Is Bush really as bad as they say?

Question

I need some confirmation, My girlfriend believes Bush is doing whats good and I Believe he is evil and greedy. She has gotten good at persuading me to believe her and I need people on my side with same beliefs to put me in the right road. I have this debate quiet a lot and Want to know "Is he really as bad as they say?"

Answer 1

Actually, the Bush administration is WORSE than that. Because you can bet that for every one thing that has been exposed about them, there are 10 other secret things taking place right now.

Answer 2

It depends on who you've listened to. I'm personally ashamed that our country let him rape democracy out of two terms, but a lot of the things people accuse him of aren't his fault. On the other hand, he gets away with a lot of things people should be accusing him of, but don't for fear of being branded unpatriotic. I hate the fact that he's made that a legitimate concern. I don't like that he based his last campaign on the Midwest's irrational fears of Mexican immigrants taking over the country, and gay people having the same tax breaks in marriage. It played to the very worst aspects of our national humanity. Along those same lines, I find it insulting that he uses the terrorists who might attack us at any given moment as an exuse to wipe his *** with the limitations the founding fathers placed on the office of President when they drafted the constitution. He already had the power to spy on terrorists, he just had to speak with a judge about it. Why refuse that? He's occupying Iraq into a civil war. I find him to be the worst speaker we've ever had- which I take seriously. Babbling on as he does, and making up new words, makes him sound ignorant on every subject for which he opens his mouth. After 9/11, at a time when we desparately needed leadership, it was three weeks before he personally addressed the nation, rather than just issuing statements. I may never forgive him for that. He's also the worst diplomat we've ever had in office. Many of the problems we're having with Asia, Mexico, the Mideast, and the Soviet Union could have been solved by kind words. Instead he decided that it was manlier to insult the leaders of foreign countries. Remember the Bird Flu? Do you remember that the Federal Government and all 50 states were required by executive order to purchase 8 billion dollars worth of Tamiflu to safeguard us? Before he was Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld was the CEO of the company who holds the patent to tamiflu, and if you look it up on WebMD, you'll find that it's not even effective. George W. Bush seems like a great guy to sit and talk with in a bar all day. That just isn't what I look for in a President. Is he the Devil? No, the devil is smart.

Answer 3

Read Richard Clarke's book "Against All Enemies". Clarke was in charge of counter-terrorism during the first Bush administration, the Clinton administration, and then Bush Jr. Richard tried to warn Bush and his cronies immediately when he came into office about an imminent attack, and that it would be Al-Qaida. After being ignored for nine months, Richard Clarke and his staff felt that they were going to get the immediate understanding from the President and his Staff about Al-Qaida, and what should be done about them. The VERY NIGHT of 9/11, Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld were talking about invading Iraq, EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW IRAQ HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. They were prepared to use 9/11 as a scapegoat to invade the country they have been wanting to invade since the first Bush administration, since DAY ONE. All of this, coming from the most senior official on counter terrorism this country has ever had.

Answer 4

Only if you are a democrat and are feverish about gaining power back. One needs only to look at the employment rate and tax income to see what is good about him... and that tax income has increased dramatically since the tax reductions.. so much more capital is available for investing in capital investment and creating even more jobs. I don't consider that too shabby of a performance.

But take a look at the comments made by the consorts of the democratic brainwashing.. proves a point.. if you tell a lie often enough, even some with intelligence will eventually buy it.

One can ignore the facts but the facts don't change.. even when there is the constant attempt to change them.

Answer 5

No - he's worse. Just ask the Katrina victims who are still waiting for help. And, let's not forget the famous "Mission Accomplished" banner on the aircraft carrier after the fall of Saddam Hussein. How many American lives have been lost since then? There are so many other examples of his stupidity and ignorance, books have been written about it. No need to go on here.

Answer 6

Let's see. Off the top of my head...

he's participated in election fraud,
helped award lucrative gov't contracts to friends and supporters with no bids (and sometimes, without public disclosure of the terms of the deal),
helped corporate criminals escape justice,
lied to start a war to avenge his daddy,
set up POW camps illegal by all definitions (including US'),
had thousands of young Iraqi men arrested and detained for months without cause or charges,
condoned, aided and abetted torture,
tried to hold secret tribunals for civilians,
worked hard to infringe upon the basic civil rights of ordinary Americans,
read kiddie books while our nation was under attack,
claimed to be "a uniter," but done nothing to unite people,
ignored expert military strategy for invading Iraq,
damaged the reputation of America worldwide,
claimed he was going to restore dignity to the White House, but did the opposite,
claimed to be a "compassionate conservative," yet added a heavy big-government-style approach to education "reform," creating new unfunded mandates and steering curriculum toward even more standardized tests,
had scientific reports rewritten to conform to political agendas,
worked to undermine bipartisan, moderate environmental agreements his own party helped craft,

... but other than that, I guess he's not so bad. ;)

Answer 7

Oh, he's worse than bad. He makes Nixon & Carter look like Eisenhower & JFK.

As for your girlfriend, I say dump her. Do you really want to be with some woman who, as you say, "has gotten good at persuading me"?

Answer 8

No one is really going to back you up on this one man you're GF is right. You're just going to get a buch of lame answers like the first one "He is a puppet of more evil forces" <--- Someone's been playing a bit to much Dungeons & Dragons. :P

Look at all the good Bush has done

1.) freed a country (Iraq)
2.) took a madman out of power (Saddam Hussein)
3.) war on Terrorism (Wich we should of had when Bill was in power Ops!)
4.) Saudi Arabian killed (He was the number 2 Mosted Terrorist.
5.) Lower Taxes
6,) More Jobs


The list goes on and on. Bush is doing a really grate job.

Answer 9

Well, he is no saint. Although he is made to look worse than he actually is due to democratic slander and mudslinging. Not saying that the republicans wouldn't do the same thing if the democrats were running the country. All in all though he has done a pretty good job and if possible I would vote for him again.

Answer 10

I do not by any means support everything the man does, however i believe he is one of the most thoroughly underestimated presidents.
Does he have interest in oil, i believe our country as a whole should own up to the massive consumption we as consumers consume. It would be both naive and a reflection of both bias and ignorance to assume this is not a factor. However it is my belief that both Mr. Bush and his intelligence and military operatives have researched, ingested, digested and discerned a threat to the well being of our freedom, and with proper support and the unification of both party's as well as the citizens of this nation reach this objective. if the intelligence input and strengths of both party's unify to solve this problem a solution to our nations well being can be found.