That is the central nature of the four Presidents who appear on Mount Rushmore. That is the central nature of all the Presidents other than those, who would merit inclusion if the monument were to expand.
George Bush is also a "good man." None of the Democrats now trying to take is place are "good men," nor can one "good man" be cobbled together from the lot of them, piece by piece. And yet, being a "good man" cannot be the basis of any campaign for office; it is an historical judgment that can only be made in the fullness of time -- as Sullivan has just done concerning Reagan.
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