Bush once said, "I'm a war president."  Would you agree, or do you feel some other word more accurately describes him?
218099
What ever happened to something called respect. George Bush is first of all our president and should be treated with respect. He is human, so of course he will make mistakes. At least Mr. Bush hasn't been in bed with every female that is infatuated with him or have a wife that is so power hungry that she'll tell any lie or have people bumped off to achieve her goal of being president. You must remember that what you hear about all the presidents or  anyone in the public eye  is mostly what our corrupt press wants you to hear.
263246
You said we don't have to agree, right?  Well, we seem to agree that Bush is deceitful and foolish, and this is something I have believed since a long time ago.  But I do no longer feel quite as threatened by Bush's tenure as I used to feel.  His first four years in office were atrocious, and it is only now that people are realizing it.  On the other hand, his second administration--save for the tragedy of the Alito nomination to the Supreme Court--has been and is likely to continue to be substantially better (not to say it will be good, ever!).   This second Bush administration is learning to navigate the difficult waters of international diplomacy, and since it is less powerful, it can do less harm.  So I'm not concerned with Bush.  I'm far more concerned with the Republican party, which is--in my humble opinion--orders of magnitude worse than Bush.
636732
Yes, I love that guy!  Well, not really LOVE him, but you know what I mean! LOL.  I really thought he was a great president myself.
446911
I suppose so. President Bush joined the Texas National Air Guard in order to escape being drafted to Vietnam. He likes war, but is afraid of it, and has no idea how to manage it as president.
508219
This is a very good analogy, and I tend to agree with you. Back in the days when political necessity required me to take a hard anti-Bush approach, I summed it up this way "Bush may be a jerk, but he is our jerk, so back off. We will deal with him." We have. We now have a Democratically controlled Congress. That will help everyone. As to the outsiders, it is the same thing, we are in control. We have, and are, addressing the extremes, so, again, back off.
500797
Just goes to proove you cannot always trust what politicians say. Just about everyone knows Mr Bush has a college education. People tend to say funny and sometimes outright insulting things about him becausse he is KNOWN for having problems with his delivery when speaking. Would you feel a little nervous when speaking, knowing the entire WORLD  will be watching??\nI do NOT agree with our President on many issues either. What really cracks me us is the fact that years ago there was a law on the books that prevented canidates from "verbaly bashing" one another. The law changed over 20 years ago and ever since the feathers have fown! It is human nature to say something you mean the opposite of under pressure. I have done it at work and caught myself and actually caused a chain reaction one time -- people started saying the opposite the rest of the day one time. Can be fustrating. Bush has a lot of verbal funnies. Karry needs to look in the mirror. He has said things he later regretted. Kerry is known for talking for hours at a time without any content! JFK was a "C" (average student) but known to be a great pres. I think problem solving & listening are more important skill to posess if you are to be president than "pillow fighting".
569007
Better yet, what is the new word for Republican party ? Haliburton. G.W. Bush ? The "W" stands for war monger.~Randy
633744
No, and I think its depressing to use his name and the word 'patriot' in the same sentence.  He should go to Iraq and fight for his country.  He would probably come back and say, "Darn, I didn't war was this terrible.  You know the Democrats were right about this war all along.  But I had to go and fight in Iraq myself to realize I was wrong.  Sorry America."
655380
When I was watching Bush last night, I had one of those rare moments of detached curiosity. I wasn’t upset, I was more curious in a sociological sense. I found myself asking why exactly I couldn’t believe in what he was saying – what is it about me or my demographic that makes me so utterly incapable of believing in his speech. I’m not talking about his honesty (or lack thereof). I’m talking about the grand abstractions of freedom, duty, country, patriotism that he invoked. Why are these ideas so uncompelling to me? They’re all good things. I probably should find them compelling. But I don’t. It’s not that I’m hostile to these abstract ideas – I just don’t find them intellectually compelling. \n\nI suspect that a good deal of my demographic (young knowledge workers/students) feel the same way. Our generation, you see, is cursed by the tyranny of irony. Or perhaps blessed. I’m not sure. But that’s what I want to talk about today. And oddly enough, I want to offer my theory about how Bush blew his chance after 9/11 to free us from irony, which Michael Stipe (REM singer) once called “the shackles of youth.”
543971
LOL\n"Beloved President". That's funny coming from an obvious Socialist Liberal Bush Hater!
16880
No, war is part of human nature. War by rock, by blade, by spear, by bullet, by bombs. The end will come at the end of the world.\n\nAnd Bush is a big part of the problem. Lies about iraq having connections to alquaida, lies about Weapons of mass destruction. Plus 9/11 happened while Bush was in office being incompetent as usual. Watch what the Republicans and Abramoff have been up to. And watch how theylie and blame things on others.
182751
Mr. Bush !\n\nI wish some one sees it and conveys it to you.\nThat is how your people think about legality of this war.
649911
I would be devastated at the loss. My life would never be the same. I would be very proud of him as I consider all those who join the forces as heroes. I would curse the day George W was born for getting us into an unnecessary war with no exit plan,
363380
Friend - Liberal here, and pacifist.  Though much of war is ugly and sad, yes, good does come of wars.  There are the thousand little good things that happen every day...friendships made, some one lost is found, a child smiles...and the greater good, such as the end of the reign of Hitler...and yes, even of Saddam.  I am also a pragmatic liberal pacifist who realizes there will be wars as long as man lives on earth to wage them, just as there always has been.  Whether the good outweighs the bad, I cannot say.  Ask me when my son is safely home from Iraq for the last time...and do not be so quick to predict what a liberal will say.  Grace and Peace
131369
Actually we hold job as president too important in my opinion. The president works for us, not the other way around. Bush has been telling the American people what to do and how to think about certain situations and i find this to be completly wrong. Like I mentioned above, the President works for us and he should do what we want. My loyalties belong to this country, not its president.
536745
Ask George W. Bush personally.
433640
They didn't hold the American people responsible for the war in Iraq when it began but when Bush was re-elected they took it to mean that the country was behind him.  Since Bush stated during his first term that he wanted to be known as the "war president" I would say it's safe to say he is a warmonger & since we re-elected him that means to others that we are too.\n\nEven though we are considered to be warmongers, everyone still acknowledges that our country gives its people freedoms not given by many other countries. America is seen as a safe haven from all the atrocities taking place around the world