Just want to know what everything thinks about Bushs stay the course?
919504
Bush and his cronies should come to the final decision that it is best to get out of Iraq. Each day we remain there only makes the situation worse. Unfortunately Bush does not seem to realize this. I'm not saying to bring them all home at once. What I am saying is to bring them home gradually, maybe even 500 at a time. We're not wanted there. We already have enough enemies. Bush should forget about Iraq's oil because the entire Middle East now knows that oil was our primary reason for invading Iraq. They only see themselves as next. GET OUT BUSH.
449304
While I have some concerns about some of the actions initiated by the President Bush (such as some elements of the Patriot Act) but by and large he is a dedicated and sincere President.\n\nI say this though I have never supported him in an election, but I make a distinction between such reservations and the blatant, unsubstantiated assertions made about the President.  I have no doubt that there are those who want a different president, that is obvious with the virulent yelling of hatred which is so often seen here.  However, I suggest that those who sincerely want a change that there should get involved with political actions which will lead to such change.  To do that is an act of a mature person.  To continue to scream hatred is childish and ineffectual.
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/11/20061108-2.html\n\nIts not so much Bush's speech but his back-peddling answers to the questions that followed that makes one doubt his honesty and integrity.\n\nThe war and Rumsfeld issues were part and parcel of the election.  Nobody can deny that.  I would understand a decision to keep quiet the acceptance of the resignation of a key player just prior to an important election.\n\nBut, on the same hand - that being the avoidance of riling the masses and votes being cast out of anger and/or fear -, the President should not have made any statements to the effect that terrorists win, America loses if Dems gain power in Congress.  Truth doesn't run both ways, only lies and deception.\n\nRumsfeld has stated frequently that he has tendered his resignation in the past, but Bush refused to accept it.  Only now, Bush talks of "fresh perspective".  Balderdash.\n\nThis wasn't a presidential election, Bush had no votes to lose.  But, his base is now opening their eyes.  I sure hope their awakening is due to their respect of their constituents/former constituents and not just self-preservation.\n\nI hope these next two years don't leave George lame.\n\nI would rather have the two branches working together instead of fighting each other.
803310
First to your question,Cheney is a grumpy old man he probably is mad if it rains and mad if it don't . I think Bush is maybe listening to people other than neo-cons now(you know how easy it is do lead a tard by the nose) his goal i think is to not be in the low 30s for approval rating when he leaves office. Now for those of you making bad comments about MSNBC, It is a network you can count on for the NEWS Joe Scarborough is hardly a flaming liberal but he is at least HONEST, can you say that about your hero, Bill(Ted Baxter) O'Rielly? You gotta turn off Fox they got you convinced that lies are truth and war is peace, next thing you're gonna try to tell me is that they're FAIR and BALANCED too! HA!!!!
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I acknowledge Bush has made errors. Contrary to the beliefs of some, he IS human (and NOT possessed).  I agree though, that he is a sincere man.  He has been forced into decisions that history will judge.  I hope for all our sakes, that they are the right ones.
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Bush has finally recognized that to "stay the course" is not a good strategy. Hatred begets hatred. Bigotry begets bigotry. Killing begets killing. Rush Limbaugh is living proof that people will follow evil wherever it goes. \nWe are NOT in Iraq to bring democracy to that country. We are there for three - and only three - reasons:\n1. The Bush family has had a personal vendetta against Hussein ever since the days of Desert Storm when George H.W. Bush was criticized for not "finishing the job" and ousting Saddam back then;\n2. The huge U.S. military-industrial complex needs to boost sagging profits, therefore needed another 'war'. Ever since WWII, industrialists realized how profitable war could be, and bought up every politician, hired pricey lobbyists, and formed special interest groups to encourage and promote 'war'. Thus, the U.S.A. was involved in the Korean Conflict; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the Cold War; Vietnam; and Desert Storm. It was time for another major 'war' so that the military-industrial 'fat cats' could get fatter;\n3. Dick Cheney wants all that OIL swimming underneath Iraq's sands so that he and his Exxon-Mobil buddies can get richer and richer and richer as they feed American motorists' dependency on foreign OIL. If we wouldn't drive $60,000 gas-guzzling SUVs, we wouldn't have to share the blame for killing 655,000 Iraqis and 2,800 U.S. soldiers with George W. Bush.\n\nQUESTION: If we're really expecting to withdraw from Iraq any time soon (Bush says 2009), WHY is the U.S.A. building the largest embassy in the world on a 104-acre site in downtown Baghdad overlooking the 'new' puppet Iraqi government installed by the Bush administration?\n\nQUESTION: If we are really interested in bringing democracy to all the dictatorships ruled by evil despots, WHY aren't we sending troops to Darfus and all the other countries reigned by these cretins??? Because those other countries have no OIL!!\nSo, we allow the genocide, rapes, and murders to continue unabated, because the U.S. has no interests to protect.\n\nPREDICTION: Before spring, 2007, Bush handlers will order him to invade Iran (if they can come up with a plausible excuse that ditto heads will 'buy') for the very same reason we're in Iraq: rich fields of easily-accessible OIL.\n\nPREDICTION: If it appears that a Democratic landslide in imminent in November, 2008, the Bush handlers will fake one more 'terrorist attack' on U.S. soil (this time in the Midwest, perhaps Chicago or St. Louis). Then they'll order Bush to declare martial law, claiming that a change in administration would not be in the best interests of national security. This gives Republicans time to groom Jeb Bush for the Presidency.\n\nRepublicans don't care how many tortured, injured or dead bodies there are; they've already been responsible for the deaths of 655,000 Iraqis and 2,800 U.S. soldiers. Until they can suck every drop of OIL out of Iraq's sands, Republicans won't give a damn about the body count. What's more important: OIL money or human lives???  Even Donald Rumsfeld said, early on in the 'war', when asked about civilian casualties: "STUFF HAPPENS!" Such a smug, insensitive remark only demonstrates how calloused this administration is, and how it has absolutely no remorse for all the dead bodies it's piled up.\nThe 'Republicrats' will create enough gridlock in the next two years that NOTHING will be accomplished (except a bunch of adults behaving like spoiled, rotten children). Meanwhile, the killing will continue and we American motorists will continue to drive gas-guzzling vehicles fueled by the blood of Iraqi citizens and American soldiers.                                        -RKO-
466576
It was great to hear a reasonable explanation for affairs to date. Isn't funny that president Clinton is informed and willing to talk about the affairs of the World. I watched Senator McCain this morning on Meet The Press, and he said George Bush was Stupid about the Relationship with President Putin from Russia. I about fell on the floor, he said he didn't agree or vote for Bush's policies all through Bush's terms. I know that that isn't true, but that's what was said.
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How fickle people are, these polls out today are a joke. I would like to see this question posed...what don't you like about Bush, factually, not just off the cuff running your mouth...give me facts.\n\nIsn't it interesting that some 96% of the US population approved of the war in Iraq 4 years ago?  Yet, they don't approve now, sorry folks, you don't just change your mind about war in midstream.  It doesn't work that way.  We didn't have it easy during many wars, and didn't give up and pull out, eventually the tables turned and we were very successful.  I think of the Revolutionary war, WW1 and  WWII.  People seem to forget that we activly fought WWII for 4 years (after it was already in progress for 3 years).  It was awful, it was tough, but we got dragged into it by Japan, just like the terrorists draged us into this one.\n\nSo why is Bush great?  Number one, he has named his priorities and goals and stuck with them.  The economy is very strong, growing so fast the Feds can't raise interest rates fast enough.  I can't see what it is that Americans can blame Bush for when it comes to the economy, most of the damage was done by the terrorists on 9/11.  Bush said he belived in tax cuts, he didn't want new taxes and he wanted Americans to have more money in their pockets so they spent more.  All of the above happened.  I didn't see anyone complaining when they got their $300.00 a few years ago.  The democrats are dying to use taxes to lower the deficit...okay, that means our money folks, you okay with that?\nThere is a time a place for everything, raising taxes during war is not the way to go.\n\nWe have not had another attack on American soil.  If you want to keep the terrorists from attacking innocent Americans, send the military to the terrorists, keep them occupied and kick their asses somewhere else.  The men in the military are all for being out there kicking terrorism in the butt.  That is their job, they signed up for it and trained for it.  They don't just want Americans support they want success, that means letting them finish the job.  Some of these men and women are on their 4th and 5th tours, and wanting to go back for more.\n\nBush tells it like it is.  If he screws up he acknowledges it.  He doesn't mess around with anything.  He gets to the point and moves on.  You can tell how much he learned from his dad and President Regan.  Sometimes he so reminds me of Regan it's astonishing.  \n\nI'm sorry but when Hurricane Katrina came and Bush got the report on the dykes a few days before landfall..what was he going to do about them?  Send peple out to dump dirt on them?  It was too late to rebuild, it was not feasable to get everyone out of the City, hell that shouldn't even be the governments job to do that.  We have been through 3 direct Hurricane landfalls in 2 years where I live in Ft. Pierce, FL (not to mention the 4 indirect storms and depressions) and we took care of ourselves.  This is the land of the elderly.  If we had waited for the government we would have been standing in waist deep water for weeks.   Bush came and saw us, he gave us support, it's more emotional than anything else.  That is what we needed, when you dont' have TV, radio, phone, you feel very isolated.  Having your President come to see you is a great moral booster.  He is very good at that.\n\nBush has reached the point where he really doesn't care what everyone thinks about him.  He is out for doing what he thinks is best for America, not whats best for the social circle.  So if the other countries don't like it well, I'm sorry, but that is the way it is.  As soon as everyone begins to wake up and realize that we are all targets, we will be better off as a nation and a world.  If your President doesn't look after you first, then what good is he?  It's like having a dead beat dad...no thanks, I'll take GW!
565591
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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Absolutely.\n\nBush has the courage of his convictions to do what he believes is right. No matter what a President does, half the country will agree and half the country will disagree.\n\nBush has achieved much toward homeland security.\n\n* He created the Department of Homeland Security bringing many security agencies under one roof with improved cooperation and sharing of intelligence.\n* He has kept the fight overseas keeping tens of thousands of terrorists concentrating on anything but fighting on American soil.\n* He has decimated al Qaeda. Yes, they are still around but they are not pulling off plots like two World Trade Center attacks, plots on the Pope, the Bojinka plot, etc. Most senior leaders have been killed or captured.\n* He has kept American free from terror attacks for the last 4 1/2 years. You sleep well at night because you are not worried about terror attacks happening frequently here.\n\nWhile one may not agree with George Bush or his policies, one NEVER needs guess where he stands on any given position of national importance or security. He states his position, and his actions back that position up.\n\nQ: What did Al Gore and John Kerry say they would have done?\nA: Consult with the United Nations.
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Nothing that man says has any credibility.  Understand he his at 32 percent in the latest CNN Poll.  Let us wait and see his popularity hit the 20s and keep plummeting. \n\nMeanwhile Bushler and his party followers stay the course...and we and the rest of the world pays the cost.  I understand victory is just around the corner with them Raqis,
988737
Social moderate, economic conservative, Republican but not in line with Bush who is a social conservative and economic moderate.\n\nI appreciate the supply side actions that have kept this economy afloat remarkably well despite plenty of things that should have destabilized it (911, hurricanes)  The stock market remains strong.  Interest rates are still remarkably low.\n\nI am disappointed over the huge deficits that mounted, but it is not unusual to incur deficit spending during war.\n\nBush has taken so much flack over the Iraqi conflict - this is not uncommon during a time of war.  Lincoln, though thought of as a visionary president now, was second guessed and criticized plenty during the time of war.  The American people wanted action in response to 911.  So we have gotten involved in a place that breeds hatred of the West and supported cells of terror.  Although most of you want out of Iraq yesterday, I have confidence that if we continue with the plan, Iraq will have a stable democracy that will be a huge improvement from Sadaam. \n\nI am glad there is a dialog about alternative energies.  I wouldn't mind more emphasis along these lines.\n\nI am disappointed that a revamping of the social security program was shot down.  I think we as a people will live to regret not having done something about this earlier.  The issue will return, though next time with more urgency.\n\nI am happy with Bush about his leadership regarding the illegal immigrant issue.  I think we should have some avenue (not an easy one) for illegals to eventually obtain citizenship.  If those people think the steps are too hard then they are free to return to the country they immigrated from.\n\nHis administration has made some serious tactial errors for nominations and appointments to positions.  This has been an embarrassment for his administration several times.\n\nAlthough he takes plenty of criticism over this matter, I am glad W does not drift with the wind over current popular opinion on various matters.  The American people can be very reactionary over things...you can't really govern that way.  I want him to do what he believes is right, not what will make him the most popular.
1130700
Not in his term, but I believe we are on the right track. Can you even imagine if we had of not done anything at all after 911, where we would be by now....Hopefully when Mr. Bush leaves office, the person taking over will continue his efforts for a peaceful Iraq.
789783
you spelled bush like he owns the beer company,and yes he is a good leader.hes been faced with more diffuculties in his short term more than any other president has had.
791119
I don't think we ever got off of Iraq.  With 105 Americans killed in Iraq last month, how could anyone get off that topic.  Bush assured us we will be talking about Iraq for the next two years, when he announced that Rumsfeld we be there as long as he is president, and he still relies on Cheney for his advice on Iraq.  Sounds like "stay the course" to me.
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Actually, Captain Smith DIDN'T stay the course.  He tried to alter it, which caused the iceberg to rip the side of the ship open.  If he would have went strait into it, most of the people would have lived...\n\n...But I know what you mean.\n\nYes, the President has been somewhat stubborn about Iraq.  The President, as a leader, needs to do what he feels is best for his country, but he must also obey those who he represents.  If most (it seems nearly all) of the people believe that Iraq is messed up in one way or another, then he needs to fix it.\n\nObviously, a LOT of people want him to start a phased withdrawal of the troops.  This would probably be best, but if the President were willing to do ANYTHING, anything at all to edit how things are going in Iraq, he would have received more respect than he does now (the Pol. & Gov. section of Answers shows how little he gets.)\n\nYou can't just go into a country and stick to the plan.  War requires movement, changes, positioning, and occasionally, new views.  The President has been using the same play book for the last 4+ years, and it's not working anymore; the other team knows the plays.  You've got to change things to win, and sadly to say, I don't believe that the President has taken Iraq seriously enough.\n\nHe needs to do something.  Correction, he NEEDED to do something.  It's too late now.  The President has lost all hope of gaining support from the people, due to his failure to change.  "Stay The Course" has killed our "War On Terror".  The Iraqi Civil War has begun, and we're sitting in there, trying to help one side win.  There was another war like this a while back, and it started with a "V".
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does anyone like bush??