he had an honest job, that it would have made him a better President.
I am talking about a job that he actually applied for and got on his own merits, not family name. One in which he worked at least 8 hours a day and earned a salary reflective of the work he did.
2007-12-04 09:07:46 · 11 answers · asked by truth seeker 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes, I think so, it would put him more in touch with what 99% of America deals with and give him the opportunity to see life from that perspective.
2007-12-04 09:16:17 · answer #1 · answered by Pfo 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Excellent question.
But let's not elevate the value of drudge work too high.
Another favored child, JFK, hardly earned his keep and had a father who bought him both the democratic nomination and the presidency with the help of bribes and the mafia ($50,000 to every Sheriff in the W. Virginia primary for example). Yet, even with his myriad faults, he is broadly favored as a great president, a hard worker and capable leader.
Entitlement is core to GW's politics. After all, membership in Harvard's Skull and Bones Society requires an act of theft for membership, demonstrating a willingness to act above the law on behalf of ones favored group.
So if GW had ever had to work like a normal American, it would have deeply affected his presidency. Made him better? Not by his standards. And certainly he couldn't have done as much mischief. In fact he couldn't have accomplished the torture, illegal renditions, illegal wiretaps and dis-information without his exceptional sense of entitlement and being above the law.
2007-12-04 10:55:03 · answer #2 · answered by Wave 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The real problem isn't George Bush (although I believe he is among the worst American Presidents). The real problem is that we elected him.
If you judge America only by the 2000 and 2004 Presidential Elections, you have to say America is misguided and obtuse.
2007-12-04 09:20:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!
2007-12-04 11:19:07 · answer #4 · answered by The Wiz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. It seems to me that life is learned -- not earned.
2007-12-04 14:22:10 · answer #5 · answered by gary L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that would make anyone lacking such a better person.
i thought that in America that's how success was supposed to be achieved by everyone...hard work, sacrifice, dedication, education, and intelligence (in that order)
unfortunately, we now have an even more powerful aristocracy than we did in 1776.
2007-12-04 09:13:06 · answer #6 · answered by Free Radical 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Certainly, it may not be that Bush is "stupid", it's that he's a 61 year old man who has never had any real life experience.
2007-12-04 09:12:04 · answer #7 · answered by ck4829 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
He was elected twice. If he got elected the second time based on his father's name, then we have bigger issues in this country than whether or not our president flipped burgers when he was a teen-ager.
2007-12-04 09:15:17 · answer #8 · answered by otrava925 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It's hard to find any presidential candidates who are self made successes. Dynasty seems to be the trend in the USA.
2007-12-04 09:15:17 · answer #9 · answered by Overt Operative 6 · 4⤊ 3⤋
it could'nt hurt
2007-12-04 09:10:57 · answer #10 · answered by Military Supporter! 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋