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Was George W Bush a good president?[W:439:621]

Was George W Bush a good president?


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Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

The polls are overwhelmingly negative. But you got to agree that the GOP under Bush Jr was good at foreign diplomacy also.

Lol what? The Bush administration appointed John Bolton as ambassador to the UN. That ALONE makes the W. White House dreadful-with-a-capital-D at diplomacy.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

The economic collapse was culmination of the failed bush policies. Giving tax cuts to the rich, bushcare, no child left behind, giving subprime loans to minimum wage workers, lack of regulation, two failed wars, and the list goes on. Undeniably the worst president in american history. Not even close.

LOL !!

No you're very wrong.

Housing under Bush shot up only 1 percent, and a fraction of that was Sub-Prime.

The vast majority of worthless loans were made under Clinton as Housing shot up from 63 percent in 1993 to 68 percent in 2000.

Tax cuts were extended out to everyonex not just " the rich" amd are you seriously STILL blaming Bush 6 years into a Progressives Presidents term ?
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

His supreme court picks were the two best in modern history

I would have agreed with you prior to the ACA ruling, however, Roberts proved to be a man more interested in the public opinion of the court rather than the rule of law. He failed miserably in that ruling and will likely never recover from it.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

I don't understand how someone could put Bush and Carter in the same boat.

As to the question, I think that Bush was a simpleton and the neocons (Cheney's gang) played him like a fiddle. Kind of sad that Bush got taken advantage of like that, but he chose his fate.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

GWB overall, was awful.

I don't consider myself "left" or "right".

I don't vote for D's or R's. I find them all to be loathsome creatures.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

I don't understand how someone could put Bush and Carter in the same boat.

As to the question, I think that Bush was a simpleton and the neocons (Cheney's gang) played him like a fiddle. Kind of sad that Bush got taken advantage of like that, but he chose his fate.

Carter was incompetent, Bush wasn't.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

Carter was incompetent, Bush wasn't.

Whatever your opinion of Carter is, Bush was not a bright man, and actively surrounded himself with malevolent influences. Carter didn't.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

I amjust an American,so I could not vote according to the various categories listed.

As an American, I was embarrassed to have such an obviously simple-minded man as president. I hated Nixon back in the day,but at least I respected his intelligence.
 
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Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

I don't think he was a very good president because of the bail-outs and, of course, the wars. I remember thinking when it was announced that we would be going in to invade Iraq, and I wondered, why Iraq? :confused: However, I can't ignore the fact that we had just suffered from one of the biggest attacks ever on our soil, and we were QUITE pissed off at that time.
 
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Whatever your opinion of Carter is, Bush was not a bright man, and actively surrounded himself with malevolent influences. Carter didn't.


You have no idea whether or not " Bush was a bright man "

You just bought into the Democrats false narratives that portrayed their primary political opponent as a stupid hick.

You know who's not " bright " ?

Obama, Hillary, Carter, and the millions of Americans who equated plattitudes and bumper sticker slogans to Presidential qualifications.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

I don't think he was a very good president because of the bail-outs and, of course, the wars. I remember thinking when it was announced that we would be going in to invade Iraq, and I wondered, why Iraq? :confused: However, I can't ignore the fact that we had just suffered from one of the biggest attacks ever on our soil, and we were QUITE pissed off at that time.

And here's where malevolence comes in. The necons knew America was pissed, knew Iraq had nothing to do with it, and conflated Iraq with 9/11 in order to gain support for the invasion.

The notion that the Bush Admin was simply a victim of faulty intelligence is a canard. They used intelligence they knew was faulty or flatout incorrect.

This is why I get angry/frustrated when Obama is pestered with scandal dandruff like Benghazi. So he changed some talking points? Maybe? Holy crap is that small potatoes.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

You have no idea whether or not " Bush was a bright man "

You just bought into the Democrats false narratives that portrayed their primary political opponent as a stupid hick.

You know who's not " bright " ?

Obama, Hillary, Carter, and the millions of Americans who equated plattitudes and bumper sticker slogans to Presidential qualifications.

SHORTER: Republicans good, Democrats bad.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

I amjust an American,so I could not vote according to the various categories listed.

As an American, I was embarrassed to have such an obviously simple-minded man as president. I hated Nixon back in the day,but at least I respected his intelligence.

As a American I'm embarrassed that there are so many simple minded and easily influenced people in my Country.

Who allowed themselves to be influemced by Partissn Democrat narratives.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

As a American I'm embarrassed that there are so many simple minded and easily influenced people in my Country.

Who allowed themselves to be influemced by Partissn Democrat narratives.

If I said I can't stand Carter, either, I'm sure you would be singing quite the different tune.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

SHORTER: Republicans good, Democrats bad.

No, Democrats spent 8 years beating up on Bush and Millions of easily manipulated and entertained Americans bought into their false narratives.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

And here's where malevolence comes in. The necons knew America was pissed, knew Iraq had nothing to do with it, and conflated Iraq with 9/11 in order to gain support for the invasion.

The notion that the Bush Admin was simply a victim of faulty intelligence is a canard. They used intelligence they knew was faulty or flatout incorrect.

This is why I get angry/frustrated when Obama is pestered with scandal dandruff like Benghazi. So he changed some talking points? Maybe? Holy crap is that small potatoes.

I disagree that it's "small potatoes." Everything the president does has an effect. I can understand your frustration with the Bush administration, but that is HISTORY now. There is not a thing you can do to change it. We have to concentrate on the current and the future. This is why continually bringing up George Bush's presidency is just kind of pointless.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

No, Democrats spent 8 years beating up on Bush and Millions of easily manipulated and entertained Americans bought into their false narratives.

Mkay.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

his diplomacy was " today l talked to god and l am declaring crusade against the muslim world "

If God tells you something, you have to do it. Surely you understand. What if God told you to do something, would you do it? or would you tell God to shut up?
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

No. The Iraq war was unnecessary and did incalculable damage to the United States
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

I disagree that it's "small potatoes." Everything the president does has an effect. I can understand your frustration with the Bush administration, but that is HISTORY now. There is not a thing you can do to change it. We have to concentrate on the current and the future. This is why continually bringing up George Bush's presidency is just kind of pointless.

It's not pointless. It shows the hypocrisy of both the Right and the so-called moderate Centre. Bush lies and lies and lies (over the course of years), costing 4000+ American troops and over a trillion in American treasure. Obama might have possibly... maybe... incorrectly conflated a terrorist attack with a Youtube video.

The same people who lied (about the invasion) are trying to get back into power.

That's relevant.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

Overall I think he was one of the better presidents we've had in a while.

He was dealt a lousy hand but those are the breaks when you run for POTUS, I guess.
 
Re: Was George W Bush a good president?

If God tells you something, you have to do it. Surely you understand. What if God told you to do something, would you do it? or would you tell God to shut up?

If voices in your head are telling you to do something, then you're a crazy person.
 
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