Given the opportunity, would you elect Bush for a 3rd term?

Question

I certainly would!!!

I think Bush is one of the best presidents America has ever had. In terms of his place in history, he'll be remembered alongside the greatest presidents including Washington, Jefferson, Reagan, & a fellow Republican by the name of Abraham Lincoln. Now, it's impossible for me to list ALL Bush accomplishments with such a short amount of space, but I'll list a couple of things this great man has done:

1) Bush has re-established good Christian Values in the White House, and America at large (Lord knows we needed it after the Clinton administration).

2) Bush has made us safe from terrorists through his audacious military efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

3) Bush has continuously fought for Middle Class Americans by cutting taxes. A move that also saved the Economy!

4) Bush has raised educational standards for our kids by starting the "no child left behind" program.

I can go on and on with Bush's accomplishments. There's just too many to mention!

Answer 1

I didn't vote for him the first two times why would I start now.

Answer 2

I certainly wouldn't.

1.) Good Christian values is something that you find a good thing for a president to back up. That is your opinion so to each his own. However, he is not upholding the separation of church and state that was set up to prevent a religion from interfering with our government.

2.) Bush has made us safe: Really? How safe are we? To my recollection we were pretty safe on September 10th, 2001. How can one person prevent all the terrorists from deciding to attack our country? The only way to come close to that is to be on good terms with the country or group of people that would plan an attack (and judging by the wonderful relations we have with people in the middle east, I would say we aren't any safer now than we were pre and post 9/11)

3.) Whatever he did to cut taxes doesn't really help the working class. We are in a pretty steep debt. Taxes will eventually have to be raised by another candidate to pay for it. But don't worry you can just blame that president for the tax hike instead of good ol' Bush.

4.) He hasn't raised educational standards. You cannot measure the worth of a teacher by a test score at the end of the year. The best teacher could be so involved with her class and do everything and more a teacher could possibly do, yet still be fired because the test scores didn't reflect that (Do you know how many high school kids bubble in "C" the whole way down because they don't care?) Funding is good for schools, but going fire-happy on employees is not always the answer. Talk to a few teachers and they can explain why NCLB interferes and does not assist their students education.

I can go on and on with Bush's shortcomings. There's just too many to mention!

Answer 3

Given the opportunity, I would turn back time and do all I could to prevent his first presidency.

It's hard to tell if you're serious or joking. The "accomplishments" you list are all laughable. If you were joking, stop reading now, as you probably know the truth.
1) If Christian values include lying, cheating, and killing, then yes, he sure did.
2) After routing the Taliban, he pulled the troops necessary to finish the job and ensure a stable democracy there. He allowed Osama to slip away, and allowed the Taliban to regroup in the mountains. It won't be long before they're baaaaaack. Meanwhile in Iraq, he damages the reputation of the US every day. His war has done more to help the recruiting efforts of all terror groups, and the resources wasted in Iraq prevent us from fighting terror where is begins.
3) Bush's tax cuts helped his rich buddies, while providing a very small break to the middle class.
4) The "no child left behind" law not only came without the funding to make it successful, but has distracted school districts from teaching a broad curriculum in favor of teaching only that which appears on the standardized tests that grade the schools.

I guess the above critique was really for anyone interested in learning the truth behind the propaganda. The more I think about it, the more I realize that the asker of the question wrote all of this with tongue planted firmly in cheek.

Answer 4

No!!!!!!!!
You know they require a test to become a doctor (MCAT) or a lawyer (BAR) too bad they don't require a test to get into politics especially president. If they did
George W. Bush would never have passed the test and never would have been president.
I wish George W. Bush a long, long life with perfect vision and hearing so he may read and hear all that is said and written about his mistakes and failures as president.

Answer 5

1. Christian values are not part of our political system, they are a personal choice. His values may not be everyone else's. Also, his religious beliefs/practices have no bearing on our political system. Remember the separation of church and state? That's part of our foundation.
2. How are we safer? Just because we haven't been attacked doesn't mean that more will not come. It took years to pull off 9/11, they could be planning more right now.
3. He has fought for the rich. The tax breaks were designed to help the wealthy, and help the poor (but I think that was a mask to cover up the real intentions of the new brackets). The middle class has not had any gain from his administration except for the tax cuts. He has done nothing else for them.
4. Talk to any teacher or education administrator and they will tell you No Child Left Behind is a failure of a program based on the fact that there is inadequate funding to provide for the test results desire.

So, no, I would not re-elect him, and I think you need to do some more research into what you think his positives are. They really are not that good.

Answer 6

If that monkey face even WENT for a third term, me and all my acquaintances and various human beings i know could recruit Bush haters and make a protection stress and secede from the U. S. and reform the CSA different than this time it does no longer stand for accomplice States of u.s. it could stand for Creole states of Austin (through fact I actual have a creole chum named Austin and we call our group the Creole States of Austin)and choose my chum Bob Tree as president and we'd declare conflict on Bush and we'd beat the crap out of him and we'd merge into u.s. (in spite of everything the folk who kissass Bush have been left stranded on a abandoned island) and then all could be the way it used to different than the u . s . could be referred to as the CSA and quite of the U. S. greenback wed have the CS Creole and thered be no Bush fanatics and the u . s ./CSA could have not greater trees, basically trees through fact no person likes trees or Bush aside from suckups besides and the oil expenses could bypass down lower back and the fee of the CS Creole may be the excellent and wed be the worlds superb great power and set up peace with the worldwide and wed all be chuffed!!!!

Answer 7

1) America was founded on separation of Church and state, and freedom of Religion

2) Audacious alright. Too bad the terrorists are spread out and aren't exclusive or even more common in those 2 countries. And due to his ridiculous non-attempts at energy independence we are still giving terrorists lunch money.

3) I am below the poverty line and I pay more taxes now.

4.) The no child left behind act has drained federal money into private religious schools, that my poor nieces and nephews living in the projects in Cleveland can't attend. The already broken public school system is deteriorating FAST. Yet schools in rich/rural areas are getting even better.

Answer 8

In the case that you AREN'T being ironic (and I sincerely hope you are, I can't imagine there are people like you who for a second believe anything he's done in 7 years is in any way admirable or even a fraction of an inch close to warranting a third term), I defy you to go on and on about his "accomplishments", just keep adding additional details, the small space does not hold you back anymore. Let the torrent of blind praise rush forth!
Some of these answers are really eroding my hope that Americans aren't as stupid and blind and arrogant as the rest of the world thinks we are. I have to bite my tongue in laughter when I tell non-Americans it isn't always true.

Answer 9

You bet!! Bush will go down in history as one of the best Presidents America has ever had!

Answer 10

Typical NeoCon chanting the programmed talking points again...

Let me debunk your glorious praise of Bush...

1. Returned "Christian Values" to the White Hosue ?

If you mean lies, cheating, stealing and two faced corruption...well than that's actually a fairly accurate statement.

2. We are LESS safe now thanks to Bush. The Iraq debacle is MAKING more terrorists than it is killing / jailing. So says me and the BIPARTISAN 9-11 commission. Suck on that.

3. He saved the economy ? Are living under a rock ? The economy is terrible, and is on the virge of serious trouble. The housing market and sub-prime loan market are in HORRIBLE shape. These are two areas that directly impact life for middle class families. Bush IN NO WAY has improved the lives of the middle class. Bush represents the interests of CORPRATE America ONLY. If you dont see that, you're simply brainwashed.

4. The no-child left behind program is an unfunded mandate...the golden rule of "no-no" in a democratic government. It's a miserable failure.

Answer 11

NO.

While I supported President Bush all through his two terms, I do think it is time for new leadership. President Bush is generally focused in the right direction, but has not the speaking and communication skills it takes to sell his vision.

Ideally, I would like to see a Consitutionalist president. I think our biggest threat these days is the erosion of our Bill of Rights, as legislators will say, "sure this amendment means such-and-such, but it is okay to infringe upon certain freedoms for the public good."

As this door opens wider and wider, the Bill of Rights is being reinterpreted and marginalized.