Is this Tuesday election about Bush's failures (so far) or?
816051
The voting machine will help Bush ... like the last presidential election.  As you know Bush gained more than 100 % in some area last time ... why not this time too.
762201
The mid-term elections are being held on 7th November 2006, this has no bearing on who is president - it will only effect the congress and senate. The results will be close and should be known during the night or during the next day. I've actually got the Wedneday off work to watch the results come in and then to sleep during the day.\n\nThe presidential elections are on 4th November 2008, the result should be known the following day. With the new president being sworn in on or around the 20th January 2009.\n\nOne thing is known for sure - the US consitution only allows a president to stand for election for two terms, so George W Bush will not be president after the 2008 elections.
125488
Bush has done better than average with the hand he has been dealt while he has been President. While he is in no way the greatest President of all time. It usually takes an uber-lib to come out with the adjectives such as "pathetic".... especially when stating the "failure" without specific evidence as to how he has failed. (And NO, being in a war is not "failure")
809698
It is not all Rumsfelds fault, but he had to go. The failed policy's of the Bush administration which he is one has got to be changed and this is a start. The election yesterday sent a message to Washington and I think that they might not be ignoring it this time. I think it is a change for the better.
511435
Lemme see now...\n\n1. The election impropriety that led to George Bush non-elect.\n\n2. The ridiculous squandering of an opportunity to sew the country together in glorious union that 9/11 presented. I mean, come on, any idiot can make speech after speech about 'the axis of evil' and not really do anything positive. And then fail to catch the bad guy. I'm not even going to mention those seven minutes.\n\n3. The ridiculous 5-minute wonder that was the 'Afghanistan War' and the lack of any clean-up afterwards. I hear we'll be bombing Afghanistan again real soon... lovely.\n\n4. The illegal, unconstitutional 'war' that is being waged on innocent Iraquis. This conflict has created more terrorists than any number that have been captured. And securing random muslims in Guantanamo is no solution to the terrorist problem.\n\n5. The election impropriety that led to George Bush non-elect for a second term.\n\n6. The Tsunami Joke. How does it feel to be the last country to step up to the international aid plate, and then make a paltry contribution? After other countries made their pledges for hundreds of millions of dollars, strangely Bush upped the ante. For three days he was apparently distracted with "more important matters" (bombing innocent people), so the little Tsunami problem took a back seat.\n\n7. The Katrina Fiasco. Bush acted like an ass for three days (even flying right over Louisiana to get to San Diego) before making some platitudes. He's not Jesus and the thousands that died are not Lazarus. Of course it was all pretty much over before Bush touched down in New Orleans.\n\n8. Bush's constant refusal to honor the Constitution is the final straw for me. How can decent citizens be expected not to break the law when the 'man' at the top cannot even do that? Apparently, your privacy doesn't matter.\n\n9. Reducing taxes for the rich while claiming that Social Security is on the brink of bankruptcy. Um... guess where the money for Social Security traditionally comes from..!\n\n10. My favorite one is the fact that we have a serious intelligence gap where Iran is concerned. Can you guess who was responsible for the team that was embedded in Iran and responsible for practically ALL Iran intelligence... none other than Valerie Plame. Now it hasn't been proven out-right that Bush gave the order to oust her, but I'm convinced he knew about it. At any rate, Cheney did.\n\nThere's loads more, I just don't have the time or the patience right now. I just want to meet one of the 30% of people that still care if Bush gets out of bed in the morning... so I can punch them in the face.\n\nOverall, these guys are all too quick to send our boys into battle, yet not one of them have any (real) military experience. The Neo-Cons are trying to run the country like a dictatorship and it all smells too familiar to me (Fascism).\n\nBush couldn't run an oil company, and he couldn't even run a baseball team, so why did anyone think he could run a country? Al Gore would have made a far better president. It's just that there were too many people obsessed with Clinton's cigars and too ready to believe the Neo-Con Echo Chamber of lies about Gore. This country is now either, 1. hated, or 2. a laughing stock around the world. The shame is knee high and it's going to take a great man or woman (that excludes Hillary) to get us out of this doo-doo.\n\nIf Bush enacted a law and pulled through another illegal election I am quite sure that an assassination attempt would be on the cards. I don't espouse violence so this is not an endorsement of any such assassination. Besides, I want him to live to see the terrible press he gets in the history books. It will be hard to live down the title of, "Worst President (In The World) Ever."\n\n--\nsf
772460
Most importantly,\nThere is an election on Nov. 7......Vote Democrat, and help our country towards a balance of power, and hopefully less bickering and more problem solving.
964698
Normally when turmoil and disruption within an administration grows to a point, then every tactic is questioned, every move is revised and political bickering and infighting causes many plans to be changed and canceled, for want of something better to do.\n\nI think what Mr Karl Rove had in mind was discrediting and smear campaigns against the Democrats and it was attempted and failed. Mr. Rove is becoming a detriment to the already shell shocked and falling apart administration that I think you will have to admit, their days are numbered. \n\nCan anyone say Tuesday, November 7th, 2006? Can't say I feel sorry for George Bush, he has made his bed, and now the entire Republican party is going to have to sleep in it. \n\nDarryl S.
879349
I believe the recent election was a reaction of America against the current administration. \n\nNothing more.\n\nEDIT:  The Republican party is fine.  The administration is another matter.
980171
Even die-hard liberals on Alternet are acknowledging that there were election issues.  I'm not sure 'rigged' is the right word, but it was certainly flawed in terms of voter suppression, poll worker confusion, and machine malfunctions.
905445
Bush is fighting hard the last remnants of his pride he has left.\n\nWon't get him far, and will give us all a chuckle like the one I got when I saw him on TV, with his ego dragging on the floor yesterday\n\n...Let him!
90190
Well with the continual left wing media spouting their rhetoric, what do you expect the polls to be.\n\nBut, I guess we will see in the next election, wont we? Oh yeah, and Bush isnt in the presidency for a popularity poll.
508354
I like Bush alot, but I have to admit he is falling on his face quite a bit in the last few months....personally, no I do not feel sorry for him. He could fix the problems, instead of making them worse.
927266
If the republicans would have won (7 Nov 06), I could safely say his would be a failed presidency; based on a failed neo-con ideology of preemption war, total environmental degradation, and that both fuel the economy (or at least make rich white guys richer). The next two years could prove positive for him if he works with the moderates. The only problem is, he has put us so far in debt, there is no monies left to work on any sustainable economic paradigms.
927989
Economic failures - taking a record budget surplus and turning it into a record deficit.\n\nWar - A rush to judgment following 9/11 and thus getting the nation embroiled into a never-ending war in Iraq which has cost countless lives.\n\nLies, Thievery, Deceit - Look at the 2000 election that covers all 3, but let's not stop there.  Let's add Moral Degredation to the list and then we can include Foley, Abramoff and other fun people - oops, let's not forget his good friends at Enron.\n\nMaking the Country A Joke - mostly by his misstatements and mispronounced words as well as such things as his famous "back-rub" for the leader of Germany.\n\nTurning his back on education - Concentrating instead on standardized tests so that kids come out of schools now knowing how to take a test, but knowing little else.  A recent survey showed America was something like 49 out of 50 countries in the world when it came to education.\n\nIgnoring the Plight of Disaster Victims - Talk to the Katrina victims who still have no place to live and are waiting for government aid and housing while there are thousands of empty trailers sitting around empty.\n\nTax Cuts For The Rich - catering to the wealthy while watching the erosion of the middle class.\n\nHigh Gas Prices - Did everyone enjoy paying $3 or more for a gallon of gas?  \n\nOverall - The Bush legacy will be one of Failure, Failure and more Failure.  Scholars generally agree that the worst President in history was James Buchanan in the mid-1800's.  It's time for James to move over, here comes Dubya to take his place.
1152078
i have no idea!!!!! i hoped that kerry would win. then maybe he would have got this mess cleaned up
397861
Yes I did vote for him, to bad it wasn't an honest election  and Bushit didn't win fair and square, we need an honest election in 08 to restore validity to the process.
959998
No, I think he has really shown poor judgment in the recent brouhaha over his "joke" about the Bush administration failing to study up before invading Iraq.  He >had< my vote.  He no longer has it.