samedi 1 décembre 2018

George H.W. Bush: la part d'ombre du bilan


Si les éloges fusent depuis l'annonce du décès de l'ancien président, il faut malgré tout rappeler les zones ombrageuses de sa longue carrière.

 "In the case of George Bush, this balancing act means acknowledging not only his positive qualities and achievements—as so many news outlets have already copiously done—but also what may have been his defining political hallmark: his cynicism. From his opportunistic criticism of the 1964 Civil Right Act, to his 1980 election season embrace of supply-side economics and anti-abortion politics, to his last act as president—pardoning many of the Iran Contra crew in order to protect himself—there was a recurring tendency to place short-term gain above longstanding values."

  https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/12/01/george-hw-bush-legacy-222730

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