Does Bush's refusal to acknowledge the will of the people show he is out of touch with reality?

Question

First we were told that no way would dems take the house...then they would take that but not the senate. In a stunning upset, they were wrong on all accounts. Democrats were voted in to end the war in Iraq. Bush has now stated he doesn't think that is true. When will he ever get in touch with reality, and has his refusal to deal in reality been responsible for much of the failure in Iraq?

Yes George, they will end this war or be voted out. Harry Reid has it right by denying ANY funding. They tried bipartisanship, and weren't met halfway, or even PART way. So yes, now they need to end the war, or be voted out. Wish you would have answered the question

winemkr, that happens to be the same day he disbanded the group looking for Bin Laden. Pay attention!

why would he make a statement that americans want us to stay there if he doesn't care for the majority? He is talking out both sides of his mouth!

cappi, I am one of those who switched sides...actually, it was reps who did a 180 from conservatism...they are the ones who switched sides. And yes, his job is to do the will of the people, even the reps admit they kept the seats they kept because they turned away from Bush.

MEL, the dems have already been blamed and accused for everything regarding this war..even when they weren't in the majority. I think they are sick of the name calling, and so is America. I hope they no longer care what Bush has to say about them. You are right, I may be disappointed in Reid. But Bush in his speech today DID deny that dems were voted in to end this war. It was an answer to the direct question 'why would you accuse dems of doing this for the politics, when they were voted in to end this war' ?(paraphrase) He said he didn;t think that was the case,,,that americans want us to stay there. That. to me, is OUT OF TOUCH. I realize that those who support this war do not agree. but those poeple are in the minority. i guess those polls would be considered 'liberal', just like theones that predicted the election outcome. 'Rovian Math'

LOL! Buddafly, where do I start? How about READ THE QUESTION, and don't put words in my mouth...it is those words that make me look 'stupid'. lol

Answer 1

I don't think that the problem is so much that he's out of touch with reality as that he is arrogant. After all, he has boasted that he doesn't base his policies on opinion polls.

Answer 2

I don't know that Bush is refusing to acknowledge the will of the people, because I'm not sure what that will is.

Abramoff, Foley and "macaca" had a fair amount to do with the electoral changeover, as well as Iraq. Part of the Democrats' acknowledged strategy was to run relatively conservative candidates.

And given the actions of the Congress, I'm truly not sure what the will of the people is. They are neither giving unrestricted funding to the war nor denying funds. Sounds like they do not have the votes for the latter, and they certainly don't appear to have an interest in the former. I assume they don't have the votes to cut funding because not enough people in Congress think that's what the American people want.

But you are right - it could well be that the Congress tried to compromise and gave Bush "one last chance." And that when Bush vetoes the bill the way will be clear for funds to be withdrawn and the troops to come home. (The Democrats don't even need a veto-proof majority; all they need do is not pass a funding bill.) If that is the people's will (and minds don't change after seeing the aftermath of our withdrawl, the ramifications of which I believe will be with us for a long time), then the future will indeed be bright for the Democrats. Otherwise, maybe not. They may have painted themselves into a corner where they cannot claim partial credit for a victory but will get partial blame for a defeat.

Time will tell.

PS I don't like speaking in political terms here, but I think the question and other answers require it.

PPS I found this interesting:

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YzBjNzA2Y2VlM2FlZjBjMjFmYTAxYmMzM2Y1MTRkNDA=

Yes, it's an opinion, and from a very conservative source.

Answer 3

1. There is no way bush will be voted out.
2. This just goes to show how uneducated you really are.
3. The attacks on 9/11 would have never happened if Clinton would have done something in the 1st place....but I guess he was to busy getting his dick sucked.
4. All of these things happened when Clinton was the president and all were claimed by Bin laden.
The bombing of the USS Cole
The bombing of the African Embassy
The bombing of the World Trade Center
5. Clinton had a chance to kill Bin Laden and chose not to....the military knew where he was.
6. The Iraq people don't want us to leave b/c it would be a massive civil war.
5. You should never pull out of a war until the job is finished.
6. Terrorists will only attack us again.
7. The US military has done many things for Iraq and the media fails to report it......Setting up a government
Creating jobs in Iraq
Creating schools
Having their 1st election.
I could continue
8. The Americans take for granted the freedoms we have. Iraq people get killed every day for just simply going to work. They have more guts then anyone I know.
9. This has happend in Congress and Senate every 6-9 yrs....in turns of who the majoritys in the government.
10. I don't feel this way about Bush and you have no place to say this is how the american people feel. Not all americans agree with what you say. I am one of them
11. Know what you are talking about before you open your mouth....It makes you look really dumb.
US Marine

Answer 4

I think you are going to be very disappointed with Mr. Reid. He won't defund the war. Bush will veto this bill and another one will come up, before the Dems end up being accused of leaving our soldiers to twist in the wind. It was that exact act that led to them losing for so many years after Vietnam. They do not want to look weak on National Defense.

However, I don't know that Bush has failed to acknowledge that the people want an end to the war. He discussed it in his news conference today. He maintained that the debate in the congress and in the press has been misleading due to the fact that they never discuss what would happen in Iraq if there was a withdrawl. Additionally, MANY of the Democrats that were voted in were blue-dog Democrats that swore during their campaigns they would never defund the war. So, his claim that the Dems were not voted in solely on the War in Iraq is probably correct.

Edit: He did say that, but as I stated many Dems ran on a refusal to defund the war (said blue dogs or whatever you call them). I wouldn't say the polls are "liberal"; however, I would say they are indicisive at best. Why? Because the poll that says upwards to 70% of the US want to leave Iraq say that upward to 70% want a victory in Iraq. I believe that was a recent ABC poll. You can't have a victory if we leave tomorrow. It's a complicated situation and the polls show that.

Answer 5

In most cases the democrat wins to take a majority in both houses was of the slimmest of margins.

I do not consider that the congress has been given a "mandate" to impliment democrat agendas at all. Quite the contrary...the past congressional elections show again that the country is still pretty much divided down the middle of those who vote. Plus, republican voters were mad at the party and some switched over to democrat to "punish" the republican party.

I would be very careful of assuming that because you have a tiny majority that you can get away with anything, including hundreds of billions in tax increases...

You are still the party of socialism and your party is guided by the extreme left. Even democrat strategist admit they ran candidates that "appeared" to be middle of the road just to gain control, when in fact it is the same old democrat socialistic agendas of tax and spend.

Except in support of our troops of course...

Answer 6

A man who says God told him to invade Iraq is not in touch with reality. It is very scary that this man who could be characterized as mentally disturbed is the leader of the free world.

The Bushies are so deep in lies and propaganda that they make their own reality. Bush is still saying this war was necessary and that we are there to protect our country.

We all know this is a lie based on the information from the Downing Street memo that Bush fixed the facts around his determination to invade Iraq.

What happened to the WMDS? Why weren't US soldiers greeted with candy and flowers? Wasn't the Iraq war going to pay for itself? Didn't Donald Rumsfeld say it was only going to last for six months at most?

Answer 7

He just doesn't care that he was hired (elected) to do the will of the people. He prefers to follow his own agenda and not that of the majority of the population (his employers).

He is out of touch with the reality of the day-to-day life of the typical American. He has never been a "common man". As one reporter so eloquently put it "He was born on third base thinking he hit a triple." Everything he's ever wanted has been handed to him. I would not expect any spoiled rich kid to behave any differently.

Answer 8

Heidi, we elect leaders to LEAD, not stick up their finger to see which way the political winds are blowing before making a decision. Americans spoke in November 2004 when they re-elected the President. Yes, Congress is important and yes, there are powers inherent to the Legislative Branch, but they do not mimic those of the Executive. Don't mess with the Separation of Powers, as there will most likely one day be a Dem president again.

Answer 9

The war in Iraq wasn't a failure because the US accomplished their objective of initiating a regime change. The military aspect of the war was a success. The problems that we have now aren't military issues but security issues. The US doesn't need it's military doing cop jobs.

The failure isn't with the military but with the resulting aftermath of the regime change. The US wasn't prepared to deal with the resistance of some of the Iraqi people and as a result...well you've all seen the reports...

Answer 10

We don't rule by polls in this country (except for the Clinton years) We elect our leaders to do what they believe is right.

How many briefings a day from experts on war/ education/ terrorists/ economy/ etc.. do you get? Isn't it possible that the President is on the right track according to the best info available. Even congress doesn't get all the info as fast as the president.

Face it if we allowed the "will of the people" to be the only rule then no one would vote for anything but bread and circuses.

Answer 11

My liberal friend, you are quite incorrect. Bush is in touch with reality more than you and me. Would you rather be free or ruled by terrorists? Putting your head in the sand about the fact that the terrorists have vowed to destroy America and kill its citizens is dangerous. Bush does not make decisions based on what is popular. He does what he thinks is right.