Bush...the unluckiest president?

[SquireQuack]

I'm thinkiing...George W. Bush could be the unluckiest american president of them all...

100 days into his first term...9/11 happened.
The the War on Iraq.
The economy
then
Hurricane Katrina.

Bush may not be doing a good job...but I'm thinking this could be the best he can do...What do you think?

 

[Lyte]

Yeah, I think the poor bugger has a lot on his plate!

 

[SquireQuack]

The question is...is he doing what he can do?

 

[movingconcierge]

I think we're the unlucky ones...I think GW is an awful president. I think he is a bible thumping unilateral force of destruction. Nothing good will happen while he, or the people he places, are in power. I can't stand him nor his policies. ...weasel...

 

[.X.]

Considering what he walked into from clinton era,I think he has done an excellent job.I agree with lyte,Has alot on his plate.I don't think Hilary Clinton brings a bright future as president,And she is very likely to be the Demo party nominee,But politics is not my fortee,So that's my 2 cents.

 

[RJ]

How do you think Al Gore or John Kerry would have done handing the same situations? Probably safe to say we would not be in Iraq, but would anything else be different?

Please keep your Bush-bashing to minimum.

 

[movingconcierge]

"Please keep your Bush-bashing to minimum."

What? and Why?

 

[RJ]

"Please keep your Bush-bashing to minimum."

What? and Why?

It would be too easy to just toss out insults about GWB. I'm more interested in answers to the questions posed.

 

[Lyte]

One can't escape "hind sight" because it's here and a valuable educational tool. At the time of each incident I think he did what he thought needed to be done. Looking back it's easy to see where mistakes were made and realize that more could have been done.

I don't think the Presidency comes with a crystal ball.

 

[movingconcierge]

"100 days into his first term...9/11 happened."

I would think that GW would have had a unique insight into the possibility of terrorism since his father was director of the CIA and President during the nineties. Surely he and pop had some conversations about the bad guys...

Also, I beleive that the lack of communication during the "uniters" watch was poor and led to relevant intelligence from the FBI being disregarded.

"The the War on Iraq."

A total fabrication of the Bush Administration. Every leg that GW used to stand on to go to Iraq has been kicked out from under him. All he has left is that if you are against the war you are not a patriot, total crap.


"The economy"

When GW took over, we had a SURPLUS budget. During his watch, we watched that go down the drain along with the largest deficit in us history. I personally feel like I've been squeezed of all the fat I had during the Clinton years.

"then Hurricane Katrina."

Obviously, he didn't cause this. But I do think he reacted rather slowly. Didn't he give a speech in NY on 9/12? Why did it take him so long to get to NO? Why was FEMA so ill-prepared to get supplies and troops to NO? No, he didn't cause Katrina, but he didn't do enough, and certainly not quick enough...

 

[SquireQuack]

Tell u the truth...I kinda feel sorry for GWB.

With all this happening...he's bound to make some fatal mistakes.

What would you have done?

 

[movingconcierge]

I would have kept our troops here...protecting our borders and our citizens. That would have saved a whole lotta loot and we'd be a little bit more secure...I think.

 

[Humdizzy]

Farenheit 9/11 and Inside 9/11 on the National Geographic channel would clear up all the questions about the war, 9/11, and the economy. If everyone saw it there would be a lot less ignorant people.

 

[movingconcierge]

Dizzy...there's a book out there about why, in the face of the blatant facts, people still like and vote for that D***...it's called "Don't Think of an Elephant" I had many ah ha's as I read it...

BTW...my wife was a repub., so just before she voted last time, I bought 911 for her...1 less GW vote...

 

[HHDomains]

Considering what he walked into from clinton era,I think he has done an excellent job.

Trust me, the next president would give his left nut to walk into the situation that Clinton left compared to the nightmare that Bush will be leaving.

 

[movingconcierge]

no doubt, HH...

 

[faisj]

I'm thinkiing...George W. Bush could be the unluckiest american president of them all...

100 days into his first term...9/11 happened.
The the War on Iraq.
The economy
then
Hurricane Katrina.

Bush may not be doing a good job...but I'm thinking this could be the best he can do...What do you think?

unlucky??
I will not say anything about 9/11 ( i mean there are enough books/movies about that)

War on Iraq - He started it?!?!!!

The economy - Is it not his administration

Hurricane Katrina - thats not his fault... but, after i saw how he reacted
at 9/11 i mean sorry... i dont have any idea how he could become
the president of the USA.

http://daphne.mmdc.net/archives/Bush with binoculars.jpg

 

[Mark]

Hmmm ... You guys do understand that Just because something is on National Geo .... that it isnt necessarily a Documentary in the "True" Form right ?

I dont care how much Info anyone was Privy to - No one could have foreseen or fully prevented 9-11 from happening IMO. At least not without taking all of our Given Rights and throwing them out the door ... Think about it - No matter what it is .... If something is Illegal or Un-Desireable , There is a Black Market Concession to fulfill the need (Including Sex , Guns , Drugs , and Violence). Even if the borders were completely closed off - There would be Smugglers to bring them in .... -OR- Idiots in the U.S. for Hire already to do bad things.

As far as the current Hurricane Crisis goes ... There could have been quicker responses from the federal government - and there could have been more access to Transportation out of the area before it happened , But a lot of these deaths are due to "The Boy who cried Wolf" more or less - These folks were warned of the magnitude of this storm , but a lot chose to stay because they Figured their homes were sturdy enough. I've been through many Hurricanes ... and from personal experience - I can tell you that anything in the mid to upper Category 3 Hurricane is enough to make me head for higher ground now a days. And I'm at least 20+ feet above Mean Sea Level (As opposed to flat or below it) and several miles from the actual beach.

It is a very sad event ... I just hope people will use it as a learning experience from now on out

 

[GeneCosta]

I'll bold things that aren't "unlucky".

100 days into his first term...9/11 happened.
The the War on Iraq.
The economy
Hurricane Katrina.

In my opinion, those are his fault. He was forwarned before September 11th happened, and little to no action was taken to stop the terrorists. Now I'm not saying Clinton didn't know about the problems during his administration, but the threat wasn't as big of a problem during his presidency and he did all Congress would allow him to do after the "sex scandel" occured.

The War in Iraq unlucky for him? More like unlucky for us. I don't see how HE fell into that. He BROUGHT us into that.

As for the economy, yes after 10 years of such amazing growth there is going to be a problem, but let's face it for the first 4 years Bush's tax cuts weren't helping us at all. Add on to the fact he was spending on Iraq (something he started), and pushing for No Child Left Behind even though states are begging for it be reformed-- You get the picture.

How do you think Al Gore or John Kerry would have done handing the same situations? Probably safe to say we would not be in Iraq, but would anything else be different?

Either of those two would have taken a different approach towards the economy, we would have continued to get rid of our national debt instead of adding to it, and yes- we would have added the War in Iraq. Oh, how I wish I could have voted in 00'..

 

[ZuraX]

"The the War on Iraq."

A total fabrication of the Bush Administration. Every leg that GW used to stand on to go to Iraq has been kicked out from under him. All he has left is that if you are against the war you are not a patriot, total crap.

SO the intel from other countries agreeing that Saddam had WMD never existed?

"The economy"

When GW took over, we had a SURPLUS budget. During his watch, we watched that go down the drain along with the largest deficit in us history. I personally feel like I've been squeezed of all the fat I had during the Clinton years.

War will do that. I had no "Fat" when Clinton was in office. I have more cash now than when he was in office.

"then Hurricane Katrina."

Obviously, he didn't cause this. But I do think he reacted rather slowly. Didn't he give a speech in NY on 9/12? Why did it take him so long to get to NO? Why was FEMA so ill-prepared to get supplies and troops to NO? No, he didn't cause Katrina, but he didn't do enough, and certainly not quick enough...

He is moving fast enough for me and many others. I would rather have him in Washington doing what needs to be done than on the ground/water in NO talking. I believe the NO Mayor said the same thing.

Farenheit 9/11 and Inside 9/11 on the National Geographic channel would clear up all the questions about the war, 9/11, and the economy. If everyone saw it there would be a lot less ignorant people.

Farenheit 9/11 was fiction and a joke. I have yet to see Inside 9/11 so no comments on it.