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The Politics of a Failed Presidency
Weekly Standard ^ | March 17, 2008 | Jeffrey Bell

Posted on 03/08/2008 5:55:24 PM PST by fkabuckeyesrule

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To: Cicero

“I read through about half of it, and then couldn’t stomach reading any more.”

So did I, I then skimmed the rest of the article and saw nothing about his biggest failure, failure to secure our southern border.


81 posted on 03/09/2008 5:18:21 AM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: Skooz

“Anyone who thinks the Bush presidency is a “failed” presidency is ignorant.”

He sure as heck has been successful at importing latinos.

Which seems to be his top priority.

He also has done a bang up job of destroying the GOP, with his liberal BS.

Yep he’s a failure.


82 posted on 03/09/2008 5:23:52 AM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: Hardastarboard
I was going to write a long post, but this guy used up all the words in the world. I’ll have to wait until they make more.

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LOL!

83 posted on 03/09/2008 5:24:07 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: The Wizard

“The Bush presidency is going down in history as one of the greatest.”

At least that is going to be LaRaza’s take on it.


84 posted on 03/09/2008 5:26:38 AM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: antisocial; Hardastarboard; trisham

Here’s a word that hasn’t been used up, “sock puppet”.

I cannot respect a man who has turned his face from his country, and the people he is supposed to “serve”, for the love of money.


85 posted on 03/09/2008 5:33:42 AM PDT by FReepapalooza (Joshua 3:4 ..."for ye have not passed this way heretofore.")
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To: beckett; joseph20

I disagree with the unfavorable comparison to Reagan. They simply are different types of personality and different speaking styles. Dubya has a more accessible, down to earth persona and he is definitely no dummy. He has done very well with impromptu speaking, maybe you have not sampled enough variety of situations where he spoke.

He does, and who wouldn’t, prefer a sympathetic audience ... which brings me to my last point. The presidency is much more transparent now than it ever was, certainly more so than during RR’s term of office. The press conferences are more aggressive, even hostile, and the expectation of accountability is higher. Given all this pressure, and add in the climate of political correctness, GWB has done exceedingly well. What they both share(d) is an unflappable temperament. This is so important.

I see temperament as a big problem with McCain: He has already failed in that area. And he is truly a horrible communicator; he drips with condescension.


86 posted on 03/09/2008 6:25:57 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: mathluv

This is the true failure, the saddest aspect, of this administration: the dereliction of duty to secure the border and enforce immigration laws. It’s all due to backroom wheeling and dealing between the countries that bypasses our laws and our people. The ‘Mexicanization’ of this country is a sad result of this admin’s policies, the blind spot that Dubya personally has re Mexico and Mexicans.

However, the author of this over-weening “analysis” does not mention it even once!!

And, I agree with your frustration over lack of prosecution of Sandy Burglar!!


87 posted on 03/09/2008 7:21:14 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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88 posted on 03/09/2008 7:23:50 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
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