Look, I don't agree with a ton of shit that Bush Jr. put into effect, but at the same time, I understand why he did. Moreover, name another President in history that went through NEARLY as much bad shit as Bush Jr. did.
9/11
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Ike
California wildfires
War overseas that unseated a tyrannical leader
U.N.'s failure to recognize most threatening countries as a threat
Frankly, the dood had a FUCKLOAD on his plate, so to say that he did a bad job is a bit harsh for any American to say. No one else could've acted any better under that amount of stress. I believe that BoG said it best:
BoG said:
"Well, I could talk about this forever, but just consider that Truman, now counted among the very best presidents, had the lowest approval rating of all time."
Approval ratings don't mean shit. Most Americans don't know what the fuck they want, which is why America is now less of a "country run by the people, for the people" as it is a government that filters what the people want through it before decisions are made. Even then, people want health care...but they also don't want their taxes to go up over universal health care. They want their wages to go up, but they don't want it to make the rich man's pockets fatter. They want peace, but then want Osama's head on a platter.
AMERICANS DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK THEY WANT!!! Therefore, they are highly incapable of running a country under the standards that were set up long ago.
As much as I hate to say it...while the Constitution is a great piece of paper, it is something that is hard to apply to today's modern times. Back then, we were a nation raping and pillaging from the Native Americans, much like the Vikings were raping and pillaging much of Europe at one time. Eventually, we decided to pay some form of penance by being a melting pot, and in turn, that melting pot became what we are today: a bunch of fucking idiots that can't decide one way or the other. Hell, we have to divide politics into PARTIES to vote for the best person!!! REALLY?! In Native tribes, a man was put in the leadership position because of his accomplishments and wisdom throughout his life. We, as Americans, say we hold onto that form of value: picking the best man. The problem is that our human nature is also defined by greed. We are incapable of actually picking the best man because we have our own personal agendas. In turn, that prevents the WHOLE gaining at all and instead focusing on a PART of the whole.
Getting off the social theory for a moment and getting back to Bush Jr., the dood wasn't a great President. We all know that. Was he the worst President? Quote off the national deficit all you want and claim that it's nothing compared to Clinton's deficit at the time. Clinton also didn't have a terrorist attack that had Americans calling out for cold foreign blood. He also had the benefit of Reaganomics FINALLY kicking in like was originally planned, as well as the .com boom. You can quote off all the stupid shit that Bush Jr. said in speeches. How about you go look up Carter's speeches? What about Truman? Hell, look up FDR and JFK!!! There isn't a President in history that hasn't provided stupid speeches where they said stupid shit. That's what happens when they are asked a question on-the-fly and expected to give a SOLUTION ASAP.
So anyone that wants to lay some shit on Bush Jr.'s shoulders, go for it. If that's what it takes to let you sleep at night, knock yourself out. I didn't hear anything about an impeachment. Did you? I didn't hear anyone trying to STOP him. Did you? Oh, sure, I heard people whining and bitching a lot...but whining and bitching happens everyday on The View also, people. Therefore, if you want to keep whining and bitching to herald the new dood, knock...yourself...out. Just remember who the country is REALLY supposed to belong to and how you gave that away for some Twinkies, a TV, and a nice big chunk of oblivious. -_-
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