Bush: Your opinion?

I've been thinking, when Obama and McCain were running, I was 100% Obama, I didn't like Bush at all. But since he's left, I've come to see that George W. Bush did A LOT for our country. Invading Iraq, many people against it, but during his 8 years, and the things hes done, he kept the U.S. safe.

Whats your view on Bush, now that hes left.

 

well i think bush was okay but i think Obama is pretty bad and lacks the experience that Mccain would of had. also ppl just love him because hes the first black president even though so far he has done nothing. i know were in a bad situation but i have seen nothing good from Obama yet.

 

It's tough to decipher the changes that Obama has made from those which Bush has made due to his short term in office at the moment. I did think Bush did a nice job on the whole, but I've yet to see what Obama's capable of. I think much of Obama's changes have been highly leaned towards socialist actions. Hopefully his new economic proposals will prove to be successful. I don't particularly like the way he speaks of Americans though and his actions to attempt to impress all nations although in the process he might disgrace his own.

 

i think he is horrible and shuld be shot


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This is an overview of how AMERICANS viewed George W Bush

'He began his presidency with approval ratings near 50%.Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Bush gained an approval rating of 90%,maintaining 80–90% approval for four months after the attacks. It remained over 50% during most of his first term.

By April 2008, Bush's disapproval ratings were the highest ever recorded in the 70-year history of the Gallup poll for any president, with 69% of those polled disapproving of the job Bush was doing as president and 28% approving. In September 2008, Bush's approval rating ranged from 19%–the lowest ever to 34% in polls performed by different agencies, and his disapproval rating stood at 69%.Bush left the White House as one of the most unpopular American presidents. He left office with unpopularity second to Richard Nixon.'

 

How exactly was invading Iraq a good decision?
And in what way did he keep the country safe?

 

I hate how you always pose questions which intrigue me to answer ^_^

Iraq wasn't particularly a good decision, but it was a decision that had to be made. At the moment it looks horrid, but the decision was made for the long term outcome it would have. Honestly, Bush isn't one of our worst presidents- just like previous presidents who were unpopular at the time became popular due to the long term decisions and the outcome of them. In my eyes, if you keep a country from attack in 7 years after a mass terrorist attack. He took necessary steps such as the patriot act- which I agree with -in attempts to keep us safe. Sure it may seem the patriot act was a mass invasion of our privacy, nonetheless it was a necessary evil. One might claim that it is proving that the government is slowly acquiring power over the people, which I disagree with. Not only did the president vote it, but also did the mass majority of members on congress. I'm rambling now, but I start to think and more thoughts process within my head. Back on topic- Bush took necessary actions to induce safety for our country. Some neglect was present though when he had been warned but did not progress with action, but on the whole I think he did what was needed.

 

He named it the Patriot Act to sway voters into ratifing it. You may not think that it is a good idea, but you should ask yourself these questions. When is it going to be ended? Has anyone been caught so far using tapping? What makes the person "shady" enough to be under surveillance.

Bush of course did the obvious thing after 9/11, but he his mind set a different goal in Iraq. He was willing to stay there as long as it took. Which is a bad idea when we have more important things to worry about than babysitting a country. People are just retarded when you need to kill people to make sense.

Also, you may think he made it safe, but how will you really know?

 

I believe Bush did a good job with what he was dealt. He did not have an easy job or presidency, but he kept us safe in the end.

With Obama, I don't know why everyone praises this man. What has he done?? He is a good speaker, but that is it. It seems like he is still campaigning, and my guess is, when public support starts turning on him, he will play the race card.

Here is a fucked up video, of Barack bowing to the Saudi King. The White House press secretary comes out and says he is just shaking a shorter man's hands.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JGK-xbXxMw

 

I think he made bad decisions. But at the heart of all that he kept you all safe