I agree with all your criticisms, and I agree with you about the Dubai ports deal. I remembering arguing with people back in the 80s who thought it was a sign of the Apocalypse when the Japanese bought Pebble Beach. Huge overreaction.
I also think Bush hasn’t gotten one one-thousandth of the credit he deserves for the economy. He inherited an economy in mild recession, and his deft handling made it the shallowest and shortest recession in history. I do wish he’d pushed harder while he had a Republican Congress to make the tax cuts permanent, though.
I also applaud his staunch pro-life stance. He’s been stellar there.
He’s appointed great judges. My only objection to Harriet Miers was that she was an unknown quantity and I wanted someone with a public track record. Roberts and Alito and his lower court nominees have been excellent choices.
“I agree with all your criticisms,”
There might be a couple I missed but these are definitely my main gripes.
“I agree with you about the Dubai ports deal. I remembering arguing with people back in the 80s who thought it was a sign of the Apocalypse when the Japanese bought Pebble Beach. Huge overreaction.”
Yep. Like my dad said, “if everyone’s doing something, they are probably wrong.” :) Glad to fined another person who didn’t get swept up by the hysteria.
“I also think Bush hasn’t gotten one one-thousandth of the credit he deserves for the economy. He inherited an economy in mild recession, and his deft handling made it the shallowest and shortest recession in history. I do wish he’d pushed harder while he had a Republican Congress to make the tax cuts permanent, though.”
Absolutely. Bush’s economy beats CLinton’s by a mile but it’s “slow” or “jobless” or a thousand other lies thrown out by the leftists in the media and elsewhere.
“I also applaud his staunch pro-life stance. He’s been stellar there. He’s appointed great judges...Roberts and Alito and his lower court nominees have been excellent choices.”
Indeed.
“My only objection to Harriet Miers was that she was an unknown quantity and I wanted someone with a public track record.”
See, that’s understandable. But when she was nominated, hundreds of people came unglued and started accusing her of everything nasty under the sun. It’s the difference between your “unknown quality” than some idiot accusing her of being an “ugly lesbian.” Conservatives can be their very own worse enemy. I’m very glad you argued from an objective stance unlike some of the others lobbing vicious smears against her.