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Posted in Uncategorized on 09/27/2009 06:04 am by admin

Leaf Carving

Should President George W Bush's image be added to Mount Rushmore once he leaves office?

Currently, there are 4 former Presidents who have their image carved into Mount Rushmore- George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).

Should the current President, George W Bush, be honoured when he leaves office by having his image added to the Mountain?

As Presidents have gone Bush is something of an enigma. He is loved and revered loyally and fiercely by about 30% of our population and utterly despised by another 30% of our population. The remaining 40% are somewhere in between disliking him intensely to not really having a strong opinion. He may have protected our country from a determined enemy or he may have squandered our capitol and reputation through un-justified warfare and corporate welfare. We, most of us, lack enough information to know for certain which he did. In a way he is similar to Lincoln since that president was also hated by as many of his countrymen as loved. I am not sure how history will remember George W. Bush but he has certainly left a mark. Perhaps Bush should have a place on Rushmore. Like the others on that mountain, he has left a mark on his nation with his time in office. I am not certain if it will be remembered as a good mark but only a fool would deny it is note worthy.