President Bush's Mess
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How are these instances (the videos you posted) a "mess" President George W. Bush has left our country in?
ok, i'll explain it like i'm a third grader. New Orleans is far from finished with it's recovery, if it will ever be finished. Although I cannot directly blame bush for causing the hurricane, his response was weak(at best) and as soon as the outcry died down, he was done with it. how about we send NOLA a couple of billion? Mess. resolution: open
9/11 - more incompetence. did he have knowledge of an impending attack against US soil? who knows? Did he respond like any other human you know when given the info? no. The whole thing is riddled with questions and no answers coming soon from the bush camp. This is still an open issue for many New Yorkers and anyone who lost a loved one. He's done with this too, I'm pretty sure. Mess. Resolution: are you kidding me?
War- Which one would you like me to address?? Let's go with a simple one; War on terror. Seriously? We're no more safe then we were on 9/10. Our borders and control points are a joke. DHS and all it's power/control/whatever you want to call it have only made it more of an irritation to fly commercial. Mess. Resolution: please.
These are only three, the financial crisis, our standing in the eyes of the rest of the world, no child left behind, torture......... bush and his business partners had a great 8 years. what about the rest of us? he will be costing us money for as long as he, and his wife, and his children are alive. he can't disappear fast enough. yes, we can spread the blame around as far and wide as we care to. but guess who was at the head of the table? the decider
Why is it the Federal Government's responsibility to rebuild New Orleans?
Conspiracy theories aside, we were attacked, and went to war within a month and a half. After a year of destroying the enemy the war and rebuilding effort was turned over to NATO to manage at the behest of the U.N.. Granted Iraq took away resources, but I fail to see how he mishandled this in any way shape or form. Quite the contrary, he handled it extremely well. God forbid All Gore was in his shoes, we probably would have responded by bombing a milk factory or two.
Data to back that claim up please?
Largely because Democrats and unions block the legislation to secure them.
No arguments there, it should have remained private. Creating yet another Government boondoggle did not solve the problem, it made it worse.
The financial crisis was OUR fault, not Bush's. I know you think it's the responsibility of government to take us by the hand and lead down the road of prosperity, protecting us all the way from our own silly mistakes. I disagree. So I don't fault Bush one iota on the financial crisis. This is an ideological difference, so there's not much chance we'll change each other's opinion. Just bear in mind there are those out there who completely disagree with you on this point.
Torture - Aside from what happened at Abu Ghraib (for which those responsible should roast), I still haven't seen any solid evidence of this.
International standing - Another ideological difference. We carry the rest of the world on our backs, and China carries us on theirs. We will always be the whipping boy as long as we are number one. Such is life. I'm not about to start apologizing for working toward our own self interests, that's what everyone else is doing, so why shouldn't we do the same? Granted, Id be all for a good dose of isolationism right now, but we wont see it. Both Dems and Reps like to throw their weight around the world, just in different ways.
Good! Neither am I! I suggest we all stop because half of us (including me) don't know what we are talking about or do not have the time or the space to verify what we think and the other half really doesn't care.wow. have you checked out his approval ratings lately? I would think that most Americans feel there is quite a mess and they are not happy with the direction of this country. you can search this board and find many threads on this subject if you need a better understanding. have you googled "mess left by Bush"?
Bush was incompetent, and the result of his administration was no more and no less than what I and many had expected. but, its over. thankfully. I'm not interested in thinking about it or analyzing it one more day.
I'm with you scooty.
Bush's brief but high approval rating declined throughout his presidency, ending in an historic low (23% I believe). If you think a president's approval rating of his performance is not relevant, then why do you want to hear anyone's opinions on his performance?
maybe you should tell us how you think President Bush has performed over the last 8 years. that would be much more to the point. since there are those who do approve of his performance, it would be much more interesting to hear and understand that viewpoint. seriously.
of course we all come from so many different perspectives. there is no "code". just fact, opinion, philosophy, and exchange of ideas.
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Approval rating for Congress is also at an all time low. It takes two (actually three) to Tango in our government. The American people have had enough and that is one reason Mr. Obama will be sworn in on January 20, 2009. If I was a member of Congress, I'd be dancing fast if I was up for reelection. IJS.
good point.
leadership. leadership. leadership. its what we are desperately waiting for.