Bush's Legacy

Here it is, courtesy of Digby, in a nice chart you should send to all your Republican friends:



And just in case you were thinking that there is a touch of reality in the president's world view, get this:

Fox News reporter Bret Baier "was granted unprecedented access by George W. Bush" to put together a one hour documentary that reflects back on his presidency. The documentary will air this Sunday night.

Baier previewed his documentary — "George W. Bush: Fighting to the Finish" — on Fox News this afternoon. He said that what surprised him from the interview was the President's repeated efforts to link himself to Abraham Lincoln:

We talked a lot about President Lincoln. And there's going to be a lot of people out there who watch this hour and say, is he trying to equate himself with Lincoln?

I tell you what — he thinks about Lincoln and the tough times that he had during the Civil War. 600,000 dead. The country essentially hated him when he was leaving office.

And the President reflects on that. This is a President who is really reflecting on his place in history.

Update: A number of readers have written in to point out how odd it is that Bush characterizes Lincoln as being hated when he was "leaving office," as if he doesn't know that Lincoln had actually just been reelected in a landslide, was despised only by those in the defeated south and was well ... shot.

Not that Baier is a twit or anything, but can you believe him delivering that little encomium with a straight face? Oh, wait -- this is Fox News.

Footnote: This bit from hilzoy seems right on point.