八年功過，布殊總统為美國留下什麼?

當人們將其視點放在共和、民主兩黨的黨內初選之際，評論界己悄悄地為牛仔總統蓋棺定論。而以下這編文章最合筆者的心意:

By abjectly failing to compensate or cushion the "losers" from globalization -- whether by boosting safety nets, improving healthcare, or investing significant resources in education and training -- the Bush administration guaranteed a growing groundswell of political opposition to global trade.

And by failing to properly oversee financial markets, it provided an opportunity for foreign governments that may not share "American" values to become significant players in the heart of the global financial system. Talk about your legacies! The Bush administration not only may have crippled the Republican Party for a generation, but it also might have broken the free market! Whoops!

需則本人並不盡同意以上所有觀點，但個人認為殊仔總统是在美國短短數百年歷史中，將Buddy Cronyism發揮得最淋漓盡致的一位!