Worst Ever?

This is bigger than it seems. Eric Foner is a truly brilliant historian and quite possibly my favorite. His book on Reconstruction has almost single-handedly shifted the way people think about America in the past and in the present. I studied under some of his acolytes at the big H. For him to write this is huge.

Although somewhat to the left, he's respected by people across the spectrum. This is a major statement coming from a man of his seriousness. The Michael Moore comparisons will not stand.

I'm not sure I disagree. I've mentioned this to friends in the last couple of weeks. I've always thought that people who thought he was the worst ever were blowhards and stupid. Now, I'm scared to say that I've come to the same conclusion. I think the failure in Iraq the last couple of months has really hit home, as has the way in which he exploited a great nation in its time of weakness and vulnerability to call upon our darker angels to hold on to political power and demonize the opposition, dividing us when we should have been united.

And then today comes this. Read it. Look at the pictures. And ask yourself how we came to this point.