Posted on 03/03/2006 3:26:40 AM PST by Cannoneer No. 4
An old acquaintance in Washington - a former member of Republican administrations whose foreign policy views are decidedly hard-line - recently had this to say to a friend about the Bush administration: This might be the most inept administration in American history.
But it should come as no surprise that President George W. Bush has fallen to an approval rating of 34 percent in a recent national poll. Just look at the events in this winter of his discontent:
Members of his own party have turned against him on the issues of whether a company owned by the United Arab Emirates should control six major ports in the United States.
As more and more information leaks out about the unauthorized and very likely illegal eavesdropping by the National Security Administration, there is more talk - only whispered at the moment - that there ought to be an impeachment inquiry into Bush's behavior.
But I fear we are now seeing the other side of the coin with Bush. His lack of historical perspective, his crusading religiousness, his Texas-style shoot-first-ask-questions-later approach to complex problems - that is, all the shortcomings that were obvious from the beginning of his presidency - seem to be catching up with him now. It's one thing to be a decisive leader. It is quite another to be consistently making the wrong decisions.
This is a presidency coming unraveled before our eyes. It is not a pretty sight, and it is not good for the country. What a difference a year makes. After his re-election, Bush said that he would use his political capital.
Soon he won't have any left. Then what?
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ROFL. That is funniest part. They still think old Pat represents mainstream conservatism. Whew. And just who is out of touch again?
A miss is as good as a mile, as my father used to say.
It just seems that there are a lot of ankle-biting puppies, who, when they finally trip the President, will congratulate themselves on bringing him down. They will pretend to be hyenas but they will still just be puppies.
Exactly / and without all that Red Chinese Army money to boot.
I love our president, but the only really good thing I have seen happen out of his admin is two USSC justices. That is nothing to sneer at, to be sure. However, I miss the days when a "conservative" president said "government isn't the answer to the problem, government IS the problem." It is a reminder to pray for a man who I believe is a good guy, doing a huge job. I know it would sink me without a trace.
They are out in full force, aren't they? Geez.
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