The other day I linked to a Matt Yglesias post describing how those who want to pretend conservatism had nothing to do with the massive GOP defeats of the last two years will circle their wagons around the fact that Bush wasn’t one of them, even though he most assuredly is one of them. I fully agree with that fact but added such a notion ignores those who could care less about conservatism or even have a clue what “movement conservatism” even is and still decree Bush to be a great president right now and will be justly redeemed by history for the later generations. I’d have to say I’m pretty dead on with my addendum.

Kent Says:

Good, decent, reasonable, patriotic Americans know and understand that President Bush is a great man who did great things.

The ignorant haters don't matter as far as I'm concerned.
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Kent Says:

I get your point Andrew and it's a good one. But maybe I've just ceased to care. As you said, fair/unfair, I know in my heart and in my mind that President Bush did his best.

Now, that's not to say that he didn't screw the pooch on some things, (More on that January 20, look for it) but all in all, he's done a great job.

Let's just say for the time being that I place President Bush in a category with President Reagan. Different men, different times to be sure, but men of good moral character who placed the country above everything else.

That -- and that alone -- makes a President great.

Only "good," "decent," "reasonable," and don't forget "patriotic" Americans know Bush is a great president. If you do not believe Bush to be a great president you are obviously a "hater" and "ignorant." This is what I was referring to when I said there are people right now who already believe Bush to be great and need not wait for history to redeem him. This is "movement conservatism's" final remnants. It is what I commonly refer to as the Republican Fantasy World. Contrary to Yglesias' post, these people don't have to circle the wagons to defend conservatism. They live in a world void of any reasoning or of any knowledge of what conservatism even is. They merely want to talk tough and macho and question anyone's patriotism who doesn't live in their Fantasy World. Really, the whole comment section sums up completely the point I'm trying to make.