Good riddance?

There is a lively and informative review of a new book on the Bush presidency in today’s Sunday Times culture section by ex-British ambassador to the US Christopher Meyer.

Meyer writes of Jacob Weisberg’s “The Bush Tragedy: The Unmaking of a President”:

“Weisberg is a veteran commentator on American politics; he has published several editions of “Bushisms”, the president’s verbal infelicities; and he is now the editor of Slate, the widely read online political magazine. With these credentials — and the book’s title — nobody should expect Weisberg to do Bush many favours; he is, accordingly, unsparing in his criticism of what he considers a hopelessly failed presidency. But The Bush Tragedy is far more than just another anti-Bush tirade by a liberal Democrat. Weisberg regards the president as neither the idiot of European caricature nor the pawn of his advisers.”

The book can be purchased from Amazon here:

The Bush Tragedy

With Half Term in mind I’ve already placed my order!