Could this be George Bush's legacy? Yesterday was better than tomorrow

[AndyA]

will be? Today, out of the blue, I had two people tell me they "seem to spend a lot of time looking back, because there doesn't seem to be much to look forward to these days." They both chalked it up to their age, which would be mid-40s to early 50s. Could be a mid-life crisis, I suppose, but they seem to be pretty well adjusted.

They lamented the things they knew as kids growing up that their kids would never see or experience, and made the observation that despite technology the world today just doesn't seem to be as interesting.

Both commented how the world is less safe today, and how they worry about their kids when they're at school. One observed that his Mom used to never worry about him when he was at school, and that she sure wouldn't have that sense of security today.

Neither of these people seem like they were depressed, just somewhat resigned to the fact that things have changed a lot since they were kids, and that many of those changes were not for the better, in their opinion.

I've found myself thinking back to when I was younger as well, and wishing I'd appreciated what I had then more than I did. Could this is a sign of the times, and a reflection of the current leadership in this country? How many others feel this way?

Ultimately, I wonder if this may be George Bush's legacy, whether he likes it or not. Bush may be remembered as the President who made Americans feel our history was better than our future could ever be.

[pagerbear]

1. Many of the same dangers were there in the good old days.

It's just that they weren't shoved down people's throats as entertainment.

[LSparkle]

2. We weren't being encouraged to be AFRAID in the "good old days"

As long as this administration sees FEAR as its most effective political weapon, we'll all be looking backward and not toward the future.

Land of the free and home of the BRAVE my ass ... Not as long as these fear-mongerers are in power.

[mascale]

3. The Future Once "Pre-Emptive War" Is What Is Now Called "Yesterday"

Ever since the Elder Bush complained about "The Vision Thing," the Republicans have been plagued with a notable lack of ability of suggesting that Americans look forward to much of anything.

So instead the Republicans sent Americans out looking for basis for "Pre-emptive Wars" aplenty: Which is now your "Yesterday Thing."

Anyone might say that the Republicans have had several years of trouble with getting anyone to look forward to much of anything in the first place. Anyone might further remark that it has finally become so bad that now the Republicans have left nothing to look back on since it was all pre-emptive horror-basis for war to begin with.

The Olmert regime in Tel Aviv created the disaster of a pre-emptive war for Israel, and now looking back, many Israelis are none to happy with having to have to look back on any of that after all.

The phony "War On Terrorism" was created by 19 dead no-accounts one September morning. Now there is an entire "ideology" alleged of 900 mil. believers labled "facist" as the outcome of whatever it was the Republicans actually thought they were doing to contain the original dead nineteen in the first place! Just like in Israel, what was actually just a police matter has become all those years that many are none to happy with having-to-have-to-look-back-on-any-of-that-after-all.

The nineteen dead are what anyone should recall as the no-basis of the "Just Pre-emptive War" that motivated the Republican policy and wars in the first place: Just like in Israel.

And so anyone is reminded that "The Vision Thing" has never been a Bush Family or a Republican strong suit: And even ever since Lincoln thought he was freeing the slaves, able to work for a wage income, when allowed.