President Bush's Mess

[Andy A]

I don't think you're interpreting that correctly. He drew a distinction between failures and disappointments. Disappointments in his view were cases where the system he relied on broke down. For example he considered Abu Garib a disappointment, e.g. the military failed to uphold moral values in handling of prisoners. He viewed these cases as situations where the system failed, events that were out of his control.

I liked what he had to say about the vacations and getting the security briefings. People don't realize what a stressful job Presidents have. Imagine waking up every morning for 8 years and reading over a document detailing a set of 'what ifs' and 'maybes' as to what could go wrong. I wouldn't want that job. No wonder they age so much during office.

All in all a very open, lengthy, and revealing press conference. I'm looking forward to his first book.

I, also, thought it was an insightful press conference. If you didn't listen to what he was saying with an open mind and as you said, draw the distinction between failures and disappointments you could not appreciate the points he was trying to make. Did he make mistakes, yes. Does he readily admit to some of them, no. Are there some things he does not see as mistakes but others do, yes. In other words your perceived opinion of Bush stems from your friends, your observations and what you read regarding his actions as POTUS. I don't mean to be an apologist for Bush but in many cases he takes a bum rap for many of his policies and decisions. That being said, so does every President. We all have different points of view regarding the operations of our government. May we always be allowed that this be so.

 

[Bob]

I am disappointed that I voted for a failure.

 

[scooterbug44]

Once again his lack of verbal skills and massive understatements amaze me.

Don't get me started on what I am 'disappointed' by - hint, it isn't failing to find the justification for a war that create millions of refugees and 100,000 dead.

Just a few more days before Sr. cranial-rectal inversion goes buh-bye!

 

[shellak]

bush's last press conference today

okay, i admit this may be a bit off topic but i have to post this:

some last bushisms at today's press conference:

he told the press "you may have mis-underestimated me". does he not know what "underestimate" means?????

he also stated that "President Obama is fixin' to do this".

just think if sara palin and bush had been on the same ticket........

now back to the topic...Bush basically destroyed everything he could and left a complete mess for President Obama. he would never admit he was wrong about anything and obviously, received some pretty poor advice or just wouldn't take any good advice. He was not a well-respected leader internationally so he probably couldn't accomplish much regarding the mideast issue, etc. i will give him credit for dealing with 911 pretty well. but, all in all, he is leaving this country much worse off than when he came into office. say what you want about bill clinton, but we were all better off.

 

[30ashopper]

okay, i admit this may be a bit off topic but i have to post this:

some last bushisms at today's press conference:

he told the press "you may have mis-underestimated me". does he not know what "underestimate" means?????

he also stated that "President Obama is fixin' to do this".

just think if sara palin and bush had been on the same ticket........

now back to the topic...Bush basically destroyed everything he could and left a complete mess for President Obama. he would never admit he was wrong about anything and obviously, received some pretty poor advice or just wouldn't take any good advice. He was not a well-respected leader internationally so he probably couldn't accomplish much regarding the mideast issue, etc. i will give him credit for dealing with 911 pretty well. but, all in all, he is leaving this country much worse off than when he came into office. say what you want about bill clinton, but we were all better off.

My portfolio of tech stock sure as heck wasn't doing any better than it is today. My job outlook as a software developer wasn't very promising (there were no jobs.) I still remember the market crash after 9/11, sitting on my couch for three weeks straight staring at CNN wondering what the hell happened to the world. All in all, we bounced back fairly quickly from something similar to what we are experiencing now.

It amazes me how short our memories are, how quickly we forget where we've been. In 8 years we will no doubt have forgotten about this little blip in our country's history as well.

 

[30ashopper]

Once again his lack of verbal skills and massive understatements amaze me.

Don't get me started on what I am 'disappointed' by - hint, it isn't failing to find the justification for a war that create millions of refugees and 100,000 dead.

Just a few more days before Sr. cranial-rectal inversion goes buh-bye!

Classy!

 

[traderx]

okay, i admit this may be a bit off topic but i have to post this:

some last bushisms at today's press conference:

he told the press "you may have mis-underestimated me". does he not know what "underestimate" means?????

he also stated that "President Obama is fixin' to do this".

just think if sara palin and bush had been on the same ticket........

now back to the topic...Bush basically destroyed everything he could and left a complete mess for President Obama. he would never admit he was wrong about anything and obviously, received some pretty poor advice or just wouldn't take any good advice. He was not a well-respected leader internationally so he probably couldn't accomplish much regarding the mideast issue, etc. i will give him credit for dealing with 911 pretty well. but, all in all, he is leaving this country much worse off than when he came into office. say what you want about bill clinton, but we were all better off.

What's wrong with that statement?

 

[full time]

Once again his lack of verbal skills and massive understatements amaze me.

Don't get me started on what I am 'disappointed' by - hint, it isn't failing to find the justification for a war that create millions of refugees and 100,000 dead.

Just a few more days before Sr. cranial-rectal inversion goes buh-bye!

Based upon the above post, the issue of one's verbal skills (or lack thereof) does not appear to be a matter over which you should be too critical.

 

[scooterbug44]

Sorry, forgot the "d" on "created". :roll:

 

[Andy A]

I am disappointed that I voted for a failure.

Don't be so hard on yourself. We all make what we consider mistakes.