The worst President ever?
Doubting Thomas offers her press veteran’s take on state of presidency
Dean of US press corps Helen Thomas calls Bush the worst president ever; here’s an excerpt: “She seemed to have sympathy and affection for everyone but George W. Bush, a man who she said is rising on a wave of 9-11 fear — fear of looking unpatriotic, fear of asking questions, just fear. “We have,†she said, “lost our way.â€Â
Thomas believes we have chosen to promote democracy with bombs instead of largess while Congress “defaults,†Democrats cower and a president controls all three branches of government in the name of corporations and the religious right.
As she signed my program, I joked, “You sound worried.†“This is the worst president ever,†she said. “He is the worst president in all of American history.†The woman who has known eight of them wasn’t joking.” [Blog Left]