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Article: Saint George.(George Bush)
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- National Review
- Article date:
- May 18, 1998
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The press has changed its mind about George Bush -- for all the wrong reasons.
Mr. Moore is a contributing editor to NR.
Suddenly, George Bush -- the former President, not the son and would-be successor once removed -- is the darling of the media and the Washington establishment. In recent months liberals have decided that they badly misjudged Bush's Presidency. At this pace, he will soon soar above Jimmy Carter on the Left's list of "near great Presidents."
Why this urge to hang a halo over St. George's head? Because the budget is now balanced, and the story cries out for a hero. Or better yet, a martyr. Bush, whose tax betrayal in 1990 cost him the ...