"It's not that George W. Bush should be hated... rather, he's a man who is not trustworthy and competent, especially with the highest office in the land.
The only reason he got this far is because of his family connections, and because he happened to be affiliated with a powerful political party. There was nothing about his personal character that merited being given this kind of responsibility. He was practically *picked* by the party bosses to be their nominee, set against whoever the Democrats picked. None of them were all that really attractive so far as leadership qualities go.
But like good little sheep, enough American people did not think for themselves about who they were electing, they had become so used to a political party thinking for them. They elected who they were expected to elect, nothing more. That's what our political system has become. Gone are the days when any kid could grow up believing he (or she) could be President of the United States. Sorry kid, but unless you have the right family connections and are willing to be a tool of the party, you won't be allowed to go that far.
George W. Bush just happened to have been a kid born with all the right assets already in place: he didn't bring anything of his own to the table, except a lot of character flaws: he's a compulsive liar. He's a liar who has no desire to repent of his lying. Why should I believe he's really a fellow Christian then? Why at all? He used falsehoods to get us into the war with Iraq and now he cannot decide what the reason was that we went in to begin with (in case nobody got the memo, he's now saying it was to secure Iraqi oil fields). He uses people: he literally made sure he was facing the cameras with those kids in Mississippi yesterday. A lot of people I know saw that, thought it was pretty obvious he was posing for the cameras. He tries to destroy people who disagree with him. He doesn't apologize, has even said he never has to apologize... well then, has he ever apologized to God for anything? If he can't apologize to his fellow man, why should we believe he can apologize to God? He's made out to be the paragon of Christian virtue... but he doesn't worship with his fellow Christians, something the apostle Paul told us not to forsake. Why, are we beneath his dignity to worship God alongside of? He associated himself with people who could only be described as wicked and iniquitous: Karl Rove, for one. Why would any good Christian actively have anything to do with someone who's entire life has been spent destroying others for something so meaningless as political power? Karl Rove may be the most evil "political consultant" in history... what is Christian about having hired him? Bush is a scoundrel when it comes to the public treasury that's been entrusted to him: he doesn't see the money we give government as a sacred trust, but rather his personal hoard to be raided for whatever crosses his mind. He does not admit his mistakes, and he does not show sympathy for those who have suffered and even died for his mistakes. Not *once* has he visited the graveside of one who has died in Iraq. He asks the young people of America to sacrifice their time for a "noble cause" but does not ask the same of his own children. He has been shown to use some of the worst language and obscene hand gestures without shame. He is a narcissist who believes that everything in the universe exists for sake of himself...
...and yet for all of this he is supposed to be a great Christian leader.
Why should I believe that he is a great Christian man? What virtues does he have that anyone could point to and convince me that he's worth believing this of? Why should I give him any special consideration in my prayers, when I cannot but believe that he is not even really President at all, but was put there by the schemes of others? Why, indeed?
I am expecting the only answers that will be given to this are "What would you have expected of Kerry?" or "At least he's not Clinton" or somesuch. We aren't talking about Clinton, or Kerry. We are discussing the man who is in the Oval Office now, and whether or not he is indeed a great man.
Twenty years from now, Bush will be regarded as the worst President in American history. Those who supported him, will be seen as fools. Why should I not beleive this to be true?"
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I want to get comments on this quote before I reveal it's source.
Who cares, It's total BS.
Sounds Jackson-ish or Sharpton-like to me.
Your comment reminds me of a quote from Harry Truman towards one of his detractors. President Truman said the fellow who went to such great lengths to criticize reminded him of a four ulcer man with two of his ulcers working overtime.
Pat Buchanan?
The quote is idiotic drivel and obviously from someone who is either a liberal or a democrat or both, or maybe a member of the communist party, or possibly a republican who has an axe to grind. The person is devoid of common sense and sees only what he/she wants to see, that is that Bush is an incompetent, worthless idiot. That said I do not agree with any of this quote.
I give up. Please enlighten me (and all the rest of us, please). The quote is probably from turtle face...
could be any elected democrat. or dan rather
Which highly esteemed news journalist said this?
Pat Buchanan?
Who cares...some idiot with an deadline to meet, or attention to get, trys to come up with a collection of words that someone, anyone, might read....it's like what passes for "art" in some circles these days...all for the shock value...the attention it might get from the oh so upright MEDIA. BARF!
Kevin Phillips?
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RE: Post # 35.
Did MM say this? Sounds like something he would say.
The only reason he got this far is because of his family connections...
Wow - President Bush has 61 million relatives?! I agree the party bosses did pick him and gave him enormous contributions and state organizations up front, but in the end he had to convince people to vote for him. People forget how close he came to stumbling in the 2000 primary.
Why at all? He used falsehoods to get us into the war...
There is a difference between being mistaken about WMD's and lying. The left apparently cannot understand the difference.
He's made out to be the paragon of Christian virtue... but he doesn't worship with his fellow Christians, something the apostle Paul told us not to forsake. Why, are we beneath his dignity to worship God alongside of?
This is just offensive. George W. Bush does not attend church because he would turn every Sunday service into a militarized zone, complete with a battalion of Secret Service, snipers on the roof, regular police, ambulances, helicopters and assorted aircraft circling the church. There would be metal detectors at every exit. Men in black suits would search Aunt Tillie's purse to make sure she wasn't carrying a pistol inside the church.
To make it even more plain, terrorists have tried to kill him before. Is it fair to risk the lives of every other member of the church on a weekly basis? If Bush did attend services, he would take hordes of criticism. It would be unrelenting.
He asks the young people of America to sacrifice their time for a "noble cause" but does not ask the same of his own children.
No one should be forced to see their daughters or wives in a combat zone, period.
Why should I give him any special consideration in my prayers, when I cannot but believe that he is not even really President at all, but was put there by the schemes of others?
Because the Bible commands you to! And how is he not President?! He was elected by the voters. This fellow has let his good sense flee and exchanged it for raw anger. There is no use listening to such people.
I'll take a stab at it and say Joseph Farah. He's joined Buchanan on the "impeach Bush now" bandwagon.
Michael Moore! What do I win?
"Gone are the days when any kid could grow up believing he (or she) could be President of the United States. Sorry kid, but unless you have the right family connections and are willing to be a tool of the party, you won't be allowed to go that far. "
I guess the brainiac who wrote this nonsense already forgot about the boy from Hope, Arkansas, a mere administration ago...what a tool. Must be a writer from the NYT.
Helen Thomas
I see this personally from a relative of mine who detests my Christianity, yet he is morally bankrupt.
Was this drivel spewed by "The Screaminator"? I would expect Dean who hates white Republican Christians to come up with something this stupid.
"Twenty years from now, Bush will be regarded as the worst President in American history. Those who supported him, will be seen as fools. Why should I not beleive this to be true?"
This is the same crap these commies were spouting about Reagan...boy are they in touch w/ reality or what?!?!