Are people just jumping on the "I hate bush" bandwagon?

Question

He's not a bad president and everyone who i ask can't some up with a reason to hate him, yet they still do.

ps. i don't hate bush

Answer 1

definitely...most people who complain don't have a clue to what they are complaining about. Most don't even understand politics, they just hear their friends say they hate him so they go along and pretty soon they have woven a web of "Bush sucks" bandwagoners

Answer 2

Don't take it too hard. People are a fickle bunch. Groups of people are worse. The "band wagon" reflex is alive and well and always has been. I think President Bush has made mistakes, sure, but so do all presidents and people. I know I have a job, I know I own two homes (second to help support needy family), I know that the interest rates are reasonable, I know my 401k is doing pretty good in a fair market...How much is Mr. Bush' fault? How much should I credit him?

Foreign affairs e.g. Iraq are ideas that are hard for me to throw stones at. what would I have done if I were Bush? It's pretty easy "after the fact" to say what should have been done for those who don't like the results. Again...we are a fickle bunch.

Answer 3

i have some reasons. he hasn't kept one of his promises. that in my book makes him a bad president.

i am not jumping on a bandwagon... i haven't liked him since he was governor of my home state. and it is on his merits and his actions. i don't hold it against him for being a drunk, or for being outspoken about his beliefs. but he has spent more than any recent sitting president, and not just because of the war. he also cut taxes at the same time as increasing spending. then he lied about it. also, i am shocked that he seems to care so little for the constitution. he is not a president by any definition this country ever used before, he looks like a king.

Answer 4

Not at all, I hated his politics long before he was president, back when he was govenor of Texas in fact. You are correct that many people can't come up with reasons to back up their political "gut feelings" and I think that is unfortunate. Politics effect all of our lives and we should all make an effort to be informed. My top five reasons for my strong dislike of Bush are; his needless tax cuts for the rich that do not "trickle down" and only serve to hurt the poor and middle class. His disregard for the environment that we, our children and our grandchildren all have to live in. Spending a trillion dollars on a shameful pre-emptive war based on lies while millions in this country go to bed without proper nutrition and are underserved by the educational system. That tells me his priorities are not with the American people but, with the special interests that paid for his election campaigns. That trillion dollars could have given every American decent healthcare, a decent education and fixed the Social Security problem and we could have avoided cutting benefits for veterans, which I am, and which Bush voted to do. Leaking information about a CIA operative who served bravely to defend our freedoms? That's just shameful and makes me want to puke. I suppose my biggest beef is that I am a Christian and I am apalled by how he talks out of both sides of his mouth, pretending to be a Christian to get votes but not following the words of Christ. Even more surprising is how many American Christians fell for it. Sounds to me like many people are waking up with a pretty big Bush "hangover." If you call that jumping on the band wagon well, that's your peragotive. I think people are just no longer able to ignore how bad things have gotten.

Answer 5

Yup. I hate Bush more than the next guy, but let us not lose historical perspective, here- when we start to blame this idiot for everything that goes on, we're assuming that he's some sort of omnipotent godlike force, instead of a sad, incompetent moron. (And let me assure you- it's the latter that's the case.)

That having been said- what IS unique about this corrupt administration is their cavalier disdain for the diplomacy that has kept isolated outbursts of violence from turning into an conflict that would surely engulf the region. But such is only to be expected.

Answer 6

I'm seeing some pretty good responses on here. How about spying on American people witout a warrant? No other president has ever sunk that low before.

All Americans have the right to express their opinion, that's what makes this country great, and yes, that includes celebrities. If you are jealous because people listen to them remember this, if you had something interesting to say people might listen to you too!

Answer 7

there is no bandwagon in intelligent political analysis. this isn't brittany spears we are talking about. bush is a terrible president, and if you can't find anyone who can tell you why, then you have to stop asking idiots and/or bush supporters

oh, and he hasn't been impeached cause the house and senate are republican controlled. if that changes in november, look out.

here's a good starting point that keeps me from having to type too much to prove that this isn't 'bandwagon':
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/profile/story/9961300/the_worst_president_in_history

other than that, try an illegal war (iraq), killing of thousands of civillians(iraq), war crimes (abu ghraib, guantanomo bay, defending torture, denying geneva, etc), massive us debt, lying in the state of the union (yellowcake), lying to go to war (linking saddam to 911, then admitting he had no link, downing st memos), failing to properly investigate 911 or testify under oath and alone for the committee, spying on the us public, creating the most divided political climate the us has ever seen, taking the worlds sympathy after 911 and turning it into the world disliking the US more than ever, detroying the environment, denying global warming, allowing n korea and iran to simmer as we waste time & money in iraq, allowing oil prices to escalate while us oil companies record record profits (corporatism), etc etc etc.

Answer 8

I'm not jumping on that bandwagon. I love President Bush.

Answer 9

No one you know can come up with a reason to hate him?

What about his part in 9/11?
Using Hussein as an excuse to invade Iraq?
What about him spending more money in his budget than ALL of the US American Presidents combined?
Immigration and giving them free medical, food stamp and SS benefits?
What about war for oil?

What planet have you been living on?

Answer 10

Yes, I think most people are jumping on that bandwagon. Especially young teens who know almost nothing about politics, war, and the inner-workings of the government.

Answer 11

Hello....Haven't you ever heard of "THE PATRIOT ACT " that the same President Bush sign that says ...The government can prosecute you if you are caught talking about him(the president) that's why no comments...the only thing I can say that I'm democratic and I never liked him, and this is a democratic comment.