So what is wrong with the Bush Presidency

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For more than seven years the left has been screaming that "The sky is falling, the sky is falling - and it's all Bush's fault".

Don't get me wrong, Bush has done a horrible job of communicating with the public, often seeming to help the opposition prove his arrogance. And he did mis-manage the war before Pretoreus took over. But since Rove left the White House he's performed fairly well.

Here we are, about 6 months from McCains inaugaral and we're starting to find out that the Bush presidency wasn't as bad as the MSM would have us believe.

The economy is still moving along, even with the Democrat induced gas shortage.

Unemployment is still at historically low levels and the war is winding down.

The only civil unrest at home is the liberals crying about civil unrest while Europe and Canada suffer race riots and economic unrest.

Now that we see Russia attacking Georgia and the rest of Europe bending knee to Putin to keep the price of oil down, we find that it ain't nearly as bad as at home as it could have been.

If those damned Democrats would allow the country to do some domestic drilling, to expand refinery capacity and to develop alternate sources of energy such as nuclear and hydro-electric, we'd be ahead of the curve.

And if the terrorissts would aim their animosity toward the NEA, we'd all be better off.
 

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horrible run, will be glad to see the dem taking office this fall.
 

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Don't get me wrong, Bush has done a horrible job of communicating with the public, often seeming to help the opposition prove his arrogance.

This is his biggest shortcoming, imo, but it has nothing to do with arrogance.
 

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Secrecy, no accountability, fiscal irresponsiblity and bullshit reasons to start a bullshit war.

There is more but this is more than enough to consider his presidency a failure
 

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Secrecy, no accountability, fiscal irresponsiblity and bullshit reasons to start a bullshit war.

There is more but this is more than enough to consider his presidency a failure
When was the last time we had a president that didn't do those things?
 

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didn't the republicans have congress and the presidency for a while? why didn't we lift the ban on domestic drilling then?

(serious question)
 

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didn't the republicans have congress and the presidency for a while? why didn't we lift the ban on domestic drilling then?

(serious question)

The issue wasn't front and center, with the price of oil substantially below current rates.

They were scrambling to defend the wars as the left and their propaganda machine rewrote history on a daily basis.

There was a lot of other shit going on, they had zero political capital to spend and the issue simply was as urgent as it is today.

Things can and do change in life, and this type of question can be asked about 1,000 issues in Washington, on both sides of the aisle.
 

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didn't the republicans have congress and the presidency for a while? why didn't we lift the ban on domestic drilling then?

(serious question)

There was a strong push for it but Republicans only had 55 seats in the Senate. The final vote was 57 'yea' -- 3 votes short.

Democrat obstructionism on offshore drilling (or ANY domestic energy sources) is nothing new.
 

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Secrecy, no accountability, fiscal irresponsiblity and bullshit reasons to start a bullshit war.

There is more but this is more than enough to consider his presidency a failure

Don't forget Katrina, Mission Accomplished, and a drunken Cheney shooting his friend in the face.
 

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Here we are, about 6 months from McCains inaugaral and we're starting to find out that the Bush presidency wasn't as bad as the MSM would have us believe.

:pope:
 

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He spent far too much money, but the Democratic Congress brought out the best in him.

:devilex:
 

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The issue wasn't front and center, with the price of oil substantially below current rates.

They were scrambling to defend the wars as the left and their propaganda machine rewrote history on a daily basis.

There was a lot of other shit going on, they had zero political capital to spend and the issue simply was as urgent as it is today.

Things can and do change in life, and this type of question can be asked about 1,000 issues in Washington, on both sides of the aisle.

lame. you should bank Joe C's answer for further use as "things can and do change" is retarded.

you don't wait for gun control until a record number of people are killed... do you really believe your party is simply reactionists who are too busy defending themselves against the left?

simply was not as urgent as it is today... give me a break. will it be urgent when mccain takes office?

unlike all of you i am undecided which is why i ask questions. joe's answer makes sense if it is actually true (no offense but come on down here you never know) but too busy defending themselves against liberals, it simply was not important till it became important... that shit stinks.
 

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$9.6T in debt. Bush did nothing about the fundamental issue of small government. He spent like a liberal--embracing all kinds of government speniding (a good deal to benefit cronies) even when he control both congress and the presidency. If he had the will he could have changed the course of history. He had no will to change history of to push a true conservative agenda--it turned out he was just another rich politician out to fleece the government--and we move on.
 

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It's not no where nearr what it will be if Obumma wins. If he wins I will quit my job and get a free ride with the rest of them. Like they say if you can't beat them join them for steaks and lobster thank god for food stamps brothers.
 

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Everyone laughs about BO becoming president and the hands out, but lets face facts, a few more trillon in debt it wont matter how much the government hands out because it wont be worth anything.

Bush was not only a terrible president, but made the conservative doctrine of small government irrelavent for the GOP.
 

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It never gets old watching the "JoeC" brain in action...especially when it's in the same thread

MARK L Contrarian Version 1: There was a strong push for it but Republicans only had 55 seats in the Senate.

MARK L Version 2 - Ever since the Democrats won in 06 (giving them a big 49 seats in the Senate), the country has gone in the shitter.

SH: So 55 seats is insufficient to create needed change, but apparently 49 seats is enough to put the country in the shitter.

Incredibly Gold Comedy
 

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It's not no where nearr what it will be if Obumma wins. If he wins I will quit my job and get a free ride with the rest of them. Like they say if you can't beat them join them for steaks and lobster thank god for food stamps brothers.

u don't need obama to become prez to do that
 

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$9.6T in debt. Bush did nothing about the fundamental issue of small government. He spent like a liberal--embracing all kinds of government speniding (a good deal to benefit cronies) even when he control both congress and the presidency. If he had the will he could have changed the course of history. He had no will to change history of to push a true conservative agenda--it turned out he was just another rich politician out to fleece the government--and we move on.

bush was good up until 9/11

playing alot of golf, not doing much, just what i want outta my prez

than "everything changed"

time for patriot act, time for propagand to invade iraq, time for homeland security and duct tape your homes and shit, time for FEMA, time for no child left behind....blah blah blah....fear fear fear....
 

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The title of this thread has the potential of getting the biggest hits in RX Political Forum history...I think a much shorter and simpler thread would have been labelled "what is right with the Bush presidency?"
 

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