No matter which party the next prez is from, will they be chained by fixing 8 years of Bush disasters?

Question

No matter what party wins 08, they will be handicapped by fixing the Bush disasters, 3.5 trillion in increased debt, manifestation of BUsh foreign policy, etc...

Wouldn't a person who would want that job have to be completely insane? Would you seriously trust anyone who would essentially be a proxy for Bush's third term?

Answer 1

Same thing happened to Bush after Clinton's 8 year reign... Its a never ending cycle...

Answer 2

It's going to take a lot longer than 8 years to fix Bush's mess....and it is going to take strong leaders to do it......

That's why this election is so important. Everyone should look at each SERIOUS candidate carefully, study the person; what have they said or done in the past, what actions have they taken in the past, etc.

We don't need a "party affiliated" person here, we need a leader....one who has our country at the forefront....who will work to restore relationships with our allies, start and maintain a dialog with those countries who wish us ill, clean up our economy, start us on the track to paying off the bills that have been run up by the current moron.

The next 8 years are going to be a tough challenge for the new President...We need to make sure we put the right person in that position.

We certainly don't want another "big talking" liar with delusions of grandeur and thoughts of being the King of all Things.

Answer 3

Yes they would.

However, this is the case with life, period. For example, if we are born without a trust fund, then we would have to figure out for ourselves how to get rich. Now, if we have kids, the kids will have to learn how to deal with our issues like global warming, the bad healthcare system, the effects of smoking cigarettes for those already inflicted, etc.

Another analogy? I used to work at a place where I went in to do someone else's cleanup from the terrible decisions that they made. I couldn't only get so far with the progress until someone else needed to come in and make more improvements. I knew, going into that situation, that I would be inheriting problems and that I wouldn't look like a star, but a stair for someone else to step on-such is life. You just gotta hand over the torch and keep moving.

Answer 4

Every president has had to deal with what the one before left. Really, many things a president takes blame for, like the economy, are both out of his control, and the result of things set in motion before his election. The Great Depression, for instance, was not the result of the policies of Hoover or FDR, but of the overheated boom years of the 20s, but Hoover took the blame and FDR was expected to fix it.

Economic policies initiated on FDRs watch, and others taken in the 60s, plus a geopolitically motivated OPEC oil embargo, all ultimately led to hyperinflation that Carter took the blame for, even though he didn't do anything that caused it. Then, when energy prices fell, Reagan took the creadit for ending hyperinflation, even though it was the actions of Paul Volker - apointed by Carter - that were actually the main domestic policy impetus that, together with OPEC and other factors, finally allowed inflation to subside.

In turn, Reagan-era tax reforms (actually carried out by Congress), led to better economic conditions in the 90's, that, coupled with the .com bubble delivered relative prosperity in the Clinton years - again, through no fault of Clinton's.

The spending of the Clinton era 'peace dividend' (again by congress), and his adminstration's mis-handling of certain international issues and lack of support for human intelligence set the stage for some aspects of the War on Terror debacle that hit in the Bush years.

Bush's successor will indeed have to deal with problems that have thier roots in the years that Bush was president - they may not be the ones you think, and may not actually all be things he could have done something about, but it is a virtual certainty that the next pres will take creadit & blame for things that she (or he) simply had nothing to do with.

And, yes, you have to be crazy to want a job like that!

Answer 5

I can already see it: the next President, who is very likely to be a Democrat, will eliminate the Bush tax cuts and re-establsh pay-go as a budget balancing strategy. He (or she) will try to rebuild our international alliances, try to resolve the conflict in Iraq with negotiation, try to engage with other countries to fight terrorism, try to fix Social Security somehow, try to establish national health care, try to fight poverty.

And in 2012, the GOP will run on a platform that the Democrats raised taxes, expanded welfare, reduced Social Security, and moved away from the firm anti-terrorism tactics of the Bush administration.

How long is the political memory of the American public? Four years from now, will they accept that the reason we had to tighten our belts was because the GOP spent us into oblivion and threw us into ill-considered war? Or will they blame the Democrats for the necessary increase in taxes?

The GOP is betting that the public is stupid that way. And I'm afriad they might be right.

Answer 6

I couldn't agree more my friend. While Republicans in the United States may be trusting in President Bush’s hardline tactics to keep them safe, his approach hasn’t been so well received in Iraq. Democratic candidates will have their work cut out for them to live up to Iraqis’ expectations. Hopes are high among Baghdadis that the next president will move quickly to withdraw Coalition troops, and at the same time restore law and order by peaceful means.

Answer 7

Well, Giulliani said that Bush isn't tough enough or basically secretive enough either. So, if we get any of the crazies in the GOP candidate pool we are going to get more of the same crap we are getting from Bush. It will just get worse. But yes, if we get a dem then he or she will be busy cleaning up his mess and the mess of the economy once it crashes after the war. And, after 8 years of that president, the next president will be doing the same.

Answer 8

As long as the same representatives stay in power that have been bought by special interest groups and large business... It won't matter who gets in. The mess will continually worsen.

Answer 9

I normally disagree with EVERYTHING YOU SAY, but this time I have to agree. Bush has made a mess of practically everything and it is going to be one HECK OF A JOB for our next President to fix.

Answer 10

Sounds like the liberals are already getting set for excuses on why they won't accomplish anything.