Barack Obama is president because of George W. Bush.
George W. Bush looks better in hindsight because of Barack Obama.
And looking to 2012, the pendulum may swing again.
Looking at the 43rd and 44th American presidents right now, it is worth reflecting that it was only the unpopularity of Bush and all he represented that enabled someone as inexperienced and unproven as Obama to ascend to power.
By the same token, perhaps only a performance in office as myopic, self-absorbed and hubristic as that of Obama could have brought about a Bush rehabilitation so swiftly.
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