Tuesday, June 24, 2008
My problem(s) with Bush
While I do credit GW with responding aggressively to 911 so that it is known around world what the consequence of f--ing with our great nation will be, I'm no blind follower of anyone. I am very disappointed in many of the things that have gone on in his presidency. Btw, I do believe he is becoming stupider and stupider by the day. I mean, the guy can't even present for 90 seconds without seeming to lose his train of thought or butchering the pronunciation of this word or that. First and foremost, I can not believe the apathy he has shown to the young men whom he has sent to Iraq when they are being accused and even tried for "war crimes" by evil little politicians and lawyers. Ever hear of a pardon? Same can be said for the border police that were sent to prison for keeping an illegal alien drug smuggler out of our country. Do I blame the insane price of oil on him? I guess I've got to lump him in there with his predecessor for not having the foresight to take measures to avoid this inevitable crisis before we got to this point. I blame Bush also that Machmud Achmadenejad (I don't care if I misspelled that) is still alive. If a guy from the inside of a prison in solitary confinement can somehow order a hit on the outside I think the most powerful man in the world could quite easily have that midget offed... There's a ton more, but I digress. I guess the question for me is Is McCain any different? Sadly, I actually don't think so. So I'm not sure what to do.
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I do actually have other things to do today, so to list every reason why George W. Bush will go down as the worst President in history is not possible.
But as far as what you should do?
I dunno, let's see....
How 'bout VOTE OBAMA!
That is the last thing on this earth I would do. I will not contribute to the election of a "leader" who is the most liberal (bordering on socialist) candidate that has ever run for President. This country would spend the next 50 years trying to recover from all of the things he would screw up. Is there a Plan C?
Sure there's a plan C!
You can be like half of the rest of the country. Just not vote and bitch for the next four years at the outcome.
The only thing that can solve this, is a trip to the Buckskin.
Just so you'll know, I'm reading your blog. Well done!
Glad to hear it! So you see the insanity I'm arguing against here? "The poor always picking up the slack for the rich in this country" "The American Dream is dead" "A poor single mother making $15,000 a year is having to pay $10,000 of it in taxes???" It is the reason so many of our arguments end nowhere.
D, Here's some wisdom you can use: A gentleman will always refuse to engage in an intellectual battle with an unarmed man.
FTR, I believe the Administration of GWB will go down in history (if any is left after BHO becomes POTUS) as one of the greatest presidencies of all time. Why, you ask? Because it appears he has accomplished the impossible, i.e., the creation of a democracy in the very heart of radical Islam. This has the potential to radically change world history - for the better! GWB went for the strategic jugular rather than the tactical ear (or whatever), and in so doing he established himself for all time as a LEADER! All the rest of his negatives (mispronunciations, mannerisms, etc.) pale into nothing when compared to this one achievement.
But David, you assume that the "Democracy" as you call it will hold up.
The government in Baghdad right now is a total sham. You really think they are in control?
GWB will go down in history as a President that got the United States involved in an unjust war, and sent the national debt to the highest heights in history.
Say all you like about the Democrats and their spending, but at least they impose taxes to pay for it. I would think for your new granddaughters sake, you would want a balanced budget? This place in going down the tubes, and I'm not sayin' Obama can fix it. But to claim that GWB was and is and will be thought of as a great president is....well, it's scary.
In this and future postings, I shall unarm myself to this extent - I shall attempt to never use hyperbole; never use insulting or pejorative terms like scary, naive, foolish, idiotic, sham, uninformed, etc., etc.; always be willing to listen, learn, and accept my honorable opponent’s good point when one is made. To the extent a debate is conducted in that manner, I will participate.
Now, as for the recent posting by my friend Jon –
Indeed, I did make prior reference to a new democracy in Iraq. I didn’t say “perfect democracy”, nor do I believe it to be so. Is it fair and true to say that ALL democracies begin on shaky ground? The United States, arguably the world’s greatest democracy, surely did. Is it fair and true to say that all democracies continue to exist on shaky ground, rarely if ever totally free from vice and corruption? I think so. So, does such a fledgling democracy now exist in Iraq? I believe the answer is yes.
My friend Jon refers to the Iraq war as an unjust war. I’m not sure what that means. As far as I can see or hear, most people who consider conditions in Iraq before and after the war will agree that conditions are vastly better now, though far from perfect. It is a work in progress. Perhaps I am wrong on this.
Was it legal? I suppose that is for lawyers to debate. But as I recall, the UN Security Council had found Iraq guilty of material breach of its obligations, stretching back over 16 previous resolutions and 12 years, culminating in Resolution 1441, passed unanimously, the full text of which can be found at http://www.worldpress.org/specials/iraq/unscr1441.htm
I believe it is unfair and inaccurate for opponents of the Iraq war to label it “illegal.” Perhaps I am wrong.
I agree the national debt is high and getting higher. In my lifetime, it seems it has always been high and getting higher! I don’t pretend to understand this subject, but I can safely say this: Debt results from spending more than you take in, and CONGRESS and only Congress controls spending. If this assertion is true, then CONGRESS bears the blame for a rising national debt, not the POTUS. However, rather than look for a scapegoat, let’s try to consider the components: wars, inflation, economic downturns, increasing population and mandated “handouts” (I forget the correct term for these), aging population with Social Security impact, etc., etc. I seem to recall that MOST of the Federal budget is mandated by laws passed by Congress, i.e., Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, annual COLAs, etc., etc.
For my grandchildren’s sake, I DO want a balanced budget. However, I don’t have confidence either POTUS candidate has the power or influence over Congress to control or reduce the “handouts”. Technically, the solution is simple: reduce spending, increase revenues. The debate is over the best way to achieve this.
Onward!
The word I was looking for in my previous post was "entitlements." Sorry for the "senior moment."
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