Are there any reason not to badmouth Bush?

Question

With the blatant failure by the government to respect the rule of law, we face a great challenge in restoring America's moral authority in the world. Our moral authority is our greatest source of strength. It is our moral authority that has been recklessly put at risk by the cheap calculations of this wilful president....

Most Americans have tended to give the Bush-Cheney administration the benefit of the doubt when it comes to its failure to take action in advance of 9/11 to guard against an attack. Hindsight casts a harsh light on mistakes that should have been visible at the time they were made. But now, years later, with the benefit of investigations that have been made public, it is no longer clear that the administration deserves this act of political grace from the American people. It is useful and important to examine the warnings the administration ignored - not to point the finger of blame, but to better determine how our country can avoid such mistakes in the future. When leaders are not held accountable for serious mistakes, they and their successors are more likely to repeat those mistakes....

Just for your information sir I am not a libral.

Answer 1

A very wise post. Very rare for this forum.

Answer 2

IT is always wrong to Badmouth. Express your views or opinions. When you express them as facts that cannot be supported, in writing, that is libelous.
The main fault of the Bush administration is that it followed eight years of the Clinton administration promising to do something about terrorism.
Just like with the economy, the incoming presidency gets the credit or the blame for what takes months and years to take affect.
It is the "smack them on the wrist and don't do it again" mentality of the Clinton admin that put us in this situation.

And yes it is important and useful to examine the warnings and not point fingers... but we are hard pressed to due that because everyone wants to blame and no one wants to take responsibility... They just want to play with their cigars.

Answer 3

When I or anyone else says something about the president which is not exactly complimentary, I do not consider it 'badmouthing.' People express their views. We have a right to express our views. Bush is government. Government does not always adhere to the wishes of the masses under its administration.
People become frustrated and angry. Iraq
has divided many in this country. Bush does not seem to care, leastwise he is in so deep that he can turn in no other direction other than the one he pushed himself into early on.
I do not agree with his policies. Millions of others all over this country and world do not agree with his policies.
Some speak out
Some don't.
Enough said.
..for now.

Answer 4

The soapbox aside, there absolutely is a reason not to badmouth the president... if you support his policies. Additionally, ad hominem attacks, while easy to produce and exciting to listen to have minimal practical value. Badmouthing someone typically illustrates more about the speaker than it does about the subject. That personal attacks have become as prevalent as they have (i.e. the president is stupid) is a sad indication of our current political climate and how parochial it has become.
Incidentally, I am a liberal and a dove.

Answer 5

So I guess the Clinton administrations eight years of inaction deserve a pass. His impotence as a leader had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11, its all Bush's fault? You say that you are not liberal, however your above statement is nothing but a one-sided look at an issue that is more complex than the thoughts and history you have included.

Answer 6

So, the GWB administration is responsible for the attacks that occurred on 9/11?

How about we go backwards in time and look at all the warning signs; lets start with the fact that the twin towers had been previously attacked. What about the attacks that occurred on US property oversees for years?

Before you blame please review history. GWB admin had nothing to do with creating terrorism...they have had the burden of dealing with it.

Now, I think we all have a right and a responsibility to question our leaders. But before we do we should know the facts...and the facts can't have been learned while watching TV, the facts can't be learned by reading one newspaper, or reading stories from one news agency. If this is where you get your "facts" they will be slanted based on which organization you read/watch. No, get your information from a multitude of sources, read books, newspapers, online, etc. Be informed before you open your mouth.

What drives me crazy are the folks on chat lines, answers, etc. that sound exactly like the folks you hear on CNN or FOX...don't be a puppet. Take the time to learn something and form your own opinion...don't express others view points as your opinion.

And don't "badmouth"....express your opinion. Badmouthing sounds like a couple of teenagers fighting in school.

Answer 7

Nope, there isn't. It was his fault for 9/11, he rushed us into Iraq w/o a reasonable plan...and in a few years he wants to issue a draft which means me and possibly you will end up overseas in Iraq...wasting our lives.

Answer 8

Well said. Bravo. Unfortunately there are about 27% of the people who blindly follow them no matter what evidence is provided to prove how corrupt etc. those guys are.

Answer 9

Correction: Only 28% are defending Bush. That would be Elizabeth braindead Hasselback, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck.

And the country is not free.
America is held hostage by Bush with his veto pen.

Answer 10

We all would be better off if BUSH had DIED in his Sleep of natural causes Ten (10*) years ago...

Answer 11

Nope!