Do you want a Democratic president to have as much power as Bush has?
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Actually, I disagree with the first two posts. Bush has had much more power during his term. If Clinton did half of the things Bush has done during his Presidency, Clinton would have been lynched.\n\nTo answer the question, IMO I would like to see a "smarter President" take office. And no, I don’t think any President should have the power to steal an election, send a country to war under false pretences and force their greedy agenda on the country they are supposed to serve.
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No. Bush doesn't run the White House, Cheney and Rumsfeld run the White House. Our current president is easily manipulated by these right-wing hawks.\n\nFor more information, read "The Rise of the Vulcans" by James Mann. It describes in intricate detail about how all of these guys have been intertwined in Washington politics for the past 20-25 years.
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George W Bush isa good democratic representative for president in '0
771349
I like bush for the same reason as I believes he loves his country more than kerry.  I also believe Bush knows what capitalism is and the function of the government.  I think he is doing a great job.  The only problem is the dem are doing a better job bad mouthing the prseident and making things look worse than they really are.
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Our government was designed to be a system of checks and balances.  For the last 6 years the republican party has ruled, unchecked.  The election of a democratic congress will simply restore the system that is supposed to be in place.  Bush will have a harder time trying to push things through a democratic congress than he did a republican one.  Lets hope that whatever does get accomplished is what Americans want, not just what one party perceived as the most beneficial to them and their constituents.
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He thinks so!\n\n"A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it."\nSource: Business Week Online, "A Gentleman's "C" for W," Richard S. Dunham, July 30, 2001\n\n\n"Do you have blacks, too?"\n—Bush, speaking to Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso. \nSource: Salon.com, "Bushed," Jake Tapper, June 20, 2002 \n\nBush is a Fascist!\n\n\nGeorge please spare me! You call all Democrats liberal and commies!!
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Absolutely without a doubt, he wants to censure Bush for doing virtually the same thing Clinton did.\n\nBut oh that don't matter to the Democrats cause Clinton is Holy and anything he does is ok even if it's wrong but anything Bush does is wrong even if it's Right.
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No because l really think Bush will actually do a better job with the Democrats in control of Congress. While he had no checks and balances there was no reason for him to actually do any real legislating. Now he has no choice but to work with congress without having a blank check that is stamped by congress. He can either work with congress or be a lame duck.
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As a non-American, my answer is no. What has G Bush ever done if to the world can trust him? At least this is his last term in office. I just hope that the Democrats win the office in the next election - not only for the sake of America, but for everyone else.
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George Bush, or is it the other way around.
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You're right about it not meaning 60% approval for Democrats.  That is very true and people need to remember that.\n\nYou have to remember, though, that the rating Bush has right now is bad and it shows that the majority of hte country DOESN'T approve of him, right?\n\nDemocrats have lots of problems but their problems (for the most part) aren't hindering Bush.  His choices are his own and therefore his rating is his own too.  He's earned all this that he's caused.  The question is, have our soldiers?\n\nIn all truth, if what Bush said was 100% true all the time then of course I'd get behind him.  We'd already have gotten Bin Laden and stabalized Iraq, but they've miscalculated and mistakes happened.  I know all presidents do it, but it doesn't mean we can forget Bush's failures.\n\nDon't worry, it's not like I like Clinton either.  You can't support a leader 100% all the time.  That's just not American.
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Hell no\n\nGive me a Clinton anyday over a Bush
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While presidents seem all powerful in reality they are compelled to follow an agenda that is set primarily by the political party which they represent and by the will of the majority (although this does not always seem the case).  Mr. Bush is simply the figurehead or mouthpiece for those agendas so it is a bit unfair to call him stupid....perhaps you consider the policies he is pursuing to be stupid.  As to the support....don't forget that he was elected by a majority all of whom had an opportunity to make other decisions.  Those decisions will be made again in 2008 and maybe you will see a different type of candidate elected to pursue other agendas for this country.  That is the essence of democracy.
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I do. He was democratically elected by a majority of Americans. Would you rather have dictators like Kim Jung-Ill of N. Korea, Mao, or Stalin to be your president ?
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The Democrats broke the Bush Dictatorship, took control of the House of Representatives and the Senate is still in question. Bush will have to be responsible for his actions now. Democracy still works with the Constitution.
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Absolutely.  He obviously has worked well within his rights as our president and those threatening various form of legal harassment are attempting to undercut our method of democracy.  I would not put up with that.\n\nNeither would most people.\n\nIf you don't like the decisions Bush is making, than vote against the party in the next election.  But, getting around our representational system with phony charges?  That kind of thing could easily lead to civil war.
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Bush doesn't want to be the President. He wants to be a dictator. That's why he has expanded executive power since he's been in office. Actually, Sandra Day O'Connor said some time ago that this country was slowly becoming a dictatorship. When a Republican-appointed former Supreme Court justice says something like that, you know we're in trouble!