Have I missed something here? Was 911, Afghanistan, his confronting the UN council, the war in Iraq, all of his many, very conservative accomplishments in the last 3 years, evidence he has not lead this country?
If so, you must have some idea of what is "correct" leadership. I would welcome some realistic and logical explanation for your lack of vision.
Look, I honestly like President Bush and think he's trying to do his best, and I'm absolutely committed to voting for him and working to convince others to do the same. But honestly, and I really hope you don't take this personally, you and some other people here on F.R. really need to get out and talk to average people out there once in a while that aren't Freepers.
There is a LOT of legitimate concern out there about things like unchecked illegal immigration, job flow, and the spiralling-out-of-control deficit. And believe me, these concerns aren't just coming only from rabid left-wingers, a lot of it is coming from moderate non-political types who aren't necessarily dedicated to one party or the other.
This isn't at all personal, it's just facts on the ground as I see it from talking to people nowadays.
Since when is it the duty of the President to hold business at gunpoint and operate the way they are told?
Protectionist economics are proven to be the worst thing any country can do. It is a guaranteed failure. <>In the 80's, our country had the same kind of white-collar job loses due to down sizing, etc..., very similar to our current trend. Americans didn't lay down and die or go on welfare, they did the American thing, they started their own businesses to replace the ones that left. The result was the boom of the 90's that isn't over yet.