His Iraq War is obviously working if we haven't been attacked here since September 11th 2001. And the economy is doing good except for the housing market. What's with all the hate?
2007-10-15 11:55:09 · 15 answers · asked by California Dude! 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
You obviously aren't paying attention either.
The housing bubble caused by really low interest rates and subprime lending is all the economy there has been for the most part, the rest went to China
However I see very little hatred for Bush personally. True listening to him is like fingernails on the blackboard, as much for bungled nonsense as outright lies, but if he vanished from the picture, nothing would change. A change of Sock Puppet would only divert responsibility, as indeed seems to be the plan Of the "reform" Republicans (who are the unindicted coconspirators of the indicted "culture of corruption" Republicans).
IMO there are three evils threatening "Truth, Justice , Freedom, and the American Way"
#1 Fascism- not the jackbooted thugs (though that was often a method)- but the privatization of government.
The Libertarian/Randist logic has a major flaw that somehow government ceases to be that if it is called something else. It simply removes accountability, and any notion of public responsibility.
As bad as Government waste, fraud, abuse has been, Enronization, WTO, etc. has been worse.
The Mechanism of group effort (Free enterprise, communist, capitalist, socialist) is irrelevant, but without accountability you have tyranny.
#2 Theocracy- It is one thing to hold an opinion in an absence of evidence, It is perhaps the nature of faith to hold an opinion in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. But when policy is contrary to the evidence, enforced on those who do not even hold those beliefs, tyranny can be the only adjective. If forced to believe, Totalitarian must be added as well.
#3 Bigotry- More than just black and white, the concept of caste by any division that places barriers, removes Freedom, and hurts not just those who would profit by their contribution but all the rest for whom the contribution would never be made.
There was a time when these evils were variously scattered in both parties, but today they are in alliance, and taken over the Republican Party, and true to their tyrannical nature tried (mostly successful) to stifle any path of accountability.
This is what lies at the basis of "bush hate" and other than opposing Tyranny/Totalitarianism has nothing to do with policies reasonable people can disagree about.
I think that this is why there are so many "opposition" voices. Only Totalitarians can have the discipline and stay on message, because that is their nature.
Oh and the economy? The average monthly job growth?
Clinton ---237,000
Bush-------53,000
Yup it is booming, but that is implosion you hear.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-green/why-2008-will-be-a-perfec_b_68479.html
Why 2008 will be a Perfect Storm for Republicans -
2007-10-15 12:05:32 · answer #1 · answered by Dragon 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
You are exactly right! That is why the liberals hate it that America hasn't been attacked! They want America to be attacked again so they can say "look everyone! The Iraq war isn't working because we are still being attacked!" Think about it. Another 9-11 is a good thing for the Democrats. And once you stupid Democrats come into office in 2009 you will pull out of Iraq just as we almost have Iraq's military ready. Then Iraq will be taken over by Iran and the U.S. will be in big trouble because a wimpy Democrat won't have the guts to start a war with Iran or bomb them. You wait and see. I don't care how much you liberals hate Bush. Some of you up there have some of the dumbest excuses for hating Bush. Why would you hate him for choking on a pretzel?
2007-10-15 19:38:51 · answer #2 · answered by I'm Chris Hansen 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The fact we haven't been attacked here is irrelevant. The borders are WIDE open. If Bush was concerned about the threat of terrorism then why hasn't done anything to tighten up security at the borders. Which begs the question, was Iraq really a threat? No. They weren't. They never threatened to attack us. All of our intelligence before invading turned out to be wrong. We invaded Iraq by mistake or accident, however you want to look at it. All reports show that Bush and Co. were well aware that their intelligence was not solid, faulty and based on very shaky evidence, yet they continued to lie to the American people saying they were "POSITIVE" or had "BULLET PROOF" evidence about Saddam.....all of which has turned out to be false and my friend is dead as a result of this war.
We have wasted trillions of dollars on the Iraq war that our kids grand kids will be paying off and it was all based on lies. You wouldn't spend thousands of dollars on an alarm for your home, then head out on vacation with your doors and windows wide open, would you? You would only do that if there wasn't a threat or you wanted people to break in.
The Iraqi war was based on lies, mistakes and greed. This all very well documented.
By now, if you don't know why Bush is hated then you'll probably never know because you're far too ignorant to not have seen what 3 out of 4 Americans know as truth.
2007-10-15 19:13:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
"His Iraq War is obviously working if we haven't been attacked here since September 11th 2001."
LOL...By what logic ? What grade are you in ? Shouldn't you be learning your multiplication tables right now ?
"And the economy is doing good except for the housing market. What's with all the hate?"
The economy is teetering on the brink. The housing market is tanking. Bush's jobs numbers are all meaningless as they're all unskilled jobs, which contribute virtually nothing to the economy. The housing problems are pretty important ! So is the subprime-loan markets trouble !
2007-10-15 19:02:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
Because he stole the election twice with a little help from his rich friends. He is now repaying them all the favor. If his daddy & grand daddy hadn't been so rich & powerful, he'd still be drowing his sorrows in some redneck bar, totally unknown. Because through his assinine decisions we are now in an never-ending war with a country that's hell-bent on destroying us & our way of life. Because our childen are dying in this war for oil. Because of many more things that I have no room to post...but you can read the other posts here.
2007-10-15 19:09:52 · answer #5 · answered by The Wiz 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are plenty reasons (starting an unjust war for no reason, firing attorneys for political reasons, vetoing SCHIP, etc.), but only one must be listed to justify disagreeement (not hate) for Bush;
He passed the USA PATRIOT act, which stomps on all sorts of civil liberties guaranteed by our constitution.
If you haven't read "1984" by George Orwell, I suggest you start - if another neocon gets elected, that's what it will look like.
2007-10-15 19:04:55 · answer #6 · answered by David M 3 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Hate is such a bad word and not the truth in most cases. I can see people not happy with him but hate is not being responsible. Peace
2007-10-15 19:08:40 · answer #7 · answered by PARVFAN 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
..."we haven't been attacked since September 11, 2001"?!!!
Didn't the anthrax killer(s) - STILL unknown and STILL at large - and the beltway snipers (including illegal alien lee boyd malvo) kill enough Americans for you to remember?
2007-10-15 19:03:13 · answer #8 · answered by chickenhawkbushbots 2 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Not hate. Just like to laugh at.
2007-10-15 19:06:13 · answer #9 · answered by Mitchell 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't.
I just think of the immortal words of a great American.
Mr. T.
2007-10-15 19:08:02 · answer #10 · answered by Think 1st 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋