+ chokes on Pretzel. Priceless

 

if he was running our country I'd run for my life

i understand that he knows how to "talk to the people," but in all honesty, i think thats the only way he knows how to talk. He once said, "is our children learning?" the poor vocabulary and grammar skills scare me. i have a feeling if Bush actually DID run the country, we'd be under religious oppression as well. he has a very strong belief system, which is ok for him as an individual, but he would most likely force his religious ideas onto the whole country. but thankfully, this is free country, and most of the time we are safe from things like this.

 

Okay, so he sucks at public speaking. He's a very smart man from all accounts...he's very good at politics and he's appointed the right people to keep this country free of terrorist attacks since 9/11/01, an unbelievable feat if you thought back to 9/12/01. But aside from grammar and pronouncing nuclear nuke-you-lur (idiot), what has he done that is stupid?

 

You understand that you are heading into serious debate, don't you? Given the shallow scope of your comments, I have a feeling you may not want to go any further. But it's up to you. Poor vocabulary means nothing when you are up against what Bush has been dealt. He has done nothing but bring respect back to the oval office and keep his word. How you got to religion is beyond me.

Again, your profound and in-depth thoughts intrigue me so much.

 

I didn't really get into it b/c i really don't want to debate over it. like i said, i hate complaining simply b/c i didn't vote. religious freedom is very important to me, and thats why i brought it up. I'd leave the country if he ran the entire country b/c of the religion issue. as for everything he's done after 9-11, i believe that many people could have handled the situation in that fashion, but for the most part he did do a good job on that, so no complaints there.

 

The thing I like most about Bush is that he puts the interests of the American people first. Had he signed onto the Kyoto Accord there would be so many restrictions put onto American businesses that they would not be able to make a profit. So much of their money would be going to cleaning up and reducing their emissions that they would either be better off going bankrupt or closing facilities which would eliminate jobs. Bush recognizes that fact and that is why he does not support the Kyoto Accord.

His tax cut package is squarely aimed at giving the people back more of their money...which for most Americans is very hard earned...and he wants to help busineses by lowering their tax burden so that they will have more money for inovation and the creation of job opportunities. Not to mention getting rid of the dividend tax allows investors...both big and small...an incentive to invest again helping the economy and companies to grow and creat jobs.

He also went against the wishes of the UN, the Pope, and cetain allies to ensure that the American people were safe. In his eyes, and many of the eyes of the American people, it is his job to keep us safe at all costs...and he did just that. It really takes a strong, smart man to stand up and say that the reasons for going to war with Iraq was in the best interests of the American people and that he would go at it alone or with a coalition of the willing...because that was the best thing to do for the American people.

 

Naturally I am a democrat, and on the next election I won't be voting for Bush, BUT I have to commend

+ Military Pay raise

+ War on Terrorism (even though I thought it was a really dumb idea, I am very happy of the outcome and I supported it once i understood more of the goal)

- Speechs... Whenever he speaks, if its about war he's so serious and dedicated and it seems like it means more to him rather than homeland problems. When talking about education its like he doesn't care.


he's a decent president, although he has put us in more of a national debt, I just don't want to see so much foreign affairs, I would rather see more homeland problems addressed.

 

No. YOU ARE WRONG. Congress and terrorists put us in more national debt, Bush had nothing to do with it. Pork barrel spending is not Bush's fault. Perhaps you would rather see less national debt and more terrorist attacks? Noone can argue that we have prevented many attacks because of the inflated homeland security budget. You think those middle eastern assholes are sitting around being "patient"? Nope. They are trying their hardest to plot shit in this country, but it is damned hard because we spend so much money towards stopping them.

Clinton lowered the national debt because he was one lucky SOB...he was president during a booming economy (a direct result of nothing that he accomplished). I blame the current recession on Clinton most of all, because he did nothing to keep the ecnonomy going for years to come and to reform business practices that might threaten it (a la Enron).

Besides, the national debt is just a number...it has no influence on anything. We owe most of it to our own citizens.

 

The debt is not a President's responsability..... that's another topic. As for your comment about his speeches, look at it like this: the war on terror is so much more important than any domestic issue. If we loose extra funding for public schools, it's not good but we'll still keep going. If we loose focus on terror, what's next?????? Sears Tower? He has his priorities straight, and is doing exactly what we need right now. Not ten years from now.

 

So you're saying we should hire dumbasses to work for the government?


I am PRO Education, and i am ANTI Terror, BUT people with no education can not join the military, MOST IMPORTANTLY if there is NO EDUCATION, or BETTER education for the jobs that matter most, IE Flying AIRCRAFT, Combat control, Electronic Warfare, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, Then I guess we'd be screwed on help?

I don't dislike Bush, But i don't like him either. I'm very proud of him, BUT I feel like he is obsessed with terrorism. I saw Lets turn some of that focus on the american people, lets help "US" out some. ::shrugs::