Bush's 'what ifs'

George W. Bush made it clear during his final presidential news conference Monday that he wants to be remembered as a decisive president who followed his convictions about the best way to protect and strengthen his country, even though they were often unpopular with "some of the writers and the, you know, opiners and all that." Unfortunately, Bush still doesn't recognize that holding firm beliefs and sticking to them aren't nearly as important as being right.

January 13, 2009