The 10 Most Awesomely Bad Moments of the Bush Presidency

[Ban Hammer 13,276]

Yes, Bush is teh suXor. Get over it already.

They won't. Not anytime soon, anyway.

When Obama does something good, they'll say: "Obama's the greatest! Look at him clean up after Bush!"

When Obama does something bad, they'll also say: "Obama's not to blame. He's had a hell of a time dealing with the mess Bush left him."

Amazing, isn't it? If one wanted to talk about psychological issues, the messianic ideals given Obama would definitely qualify.

you hit the nail on the head.

Please spare me from this FOX News mentality. Don't project onto me the very same behavior you are guilty of.

news flash for you: i wasn't talking to you to begin with, so there's nothing to spare you from or project onto you.

It looks to me like you are agreeing with the poster. Have you changed your mind?

so why don't you go annoy that person instead of me?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Here, I'll throw another one out: I don't believe the Federal government should be involved in education. I believe this is up to the individual states. However, I recognize that this particular horse is out of the barn, and it doesn't do me much good whining about something that's not going to change. So with that in mind, I thought No Child Left Behind was a pretty good idea as far as the Federal government being involved in education. Unfortunately it turned into an unfunded mandate, which I'm 100% against no matter what other concessions I care to make. But had No Child Left Behind been implemented as envisioned by the President, I think it would have made a net positive difference in our educational systems. Unfortunately, because of congressional meddling, it turned out to be a disaster. But I don't believe that was the President's fault or intention.

Yeah, Bush knows that there's some value to an effective education. It's something he apparently didn't get.

[Tahoma 2,292]

Yes, Bush is teh suXor. Get over it already.

They won't. Not anytime soon, anyway.

When Obama does something good, they'll say: "Obama's the greatest! Look at him clean up after Bush!"

When Obama does something bad, they'll also say: "Obama's not to blame. He's had a hell of a time dealing with the mess Bush left him."

Amazing, isn't it? If one wanted to talk about psychological issues, the messianic ideals given Obama would definitely qualify.

you hit the nail on the head.

Please spare me from this FOX News mentality. Don't project onto me the very same behavior you are guilty of.

news flash for you: i wasn't talking to you to begin with, so there's nothing to spare you from or project onto you.

It looks to me like you are agreeing with the poster. Have you changed your mind?

so why don't you go annoy that person instead of me?

Typical Charles...avoidance. Last time I checked, when someone said "you hit the nail on the head", they agreed with what was just said, thereby making those words their own words. Therefore, my comment was addressed to both of you. Own it , Charles.

My guess is that you thought the original comment amusing until you realized that you were guilty of the same behavior regarding Bush/Clinton...and probably Reagan/Carter too!

[Ban Hammer 13,276]

Yes, Bush is teh suXor. Get over it already.

They won't. Not anytime soon, anyway.

When Obama does something good, they'll say: "Obama's the greatest! Look at him clean up after Bush!"

When Obama does something bad, they'll also say: "Obama's not to blame. He's had a hell of a time dealing with the mess Bush left him."

Amazing, isn't it? If one wanted to talk about psychological issues, the messianic ideals given Obama would definitely qualify.

you hit the nail on the head.

Please spare me from this FOX News mentality. Don't project onto me the very same behavior you are guilty of.

news flash for you: i wasn't talking to you to begin with, so there's nothing to spare you from or project onto you.

It looks to me like you are agreeing with the poster. Have you changed your mind?

so why don't you go annoy that person instead of me?

Typical Charles...avoidance. Last time I checked, when someone said "you hit the nail on the head", they agreed with what was just said, thereby making those words their own words. Therefore, my comment was addressed to both of you. Own it , Charles.

My guess is that you thought the original comment amusing until you realized that you were guilty of the same behavior regarding Bush/Clinton...and probably Reagan/Carter too!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Thank you Mox...

Thanks for a voice of fairness and reason. Obama will not get a pass from me either. I will try to be fair with both praise and criticism...even though I did not vote for him. I hope others will feel the same way.

Haven't seen any praise of Bush for anything. Not for his AIDS initiatives in Africa or

protecting the nation from further terrorist attacks. Liberals are allergic to any praise

of Bush, even when it's due.

Well its like this - Bush's many mistakes largely outweigh his positive contributions.

There can be a nugget of gold in every #######, but trying to find them...

[nowhereman 1]

Yes, Bush is teh suXor. Get over it already.

They won't. Not anytime soon, anyway.

When Obama does something good, they'll say: "Obama's the greatest! Look at him clean up after Bush!"

When Obama does something bad, they'll also say: "Obama's not to blame. He's had a hell of a time dealing with the mess Bush left him."

Amazing, isn't it? If one wanted to talk about psychological issues, the messianic ideals given Obama would definitely qualify.

you hit the nail on the head.

Hit the nail on the head? I hardly think so. The whole "Obama is a Messiah" angle is nothing more than a feeble attempt to take attention away from the fact that Bush is an awful president and his decisions will be felt long after he leaves office. I love how the right wingers still blame Clinton for everything, yet take zero responsibility for Bush's antics.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Yes, Bush is teh suXor. Get over it already.

They won't. Not anytime soon, anyway.

When Obama does something good, they'll say: "Obama's the greatest! Look at him clean up after Bush!"

When Obama does something bad, they'll also say: "Obama's not to blame. He's had a hell of a time dealing with the mess Bush left him."

Amazing, isn't it? If one wanted to talk about psychological issues, the messianic ideals given Obama would definitely qualify.

you hit the nail on the head.

Hit the nail on the head? I hardly think so. The whole "Obama is a Messiah" angle is nothing more than a feeble attempt to take attention away from the fact that Bush is an awful president and his decisions will be felt long after he leaves office. I love how the right wingers still blame Clinton for everything, yet take zero responsibility for Bush's antics.

Well it isn't totally wrong - I think that there is a lot of expectation on the Obama presidency (which I think is due, at least in a part, to the awfulness of the Bush years) and that he will have a fairly easy ride for the first few years, if not the whole first term when it comes to mistakes and missteps.

Simply put - it takes a while for disillusionment to set in.

[nowhereman 1]

Thank you Mox...

Thanks for a voice of fairness and reason. Obama will not get a pass from me either. I will try to be fair with both praise and criticism...even though I did not vote for him. I hope others will feel the same way.

Haven't seen any praise of Bush for anything. Not for his AIDS initiatives in Africa or

protecting the nation from further terrorist attacks. Liberals are allergic to any praise

of Bush, even when it's due.

Well its like this - Bush's many mistakes largely outweigh his positive contributions.

There can be a nugget of gold in every #######, but trying to find them...

Exactly... not even the worst Presidents were bad 100% of the time, but Bush's mistakes were numerous & significant. Two things that will always haunt Bush are the decison to invade Iraq & being asleep at the wheel while the economy crashed. If Bush didn't invade Iraq & took some proactive measures to safeguard the economy (and the crash wasn't all his fault, but ultimately the President has to take responsibility) he would probably be considered an average or slightly below average President. Right wingers will defend Bush's decisions and/or call anyone who questions them a liberal and/or say that history will regard his actions more favorably, but as far as I'm concerned these arguments are not supported by fact.

[Danno 1,228]

Problem with these type of far left threads is, they are so often filled with lies or misleading info that when I read the first BS submission I move-on and discount it all.

The very first link I clicked on was evidence.

example:

<<<<Bush's posturing as a war hero was, of course, laughable. During the Vietnam War, Bush used his family connections to obtain a gentleman draft dodger's assignment>>>

when you click on the link to prove the family connection that got him in the Guard you read this.

<<<<Bush had scored only 25 percent on a "pilot aptitude" test, the lowest acceptable grade. But his father was then a congressman from Houston, and the commanders of the Texas Guard clearly had an appreciation of politics.>>>

Where is there any proof Bush got special treatment.

I'm sure they had Other "yale" graduates lined up at the recruiting door.

=====================

Other things aside,

I know one thing Ole Bush must have done pretty good; proved Government is the answer to our problems.

Not only did he help grow the Hell out of the federal Government but he managed it so well that

People actually think "Government works!

we have even more people than ever, clammering for More govt.

Whala... Barack.

[nowhereman 1]

Yes, Bush is teh suXor. Get over it already.

They won't. Not anytime soon, anyway.

When Obama does something good, they'll say: "Obama's the greatest! Look at him clean up after Bush!"

When Obama does something bad, they'll also say: "Obama's not to blame. He's had a hell of a time dealing with the mess Bush left him."

Amazing, isn't it? If one wanted to talk about psychological issues, the messianic ideals given Obama would definitely qualify.

you hit the nail on the head.

Hit the nail on the head? I hardly think so. The whole "Obama is a Messiah" angle is nothing more than a feeble attempt to take attention away from the fact that Bush is an awful president and his decisions will be felt long after he leaves office. I love how the right wingers still blame Clinton for everything, yet take zero responsibility for Bush's antics.

Well it isn't totally wrong - I think that there is a lot of expectation on the Obama presidency (which I think is due, at least in a part, to the awfulness of the Bush years) and that he will have a fairly easy ride for the first few years, if not the whole first term when it comes to mistakes and missteps.

Simply put - it takes a while for disillusionment to set in.

Yea right wingers claim that Obama is treated favorably by the media & guess what... they are right. However it's kind of like a parent (the media) who favors a child (Obama) who gets straight A's in school while their other kid (Bush) gets D'd and F's, starts fights for no reason & is a general screw up. Can you really blame the parent or should the screw up clean up his act?

[nowhereman 1]

Problem with these type of far left threads is, they are so often filled with lies or misleading info that when I read the first BS submission I move-on and discount it all.

The very first link I clicked on was evidence.

example:

<<<<Bush's posturing as a war hero was, of course, laughable. During the Vietnam War, Bush used his family connections to obtain a gentleman draft dodger's assignment>>>

when you click on the link to prove the family connection that got him in the Guard you read this.

<<<<Bush had scored only 25 percent on a "pilot aptitude" test, the lowest acceptable grade. But his father was then a congressman from Houston, and the commanders of the Texas Guard clearly had an appreciation of politics.>>>

Where is there any proof Bush got special treatment.

I'm sure they had Other "yale" graduates lined up at the recruiting door.

=====================

Other things aside,

I know one thing Ole Bush must have done pretty good; proved Government is the answer to our problems.

Not only did he help grow the Hell out of the federal Government but he managed it so well that

People actually think "Government works!

we have even more people than ever, clammering for More govt.

Whala... Barack.

Yup it's those darn liberals again!! Never mind that John Kerry served in Vietnam & the Republicans smeared his record, while Bush hid out in the Texas Air Guard during the war (grab a Websters and look up hypocrite). Being a military officer and having served in Iraq and Bosnia, I am disgusted by the fact that Karl Rove and his minions dragged Kerry's record thru the mud (I was also disgusted when certain individuals took shots at McCain's record too, btw). These types of attacks have no place in politics & anyone that condones them is a piece of fecal matter.

[NickD 202]

GWB only had one bad moment, started in January of 2001 and should end in January of 2009.

[HAL 9000 96]

Yes, Bush is teh suXor. Get over it already.

They won't. Not anytime soon, anyway.

When Obama does something good, they'll say: "Obama's the greatest! Look at him clean up after Bush!"

When Obama does something bad, they'll also say: "Obama's not to blame. He's had a hell of a time dealing with the mess Bush left him."

Amazing, isn't it? If one wanted to talk about psychological issues, the messianic ideals given Obama would definitely qualify.

you hit the nail on the head.

Hit the nail on the head? I hardly think so. The whole "Obama is a Messiah" angle is nothing more than a feeble attempt to take attention away from the fact that Bush is an awful president and his decisions will be felt long after he leaves office. I love how the right wingers still blame Clinton for everything, yet take zero responsibility for Bush's antics.

The only ones wanking the Messiah argument in the first place are under medication for sore-loser-itis now.

Yes, Bush is teh suXor. Get over it already.

They won't. Not anytime soon, anyway.

When Obama does something good, they'll say: "Obama's the greatest! Look at him clean up after Bush!"

When Obama does something bad, they'll also say: "Obama's not to blame. He's had a hell of a time dealing with the mess Bush left him."

Amazing, isn't it? If one wanted to talk about psychological issues, the messianic ideals given Obama would definitely qualify.

you hit the nail on the head.

Hit the nail on the head? I hardly think so. The whole "Obama is a Messiah" angle is nothing more than a feeble attempt to take attention away from the fact that Bush is an awful president and his decisions will be felt long after he leaves office. I love how the right wingers still blame Clinton for everything, yet take zero responsibility for Bush's antics.

Well it isn't totally wrong - I think that there is a lot of expectation on the Obama presidency (which I think is due, at least in a part, to the awfulness of the Bush years) and that he will have a fairly easy ride for the first few years, if not the whole first term when it comes to mistakes and missteps.

Simply put - it takes a while for disillusionment to set in.

Or yes... we can put it into valued absolutes... anything done to correct the previous administrations' flops can be considered 'good' at face value.

[Tahoma 2,292]

Yes, Bush is teh suXor. Get over it already.

They won't. Not anytime soon, anyway.

When Obama does something good, they'll say: "Obama's the greatest! Look at him clean up after Bush!"

When Obama does something bad, they'll also say: "Obama's not to blame. He's had a hell of a time dealing with the mess Bush left him."

Amazing, isn't it? If one wanted to talk about psychological issues, the messianic ideals given Obama would definitely qualify.

you hit the nail on the head.

Hit the nail on the head? I hardly think so. The whole "Obama is a Messiah" angle is nothing more than a feeble attempt to take attention away from the fact that Bush is an awful president and his decisions will be felt long after he leaves office. I love how the right wingers still blame Clinton for everything, yet take zero responsibility for Bush's antics.

Apparently, Charles does not want to talk about it. No surprises there.

[DeadPoolX 9]

Yes, Bush is teh suXor. Get over it already.

They won't. Not anytime soon, anyway.

When Obama does something good, they'll say: "Obama's the greatest! Look at him clean up after Bush!"

When Obama does something bad, they'll also say: "Obama's not to blame. He's had a hell of a time dealing with the mess Bush left him."

Amazing, isn't it? If one wanted to talk about psychological issues, the messianic ideals given Obama would definitely qualify.

you hit the nail on the head.

Hit the nail on the head? I hardly think so. The whole "Obama is a Messiah" angle is nothing more than a feeble attempt to take attention away from the fact that Bush is an awful president and his decisions will be felt long after he leaves office. I love how the right wingers still blame Clinton for everything, yet take zero responsibility for Bush's antics.

Well it isn't totally wrong - I think that there is a lot of expectation on the Obama presidency (which I think is due, at least in a part, to the awfulness of the Bush years) and that he will have a fairly easy ride for the first few years, if not the whole first term when it comes to mistakes and missteps.

Simply put - it takes a while for disillusionment to set in.

Yea right wingers claim that Obama is treated favorably by the media & guess what... they are right. However it's kind of like a parent (the media) who favors a child (Obama) who gets straight A's in school while their other kid (Bush) gets D'd and F's, starts fights for no reason & is a general screw up. Can you really blame the parent or should the screw up clean up his act?

A good parent is supposed to love their children, regardless of what they do or how they act. We would have very little tolerance for a parent that purposefully acted negatively towards their child, so why does the media (the parent) get a free ride when showing obvious favoritism towards one child (Obama) over the other (Bush)?