Bush Sucks

Yes, I am not a Bush fan. I have never really liked him, but I never hated him either. I didn’t vote for him the first time, and the second time was a vote against Kerry who I detest. But the fact is, Bush is in many ways a terrible president. He has done some good. And I approve of those few things he’s accomplished. But Peggy Noonan sums it up best in this article in the Wall Street Journal. I have tried niot to rail on Bush as it is a cliche in the blogosphere. And I don’t want to be confused with some of the lefties who use really lame, pointless arguments to scream at him. But the immigration bill he’s trying to ram down our throats is the last straw.

Bush has not only alienated his supporters (as I knew he would before he was even elected) but he has seriously damaged the Republican party. He has done to the Republicans what Clinton did to the Democrats. Make them look irrelevant and utterly stupid. It’s really dumb and dumber in the halls of the government now. Not that this is new, but both parties have sunk new new lows.

The reason I am an independent is I have never trusted either party to do what’s right. They constantly fail us. Bush has taken this to new levels of audacity.

This is not to say I agree with the arguments the left has been making all these years. Many of their points aren’t fair. But in essence they were correct. He has done nothing to deserve the job, yet he was practically rammed own our throats by the party in 2000. I do think he barely won that election. Built 9/11 hadn’t happened, he would not have been able to get away with the obscene mistakes he has made and that includes the way he has monumentally increased government powers while building monstrous bureaucracies that are almost Soviet in scope.

Do I think he’s stupid? No. Arrogant? Yes. The man is where he is because he was born into a dynasty. He has accomplished nothing on his own and certainly has proven his string of failures in the past weren’t a fluke. Yet he really comes off like he expects everyone to snap to his orders. Like a lot of politicians he forgets who he works for. Us. He never seems to give the impression he gets that and this is what really pisses some people off.

I am not about to join the Bush haters club. I am not a hater in general. But I have to say this immigration bill is really the deal breaker. I have tried to be civil but shit like this is the stuff of bureaucratic nightmares. Bush didn’t write it, but he endorses it and actually chides anyone who is against it. That’s Bush in a nutshell. If you don’t do what he says, he’ll insult you and call you unAmerican. Then do what he wants anyway.

Well, here’s a newsflash Mr. President. Most of your edicts are unAmerican. I am willing to support the war on terror but not the destruction of the bill of rights. Nor the advancement of a police state. Nor the selling out of American citizens.

I really can’t wait for your term to end.

Whoever follows him has the unenviable task of cleaning up some massive messes. Let’s hope they are up to the task. 

1. It makes me sad to say it, but although Bush may have been better than the alternatives we were presented with at election time, he’s ultimately been a great disappointment to me. There really was a moment, right after 9-11, that I thought he might go down as one of the great presidents in history. In that confused time, he displayed some real strength and conviction, as well as a sorely-needed moral clarity.

   Unfortunately, he at times also displayed appalling lack of good judgment, political tone-deafness, and a horrifying recklessness with taxpayer money. Don’t even get me started on his border and immigration policy.

   One thing I don’t blame on him is the utterly destructive approach of the Democrats during both of his terms. Temporarily muted after 9-11, they’ve never rested in showering him with vitriol no matter what he did. Many of his biggest domestic policy mistakes seem as much as anything like failed attempts to buy them off with huge new government programs. If so, it clearly didn’t work.

   Ultimately, I guess the judgment we’ll have of all presidents is this: “Were they up to handling the tasks that history presented them with?” On that score, I’m afraid it’s not looking good right now. That’s bad, because no matter what our political stripe, we’re all in it together as Americans, and it’s in our collective interest to have a leader who’s successful in meeting the burden of the times.

   -Pete

   Posted by  on  06/01  at  12:50 AM

2. Bush reminds me in some ways of Nixon. Nixon also increased the size of the federal government, in ways to try to appease the left who ended up hating him even more. Nixon gave us such agencies as the EPA, which has grown into a huge monster that puts people in jail for managing their property and accidentally killing a rodent.

   I shudder to think what the Homeland Security Department will be like in 30 years. It’s already scary.

   Posted by  on  06/01  at  12:58 AM

3. Future historians will have the task of putting the Bush legacy into perspective.  Presently we are too close to events to see the really big picture, but I do think this presidency will be found lacking.  I believe “W” wanted to leave a really great legacy behind to help make up for his dad’s failure at re-election. 

   Therein lies the problem.  The nation’s executive is suppose to serve the people not self-serving interests.  Too often politians forget that in their dash to power and immortality.  I don’t trust any politian of any party to do what’s right all the time.  All politians need to be monitored closely.  Bush got a free pass for too long after 9-11.  The democrats need to be taken to task for their share of the mess Bush and his posse will be leaving behind.

   History will be kinder to Richard M. Nixon I believe because of his foreign policy...with Kissinger’s help he normalized our relations with China.  In my opinion, today’s China is a much greater threat to our security than Terror (as in, War On) or the Soviets during the Cold War. 

   Why hasn’t North Korea and China been in the spotlight more often?  Why aren’t more direct and pointed questions being asked about what is happening in the Orient?  Like a magican’s sleight of hand trick, politicans use misdirection to take our attention off the truely important events.  Legerdemain in the hands of a politican is dangerous, if not down right deadly, to American safety and security.

   JH, you know I’m a Democrat...but I’m a Southern Democrat.  Security is necessary for a healthy society.  Sometimes wars must be fought to insure continued security, but the enemy must be clear, the objective(s) must be outlined in easy to understand and follow points, and emotions need to be kept to a minimum so that clear heads are able to what’s necessary.  Where are the clear head since 9/11?  How often does the outline change?  Who is America’s true enemy? Who will the American people support in the next election?

   Posted by  on  06/01  at  05:26 AM

4. Sadly, James, you are correct.

   Posted by  on  06/01  at  07:52 AM

5. bamakat,

   I agree that security is important and this is one area where he seems to have done a good job. Bt I think it’s really havy handed. I know I am in disagreement with a lot of people on this. but I think the TSA is largely unneccessary. Teh checkpoint rules and BS is insane.

   Yes, Israel has been doing far worse for decades now and hasn’t had any incidents since Entebbe, but we can be a lot smarter about how we handle airport security.

   I agree time will tell on his legacy. If Iraq works out in the end (and it might, you never know) Bush could end up looking like a hero. And the tax cuts could have great benefits if they stay in force, which again, is something Bush will look good on.

   But I suspect in the end, he will not look good on a lot of matters. Especially if his Immigration thing passes or the war becomes a failure and his bureaucracies become even more bloated (which is inevitable)

   Posted by James Hudnall  on  06/01  at  09:02 AM

6. His inability to stand up for what her believes in, his fruitless pursuit of Democrat approval, his deranged anti-Republican spending frenzy, and his complete failure to use the bully pulpit to articulate his administration’s policies were one blow after another for me.  Add to that the seeming approval of the House, Congress and Senate Republicans with all these lousy moves and the Republican party was already pretty much dead to me.
   The immigration bill, both in its structure and especially in the jaw-dropping arrogance of both parties with regard to their voter bases’ wishes was the final straw.  American politics is broken.  If a reasonable third party shows up, I’ll vote.  If not, why bother?

   Posted by  on  06/01  at  09:44 AM

7. I agree with you 110% on this one
   thanks for putting him on blast
   insurance forum

   Posted by insurance forum  on  07/04  at  12:14 PM
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