There's a palpable excitement that hangs in the air today, leftover from yesterday's historic election. But as everyone settles down from the long lines, bated breath, and eruptions of late night tears of joy, I can't help but reflect on one interesting bit of history that seems to have been passed over, and that's the legacy of George W. Bush.
For years people the world over have suggested that the Yalie from Midland would leave as his legacy a smoldering middle east, a crippled world economy, or the loss of the arctic ice caps and much of the world's bio-diversity.
What no one seems to have realized, or at least is talking about, is that George W. Bush's legacy very well may be that he made it possible for a Black man to be elected President of the United States of America.
Legacy Man
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I don't know, Seth. I've been receiving repeated assurances via email that it was my generous donations of $25 or more that made it possible for a black man to be elected President of the United States of America.
On the other hand, the same people who are telling me this still owe me a magnet and a t-shirt, so I don't know if they can be trusted.
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