George W. Bush is once again Person of the year for Time magazine. The article tone has changed, compared to it’s 2000 counterpart, as this is considered a failed presidency.
Time wrote “In the meantime, the lessons Bush draws from his victory are the ones that matter most. The man who in 2000 promised to unite and not divide now sounds as though he is prepared to leave as his second-term legacy the Death of Compromise. “I’ve got the will of the people at my back,” he said at the moment of victory. From here on out, bipartisanship means falling in line: “I’ll reach out to everyone who shares our goals.” Whatever spirit of cooperation that survives in his second term may have to be found among his opponents; he has made it clear he’s not about to change his mind as he takes on Social Security and the tax code in pursuit of his “ownership society.” So unfolds the strange and surprising and high-stakes decade of Bush.
For sharpening the debate until the choices bled, for reframing reality to match his design, for gambling his fortunes–and ours–on his faith in the power of leadership, George W. Bush is TIME’s 2004 Person of the Year”
The cover differs from the original one, as Bush is no longer looking at the reader, but to the side. This goes against what is usually seen for men on covers but could be used as a visualization for his term as president. No longer smiling as well, giving off a more masculine look.
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