What Bush Got Right

I do not agree. After 9/11, the country wanted--needed a hero, someone who would go after the bad guys like a superman, and do justice for us, so they all backed Bush's attack on Afghanistan--the shock & awe effect. We all sar around out TVs watching the agressive attacks on the enemy, and cheered. Then when Saddam decided his country was being left out of all the action, he began his WNDs song & dance routien. We had just been hit by a terrorist attack, and were not in any mood to deal with a joker who was prancing around the sidelines, waiting for his chance to di the same to us, and who was even bragging that he was prepared to do so. What the hell did you expect---that the military would tap Saddam on the shoulder and ask him to "play nice"??! Then when we called his bluff, the Iraqi people were happy that we did, and helped by ripping down his statue. They wanted him and his evil, controlling regime gone! Did anyone actually believe that would take care of everything nicely, wrapped up and finished? Get a reality check! It was only the beginning of what would be needed to be done there. Did you really think we could just go in, take Saddam out, then walk away, saying, "Well, good luck, folks, have a nice time fixing up this place and, oh, by the way, try to pick a better system of government next time." So, when things did not get done in the order some of you wanted, or in the time you felt was enough time to finish up, then, suddenly, the hero became the villian, because you needed to place blame somewhere, so why not your president? Are you not even considering that Mr. Bush is not the only president we have had in this century, and that this situation has been brewing a lot longer than just before 9/11. 9/11 was just the day the boiling kettle boiled over. So, why wasn't it handled by previous presidents before it reached this point? You don't like facing that question, do you, because having to answer that would take away your reason to blame Bush. I'd like to see any one of you whiners be president for just one week, and see how much better you would do, or even better, get your name on the ballot, and put your better way to work if you can get yourself elected.

No, you weren't clear. You just crucified the man! Now you say you never gave 9/11 a second thought, so you must have agreed with him.... then you compare him to Hitler and Stalin? How about you save yourself and the rest of us some time and just say you hate the man and get it over with.

Okay... we got it... Give it up.

Something , but something can stop Mccains (political) beating and permit him to squeek into the White House and beat Obama in November:
The present (and chronic) VERY LOW APPROVAL of the US Congress! It's ran by the DNC...Obamas' party.
Neither Hillary or Obama ,AS MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESS, were able to generate leadership enough to draw the DNC majority toward doing the things that would improve the approval of the Congress!
Nor could Hillary or Obama --or both together -- preform this very important step for any Democrats' success at winning the White House. A job to create conditions for success that is beyond the leading Democrats ability.
Now at present, this question of the importance of DNC/Congress standing (in public approval ) is not important to voters... today ..4 months from election day.
It will come to the fore the closer we get to election day, and may be crucial in the last 30 days. The DNC/Congress public approval will still be FLATLINED! Because the DNC will not give up it's Americans Suck First campaign . They have nothing else! And THAT is what is hurting DNC approval and public confidence.
McCain can WALK into the White House though Obama may run a brilliant, energetic and flawless campaign for his part. Because George bushes approval is consistantly above the approval of the congress! And by several point!
When graded on the curve, Bush (republicans) get a C- whereas the Congress (Democrats) are doing good to earn an F+ from the American electorate! And this correlation is not going to change in 4 months!
I don't think Hillary really wants the nomination for VP or president as much now as she did several months ago. She sees it , too!

I'm a lot happier than you think!
I can't participate in the last 7 years of very fighting because I'm a disabled vet...and Retired from that hell i went threw to learn to function somewhat normalLy! Thanks for reminding me, though!
I got YOU to admit the American people are GREAT! Wow!
Wow Wow!
Bigot's--closet and otherwise-- usually are those who subscribe to DISCRIMINATION CAMPAIGNS against someone!
Now for decades I have had TWO (2) major organizations putting me and millions of other Happy Americans in an amazing crossfire (military term) of baseless discrimination campaigns! Sevral of them, in fact!
The liberal press like Newsweek here, and the DNC (that's two!), are imaginative and cunning!
They have an Americans Suck First Campaign within which are sub- discrimination campaigns against Christians, firearms owners, ARMED FORCES EXPERTS (helloOOOooo!), police and law enforcers and ACHIEVERS of any kind, even broadening this to include the Boy Scouts, fer cripes sake!
Despite the worst they can do toward upsetting as many Americans against us as posible, I am a Happy American! This is an Awesome country! Awesome people!And don't let ANYONES discrimination campaign convince you it's not true...
... or you'll be seeing closet bigots behind every rock!
That could make you very unhappy, there, Bruce.

P.S. By-the-way, some of my ancestors were German; thank God they were smart enough to leave! Were you ever taught about your great leader, Hitler, and how he betrayed your country? Lets discuss that next time you are in the mood to criticize. Before you judge anyone or their life, first, educate yourself about them, know the facts, instead of the propoganda spoon fed to you by biased, opinonated insects, who have their own reasons for wanting you to believe their lies! The U.S.A. has its faults, granted, just as any country does, but it has, also, shared its wealth with practically every nation on the planet, including those who once attacked us. We have come to the aid of every country that asked us for assistance, and loaned $$$ to them, which we will, probably never see repaid! The list goes on of the benefits America has given to other people! So, Berlin, do you STILL want to discuss HATE? Go on, tell me about all the wonderful things YOUR country has done for the rest of the world! As I said, I am part German, but its people like you, who are so narrow minded that makes me cringe. There are many fine German people, just as there are in every country, but, unfortunately, there are, also, far too many like you.

Berlin, the only thing green showing here is your obvious envy of our freedom which we worked hard for; a group of brave, determined, strong-willed people told old King George to shove it, and left to find a better life for themselves and their families in a land where they were often met with hostility from the elements, the land they were attempting to farm, plus the natives who were here, but those things all got worked out, eventually, due to a lot of false starts, bloodshed, and mis-understandings, because they refused to give up their dream! And the whole world has benefitted in some way because of these brave souls! Hated?? Yeah, we are so "hated", that people from all over the planet are trying to come here to become Americans, even risking death to come illegally, which we will not encourage or tolerate. So, don't talk to me about hate, unless you want to discuss how we feel about enemies who pretend to be friends until the chips are down, then their true colors show. Hate is just a word, it really means jeleousy of something you don't even try to understand, you don't think we deserve all the wonderful things we enjoy---tough! We deserve them because we WORKED to have them. Your country, as well as others had millenniums to accomplish what we did in only a couple hundred years, yet they did not. And, you know something else, Berlin, we STILL have that same determined spirit of our forefathers flowing through our veins! "God Bless America" is not just a song, its a fact! We will NEVER cave to the likes of whimpy little green- with- envy *** roaches who can only complain & whine instead of doing something productive to improve their own situation! WE ARE AMERICANS!!!

Jeff, speaking of red......Obama's remark about "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need." Does that have a familiar ring to anyone? Wasn't it either Karl Marx or Lennin who, basically, said the same thing...?