Ummmm, how did “at least he’s not George Bush” reasoning get Barack Obama elected?
>Ummmm, how did “at least he’s not George Bush” reasoning get Barack Obama elected?
On questioning several college students on WHY they voted for Obama, I found most replies either included or boiled down to “at least he’s not Bush.” {And yes, I did reply “McCain’s not Bush EITHER!”}
But, even leaving anecdotal evidence aside, the existence of the term “Bush Fatigue” indicates the underlying “at least he’s not George Bush” mentality; this can also be seen in the HOPE and CHANGE campaign that Obama was running.
Now, I’m not saying that ALL Pr. Bush did was bad; there were some very good things about him: his willingness to take a moral stand against what he perceived as evil [terrorism and embryonic stem-cell research to name a few], he was very respectful of the work of those under him [note how he motorcaded to the Katrina relief-operations instead of flying in and screwing up all airborne S&R missions], and he had the class/style/thick-skin to, despite being demonized by the media, continue to do what he believed his job was.
But let’s be realistic, he’s human and had failings too; He was a supporter of amnesty for one, the patriot act for another. The massive-spending, as well as the complete lack of proposal to illegialze abortion as murder, or restore the right to recognize it as such to the states I lay more on the party (ie Congress, and state) as a whole then on him.