re: #151 WindUpBird

I don’t think he was STUPIDstupid, I think he was not intellectually curious. He was dumb compared to Clinton. Clinton was a damn Rhodes scholar. Whatever people say about Clinton, he was terrifyingly smart, a real intellectual.

I agree with this assessment of Bush. I think for many my age knowing mostly Clinton (I was five and a half when HW left office and have little memory of him as president) that the contrast was sharp. Plus the many gaffes. I mean come on people even if you liked Bush you gotta admit the Bushisms were funny. Bidenisms amuse me too so I am equal opportunity.