have proved unpopular to his constituents. Another example would be the war in Kosovo. His refusal to commit ground troops had a cost of thousands of lives.

In contrast, President Bush has confronted our enemies, knowing that it would cost him popularity. The difference between the two men obviously extends past what goes on in the oval office when they are in the company of interns…