American Spectator managing editor J.P. Freire will moderate a
debate Wednesday, sponsored by America’s Future Foundation, on the
topic of “The
Bush Legacy: Success or Failure?”:
With a small grace period following the September 11th
attacks, George W. Bush has been criticized from the right as being
one of America’s most disappointing presidents — and worse, not
the conservative he has claimed to be. On the other hand, many on
the right have also argued that Bush’s presidency is as good as it
gets, and the successes outweigh the failures, especially
considering the alternatives.
I would argue that the worst aspect of the Bush administration
(like his father’s administration) is that it has left a lot of
people confused as to what “conservative” means. Leaving aside
foreign policy entirely — and I suppose the GWOT is going to be
the chief topic of debate Wednesday — Bush sowed discord in
conversative ranks by pushing measures like No Child Left Behind
and amnesty for illegal aliens.
The debate begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Room 369 of the Rayburn
House Office Building, booze will be served at 6:30 p.m., and any
DC-area Tatorheads wishing to attend should contact Cindy@americasfuture.org (or
RSVP at the Facebook
page.)
