Dixie - In Memoriam
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My measure of what a president of the USA should or should not be is irrelevant.
I see a string of presidents from Eisenhower to Clinton who somehow managed to keep America at the forefront of world politics. I see perhaps the most stupid man ever to be manipulated into the position, bush, destroy decades of good and not so good management in eight short years. And I see one, undoubtedly, smart and intelligent man who has devoted much of his life to his country and who had no dynastic backing doing his best to claw back some of the respect and foreign trade destroyed by GWBush.
We honestly watch in wonder at the ridiculous attempts to unseat a man who has, in two years, earned back much of the respect of the world.
Now there is a sort of parallel here with Thatcher of the UK. Overseas the creature was adored but she did more to divide the United Kingdom than any leader before or since (although the latest incumbent is doing his best to bring in the same divisive policies, but without the support of an American president).
I guess we can't have both overseas and home popularity. But believe me, and perhaps you are not fully aware of this, bush really did screw up your overseas relations. I am sure you realise that without exports your economy cannot prosper. Obama's policies, if you allow them, will make your country more successful. Nothing to do with republicanism or democat - ism.
Your priorities must be foreign trade. Not abortions, same sex marriages, gun ownership. These should not be in the political arena.
Do you honestly consider that you country was better after eight years of bush than it was before? Honestly?
It was predicted, long before The Obama took office, that liberal pinheads would consistently blame Obama's failures on Bush, and we would constantly hear how Bush had 8 years to screw things up, and Obama just couldn't fix it all in 2 years... 3 years... 4 years... 8 years! So it really comes as no surprise that you are making this argument, it was predicted. The fact remains, unemployment is much higher under Obama, new business start-ups are virtually non-existent, oil prices are much higher, housing prices continue to tank, the value of the dollar continues to tank, our effective growth rate is lower than it ever was under Bush, and on the world stage, the United States is now taking a back seat to the FRENCH!
Now you'll notice, I listed specific areas and details of how Obama has failed us as president, you listed nothing on Bush. Just the typical generic Bush Hate speech we've come to know and love from liberals... but here is the kicker... it doesn't matter now. Bush is not running for president, or any other public office, and never will again. You can hurl all the shit bombs you want to at him, it doesn't matter anymore. You can have any kind of wrongheaded opinion of him you please, it doesn't matter anymore. What difference does it make to me? Why should I waste my time defending Bush or arguing with you over whether he was a good, bad, or mediocre president? What purpose is served by me arguing this with someone who has a closed mind, and simply holds a different opinion than me? You can beat up on Bush all you like, it isn't going to save Obama from criticism... I guess you'll have to go back to using the race card to deflect criticism, huh?