If he is to have any sort of durable legacy on pocketbook issues and if Democrats are to avoid a rout in the 2014 mid-term elections, Obama has to do better.
And the separatism and division that emerged as one of the most durable legacies of 1989 has had worrying political consequences, rehabilitating the reputations of interwar dictators like Poland's Marshal Pilsudski, Slovakia's Josef Tiso and Hungary's Admiral Horthy.
Among the only durable legacies of the Bush presidency are the twin fears that Mr. Rove relentlessly pushed on his client's behalf: fear of terrorism and fear of gays.
"The bench is a symbol of the vitality of these seniors and their culture, and is a durable legacy for the future," project developer Lauren W. Deutsch said.
They discuss the Ayatollah Khomeini's worldview--including his view of the United States as 'the Great Satan'--and his remarkably durable legacy, which has animated decades of Iranian policies even when such policies are detrimental to the country's other stated national interests.
And yet the most durable legacy has to do with the more distant future, and the disappearance of an illusion about our loved ones, particularly our children.
The Muslims in the southern islands resisted Spanish rule up to the 19th century, but Islām was weak in Luzon and the northern islands, and Legazpi and his chaplain, Andrés de Urdaneta, were able to lay the foundations for the conversion of the people to Christianity, which proved their most durable legacy.
The longevity, racing successes and hot-rodder appeal of the first-generation, small-block V-8 — a high-revving 195-horsepower replacement for the tepid in-line 6 that had served the Corvette since its 1953 debut — created a durable legacy.
And the durable, dubious legacy of French rock 'n' roll is represented by Roberto Piazza, perhaps slightly better known as Little Bob.
