I'll offer no argument against, dianavan.
I watched the "Queen" the other day, which is based on the time soon after he entered office, and I thought: What would he think now, watching "himself" as it were, in happier times, full of hope and promises, when his stock was running high... And look at him now. Not that I feel sorry for him, he earned his downfall, but I almost blushed on his behalf.