Do you really think Bush sucks?

[Taliesin]

On the other hand, he is a suave and temperate diplomat, especially when talking to Europeans. (In this case, Luxembourg's Prime Minister.)

"In terms of your Prime Minister, he's a -- interesting guy. He's a lot of fun to be around. He promotes, uhh, serious business in a, in a, in a way that, uhh, endears himself to people. And so, uhh, I think his presidency has been an important presidency for the EU during difficult times, and he's handled it well. And, umm, I was gonna say he's a piece of work, but that might not translate too well. Is that all right, if I call you a piece of work?"

 

[blindside]

I was alive during Watergate, still Bush is pushing Nixon for the title of worst president of my lifetime. He is certainly far less competent than Nixon though incompetence wasn't Nixon's issue.

I really disliked Reagan when he was president and still don't think highly of him. I would trade him for Bush in a second though.

And Reagan was a much better speaker. I remember ESPN playing a short clip, when he died, of him talking about how he would have loved to be a sportscaster. There was something so amazing and inspiring about that.

 

[BasketCase]

Bush's problem is entirely with his public image.

Bush hasn't actually handled the Katrina disaster any differently than other presidents have handled earthquakes or the L.A. Riot or other hurricanes. He's not unique in launching unprovoked wars against other countries (Panama, Haiti, Yugoslavia, etc--making a special effort to avoid the I-word here).

Anyway, my vote in this poll was the same as my vote in the 2004 election--I didn't bother to cast one.

 

[GenMarshall]

Bush defenately sucks on my book. Unfortunately, how can 51% of the Americans be so blind in Bush's supidity? Its the end of the world .

 

[The Yankee]

Bush's problem is entirely with his public image.

Bush hasn't actually handled the Katrina disaster any differently than other presidents have handled earthquakes or the L.A. Riot or other hurricanes. He's not unique in launching unprovoked wars against other countries (Panama, Haiti, Yugoslavia, etc--making a special effort to avoid the I-word here).

Anyway, my vote in this poll was the same as my vote in the 2004 election--I didn't bother to cast one.

And ya know, a lot of people on the other side bashed Clinton for Yugoslavia...and Sudan....and Afghanistan. People...

Though why not cast one? Maybe I don't check every thread but you seem to defend this guy often enough...could have voted for him.

 

[Ramius75]

If America is on a decline from superpower, bush will be the turning point.

His foriegn policy is the worse of all the presidents, alienated the whole of europe(except Blair(what is he thinking anyway)), Causing massive deficits, invaded 2 countries (thou afganistan had it coming, Iraq is controvosial), Divided American population, allowing China, Russia, India and most other countries to catch up with USA (In Economy, military and soft power), bad leadership in all aspect, bad enviroment ideas, religious fundamentalist and many more...

Its America's Lost to have him.

 

[Gr3yL3gion]

Bush is good for the rest of the world. He make us realize that we can't rely on American's leadership all the time.

 

[ligertiger]

Bush defenately sucks on my book. Unfortunately, how can 51% of the Americans be so blind in Bush's supidity? Its the end of the world .

That's where you're wrong. 51% of the people who actually voted support him.

 

[strategycat]

Do you really think Bush sucks?

Does Dolly Parton sleep on her back?

 

[BasketCase]

And ya know, a lot of people on the other side bashed Clinton for Yugoslavia...and Sudan....and Afghanistan. People...

Well then, you'll be relieved to know I didn't bash Clinton for any of the above. Ain't it great to have a friend like me.

Though why not cast one? Maybe I don't check every thread but you seem to defend this guy often enough...could have voted for him.

I defend Bush in the sense that he hasn't done anything other U.S. Presidents haven't done. His problem is entirely with his public image--and I don't give a flying smiley about public image. The only evil thing Bush Jr. did was pronounce it "nucular" instead of "nuclear"--that just drives me completely crazy.

 

[newfangle]

I was the only vote (thus far) comparing Bush to FDR. That is, Bush is an economic retardate.

 

[The Yankee]

I defend Bush in the sense that he hasn't done anything other U.S. Presidents haven't done. His problem is entirely with his public image--and I don't give a flying smiley about public image. The only evil thing Bush Jr. did was pronounce it "nucular" instead of "nuclear"--that just drives me completely crazy.

And American Presidents have done lots of things...you're covering a wide spectrum there!

 

[luiz]

Bush sucks.
I wouldn't say he was the worst american preseident of the century, though.

 

[Civlord]

I was the only vote (thus far) comparing Bush to FDR. That is, Bush is an economic retardate.

Yeah, do you know. Sarcasm... Carter, Reagan... All economic retardates, but FDR and the New Deal succeded in building a strong economy and preparing America for WWII. Two decades of prosperity followed, you know... This had just to be done by an economic retardate...

 

[BasketCase]

And American Presidents have done lots of things...you're covering a wide spectrum there!

Exactamundo, bro. This particular President does exactly one of them (the I-word pops up here), and the whole world is suddenly up in arms. When a previous President invaded Panama (and let's be clear on something--Panama was NO threat to the U.S. at all) the rest of the world DIDN'T CARE. Maybe because other nations didn't feel their oil supply was in danger.

 

[newfangle]

Yeah, do you know. Sarcasm... Carter, Reagan... All economic retardates, but FDR and the New Deal succeded in building a strong economy and preparing America for WWII. Two decades of prosperity followed, you know... This had just to be done by an economic retardate...

That's an economic fallacy typically perpetuated by high school students with little grasp of macroeconomics. Rest assured, the economic boom in the United States was due to a particular event taking place in 1941.

As for FDR, well, he did a great job extending the depression longer than necessary.

 

[Civlord]

Without FDR, and with a president like Hoover, I doubt the US would be ready for WWII. I even doubt they would win the war. The true economic retardate was Hoover, followed by Carter and Reagan.

 

[Godwynn]

Bush is pretty sucktastic, but Kerry would have been craptacular.

 

[cgannon64]

I try to be an apologist for Bush, since they are so few and far between, but I can't say that I love him. His administration, I think, came at a really important time and I think their reaction to the politics of the moment have been mediocre and a little idealistic, but I can't see a better reaction. I hope he is vindicated by future events, not so that I or anyone else will feel right about him, but because his entire Presidency seems to have been a gamble that could pay off greatly. If the gamble goes badly, I don't think it will be catastrophic, though.

It's far too early to see the effects of his Presidency, so putting him as the worst president ever is just silly.

EDIT: Honestly though, consider his opponents. Gore with a bullhorn at ground zero? Gore invading Afgahnistan? Gore hunting down the terrorists? Or Kerry solving the problem in Iraq? Doing what, exactly?

 

[The Yankee]

Gore wouldn't invade Afghanistan? It didn't take a genius to figure out the Taliban and bin Laden were behind it.