BRAD REED
The 10 Most Awesomely Bad Moments of the Bush Presidency alternet.org — There are entirely too many of them; almost too painful to remember, and entirely too hard to forget. But history demands that we at least make the effort. So, here is a short version of our long national nightmare.

ANDREW J. BACEVICH
What Bush Hath Wrought boston.com — Few Americans will mourn George W. Bush's departure from office. Democrats and Republicans alike are counting the days until the inauguration of a new president will wipe the slate clean. Yet in crucial respects, the Bush era will not end Jan. 20, 2009. The administration's many failures, especially those related to Iraq, mask a considerable legacy.

EUGENE ROBINSON
Bush's Loose Ends truthdig.com — George W. Bush's presidency seems exhausted and irrelevant, but that's a dangerous illusion. The Decider remains in command of the world's most advanced and powerful military force, and he has just a few months to tie up what he might consider loose ends.

RICK PERLSTEIN
Cheney's Greatest Hits! Earlier, I wrote about how "tactically speaking the party of conservatism is more the heir to Watergate than it is to Goldwater." Here's a little tidbit from the archives dug up by Sean Wilentz in his new book.