The Jacobins

Two presidents decided it was their job to spread Democracy to the known universe. One was Woodrow Wilson and the other was George W. Bush. Each believed that a democratized world would lessen the chance of war. At home, each pushed liberal reform agendas, were accused of violating civil liberties, and left office unpopular. Wilson is generally considered a good president. It will take twenty plus years for the final word on George W. Bush. However, if Wilson was a good president, then quite frankly Bush was as well. If Bush was a failure, then so was Wilson. Their records are too similar for it to be any other way.