Republicans, has President Bush made any mistakes or is he perfect?
480947
I'm an old-school Republican, and I'll tell you right now I can't stand Bush. a lot of so-called Republicans like him because they don't know what the GOP even is.\nI don't think Bush is a conservative Republican, I think he's a wealthy white man who calls himself Republican. he is not really going after terrorism, he is doing NOTHING for New Orleans, he doesn't give a flying flip about our economy, he isn't cutting any taxes, in short he's just a richer version of his dad.\nRepublicans need to get back to basics, as much as some of you guys are going to hate this, people like Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter are the soul of the GOP.\nI make this prediction: Hillary will win in 2008. And the GOP will go back to its roots or it will not survive.
399822
Bush has committed several impeachable acts. The most undisputed is he lied to Congress.\n\nAs for ignoring legislation he did the same thing as governor of Texas.  Any legislation he didn’t agree with, he just allowed the bill to expire on his desk.  The Texas Hate Crimes legislation is one of those laws he allowed to expire on his desk.  When the press asked him about his actions, he told them he didn’t have to explain his actions.\n\nI wish people would have studied his failures as a governor before they voted for him as president.  I live in Dallas and I know the type of Texas Bush left behind.  We have the highest violent crime rate in the country 8 years in a row, our public hospital is so overburdened people have to wait hours to be triaged at the emergency room and have to stand in line behind up to 100 people to get their prescriptions filled.  Our school districts are under funded and the federal courts have ordered the House of Representatives to act on our failing educational system.  Dallas has such an overwhelming homeless problem, during the World Cup, the city suggested putting them in jail until the games were over.\n\nThis is the kind of America Bush would like to create for the rest of the country.\n\nAnd you're right about the GOP losing both houses. If the special election losses of Republicans to Democrats are any indication of how the November elections are going to go down, happy days will be here again!
219060
I think Bush is a great guy, just lacking the wisdom necessary for being the president.\n\nHe spends money like a teenager with her parents' credit card trying to impress her friends.\n\nHe cherry-picked info to come up with the conclusion he wanted. (WMD's)\n\nHe made very poor decision for appointments (FEMA's Brown)\n\nHis poor communication skills are no match for combatting the liberal media. (And he's has given them a lot of ammunition)\n\nHey, Shepherd - No president has much control over economics.  What little they can do has little or no immediate effect.
589659
Has Bush actually done anything wonderful? (Besides almost choking and croaking on a popcorn kernel)
24525
Not by any objective standard.  \n\nThe follies, crimes, and lies of this administration are too numerous to post in this little box.  There is a website, which I've included below, which lists 525 reasons why Bush has been an abject failure, organized into various categories for your browsing convenience.
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Clinton was a far better president in a CEO sense, I have always said he was set up, or why would Monika blab to somebody that she knew didn't like him and why would she keep the dress. \n  To answer your question, yes republicans are loyal to Bush, regardless of his short comings they defend him like he was the flag. However if they were capable of looking at the facts and forming their own answer they would find Bush as incompetant as we do. He has cost to many American lives to be anything other then a criminal.
1150191
Nothing is perfect, but I would challenge anyone to step up to the plate and make it better.  I think mistakes are made, but it is an overwhelming task to take on to take care of the American people they way they all want and expect to be taken care of....
1088354
Yeah, but I can name idiotic things every president has done as well. The man is not perfect, and he is not totally in charge; you have to blame the rest of congress if you are going to blame the president.
797272
What have the Republicans done to deserve any credit?\n\nMade our Surplus into a deficit?\n\nStarted a War on lies for his own personal gain?\n\nGave tax cuts to the rich?\n\nMurdered innocent Americans?\n\nMade Americans even more hated across the globe?\n\ntell me what he has done that was any good?
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He says that history will say whether he has made mistakes.\n\nHistory is happening now, and the answer is, "Yes, in spades."\n\nI used to think the Bush administration was evil.  Then, after Katrina, I thought that they were incompetent.  Now, I realize that they are both.\n\nIs it 2008 yet?
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Katrina.  Barely, but he did admit the mistake with Katrina.  He kinda had to.  Other than that he has admitted NOTHING.  I would say he is overdue in admitting mistakes.
6809
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.
1095620
What's there to be proud of? Bush screwed up.
556441
While I had my problems with Clinton, trade issues, especially, he was intelligent, capable, eloquent and cared about people. Bush has none of those qualities.\n\nClinton also reversed 12 years of deficit spending and created a 7 trillion dollar surplus. Bush wasted it in the space of about 2 years.
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He has actually moved to the right some, but all in all is still quite moderate, Bush being far right does cause conflict with him and he does disagree with him on certain points. I have allot more respect for McCain then most repuglicans that get in lock step with the far right and never mind what the average American people need.
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Absolutely not.\n\nHe stole the 2000 Election. He said he was a uniter but turned out to be a huge divider. He said in 2000 he was not a nation builder and would focus on domestic policies, but then he started two wars. He has turned our surplus into a deficit. He has caused the country to borrow heavily. Since the first year he was in office, he started saying Iraq was a threat. He was going to attack Iraq and made the data on WMD fit his policies. He has the blood of thousands of innocent civilians that he killed in Iraq. Iraq is a mess and his Vice President's ex-company, Haliburton, is awarded huge contracts there. We keep hearing about Haliburton excessive charges which are ripping of the American public. \n\nHis inner circle of advisors are sick and twisted, condoning torture, breaking of treaties, breaking of the Constitution in allowing illegal wiretaps, etc.  They have created secret prisons all over the world where they use torture. They have imprisoned people indefinitely with no trial, no judge, no lawyers, nothing.  They are actually trying to defend their positions which is truly despicable. \n\nBush doesn't care about the environment. He has relaxed pollution laws. He refused to join the Kyoto agreement. \n\nBush rules by "fear" and gets the sheep popuplation to follow him - all he has to do is say it's for "national security." He has made thugs out of his fellow Republican senators and congressmen. He should be impeached but his fellow thugs in Congress won't do it out of fear or loyalty. What a crock!\n\nHe has interjected his personal religious beliefs into his policies. He is eroding the seperation of church and state.\n\nHe has mishandled Katrina. He even praised Brown for his "great" job on Katrina, and then soon fired him thereafter. \n\nHe eroded alot of support from other countries and aliented many friends. The image of the US has sunk since he has taken office. \n\nHe presidency has created a real bad mood and stink in this country.\n\nOne of the worst presidents ever! Certainly the worst in my life time.
679100
Bush is one of the best presidents ever!!! A very good man. True he is not right about everything but who is. He is doing great under the circumstances. The media totally misrepresents him.