Submitted by Max Abrahamson, Jul 15, 2007 04:32

There is an expression in Yiddish which in poor translation says that a visitor from afar sees more closely what is going on under the locals' noses.

As I sit in Johannesburg, South Africa and observe the American political scene, I have no doubt that history will prove George W Bush to be one of the great Presidents.

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