Why must you criticize him??

Question

Why do people go against what President Bush is doing??? he knows what is right for the country and his people. Support him he is the president and there is NOTHING you can do about it. So all you people against Bush I can care less for you. How do you call yourself an American if you don't support your own president?? I know there are people out there that agree with me and I would like to know if you if you agree with me . . . . . .

To be an American means to support our president in anything he does . . . Abe Lincoln summed it up best: A house divided against itself cannot stand. You don't have to agree, but you do have to follow, and by following you can make change.

supporting him has nothing to do with agreeing with him

Answer 1

The way I see it is this: If you don't like a president, don't vote for him in the next election. They're only there for a maximum of eight years, which isn't really all that long. Otherwise, put up with them. I didn't like Clinton, but I put up with him. I wouldn't have liked Kerry, but I again would have obeyed him. It's not about blind faith in your leadership, it's what's called a "government." Just because you don't *think* it should be illegal to drive 80 miles per hour in a residential zone doesn't mean you can. The same goes for doing what the president says. I think Abe Lincoln summed it up best: A house divided against itself cannot stand. You don't have to agree, but you do have to follow, and by following you can make change.

Another thing to remember: The loudest shouts are often the easiest to disregard.

Answer 2

Sorry, but I totally disagree. To be an American . one should be an informed, intelligent, independent thinker who supports the rights and responsibilities this nation was founded on. As an American, I refuse to blindly follow a leader whom I consider incompetent and ill-advised. I'm not a citizen of a dictatorship. I don't have to follow the leader just because he's the leader. I have a responsibility and a right as an American citizen to voice my opposition to policies that I feel are ethically, fiscally, and constitutionally detrimental to the common good of the citizens of this great country. What has this administration done for the middle class and working poor? Our lifeblood is being drained by the rich. Do you realize that the Administration calls the estate tax the death tax. Most Americans are too ill-informed to understand that they would NEVER come under this law in the first place. The President supports doing away with any tax on the estate of the super rich. The old law exempted the first million dollars from taxation and then taxed anything over that. Under the new proposal, there will be no taxation on multi-million
dollar estates. I don't know about you, but no one in my family had to worry about paying the so-called "death tax." I see nothing wrong with asking the super-rich to pay their fair share. This country was founded upon freedom of speech and a balance of power between the branches of government. We need a President who respects those principles. Did you know that not a single member of Congress has a son or daughter serving in Afghanistan or Iraq? I don't see Bush volunteering his girls for battle, do you?

Answer 3

Son, I'm a democrat who supports what President Bush is doing.

Dissent, disagreement, and even protest are American values.

Sedition isn't.

Some of my party don't know the difference. During President Clinton's terms of office, some seditious people called themselves "Republicans". Your distaste should be for ALL of them.

When they disagree, suck it up and trust in the system. It's a good one. It doesn't fall that easily.

If they spread unfounded rumors, treat the President (any President) as guilty until proven innocent, call him names, or undermine our country, then call their behavior, not them, "seditious". The are being seditious.

Some of us still know how to call a traitor a traitor. Some of us still recognize sedition even though it isn't illegal.

That doesn't make it good for us.

They have free speech. So do we. While I'm getting my party cleaned out of all the seditious lunatic fringe that have seeped in, you do the same, because I suspect you have a few left over from all the nonsense that was spewed at President Clinton. Together, we can help teach these people how to be American United States citizens FIRST, and political party members second.

Keep speaking up. Support free speech, including your own against sedition.

Answer 4

To an extent I agree. I support our going after Bin laden,and I support our troops no matter what, but part of our being a free country is the right to disagree. I for one support Bush and think he has tried to do the best he can with the cards he was dealt.It's not like he is actually the one calling all the shots for our country.He is just the one that gets all the blame. WE have A House of Reps,Senate,Congress. They are the ones that can put a stop to any decision they disagree with of his so to those who think Bush as a war monger--think again.

Answer 5

Does calling oneself an American mean supporting a bunch of self-serving hypocrites?

The funny thing about speaking up against Bush is that he is not the mover and shaker on the team. He is not smart enough to lead. He is only clever enough to know that if he does what he is told to do, he will become even richer. So, in that respect, you are right. People like his father, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld and the like are the real culprits. I am glad that so much is being uncovered about his family's history. I wish I knew what activities his father was up to when he was in the CIA. Did he have any part in the murder of JFK? I already know that his grandfather was Hitler's banker. That is becoming common knowledge at this point. I believe if a really thorough investigation is done, we will learn who really is UnAmerican.

Answer 6

Dude. Seriously.

"Why do people go against what President Bush is doing???" Because it's not just their right, it's their obligation as American to speak up when they perceive injustice and corrupt & inept leadership.

"he knows what is right for the country and his people." Ignoring reports about terrorists learning how to fly planes but not land them was right for this country?? Declaring this war when the UN, and most of the world objected, was right for his country and his people? Sitting in a classroom reading books as the country was under attack was right for the country and his people??

"Support him he is the president and there is NOTHING you can do about it. " No. And yes, there is. People can continue to speak out so that the truth gets out there rather than lies and rhetoric that the right-wing media labels as truth.

"So all you people against Bush I can care less for you." You *can* care less for them or you *can't* care less for them? Why would you not care about a fellow American? Is somone who objects to Bush worth less?

"How do you call yourself an American if you don't support your own president?? " What does supporting the President have to do with being an American? Because we are American, we have the right and the obligation to speak against him when we disagree. He is elected by the people (ha-ha) and is supposed to represent us.


Freedom of speech isn't only for conservatives - it's for everyone. It's using the rights given to us *as* Americans.

Answer 7

Well my friend,,, you're just the kind of people he loves.
You couldn't POSSIBLY think he belongs in office. You need to really look into your politics and open your eyes on this selected PREZ. I think he is a fool and a puppet. Yea,, go ahead and get mad if you want,,, but when we get a president SELECTED for us,,, our "democracy" is GONE!!!! As of 2000!!!!! So,, no, I don't support him in ANYTHING!! What good has he done?????? Can you answer me that? I support our troups whole heartedly,, but not the cause behind it. The men in my family are all veterans,, and he's even took benefits from them! How appauling!!! And what nerve!!
I had to add to this,,,,, What on earth do you mean by the cards Bush was dealt???? My Gosh!!,, we had an UNBELIEVABLE surplus,, balanced budget,, united nations, struck when he had to, didn't when not ness.,, PEOPLE HAD JOBS,,, gas wasn't going to $4.00 a gallon,, people had some money to spend,, college tuition going up mega percentage,, (NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, MY ***)!! I don't care if he is the so called Prez,,, I NEVER claimed him as mine. People bash war heros,, and would rather have him!!! Good God,, give me a break!!!

Answer 8

You must not be from here!!!
It is our duty as Americans to question and, if necessary, despise the President. President Bush has done his very best to push this extremely prosperous nation into a deep recession from which we will not recover for many years after he leaves office. The effects of his presidency on the economy won't even be fully felt until he has been out of office for many years. In short Bush is shortsighted and an IDIOT!!!
If you like then FUDGE YOU!!!! Your an IDIOT ALSO!!!!

Answer 9

because america is a democracy... we are the leaders.

he is the president, not the king. i call myself an american because i value my right to free speech, and i honestly think he is not fit for the office.

and if i stay silent, it is my own fault since i have a voice and the right to raise it against my president. i think what he has done has made the world less stable, and more dangerous. i hope you noticed that the terrorists flew planes into office buildings. yes, the pentagon is a dod office building. it is not his *** on the line here.

the failures that preceded 9-11 were the same that devastated new orleans. the cronyism and incompetence of this administration astounds me: when you stand up for this president, i have to ask you how your standards have become so low? it is our country we're risking!

Answer 10

what's funny is... the people that criticized Clinton are often the same ones that say things like you said about Bush...

but it's America... and believe it or not... CONGRESS has a lot to do with what Bush can do... so while we may not be able to change Bush... we can change congress

and I think anyone would be a fool to just agree with anything any president says... Clinton, Bush or whoever... that's what makes America special... we can say what we want