Is the current opinion of President Bush a fad?

Question

Has hating him become the new beanie baby?

Answer 1

Not a fad. Opinions are based on his poor performance as leader of USA. The damage he has done to his country, as well as the world, will take years to recover. You and your children will pay for it with unemployment or low-paying jobs, inability to buy a home, or have a comfortable life. Be prepared to spend half of your lifetime paying for his incompetence.

Answer 2

I wouldn't be surprised to find that 98% of the people who seem to hate him have no real reason for doing so. Most of the American people are being led around by newscasts, Hollywood valueless faces that are talking and not knowing and other high-paid talking machines.

What has the guy done that you can blame him alone for? We have a Congress, 535+/- goof-balls who chase interns and take trips around the world. They have a job to do and they instead try to blame their President for all their mistakes.

Think hard, Try to come up with something that President Bush, all by himself, has done that has hurt the country. Everything you can think of will include that fancy Congress and the people themselves.

If you have to have someone to blame, try looking in a mirror and you will see the real culprit.

Command is a lonely job and you can't win too often. When you do, there will always be some low on the pole guy who will get the credit.

Answer 3

One thing for sure: It is truly NOT a Left/Right issue. Totally bipartisan. Anyone who claims otherwise has a partisan axe to grind.

The fad is calling names, making slanderous claims about people you dislike from the safety of a blog byline, fake name, etc. That's the net talking. The net has upped the vitriol level a hundred fold. People no longer just say someone is doing a poor job. They have to call him a devolved chimp, a closet homo, etc. Verbal extremism, verbal execution at high noon in the public square. And it all comes out of the anonymity of the net.

It kills me that it seems to be spilling over into everyday life and the legit media. This is one way the net is making us dumber. I think it's a "fad" that may be here as a permanent part of the fabric of public discourse. Ten years ago, you were deemed not very bright if you dismissed someone publicly as a knucklehead. Not any more. Even "pundits" do it daily.

Answer 4

The current "opinion" is not an opinion of GW. It is an"opinion" of the negatives that have happened and a false reporting of things that did not happen while GW has been the president. For 6 years, the left wing news media and the left wing fascists have continually chipped away at his popularity by slanting all news to the negative side when it concerns the Bush administration. It has developed into a highly successful "brainwashing" campaign that has succeeded in swaying the less informed and more gullible voters. Hopefully, as time to vote nears, the voters will do some searching and see that what I say is true and vote the way they should-TO KEEP THE COUNTRY ON THE COURSE THEY WANT AND NOT ON A COURSE THAT THE LEFT WING FASCISTS HAVE BEEN STRIVING TO SET.

Answer 5

You are confused. Many Republicans like you are also confused. I don't hate him personally. I dislike his policy's. I also dislike the fact that he is a proven liar with every word from his mouth. I can not admire a liar as some do. You also fail to admit that Bush was never elected. He was appointed by a bias Supreme court. That court ruled against States rights. Kerry won Ohio and that is fact.
BTW, Foley had full Republican support in both the 2002 and 2004 elections, the E-mails were from 2001. I still think Haster should resign, if he does not then Bush should force him out.
BTW, there will always be Stupid people who think 2774 dead in Iraq is a low number, like Bush. They are too Stupid to know that if we were not in Iraq that number would be Zero. These people like Bush have no problem with the 30,000 wounded or the 600,000 vets who are sick and need care. Which would also be zero if we were not in Iraq nation building with our tax dollars.

Answer 6

Well, the feelings are sincere, but I think possibly history will treat Bush differently.

Lincoln was absolutely hated. Truman had poll numbers in the 20s. Eisenhower was thought to be just a genial caretaker. All of them are now more highly regarded.

Time will tell.

Answer 7

Yup, most of the younger folk that get into politics tend to be doing it for the fad. Example, back when HR 471 was still the major news topic, I had friends that did protesting and told me told fight it. When I asked them who our congressman was, and how he voted, they just gave me blank stares. Funny thing was they were protesting in a place where our representitive, Sam Farr, voted no on the bill a few weeks before.

Answer 8

I don't believe so. Yes, he is unpopular. Hopefully people are individually evaluating the president and his actions and coming to their own conclusions. Name calling to the right or left does nothing to further the truth. I think history will not look kindly on this president and his administration. I fear this is only the beginning.

Answer 9

No, it's typical of the Left, when they feel ignored or impotent to try and find a target for their miscontent and what better target than a Republican President? Easy to point at, easy to find, easy to assign blanket blame. Perfect target; like shooting fish in a barrel. They should take a look at the hand they're pointing the finger with and realize where the rest of the fingers are pointed.

Answer 10

The "Fad" is the people who think he is a good president. Once we get him and his fascist cohorts out of government we will see what real leadership is like and what it provides (true security, economic growth for all, honesty in government)

Answer 11

Yes, I think it's the popular thing to hate him now. I guess I'm not popular as I think he's doing an excellent job leading our country. I'm still all for the war in Iraq. They are much better off now than before we came in. He's great on the social issues, though I don't like our spending policy with him or the lack of better border security.