Did you do enough to stop Bush?

Question

Did you try to shut down Guantanamo Bay?
Did you protest how little the feds did to help Katrina victims?
Have you done something to make amends to those thousands of Iraqi families wrecked by the U.S. invasion?
What did you do to keep Administration millionaires from getting richer, at the expense of homeless and poor families?
What have you done to get the U.S. back on track with the Kyoto Protocol and UN treaties against torture?

Answer 1

Well, I didn't vote for Bush and I was opposed to invading Iraq even when it was first being suggested. However, how much of a difference do you really think it would make if Bush wasn't the president?

Let's assume that Kerry had won back in '04. Do you really think he would have gotten us out of Iraq? If I remember correctly, he didn't begin to advocate withdrawal until the lead up to the midterm elections last year. He only criticized Bush for HOW the war was fought and argued that he could do better.

Do you really think that Kerry would have tried, in any way, to make amends to displaced families or those with family members who have been killed as a result of the war? Our country is more or less dependent on maintaining and using its military. Bill Clinton actually used the military to intervene around the world more than Bush has. The difference is that Clinton was not a particularly good Commander and Chief and that his interventions received far less attention. I'd be surprised if half the people reading this even remember the word Kosovo. I'd be even more surprised if more than a hand full of people realized that, under Clinton, we were bombing Iraq on a daily basis at one point in, I believe, '99 (maybe '98?). The media barely touched on that bombing war.

The point is, America has become an increasingly militarized nation since the Reagan days. Neocons like Bush played a big part in solidifying that aspect of American government. Nonetheless, these days it would be difficult, if not political suicide, for any politician to attempt to cut back on the military.

Bush has certainly left his mark on America, but, in my opinion, few things would be different without him.

As far as FEMA's handling of Katrina goes, I would argue that it was more bureaucratic inefficiency than anything else.

On Kyoto, I don't think an international treaty is the answer to curbing Co2 emissions. I'm not saying that NOT backing the treaty is better, but the Kyoto Protocol isn't all that great.

I could go on and on I suppose, but there's little point. Nowadays there are few issues, if any, where Republicans and Democrats differ in any significant manner. Neither party refutes the need for our massive military spending, their dispute is over tactics and which battles should be fought. Democrats say they want to institute all sorts of social spending, but you can't realistically achieve good results without either raising taxes or cutting military spending. Both of those options are politically risky and I think few Democrats are willing to take that risk.

I heard a quote once and I have to agree with it. "The only thing worse than a whiny liberal is a conservative who can't stop whining about liberals." The point being that the only meaningful difference between a liberal and a conservative is who they place the blame on.

You want change? Find someone who has the balls to TRY and the political clout to stay in office after pissing everybody off in the process.

Answer 2

I did everything I could to stop Bush from being replaced in the White House. The night of the election I was working at a homeless shelter where a lot of the homeless had been working polls and for John Kerry's campaign. You should have seen how hurt they were when John Kerry broke his promise to fight for every vote. I never hated a politician for breaking a promise so much in my life as I did that night even though I knew the nation had made the best choice.

Answer 3

I like Guantanomo Bay. It makes sense if you realize that we're at war. I understand people thinking that the internees aren't given the same rights as criminals, because they aren't. They also aren't criminals, they are enemy combatants, it is a war. I realize that a large segment of our country hasn't figured this out, but it's still true.

Actually, I protest how much the federal government did about Katrina. There is nothing whatsoever in the Constitution granting the federal government the authority to use federal money to compensate victims of natural disasters. That's taking money from people in Ohio that are smart enough not to have homes below sea level and give it to people who built homes below sea level.

If they didn't want the country invaded, they should have gotten rid of Hussein themselves, and if they want whatever is going on to end, they need to take it up with Iran, not us.

Why do people always assume that millionaires got rich by stealing from the poor? Isn't that a stupid idea in the first place? If I were going to rob someone, I'd choose to rob rich people, it would be more efficient. Most rich people got rich by providing something of value to others, rich or poor. The rest were in politics.

The Kyoto Protocol was a stupid idea from the beginning, and the underlying assumptions of it have been discredited.

Answer 4

Maybe if the world was perfect then I would be happy. But it isn't. You think I have issues but you are only blinding yourself of your own issues that taunt and torture you. Maybe you have some problem that you are trying to divert your mind away. You should praise and thank God for your life. Only through God can you recieve complete happyness. "Rejoice and be glad, for this is a day the Lord has made."

Answer 5

why did bush stay so long in office...it is official business that claims the lives of only those who obey the party line.

how when he broke the only laws governing the presidency... ie the law under ford to prevent a hit on another country leader, when he circumvented the UN democracy to make war on iraq in the name of democracy.... When do you empeach a president for something that really matters?

Answer 6

first of all let me state that the top 20 riches ppl in government are democrats. Katrina a Natural disaster came down to a horrendous failure of state and local governments failure to evacuate. then the taxpayer got stuck paying for lap dances and saints season tickets. self reliance anyone?? as for iraq the poor leadership of this war has prolonged it we should have been done fighting 2 years ago.

Answer 7

We can protest till we are blue in the face...they don't care anymore. Its time to change the way we protest.

What if everyone started calling in sick until we got out of Iraq?

Answer 8

Did you notice how he enjoyed his dinner with the Radio teams?
Better be prepared when he master Merlin's magic wand.
Be prepared to be out of sight.
Before he turn us into a frog and croak in planet of apes.

Answer 9

Ditto Open4one

Answer 10

I feel so guilty about voting for a president who stopped a dictator's genocide at 30,000, and who lowered the unemployment rate to some 5% :-(

lawl