America Betrayed President Bush
by Jeffrey Scott ShapiroIt’s almost hard to believe but Wednesday, January 20 marks exactly one year since President Bush left the White House.
During his last public ceremony as commander in chief, he was booed by thousands of Americans who simutaneously cheered for Barack Obama as he was sworn into office on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Except for a June 17 speech in Erie, Pennsylvania in which Bush defended his policies and criticized Obama’s, the former president has been remarkably silent about his successor. He has not fired back at Obama despite the new administration inappropriately blaming Bush for all of their failures.
One year after taking office however, Obama has done a total reversal on his isolationist, non-interventionist foreign policy, and is now pushing President Bush’s neo-conservative philosophy as a justification for starting a new war in Afghanistan. What the Democratic Party once criticized as an over-simplified good vs. evil argument has become the cornerstone of Obama’s reasoning.
“Evil does exist in the world,” Obama recently admitted. “A nonviolent movement could not have halted Hitler’s armies. Negotiations cannot convince al-Qaeda’s leaders to lay down their arms. To say that force is sometimes necessary is not a call to cynicism – it is recognition of history; the imperfections of man and the limits of man.”
In the wake of this stunning adoption of the Bush foreign policy doctrine, there is little, if any dissent. The same people who crucified Bush for liberating Iraq are hardly criticizing Obama for using force to promote democracy in Afghanistan.
Recent Gallup polls find that 62 percent of Americans think Obama’s war in Afghanistan “is the right thing” whereas only 39 percent of Americans think Bush made the right decision by sending troops to Iraq.
Any American who thinks that Bush was misdirected when he sent troops to Iraq in 2003 can’t possibly deny that renewing war in Afghanistan in 2009 to hunt Al Qaeda, eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks is, at the least, equally fallible.
Still, Obama is receiving the kind of public support that an American president, any president, deserves during wartime. Many anti-war activists, journalists and elected officials have been remarkably quiet, affording the new commander in chief the opportunity to launch a successful war campaign.
Very few Americans showed the same faithfulness to President Bush, including members of his own party. Republicans who favored non-interventionism to nation building abandoned Bush, and Democratic senators like John Kerry, John Edwards and Hillary Clinton who voted for the war turned against it before the 2004 elections so they would have the ammunition they needed to criticize their incumbent opponent.
America quickly forgot about how President Bush charismatically lifted our spirits during some of the darkest moments of our nation’s history when the Twin Towers collapsed. After all, even Senator Kerry admitted Bush’s handling of the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks was “terrific,” during the 2004 presidential debates.
But after President Bush successfully secured America in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, he was rewarded with accusations of committing human rights violations and war crimes – an incredible irony since his policies were responsible for liberating tens of millions of people in Afghanistan and Iraq. Some Americans accused Bush of lying and starting a war under false pretenses simply because our troops never found actual weapons of mass destruction.
Despite what Michael Moore implied in his film “Fahrenheit 9/11,” Congress did not base their 2002 authorization for the Iraq War solely on the premise that Saddam Hussein either had or was trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction. Their legislation reads very clearly that America’s purpose in sending troops back to Iraq was to enforce U.N. resolutions, some of which were violated in the 1990’s and probably should have been enforced by President Clinton. Whether actual weapons were found or not, the war in Iraq was legally and morally justifiable, and necessary.
In addition to enduring criticism for his war policies, millions of Americans demanded the new Obama administration prosecute Bush for his decision to indefinitely holding detainees charged with war crimes. When President Obama signed an executive order in May that reinforced that same Bush policy, the far left was mute.
Almost no one said a word. Apparently, its acceptable for Obama to indefinitely hold detainees, just not Bush.
As Obama continues to make decisions that mirror the Bush doctrine, it is becoming apparent that the former president was not ignorant or irrational in his foreign policy decisions despite the harsh criticism and disloyalty he endured. He was in fact, ahead of his time, a visionary who understood politics and warfare in the modern age of terrorism.
That is why Obama is now following his lead.
It should be obvious now, even to Obama’s most passionate supporters that shielding the free world requires more than mere words like “hope” and “change.” Bush’s detractors should be embarrassed having arrogantly thought they could do it better, and those Republicans who abandoned Bush when he needed them most should take a moment to reflect on their fortitude or lack thereof.
Americans who chastised President Bush for removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq should apologize and show him the same respect they are now showing President Obama as he neutralizes the Taliban in Afghanistan.
George W. Bush seemed to have an almost mystical understanding of what the American people needed when we needed it most. He reminded all of us of why we should be proud to be Americans at a time when there was a whisper that we brought the Sept. 11 attacks upon ourselves for promoting democracy abroad.
President Bush deserves our respect, not our betrayal.
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"During his last public ceremony as commander in chief, he was booed by thousands of Americans who simutaneously cheered for Barack Obama as he was sworn into office on the steps of the U.S. Capitol."
Wasn't that despicable?
"President Bush deserves our respect, not our betrayal."
In the case of George Bush, America has unfortunately traded in its cash, for a clunker.
President and Mrs. Bush are all class. We miss you, truly. Not everyone betrayed you, only the misled.
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I liked Bush for keeping us safe from terrorists and making sure our troops were getting what they needed. I have to thank him for that. However, he's a Pogressive, spending out of control during his last time in office, started the bailouts. He was too nice, though, he kept his words.
W. always kept his word. He might be a progressive but he is not a lying liberal scumbag like Obama.
Americans originally supported Bush on Iraq. It was his refusal to implement a strategy to win the war that lost him support and respect. It was only after the republicans had their butts handed to them in the 2006 election, that Bush fired Rumsfeld and implemented the "surge". I think the American people would have looked past the missing weapons of mass destruction if Bush had fought to win the war from the start.
As for the near collapse of the economy and Bush throwing free-market capitalism out the window. Who are you going to blame that on? When the housing market was booming out of control, Bush was surely taking credit for the increased percentage of home owners. I guess when it crashed he has to take the blame.
As for the dramatic increase in government spending, huge deficits, and the violation of individual rights….the republicans were in charge. They get the blame for that too.
Good versus evil
"There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil."
Ayn Rand
Comparing Bush to who we have now, no comparison..
Not being one of his biggest fans, I have to say, I would
rather see Bush in the Top Job then the puppet that's
there now……
I never wavered in my support for Bush's foreign policy decisions. When we invaded Iraq I recognized that it was a doctrine change and felt a twinge, but I also felt that the evidence was there that we had grounds to go. I haven't forgotten about the near decade of flaunted UN resolution violations. Bush always had my support there.
I have deep respect for George Bush because I've always felt that he was a man of deep conviction and purpose. He believed he was doing the right thing for us and his decisions were based on moral values he felt Americans shared. Now we know that not all Americans do. Especially a large swath of liberal-Americans and Democrat-Americans who spoke from a position of blind hatred for Bush, the man.
Where I lost some faith with Bush was the fact that we wouldn't speak for us. His administration could have done much more PR for all the good things they were accomplishing in the name of the United States. But they didn't. They went for quiet stoicism when we wanted them to trumpet their actions and show cause for the good they were doing. It was frustrating. But the press would have ignored and distorted it anyway…
I think history will be kind to George Bush. He still has my deep respect for being a man of character.
the thousands who disrespected the former President are now dissing their own guy…
You all have to read the left wing blogs if you want to see some 'booing'. The disregard for Obama and his minions amongst the looney left is illuminating.
Check them out if you have the stomach…
Soooo typical of the dem/lib statists though, absolutely, positively NO class at all………….
I am reminded that Winston Churchhill was hated by many after successfully beating back the Nazis, but history has vindicated him for the most part. I believe that history will one day be much kinder to Bush as well.
It is hilarious, especially since the left NEVER points out that Halliburton in general, and KBR in particular, are virtually the ONLY company that is prepared and able to handle the logistics of such an undertaking. ………
No reply, your inane and glaringly lacking comments speak for themselves……………… Hanzo
"But after President Bush successfully secured America in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks….."
Really – and that is evidenced by 10 million illegal invaders getting in to the country? He didn't secure anything because 1) the threat was largely manufactured and he knew it AND/OR 2) he WANTED more attacks to give him more Patriot Acts and more power and more money and more war to serve his Israeli masters.
Oba$$tard is a progressive…
I miss president Bush. During his time in office I was able to work hard and acheive much sucess. While Clinton was in office I was laid off and could hardly find a job. Now after a year of Obama in office my husband and I are both in struggly industrys. What a dissapointment.
Well-said. However, we can't be too comfortable with the idea that "history" will vindicate him. Look at who writes the history books.
"Their legislation reads very clearly that America’s purpose in sending troops back to Iraq was to enforce U.N. resolutions…."
Really paint yourself in to corner with this one:
1) so we are serving the GLOBAL GOVERNMENT of the UN and you don't OBJECT to that?
2) so, when are we going to enforce the UN resolutions against ISRAEL?
List of UN resolutions being ignored by Israel:
http://www.mediamonitors.net/michaelsladah&su...
Hey pal losen the tinfoil hat because you are not getting enough blood flow to your small progressive brain.
Wow, I hope you feel better now. You aught to check the numbers on Bush's spending all 4 years of his last term compared to what the one's administration has spent in one.
We can make it up to him:
http://www.georgewbushcenter.com/site/c.fqLOI5OAK...
President Bush made a choice. Illegal Immigrants (sorry, Future Democrat Voters) vs. the Constitution he took an oath to uphold. Those who break our Laws mandated by our Constitution were more important to President Bush then were the American Tax Payers who have been flipping the Bills for this Country.
Was President Bush the best President Mexico ever had? Will Obama be even better? We Tax Payers waiting down at window 27 will have to wait and see.
And the irretrievably stupid.
President Bush WAS betrayed by Americans. Unfortunately, this betrayal extended itself to his own party. Add to that Campaign Obama's continual blatant disrepect for a sitting president (with nary a 'Hey, watch your mouth, punk, and show some respect!' from those who owed President Bush at least that much). Obama is now garnering the same low level of respect he had shown HIS president.
Obama and his minions lost my respect at that inauguration. It was despicable.
That said, George Bush lost my respect for two reasons – His inability to articulate and communicate consistently his policies and – His unwillingness to defend himself when attacked.
Politically, the lesson of GWB should be "Don't expect others to defend you when you won't defend yourself".
President Bush wasn't perfect but he was a real leader and he loved this country and its people. We miss you President Bush.
President Bush wasn't perfect but he was a real leader and he loved this country and its people. We miss you President Bush.
America betrayed President Bush? Does that mean America is now betraying President Obama?
Our presidents are not kings, and the way some folks place them on a pedestal, as if they are somehow more important than any other branch or our government, is downright disturbing. Most of the problems in this country stem from a centralization of power, and that has been possible, largely, by massively empowering the executive branch at the expense of the legislative and judicial.
Mr. Bush was inordinately guilty of wanting more power for the presidency, and we may well reap what he saw fit to sow. Obama and and his supporters truly believe more government is the answer to every problem, and thanks to the way the Right rolled over for every executive power grab made by the Bush administration, we are in a much weaker position to reign in the accumulated strength of the federal government.
That is Mr. Bush's legacy–not Iraq, not Afghanistan, not 9/11. The centralization of power.
The same problem I had with him, but it certainly didn't cause me to lose all respect. Sometimes being right isn't enough.
Cowboy, you do have a way with words!
Ask Bono which President has done the most for Africa and he will tell you that it was Bush. Even Bono apparently didn't like that Bush wouldn't toot his own horn about that.
The same liberal lame stream media that constantly screwed Bush over is the same bunch that idolize Obama and tries to re-create the nauseous 'Camelot' crap. GWB never had a prayer, but Obama sends chills up the legs of the LLSM.
Well said.
This was a good article. I actually forgot about the booing at the inauguration. Classless… but what else would you expect from smug, arrogant, sheep like Obama's supporters?
Is there a point in your incoherent rambling>
dear leader will be no better on illegal immigration…it will again be the people who keep shamnesty 2 from passing…you can bet the the dog and pony shows on the border are doing nothing to stem the real invasion and colonization of this country from the south. We have laws in OK but yet certain parts of town are filled with those who don't speak a word of English and never will. They whip out welfare cards and hubby behind whips out a wad of cash and then they both get into a new SUV and off they go laughing all the way home at how stupid America is…toss them all out now and jail and heavily fine any company who hires them including the sub-contractors who act as their agents in doing so….
True… but there was a poll recently where a sizable number actually thought things were better under Bush. Views of him are softening already, and will continue to.
Did a jew beat you up every day for your lunch money or something? Are you actually Jimmy Carter in disguise?
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Bush kept us safe and laid out a template of what the war on terror should look like.
He also kept the economy going, kept people in jobs, put Bin Laden in a cave, created a cabinet position for DHS, and tried for 2 years to reform FMA and FMC in 2005, and respected the constitution. Democrats were screaming the whole time.
What'd he do wrong? He and other Republicans spent money like democrats.
Now we have the real thing, and they make Republicans look like penny pinchers. Yikes!!
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They're all guilty of ignoring this very serious issue.
Make that 9 months…even more impressive
In those 9 little months Obama QUADRUPLED all the debt incurred from the inception of our country to the day Bush left office…200 years compared to 9 months and quadrupling it, hmmm…
Being a "Tea Bagger", I now am aware of the Radical Agenda to destroy public opinion of anyone who has different views from their Radical Progressives, CZars and Super Masters. I would give anything to have President Bush and Laura back!
I never betrayed my president and the people that treated Bush like that were NOT AMERICANS, they are communist/socialist cool aid drinking scum.
Obama IS NOT my president ( he's NOT AN AMERICAN, he's a MUSLIM ) and I plan on showing him the same respect they showed Bush, NONE.
And lets NOT forget the media, and others like CODE PINK ( whose members should be thrown in prison for treason ) they are as much to blame as the people that booed him.
Bush was a good president, not the greatest, but good and he is a decent human being, unlike obama and his ilk.
The Iraq war was not instigated by Bush. It was signed, sealed and delivered by an Act of Congress in 1988 (Iraqi Liberation Act of 1988) signed by Bill Clinton. Some provisions of the Act were; removal of Sadam and his govt.; replace it with a democratic form of govt.; establish tribunals to try Sadam and his henchmen for crimes against humanity; provide funding for Iraqi insurgents to undermine and overthrow Sadam's govt. (pre 9-11); the military was to provide equipment and training; and the REAL REASON WE WENT TO IRAQ; to assist Iraq's creditors in recovering payment of Iraq's public debt (the cause of all wars).
After the 9-11 attack on us, Bush simply invoked the Iragi Liberation Act signed by Clinton in retaliation.
In Hillary's supporting speech on the Senate floor, she pledged full support for the war, and assured the troops that this country would stand behind their efforts 100%.
Notice both Bill and Hillary were completely silent in the democrat's critisizm of Bush and the war. It was their idea to begin with.
Why don't you take your anti-Semitism someplace else?
Obama has made Bush out to look like a cheapskate!
Wow, John, that one just sailed out of the park! Well said!
"After the 9-11 attack on us, Bush simply invoked the Iraqi Liberation Act signed by Clinton in retaliation.
Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11.
That act (not a constitutional declaration of war, by the way) illustrates quite clearly how out of control we've allowed our government to become. No one can truthfully argue that Iraq posed an imminent danger to us. Yet our government believes it has the right–no, the duty–to invade another country, depose its leader, and set up a new government. And all the while, no mention is given to the fact that our government armed the guy we're supposed to hate and tried to blame his use of chemical weapons against his own people on Iran.
Really, for an example of out of control government, that act doesn't get any better.
George W Bush did great job in Eastern Europe by making sure it got safely into the folds of NATO and European Union. Europe is a better place because of George W.
Maybe you should watch this:
<a>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMnSp4qEXNM
Every one his post can be summed up in one phrase, I am an anti-Zionist.
Dear Uncle Om
I hate Kansas, I hate you.
I’m leaving the DNC and I’m
Taking the dog.
~ Dorothy
Great, a link to an "unbiased…cough, cough" website that bashes Isreal at every turn. So you're a Jew hater, we get it. Which leads me to believe you're probably an Islamic fundamentalist in here looking for targets. Take off hoser.
I click on nothing blind.
Any thing is better then nothing, nothing is sure what we got now.
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The fact that Bono said it and it was still ignored goes to show you how hard the MSM tried to ignore anything positive about Bush. I do remember that. I believe Bob Geldof also had some nice things to say too. However, I also remember that Bono showed his true character with the infamous Bush Hug Snub. So Bono can kiss it.
Dark knight, baby. I think it's important to point out that Bush only implemented TARP, which has now been mostly PAID BACK. So the only way Bush really increased spending was for national defense, and I don't think a single person was against that after 9/11. Imagine if he hadn't done anything in response. Obama, in contrast, spent way more than Bush ever did on a trillon-dollar stimulus that didn't do anything.
"tried for 2 years to reform FMA and FMC in 2005"
And this failure is one of epic proportions. Want to play "connect the dots" start with upper management at the GSE's and work your way up, down and sideways.
Oh. And offshore.
The situation in Iraq changed over time and the strategy should have developed/changed to suit. He was a little behind the curve on that.
The actual war was over when that "Mission Accomplished" banner went up, but it was premature in regards altering the culture and political climate.
I have always known that America owes incredible gratitude and a BIG FAT APOLOGY to President Bush. Too many people behaved like hysterical 5 year olds screaming at the feet of the man who worked extremely hard to keep us safe, stayed dedicated to what he knew was right, no matter what the screaming idiots were saying, and behaved with the dignity and wisdom of someone worthy of the White House. He was not a perfect president, just a really really good one.
Now that Obama has learned that most of the world STILL hates us, maybe he'll behave like a grown up. Most of the world hates us and accuses us and criticizes us for ONE reason. JEALOUSY. Bush was not in a popularity contest with the world and KNEW how to deal with maniacal dictator lunatics.
Maybe Obama can for once now, drop out of the world's popularity contest, start listening to and working for the American people, and treat the rest of the world with the necessary wisdom.
Please do not ever use Bush and Obama in the same sentence. Obie doesn't deserve the honor. I personally miss GWB everyday that I have to look at the atrocity now sitting at the helm. Obie has turned the office of the President into a JOKE. Bush always had honor, conviction, and the moral compass to guide his decisions to do the right thing. Sure, the left can armchair quarterback all day long. I look at how unsafe I feel as a citizen of the US right now and I can honestly say that I never felt unsafe for one minute when Bush was in office. You can criticize the Bush administration for a lot of things, but you can't take away how the admin put America first. ____Looking forward I would like to say that I am so proud to be from the great state of Massachusetts today. We elected a man of integrity and honesty who will work tirelessly to keep this country safe. __
Upper management at the GSE's should have been frog-marched into a federal prison and not been given 8 (EIGHT!) figure compensation packages and positions like POTUS Chief Of Staff.
Really. How many US citizens realize just how much money they were paid to LOSE trillions of dollars and pounds? Individuals (not companies) managing the massive losses got payouts with seven zeros added on.
I am glad Biden was wrong in his prediction that Obama would be tested by terrorists during his first year in office. I am not sure how well he would hold up and am afraid of what he might not do.
Obviously – I would prefer we never be tested. No replies about that.
Good and often forgot points GB.
I agree. It's terrible that those ignorant, dis-respectful people boo'd him. He deserves much more credit than that.
I really miss President Bush.
Three words: prescription drug coverage.
Four more words: No Child Left Behind.
While I agree with the general mood of this post, I do feel that President Bush (either one) did not help anything anywhere! If one is going to declare war on Terrorism, it's either declared or leave it alone because it will be not be a win, otherwise! What happens, we elect a person raised in Islam; and being a retired statistician, I can accurately predict that there is a 97 1/2 % chance that will not change. However, there is a 2 1/2 % chance that his religion could change due to either the influence of Lucifer or the HEBREW, YAHSHUA, SON OF YAHWEH! In Conclusion, he most likely is Islam, or had a spiritual conversion? And, I don't see a "RIGHTEOUS" spiritual conversion on his part at all! Do YOU? I MEAN, MARXISM?
But… but… isn't that considered to be (gasp) "nation building"?!?
I'm stunned at all the support I see here for Bush. I would think the people here of all places would 'get it'. But you don't. Bush was one of the worst things that has happened to this country. And up until Obama took office he was probably the worst president in my lifetime. Bush was Big government. Obama is even bigger government. Come on people quit standing for party and stand for principals. Are you or are you not for limited government, limited spending, non intervention unless its to directly protect America? If you are then can't possibly be praising Bush! Please for the love of our country, the revolution is finally starting to happen, and you folks are settling right back down into the D vs. R routine. Its not about that, the progressives have taken over the Ds and are imbeded into the Rs. Bush was one of them.
President Bush is not and never was a Progressive. He recognized and respected the Legislative Branch prerogatives, and that members of Congress were also elected by and answerable to We the People. Aside from his requests for Defense-related spending, it was House and Senate critters, on both sides of the aisle, responsible for the "out of control" spree, and it was the failure of "We the People" to hold them accountable that let them get away with it.
The bailouts would not have been necessary if President Bush's attempts, beginning in July, 2001 and repeated several times, to rein in Fannie and Freddie, had not been thwarted by Barnie Frank, Chris Dodd, and others in Congress. Put the blame where it belongs.
Oy, vey!
Two wrongs don't make a right. I'm sick of seeing people defend one bad action by comparing it to another. Fallacy of logic.
Bush – "We have to abandon the free market principals in order to save the free market"
Really? Your so enamored with that R in front of his name that you don't care about the principals? Bush screwed America, not the other way around.
What is with all of the pro GW articles? GW was the worst thing that ever happened to the Republican party. One article even likens him to Ronald Reagan due to the people of his time smearing him. Ronald Reagan was unpopular because he strove to get rid of big government, which initially put America on a rocky road. As time passed people realized that “it has to get worse before it gets better” was more than just a cover your a** mantra. GW on the other hand, to date stands as the king of big government republicans to ever hold office. I especially find it frustrating on this site, as the articles are typically anti-big government. Stop defending GW, he was no more a Republican than John McCain. He didn’t have a mystical understanding of what the people needed. That sounds exactly like pro-big government people say. What are the Democrats doing right now? Saying that they know what we need and we don’t. Big government always uses that as justification for its unpopularity. GW is a progressive and Obama is more of the same. Republicans need to wake up and stop defending the progressives that are imbedded within the party. There are plenty, believe me, especially in the House and State Government. We, as Republicans, will never get anywhere if we choose to ignore that we, too, have contributed to this mess. Admit that we did it, clarify that it was a progressive movement within the party, decide to go back to the principles of the party, remove those who don’t, and quit defending the actions of idiots.
You're right, but it was July, 2001 that President Bush first asked to rein in Fannie & Freddie, prior to 9/11.
Goodness, gracious, sakes alive!
Yes, I believe you are right, it would be considered nation building.
Isn't that what Babblin' Biden said just last week? That we would be there for "the duration", and we would nation build………….
It's not D vs. R for me. This post was about Bush's foreign policy and his steadfastness. For that he is top notch. If you want to judge him for Big Government then you have a fair point, but you don't wage two wars for nothing. For the situation we were in he did fine. Now if you want to talk about letting Congress run amok with our dollars then, yeah, the veto pen sat in his pocket for way too long.
You can't possibly be a tea bagger and want Bush back. If you do, then you haven't done your homework. Bush represents the very thing real 'Tea baggers' are fighting against, as does Obama.
Please check your spelling and proper word usage.Oh, also, please don't attempt to read someone else's mind. I'm a Conservative first, not a Republican. I'm not enamored of Republicans, only the Truth, if you go back and reread(did you actually read it yet?) the above post in question, maybe that little, dim light bilb in your head will shine……………… Hanzo
As I've said before, there is no comfort to be had in listening to the Progs trash Obama because he isn't Leftist enough for them.
Did Reality take half of your assests when she divorced you?
Who said two wrongs do make a right? We have to work with what we've got, not much choice right now, but we're trying. What have you actually done to try to rectify the situation? It's easy to sit back and play armchair pundit, pointing the finger at everybody.You seem to assume that we have a clean slate to operate with , as if we can suddenly start off from scratch.Talk about fallacy of logic. Let's all be realists here……………… Hanzo
It's not D vs R for me , either. It's about class and love of this country vs vindictiveness and contempt for America. Bush wasn't perfect- I hated the big spending. I hated how the GOP did NOTHING after "the mandate" of 2004. Those things are what got the DNC their numbers in 2006.
But Bush didn't outright lie to us the way Obama does. He never flipped cute little "jus' scratchin' my face" birds to opponents. He didn't buddy up to terrorists and thugs, and put Maoists and Marxists in positions of power. He didn't tell those who had real misgivings about policy that gthey were essentially just part of the problem. He didn't shut an entire group of people out of the process, or stand by while his Speaker and Majority Leader called citizens "nazis", "teabaggers" and "un-American""angry mobs".
We'll complain about eating cold, leftover pizza until we're put on a diet of pea gravel.
Obama and his group are amateur hour. They prove it daily!
W was a great President. Go Brown!
There is nothing like a manure sandwich to make you appreciate liver.
George W Bush was and is a decent man. We're gonna take a little time to appreciate that and thank him, and forget about the shortcomings for now.
You want to talk about "Avatar" some more, you go on ahead.
You've obviously been inhaling the chemtrails. Why don't you go solve the JFK assasination and leave us alone . Moron!
That's sort of an empty statement. Read above. I was well aware that Bush spent too much money. However, Obama has swamped him. That is hardly "defending bad action."
One problem was that in most prior periods of war the country went on an austerity diet as to other spending priorities "for the duration." Gulf War – The Sequel" was an exception. I fault nearly every decision maker for that, not the least of whom were the voters.
I was in hopes he, dhoff, had fallen into Boston Harbor last night.
(sigh) But…………IT floates.
GW a progressive? Care to explain, this one is new to me.
Fine?!?!? Are we watching two different movies here? AQ wasn't even in Iraq, they were in Afganistan. We went to war in the wrong place. Its like he played pin the tale on the donkey and didn't even come close to hitting the donkey.
After 9/11 our borders were as porous as swiss cheese. He did NOTHING about the flood of illegals and our mexican border. In fact he went in the opposite direction. He waited until his last day before setting Ramos and Compian free, and still it was only commutation. Was a dirtbag. Bush has zero respect from me. He signifies EVERYTHING that is wrong with the republican party. He used the christians in this country and then metaphorically laughed and spit in their face. He USED them and then disposed of them. How can any conservative possibly defend this man? He was NOT a conservative.
I'm tired of picking the lesser of two evils. Until we stand on principal instead of party, we will never be free from this downward spiral. Quit justifying garbage because of some other garbage. It is a logical fallacy. And to see people actually defending the lesser of two evils while proclaiming principals that are contrary, is mind boggling.
I'm with you B K. I would have thought us conservatives would finally wake up and learn some lessons. I guess not?!?!?
Boooooring. zzzzzzzzzzz
This article was about national defense, the war on terror and the double standard applied by the looney left . If the subject of the article was deficit spending or size of government I might agree with you. Bush EXCELLED at defending the country during his 8 years! Please try to stay on topic.
VAH,
Agree with everything you say. Bush is good man of principles but not able to promote the conservative cause the way Reagan did. And let's face it, we need a very articulate and confident leader to be able to withstand the ongoing barrage of attacks from the main stream media.
Exactly how did he 'Keep us safe'? Why don't you ask all the families of the soldiers how safe he kept them fighting a war that had nothing to do with 9/11? And how he abandonded Afgahnistan where the terrorists were leaving a skeleton crew to deal with the real threat.
Bush was asleep at the wheel when it comes to Freddie and Fannie. He could have used his bully pullpit to bring attention to the matter. Truth is, he was oblivious to what was going on. And how exactly has Bush 'repected the constituiton'? Was that statement a joke? Because I didn't find it funny.
And no it doesn't make them look like penny pinchers. A crap ton of money is still A CRAP TON of money. If thats acceptable to you as well as other party first republicans, then our country is doomed. But its ok as long as one of our own does it?!?!?
The very liberal Brits dumped him after depending on his leadership to defeat the Nazis.
President Bush is probably quietly rewarded in seeing Obama slowly (too slowly) facing the reality that the Bush policies were and are the best ones! He is just too classy to say, "I told you so!"
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