Legacy

Jonathan Rauch writes in the National Journal Magazine about perverse potential outcomes of the voting decisions we all get to make in the near future (if we have not made them already).

His most interesting point, among several, is the idea that an Obama victory would likely save Bush's legacy, just as Eisenhower saved Truman, by emphasizing his good policies and smothering the bad ones.

I'm captivated by that one. On the surface, it seems to have real merit. I can't wait to toss that one out for wider consideration tomorrow morning around the coffeepot.