Why is this moldy straw man argument still being bandied about?

Question

"President Bush has ensured that we will not have to fight the terrorists at home."

Why are people STILL using this as their basis for supporting the worst President in the history of the United States of America?

Where is the proof that anything is ENSURED? Are these people actually promising that we will never, ever, ever again have to worry about terrorism?

Further, would YOU trust people like this to decide what's best for your country?

Answer 1

If Bush really didn't want to fight the "terrorists" at home, he might have sealed the borders, and caught Bin Laden by now.

But he never had any intention of doing anything other than lining his pockets.

Answer 2

Why are people STILL using this as their basis for supporting the worst President in the history of the United States of America?

When it happens then the straw man theory stops, not until then.

Answer 3

Simply because a person occupies the position of President of the United States does not mean he/she is automatically entitled to any one person's respect or support.
I don't blindly trust my government to 'have my best interests in mind.'
Considering the fact that in the modern era to have a chance at being elected one has to be uber-wealthy doesn't make me very supportive of that person's efforts to lead our nation to a better place.

Yun: I guarantee you Bush is NOT more qualified to lead just because he was elected which is highly suspect anyway.
He's a rich guy that bought and sold his way to the presidency. He and his advisers played the political parlor game very well. However, this nation was founded upon the notion of free expression so that we can disagree with anyone at any time. Particularly if we feel that our 'leader' is not doing the job we expect him to do.

Answer 4

Well, last I checked Bush was the President during 9/11, so where did he prevent that?

Also if you look at terror cycles it happens about every 8-10 years, so we'll see one soon. His policies have nothing to do with it, nor his rhetoric.

Terrorists do not come from one single nation state and can even be home grown. What we need to do is stop pretending that this is the Cold War and start using the creative talent the US possess in our foreign policy and not moldy techniques borrowed from the KGB in 1956.

Answer 5

It's an appeal to emotions through fear and intimidation, those people that felt the terrorist attacks look for any false comfort they can find. Do you actually think you will get people to change their minds if they support GWB, by calling him the worst ever? I doubt it.

Answer 6

The worst president in history?

Jimmy Carter was one of the worst and I think Hoover was the absolute worst.

The only history you know is recent huh?

Answer 7

People still use this so the blind GOP will still follow the shepherd, no matter what empty pasture Dubya leads them to!
I don't trust most of the people in the federal government.

Answer 8

If that were the case we wouldn't need a Dept of Homeland Security or wireless phone taps.

Answer 9

I have no troubles being able to make a rational decision based on someone making a statement.

Generally I don't waste much sleep over it by asking questions based on my political feelings over it either.

Answer 10

Apparently the GOP is still getting results with it. Anybody with half a brain knows it's carp....

Answer 11

With our borders being wide open and not defended, he must be saying "Bring it on". What a maroon.