Posted on 11/07/2006 11:20:16 PM PST by dangus
Are we allowed to say it now? Can we drop the happy warrior schtick? In the past six years, we've seen the deficit explode like never before in the history of the country. A flaming bra-burner nominated to the Supreme Court, only to be replaced by a (hopefully) stealth conservative. The most inept State Department in the history of the United States. (Clinton's wasn't incompetent; they were flat-out fifth columnists.) 20 million new illegal aliens, and barely-contained glee that the election-day losses mean we can welcome another 50 million in.
And I hate to say this, but when we won the war in Iraq, I was praying for my friend who was an MP, fearing for his safety in the dangerous house-to-house searches. And then they never came. So I put joyful trust that the military didn't need to do such a dangerous task. Then came the insurgency. And bold optimism. And more violence. And more bold optimism. But, um, after 3,000 of America's finest dead, it becomes plainly apparent that Rummy and Bush simply didn't realize that disarming the terrorists was necessary.
So can we say it now?
That Bush is the most incompetent Republican ever?
What an idiot. We can only be glad that you have only one vote and no place in public life.
in terms of post-occuupation behavior and results, probably, at least since 1918. I don't care what bushbots say, Iraq's current situation is not even close to what was envisioned in 2002/3.
In the sense that some of those responding to you seem to think, likely not. TO me the major issue in iraq was securing long-term access to forward air bases/terrestrial air bases for any future problems in the area, and to date this is still possible. As far as the conversion of iraq into a republican government that actually governs, I am very dubious, but that is a secondary issue.
Dangyou.
"Out economy is HUGE!!
do you account for inflation in dollar comparisons?
Oh boy....another vanity.....woo hoo !!!!
My vote goes for U.S.Grant.
wow I pray you said that in anger and not actually meant that.
How soon we forget Warren Gamaliel Harding.
I don't agree with everything Bush has done, but I believe far and away, he is the best man that could have been in the White House today. Maybe that's more a statement on how sorry all of the other politicians out there are, rather than on how good President Bush is.
That Bush is the most incompetent Republican ever?
Why are you doing this?? Why don't you look at all that has gone right under this president including the state of the economy, the fact we've been protected for 5+ years from further attack, the fact we did hold Congress and the Senate for 6 years and got two fine SCOTUS Justices?? Iraq is a tough fight, but to pronounce judgement on Bush over a war we're still in the middle of is short-sighted at best. History will speak well of this effort when it's all said and done. In the middle of WW2 it could have been said that FDR was incompetent two because we endured one military debacle after another far worse than anything that's gone on in Iraq.
We don't need fair weather soldiers like you name calling the president based on an incomplete evaluation of an incomplete war. We need determination to move on and to make the best of this bad situation. You calling Bush incompetent is really, really low frankly in light of all he's done for this nation.
Just wait till that P woman starts to open her mouth on the floor....She will make the Dems look like a pile of...I will be laughing all the way to the polls in 08.
I kinda like the new data-- because it so amply demonstrates that you are wrong.
We keep winning in Iraq-- 94 % of Iraqis hate Al Qaeda
Unemployment keeps going down
Gas prices keep going down
The deficit keeps going down
thats pretty good data
They are going to really curb spending, cut the deficit and hold down your taxes.
Sorry, just kidding!
You're as inflexible a thinker as Bush.
I guess I can blame you now, too, for the loss.
Whats wrong with these Trolls?
Bush Derangement Syndrome, it is just for liberals anymore.
Do you wash that stink off of yourself every few days, or every few weeks?
Wondering who kept the airlines afloat after 9/11. Wondering who paid for all of the natural disasters in the last six years. Wondering who paid for a completely new federal agency and hired a crap load of TSA employees. I don't know but Bush dumping all of our money into Social programs instead of cleaning up the aforementioned items has me irked too.
3,000 in 3 years is nothing.
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