I voted average. My biggest disappointment by far is his abandonment of the edicts of fiscal conservatism. On the positive side, until recently, we have enjoyed a pretty stable economy with decent GDP/GNP growth, manageable unemployment and a healthy inflation rate.

Bush's spending is my biggest problem with him. I appreciate the fact that we haven't had a terrorist attack on our soil since 9/11. Taking the fight elsewhere and tying up Al Quaeda's resources has kept us safe domestically. The things he takes criticism for like Katrina and the economy are not his fault. The local governments have to share the biggest part of the blame for Katrina, along with people refusing to leave when they were ordered to evacuate. Look at the devastation IKE just brought to Galveston. The Island was almost empty, and the loss of life was minimal. I think they learned their lessons a few years ago.

Congress has to take some blame for the economy, as well as business does. In a free market economy, the people running business have to act in a responsible manner. To say the POTUS is responsible for the failures of Enron or any other failing business is like giving him credit for the success of Wal-Mart. It's not his fault businesses fail or flourish. That is how capitalism works.

Bush has given us 2 good Supreme Court justices. He has tried to fill other federal court benches, but the dems in congress have blocked those attempts.

Bush will not be remembered as a great president, but I believe he is a good president.

Agreed with everything here, even with UKPat.

 

Some good with some bad.

I think my biggest issue with Bush was has insistence on invading Iraq.

I think Bush is a modern day warrior. And unfortunately, he never had a worthy adversary like much of the Presidents before him did in the Soviet Unioin. Hussein and, whatever his name is, the dead guy in Afghanistan, were no match for the skilled ax and sharp wit of one of the greatest warriors (but horrible president) that this generation will ever see.

Bush's spending is my biggest problem with him. I appreciate the fact that we haven't had a terrorist attack on our soil since 9/11. Taking the fight elsewhere and tying up Al Quaeda's resources has kept us safe domestically. The things he takes criticism for like Katrina and the economy are not his fault. The local governments have to share the biggest part of the blame for Katrina, along with people refusing to leave when they were ordered to evacuate. Look at the devastation IKE just brought to Galveston. The Island was almost empty, and the loss of life was minimal. I think they learned their lessons a few years ago.

Congress has to take some blame for the economy, as well as business does. In a free market economy, the people running business have to act in a responsible manner. To say the POTUS is responsible for the failures of Enron or any other failing business is like giving him credit for the success of Wal-Mart. It's not his fault businesses fail or flourish. That is how capitalism works.

Bush has given us 2 good Supreme Court justices. He has tried to fill other federal court benches, but the dems in congress have blocked those attempts.

Bush will not be remembered as a great president, but I believe he is a good president.

 

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Bush's spending is my biggest problem with him. I appreciate the fact that we haven't had a terrorist attack on our soil since 9/11. Taking the fight elsewhere and tying up Al Quaeda's resources has kept us safe domestically. The things he takes criticism for like Katrina and the economy are not his fault. The local governments have to share the biggest part of the blame for Katrina, along with people refusing to leave when they were ordered to evacuate. Look at the devastation IKE just brought to Galveston. The Island was almost empty, and the loss of life was minimal. I think they learned their lessons a few years ago.

Congress has to take some blame for the economy, as well as business does. In a free market economy, the people running business have to act in a responsible manner. To say the POTUS is responsible for the failures of Enron or any other failing business is like giving him credit for the success of Wal-Mart. It's not his fault businesses fail or flourish. That is how capitalism works.

Bush has given us 2 good Supreme Court justices. He has tried to fill other federal court benches, but the dems in congress have blocked those attempts.

Bush will not be remembered as a great president, but I believe he is a good president.

Couldn't have said it better.

Here's my take:

 

Bush has made some critical mistakes that I believe, as of now, puts him in the "bad president" category. History will decide that. But, what a lot of people overlook is the fact that Bush was dealt a pretty raw hand when it comes to his presidency. 9/11, dot com bubble popping, Katrina, and now a crashing economy are things he had little to no control over.

 

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Also, since Hurricane Katrina, evacuation techniques and other issues that failed during Katrina seemed to have been fixed in this most recent hurricane season.

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Also, since Hurricane Katrina, evacuation techniques and other issues that failed during Katrina seemed to have been fixed in this most recent hurricane season.

 

I thought I just recently heard some unhappiness with FEMA from Texas concerning Ike.

I dislike him for many reasons, all of which are well-documented on this board. I am sick and tired of the current campaign and all parties involved, and I wish its end A) So I don't have to listen to all the ridiculous propaganda and B) the relief of being rid of GWB.

It is AMAZING someone can start a war based on false info and go down as a good president...

Here's my take:

 

Bush has made some critical mistakes that I believe, as of now, puts him in the "bad president" category. History will decide that. But, what a lot of people overlook is the fact that Bush was dealt a pretty raw hand when it comes to his presidency. 9/11, dot com bubble popping, Katrina, and now a crashing economy are things he had little to no control over.

Not like Washington, Lincoln, or Roosevelt had any issues to deal with:rolleyes:.

 

The judgment is not on that which happens during the presidency but how one responds to it.

 

He failed.

Bush's spending is my biggest problem with him. I appreciate the fact that we haven't had a terrorist attack on our soil since 9/11. Taking the fight elsewhere and tying up Al Quaeda's resources has kept us safe domestically. The things he takes criticism for like Katrina and the economy are not his fault. The local governments have to share the biggest part of the blame for Katrina, along with people refusing to leave when they were ordered to evacuate. Look at the devastation IKE just brought to Galveston. The Island was almost empty, and the loss of life was minimal. I think they learned their lessons a few years ago.

Congress has to take some blame for the economy, as well as business does. In a free market economy, the people running business have to act in a responsible manner. To say the POTUS is responsible for the failures of Enron or any other failing business is like giving him credit for the success of Wal-Mart. It's not his fault businesses fail or flourish. That is how capitalism works.

Bush has given us 2 good Supreme Court justices. He has tried to fill other federal court benches, but the dems in congress have blocked those attempts.

Bush will not be remembered as a great president, but I believe he is a good president.

 

I agree 100% with your assessment. Just one more thing for the plus column. He seems to have always shown leadership, even when he knew it was going to make him look bad. The "Buck" definitely stopped at his desk.

It is AMAZING someone can start a war based on false info and go down as a good president...

 

Coming from someone who admits they don't listen to anything Republicans say....

Coming from someone who admits they don't listen to anything Republicans say....

 

"Disarm.. or WE WILL DISARM you..." Remind me what we did with the WMD's we found? Who can listen to anything from this admin?