(for americans) what do you think of president bush?
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He ruined my trip to Greece by starting a war in Iraq, which should have been in Afghanistan, but he got distracted and went after the same guy his daddy was fighting against when he was in office.  He decided we needed the oil more than we needed revenge.  Now our gas prices have shot through the roof several times, his popularity has gone WAY down, he's embarrassed us several times by the stupid things he's said.  Sure, he's human...but you can only screw up so much without using the excuse that you DID snort lines of coke in college, passing because your daddy paid people off...I mean, WHO in the 1970's got a drunk driving ticket???  There are so many things that I would love to elaborate on, but it's so obvious that he needs to get impeached!  No one wants to take a stand because of all this Homeland Security crap...if you do take a stand, then you're obviously working for the Taliban or something and you'll get scooped into an unmarked van, never to be seen again.  For crying out loud...our President is the laughingstock of the WORLD!  The state of the world today is disgraceful!\n\nSIMPLY PUT: I hate the President.  Why on earth people voted for him is beyond me...he's not supposed to be entertaining.  He's supposed to be intelligent and able to run the country correctly.  I hope that we get someone in office that's worth a crap in the next election, otherwise, I'm moving to Canada, England, Greece, Australia, or Scotland.  Screw the chaos...I'd move to Switzerland, but thre are too many that are trying to get in as it is.
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Although there are many questions I have concerning things Bush has done and why I do still like George Bush.  I think people should pray for our leaders and the decisions they have to make.  I hold out hope that Bush is doing everything in America's best interest.
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I think he is a power hungry egomaniac that doesn't have any diplomatic skills.\n\nA man that has lied to the American people, circumvented the constitution, created chaos and refuses to admit to any of it.\n\nWhether you agree with the decisions is a moot point.  The president is an elected position.  The American people are supposed to have a choice in how the country is run.  He basically eliminated the checks and balances system that is so fundamental to the organization of our government.\n\nHe is definitely not "For the people, by the people"!
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I think Bush is a great man. He has delt with soo much since he has been in office. My props out to the guy. No matter who is elected to be in office there will always be people who don't agree. You can not please everyone.
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I feel he is by far the worst president in the history of our country. He demonstrates absolutely no understanding of statesmanship, competence, and the ability to govern by compromise. \n  Our government has three branches of government. It is obvious that disagreements on policy and its execution will occur. Bush is blind to anything that differs with his own policy and pushes forward an agenda that ignores all suggestion of other views.\n  His entire presidency is a failed attempt at prosecuting a war which has cost the lives of 2000+ Americans and over 30,000 Iraqis in the name of \nDemocracy. That price is not worth the cost in lives and money. That war has been singularly the most flawed effort in our history.\n  His economic policies are based on cruelty and fantasy. The rich Americans are profitting from every single proposal, while the poor are suffering. \n  His reaction to  Katrina demonstrates that we are unready for an attack on our country by terrorists even after the September 11 attack which should have woke us up. His appointment of cronies to sensitive offices that require \ncompetence demonstrate his own lack of perception of excellence. \n   To answer those who say he is maligned, send your children to fight the war in Iraq and if they come back in  a body bag see if you say the same thing!!!!! Bush and his friends have not sent one of their own.\n   Finally, anyone with his resume would have been turned down for both the job of Texas governor and President of the United States if his last name weren't Bush. If his name were Smith he would have been laughed off the American  political stage and sent back to drink his way to oblivion.
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Americans love success, the love to win and be right.\n\nThey don't like the fact they elected Bush, he has made a lot of bad decisions which means the American people having to admit they were wrong.\n\nWe Brits are diffrent, we're amazed when we are right.
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Can't completely evaluate his presidency right now.  We will have to see what becomes of all the things he has set in motion.\nKeep in mind that some of our best presidents were wildly unpopular in their day - Jefferson, Lincoln, and T. Roosevelt.  I am not suggesting he will ever be in that league, just that there is a good chance that all the rhetoric about what is going on is short sighted and prevents us from properly evaluating the long term impact of his presidency.\nAs a man I guess he's a good guy.  He cares for his family; doesn't seem to lie, cheat, or steal (I can't listen to those panty-wearring sisies who think he lied everyone into war - if they're not even smart enough to read the actual words he used and pay attention to the UN Resolutions).  I think he's a little creepy sometimes, but I'm not inviting him to any cook-outs.\nAs a world leader?  Hmmm.  I don't care.  If the euro-weenies and insecure Canadians don't like him what do I care?  If the presidency had to answer to all those constituencies then we would be in real trouble.\nMy opinion about his presidency in generic terms:  C- on domestic issues (the brutal expansion of the federal government) and grades are still out on foreign issues (if I had to guess it's probably going to be around a B-.
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To me I think George Bush is like a kid in a candy store where he wants what he wants no matter what happens in the end. The United States voted for him and now we want to complain after everything he have done.  He want to play with his toys no matter what the consequences are.  We allow him to get this far and now we can't do nothing but sit on our ass and wait for the next election.  I just hope that we learned our lessons from voting someone who don't know how to go about controlling the U.S. without starting a war.
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George Bush is THE MAN! He isn’t bad, the liberal media only corrupts the American mind into thinking he is bad.
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does anyone like bush??
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George Bush is an alright man. I dont think the world of him but i dont think nothing of him. He is the president and he makes the desicions. Not the people. They do have a say in it, but George makes all the final ones. I dont understand why people complain about him. He has done nothing to harm them and has done nothing wrong. I think he is a good president
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Good question.  If so many people don't think he's doing a good job as president, doesn't our constitution allow us to get rid of him?  I don't think as many people disapprove of him as it may seem.  The media sure makes it seem that way though.  I think people just say they disapprove of him because it's the social norm.  I might not agree with everything Bush does, but I trust that he always does what he thinks is best for our country.  And who can blame him for that?
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the gallup poll of late states that 59% of americans disapprove of bush's job performane.\n\nthere are no scientific polls on how many people think he sucks, but if you factor in other countries, those that intensely dislike bush would be over a billion, in my estimation.
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I think Bush is a good president not a perfect one.  I believe he has faced more diversity than any President since FDR and we are still in good shape despite these difficulty's.  \n\nI believe that the biggest problem that he faces is that most democrats are using the difficulties as a way to divide real Americans and create a level of hostility so that they can achieve their true objective and make the US a socialist/communist and UN-Free nation.
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I like President Bush and I think he is doing the best job possible during a period in history that is very difficult and dangerous. I think he will go down in history as one of the better presidents-- not necessarily well liked, but better. There's nothing that says he has to be liked, but he should do the best job that he can, and I think he is doing that.\n\nAs to why people dislike President Bush and slam him so, I think there are several reasons. One is the movie put out by the hatemonger Michael Moore. The man is so filled with bitterness, it is evident that he wants to blame somebody for what hapened, but he seems to be afraid of agreeing with the rest of the world that the perpetrators are the ones who have boasted that they did it.\n\nWhat is even more frightening is that he has convinced others to hate blindly-- all the while pretending that he is fair and unbiased-- so the people he has led into hatred also think they are being fair and unbiased!\n\nThe media have played their part. Good news does not sell newspapers, as an old saying goes, and this is also true of tv news. By selectively choosing polls and slanting questions, it is possible to make the popularity numbers imply almost anything. Once more, let us remember that this is not a popularity contest, but a serious job.\n\nI cringe when I hear people say, "If I was President I'd do this and I'd do that" when it is clear from what they say that they haven't any idea of what the President's powers and responsibilities are.\n\nI have already given several Answers on the topic of the war in Iraq and related subjects; for those who are interested in hearing what I have to say instead of blindly disagreeing with me, I welcome all to check them out instead of repeating myself here.\n\nI will limit my comments to two things. Saddam Hussein did have unconventinal weapons of mass effect; one of the most dangerous was counterfeiting of American currency on the grand scale, which was weakening the American economy. He was trying to do to us what we did to the Soviet Union with our 'Star Wars' spending years ago: cause incredible inflation and eventually bring down the national political system. It was a deliberate attack.\n\nSecondly, Saddam Hussein claimed and boasted of being involved with nuclear research, much as Iran is doing at this very instant. He wanted the entire world to believe that he had or was on the verge of getting nuclear technology. If at any point he wished to reassure the nations of the world, all he had to do was to allow the UN weapons inspections teams into Iraq and let them do their work. He refused. He wanted to control the rest of the world by means of fear.\n\nTo draw an analogy, when a man threatens a cop with a gun, the cop does not have to determine whether it is a real gun or a water pistol. That man is simply bought and paid for; his death is on his own head. If he did not want to take the risk of being shot, he should not have threatened the cop and has no right to complain.\n\nSaddam is an enormously swollen version of a schoolyard bully. He wanted to intimidate the rest of the world into giving in to him, or leaving him alone until he could become even more powerful. \n\nWell, he succeeded in intimidating the rest of the world. But we had a responsibility to see to it that he didn't retain that power, in addition to the ability to attack us economically. He has nobody but himself to blame for prompting us to attack him and remove him from his power base.\n\nIf anything, we should have taken Saddam down back at the time of the first Gulf War. President Bush is, unfortunately, reaping the consequences of the USA being a nation that acts with restraint and adheres to the doctrine of minimum use of force. That is not HIS fault.
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From an American to an Non-American. I did not elect Bush. Bush elected himself. Unfortunantly you do have some Americans who are naive and believe anything Bush says. I for one, voted for John Kerry.
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Personally, I think the man is brilliant and I wish he could be the next President of the United States...........but I don't think most Americans would elect a black man yet........although I think they would come closer to electing a black man than a white woman.\n\nI'm saddened that George Bush has not only taken our country down in the past 8 years but he has also changed our reputation in the world to other countries.  Our reputation in the world used to be one of freedom and land of opportunity to anyone willing to work hard.  George Bush has changed that reputation to one of "World Bully."   I'm not surprised that most people in the world hate us.\n\nI think Barck Obama could change all that.  I think he could bring back all the things we love about our country and go a long way in mending bad feelings around the world.\n\nIf he does run for President, I hope he doesn't choose Hillary Clinton as a running mate.  Although I'm in the minority of people who actually like Hillary, I know that nothing could make Obama lose quicker than putting Hillary on his ticket with him.\n\nAnyway, back to your question.  I think he is a brilliant man with solid morals and a cool head.  Just what our country needs.\n\nSincerely,\nRobin_in_Tennessee