Dub Steps
In his essay citing recent works that explore the life of George W. Bush and family [“Miss Him Yet?,” October 2020], SMU history professor Andrew R. Graybill shows no interest in primary sources about a subject he professes to know a lot about. Citing various books and a documentary, he quotes journalists, talking heads, and a novelist about the Iraq “debacle” and the “false pretexts” that sent the country to war. None of these sources had direct experience. Yet, when he had the opportunity to take in firsthand accounts of soldiers who actually fought in the war, which accompanied their portraits, painted by the president who made the decision to send them, Graybill didn’t find time to see the exhibit. “Portraits of Courage,” on display at the university’s George W. Bush Library for seven months, wasn’t worth a walk across campus to the professor because it “aroused a state of cognitive dissonance in [him].” Can these be the words of a serious edu
economic numbers. carl cameron with more from governor romney, and first to wendell lib at the white house, and the president says, what is he saying, exactly? we don t need so much more? reporter: he says we have no choice of getting our economic house in order but we have a choice of how to do so. both trying to make the case the election is about two different economic prescriptions with mr. obama insisting obama has failed and the president says romney s prescription is the george w. bush committee is what got us in trouble in the first place. with democrats and republicans in congress unable to compromise, he said voters have to make a choice. what is holding us back is a stalemate in washington between two fundamental different views of which direction america should take. and this election is your chance