if president bush was given another chance to run for president again would you elect him if yes why if no why

Answer 1

I've read some of the responses and it is surprising what people consider when deciding who to vote for. As a voter, be you Democrat, Republican or Independent, it is not just a choice of one man or woman against another. It is a given right and the responsibility of each and every voter to look at the history of actions, responses and sometimes personal views of every candidate up for election.

The reasoning behind voting for George Bush again that is most often given is because he is a "tough" leader, working hard to "preserve Western society." I feel compelled to point out here that this line of reasoning is not a reason at all. Take our current sociological situation in the world for example. "Western" society was "threatened" by an attack on a symbolic structure in 2001, but our response was not fitting for the action that took place. We are spending billions upon billions of dollars to keep thousands of Americans on foreign soil, supporting a country that is not ours, and attempting to impress our social economy on theirs without adjusting for the fact that society in the Middle East is just plain different. "Western" society is not threatened at this point in time, aside from an occasional illegal immigrant receiving Social Security. So, I could tout any number of things that I support and protect, such as protecting my home or holding on tight to my cell phone (for a simplistic comparison) and yet neither of those two things are currently under attack. Just because I claim to protect them does not make me a righteous or competent person when there are plenty of other things that are truly in need of attention.

President Bush is pushing the wrong buttons with Iran, albeit a very dangerous country with a dangerous, psychotic leader. His actions in Iraq have not provided a stable country with stable leadership and stable laws. He continues to hold people captive in prisons not on American soil without representation or a chance to prove themselves innocent - a right given to any American citizen. This last action in and of itself is not consistent with "Western" beliefs.

So, if I were given a chance to vote for or against George Bush, I would most certainly vote against him. Not because his face does not match what he is saying, as pointed out by Lewis Black (I recommend watching.) Not because there are some serious errors in the current voting system, whether or not they lean toward a Republican candidate. I would not vote for him because he has failed, in my eyes, as a leader, a Christian, and as a human being in almost every decision he has made thus far in his presidency. When a president walks only on one side of the road and ignores the other completely, a lot can pass right by him or her, leaving those who follow without the chance to experience life and make intelligent choices.

So if you answer this question, or have already done so, I recommend reviewing what you plan on saying and make a good case. Spewing rhetorical nonsense about "toughness" and "the most powerful country on Earth" is going to do nothing more than display the veins in your neck that appear when you flex your muscles and not show what makes your answer, and you, justifiable and understood.

Oh, and I can't help but respond to the one answer about how much George Bush has learned in the past six years. You vote for a president because he or she can do their job from day one, not because they have had to learn from their mistakes time and time again for three quarters of their presidency.

Answer 2

not a chance-he is the absolute worst president of all time, bar none-the man is an idiot, a phony, a slack-jawed hater posing as a christian-he lied to congress, lied to the press, lied to the american people, and lied to the entire world-and his lies and mismanagement have led to record deficits after inheriting record surpluses, the deaths of thousands of americans and tens (maybe hundreds) of thousands of iraqi civilians, graft and corruption unseen since the days of the teapot dome with his and cheney's buddies at haliburton raking in BILLIONS in ill-gotten taxpayer loot-he has squandered the goodwill of most of the world, has done absolutely nothing in the war against terrorists except to make our nation even more of a target than ever-he has alienated our friends, and changed our image as the most just and honorable nation on the earth to that of a rogue state which tortures on a whim and 'disappears' people it doesn't like...how much more do you need? i wouldn't vote that jerk in as dog catcher

Answer 3

God, something yet Clinton or Obama..... even nonetheless Bush has no longer been a good president, it relatively is through him that we've tax cuts.Il make it clean,as quickly as clinton or obama gets into the oval workplace, taxes are gonna leap..... God Bless.

Answer 4

It would depend on who he was running against and what their policies, morals, and ethics are. I vote for the person not the political party. I am not seeing anyone out their yet, that is not in the run for anything other than personal gain.
Kinky Friedman said it best:
Politics = (poly; meaning more than one and tics; meaning blood sucking parasites)

Answer 5

No I would not, didn't vote for him the first 2 times

Answer 6

No.
We need a president who doesn't think short term. We need to go back to the way America was meant to be.
We used to be a nation of human rights advocacy, we did the right thing and expected the world to deal with their citizens in a humane manner. Somehow somewhere greed got the best of us and we decided to look away from conflicts of interest like starting a war and then letting large oil companies and "management" organizations with direct ties to the White House get to benefit. We chose to send our innocent boys and girls to kill other innocent boys and girls when admittedly Iraq had nothing to do with terror and everything to do with old family grudges. These are sad days and unfortunatley, just like our mistake in Iran took decades and is blowing up in our face, our mistakes in Iraq are going to have terrible reprecussions. I fear for our safety in a world when rape of another nation doesn't go unrevenged any more. Those days of imperialism and colonialism are over. It's time for justice and attending to our own shortcomings. we need a president who will attend to the Americans for a change. I don't care if he's a democrat or a republican. I do care that he not cater to lobby and specail interest groups. Someone who's so clean that peope will see him as genuine and not care if his campaign isn't fancy. We need an Abe Lincoln, we need a public servant not one who serves the interests of a few. He'll be OUR president and he will care for our country by letting justice prevail. With all the money we'll save not butting into other country's businesses, we won't be strapped for cash. We need to heal ourselves, we need introspection, we need to promote peace the way we used to.... For all the right reasons.

Thank you for asking this. I didn't think I had that much to say about it.
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I 'm laughing at the fact that I got two thumbs downs for an answer which clearly stands for peace and wanting a president who attends to our nation first, regardless of whether he's a republican or a democrat. The fact that this is offensive to some is testament to why we're so hated all over the world. It's truly sad.

Answer 7

Know how Bush and how Karl Rove work. The will come up with some scheme that the US is under attack and Bush needs to be reelected to save the country. To hell with the Constitution why don't we just make him king after all he has abused the powers of the office since day one.

Answer 8

No. I am proud to say that he never got my vote. Not in the presidential elections, or the governor of this great state of Texas !!!!

Answer 9

Good ? and yes! I think he's learned a great deal in the last six years and if he could run again, Im sure all those factors would come into play and he would be a much better leader.

Answer 10

My biggest concern would be the constitutionality of it all. However, if I got past that, I'd probably vote for him. I strongly support Bush, but if another republican came along in this scenario who was tougher on border security while recognizing that the war on terror is the biggest issue facing this nation today, my vote would likely sway that direction.