As tends to occur at this point in every second term presidency, speculation centers on a president's legacy--even though everyone in the administration denies that this is a concern.
After claiming that every president builds on the administrative achievements of their predecessors, Rove makes the following argument about what may be Bush's most enduring influence:
He said that the biggest Bush legacy will be what he terms the "Bush doctrine."Critics weigh in however and claim that his legacy will be marked more by increased polarization in politics.
It "says if you train a terrorist, harbor a terrorist, feed a terrorist, you
will be treated like a terrorist yourself. And then the corollary of that, which
is that we will not wait until dangers fully materialize before taking action."
We'll stay on this subject.