President Bush's unfortunate legacy

President Bush, nearing the end of a tumultuous reign, was stitching together a fine fabric of legacy, as to how we will know him 50 years from today. All that has come crashing down with one piece of footage which will be the calling card for all things Bush 43, not to mention the other videos flying around the internets and the intertubes rubber stamping his implied 'unintelligent' image.

The shoe throwing incident is highly unfortunate and should not have happened; it was not entirely pre-planned either: an article said that the journos were waiting for 4 hours and were expecting a press conference with only al Maliki... and then President Bush turned up and this enraged reporter showed his contempt for Bush by throwing his shoes at him.

I am particularly concerned, though a bit over the top, that the Secret Service were not the first to react - again, they were far away from the guy and everyone had been thoroughly frisked.

I feel very sad that future generations will begin their analysis of Bush with the shoe throwing, I sympathise with him.

Drawing positives from the clip: Bush reacted very quickly, al Maliki hardly flinched and tried to block the second throw; I appreciate Bush's composure after the incident, staying put.