Yes, because George Bush, as we all know, is the source of every problem in this country. It couldn't be terrorism, liberal-socialism, natural disasters overwhelming poorly-placed cities, or failing moral standards and the entitelment mentality of a modern-day American.
Nope. It's Bush's fault!
Uh oh... you just defended George W on a thread that you know a Buff's been lurking on. Those who play with fire...
I hate to break it to you, but it's mainly Bush's fault. Everything you just listed also occurred during the Clinton administration, and yet Americans experienced more widespread success during those 8 years than during any other period of American history. Under Bush, Privacy and personal freedoms are at an all time low, and the size of the federal government is at an all time high, not to mention the fact that the government is throwing money around like Pacman Jones at a strip club... tell me again why (some) Republicans still defend this guy? The man's about as conservative as Lenin.
"Yeah, but Clinton never had to deal with an unwinnable war in Iraq", the right retorted.
And the people on the left replied, "exactly."
1. I am not a Republican.
2. I am not a Bush supporter or defender.
3. If you think that the Middle-eastern situation is a novelty in the Bush era, you're about as informed as you are about Clinton's so-called success story.
4. When you say the 'government' throws around money, what does that have to do with Bush? Bush is not in the legislative branch of the government. You can by and large thank your democratically-controlled House and Senate for that one––who, by the numbers, are a 1/3 as popular as George Bush, widely seen as the least effective congress in the history of the United States. And that is under a president which uses a veto as often as a handgun, and a congress stacked to the ceiling with limousine libs disguised as Republicans.
5. The war in Iraq is winnable. That's not a question, actually. The question is, 'Are you willing to do what is necessary to win?'. In an age where the military has to pussyfoot around the political correctness machine, is hogtied with regard to how and when they can engage the enemy, and our nation is mortified at the thought of offending the Muslims, it makes things that much more difficult. But at the end of the day they said virtually the same thing about the Japanese––they'll never support us, too steeped in their traditions, too patriarchal, too stubborn, too impoverished. I can't really see the Japanese islands from my window here, but from what they tell me, things are working out pretty well.
6. Oh, and what freedom was it specifically that you don't experience anymore that you did before? I know I was a little disappointed when I couldn't phone overseas and talk about the simple joys of terrorist plots and molotov cocktail making.
But back to the original topic, no, I'm not a Bush defender. And no, he's not a conservative. But almost as exhausting as Callahan's rhetoric is the left's rhetoric. I actually feel sorry for their ridiculous socialist party; after Bush is gone they'll have nothing. Their very beating heart is George W. Bush and his poor speaking ability and controversial administration. Much like they've always been, they're not a party of ideas, they're a party of anti-ideas.
Good luck with Hillary, by the way. This should be a good one.
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