Liberals Ignore Recent History    First off, I am not an
apologist or a booster for George W. Bush and his presidency.  I
do believe that, like Truman, he will be treated better by the
history writers of the future than the pundits of today portray
him.  The eggheaded liberal commentators sit in their ivory
towers and pontificate on his shortcomings.  Admittedly, there
were several goofs along the way.  I count the nomination of
Harriet Meiers to the Supreme Court and his initial reaction to
Hurricane Katrina as two big ones.  I initially was against the
war in Iraq for three reasons.  First, the more immediate threat
was from al-Queda, bin Laden, the Taliban, and Afghanistan. 
Finishing the job there would have been better.  Second, the
“shock and awe” was followed by the chaos and violence that
ensued.  It appeared as if Bush and Rumsfeld knew how to win a
war but not the peace because they had no plan.  Perhaps, they
seriously underestimated the sectarian factors.  Third, I always
thought that a more cost-