[upsdriver]

I said it at the end of Bush’s presidency and I’ll say it again now, GW Bush was one of the finest men to ever serve as president.

[I cannot think of a name]

“I said it at the end of Bush’s presidency and I’ll say it again now, GW Bush was one of the finest men to ever serve as president.”

I would not disagree with the comment at all. And though a business associate who was a major contributor to both, I believe that GWB and his father WERE two of the finest men to ever serve as president.

- But -

When as President you ignore your own core values and beliefs and allow advisers to lead you into all kinds of silly nonsense and bad ideas,

you cannot be considered a great President.

I feel this slightly more in the case of GWB. He was thrust into a rare and unusual occurrence (9/11). And for a few brief shining moments, he showed us what was inside him and that he could rise to the occasion. But just as quickly, he put his own beliefs aside and decided to follow the ‘advice’ given to him by others.

And that was the beginning of a fine man/weak ineffective President.

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Saying it doesn’t make it so.