His strange friendship with Fox and allowing Mexico to ignore the soveriegnty of this country. His continued support of illegal aliens and the worse than open border with Mexico - even though it has been proven that ME men are coming across the border - paying 30,000 a piece to drug runners to get them here.
He may be the first sitting President to criticize the Christian relgion because a Christian made a statement regarding another religion.
He, if not orchestrated than pushed, Lott's debacle. The congress and the executive office are/should be totally separate. HE crossed the line, publicly and in a big way.
He is getting dangerously close to playing the race card - has pushed more big spending measures than the Democrats - has often and loudly proclaimed 'Islam is a religion of peace' and threatened anyone who 'harrasses' them - while doing nothing in the same vein for the Christian or other religions in this country.
While pushing through more and more restrictive legislation for American people, he is protecting the rights of illegal aliens.
It took a year to check out the workers at the airports or to register ME aliens.
He is singling out Iraq for attack -why? They might/do/did/will have biological weapons. WEll, guess what? So do a lot of other countries. They might/do/did/will have connections with the terrorists - well guess what? Washington may be the only place in the world that doesn't know or suspect Saudi Arabia absolutely did have connections and financed many of them. We do know N. Korea has nuclear weapons and so does China. Both of those may very well be more of a threat to world stability and the US in particular than Iraq. It seems to me Iraq is pretty well contained. If we were afraid of them exporting biological warfare - wouldn't we have our borders and ports a little better manned. No we would rather make a 'regime change' over there. What exactly is our purpose for the war? We have big trouble brewing right here in our own hemisphere. This could, if not already, spill into this country.
There are two many Freepers who focus on their own little selfish project or issue, and yap and yammer away how Bush isn't doing this or that. Such narrow focus is beneath us. And, my guess is that those who complain most vigorously are ones who have never held leadership positions in their company or organization.
Now those may seem like 'selfish little issues, or narrow focus' but I consider them quite large. Since evidently you 'have held leadership positions in your company or organization', and I therefore I am unqualified to speak - what is a large issue? Do you realize how very frightening and insulting that statement was. It is saying, 'you are just too ignorant to even speak against the President - how dare you'. Did you really read that before you typed it? Do we now have to be qualified to have an opinion on the President or the direction of the country? Are you willing to extend that qualification into the voting booth also? Now those are your qualifications - suppose those in power have other qualifications in mind?
Well go ahead and rip to shreds and demean your fellow countrymen because we dare question the President - if it makes you feel better. It is quite chilling, however, this blind loyalty, and viciousness to anyone who questions the President.
These people are politicians - our employees. They have their own agenda. The best we can hope is their agenda and ours will mesh in places. But guess what, we have to always, no matter what party or what person is in office assume the emperor just might not have on any clothes.
The tone of the some of the speeches (all is well) (all will be well) seems like the tone I would imagine many of those European Jews used with each other behind those closed doors. They could not fathom that anything really bad could happen. I suspect it is the same for people down through the ages when their world is in serious danger. Nothing bad can happen - after all this is America - right <
Sorry to have touched a raw nerve and forgive rapid typing that was not adequately proofed. What I did mean is that those who have never held leadership positions -- at work, at church, in a volunteer organization -- have never learned that leadership involves compromise, and that timing is critical. Those who have never led never learn that their constituents are never satisfied. I did not mean to imply that leaders are the only ones qualified to criticize the President or that leadership roles are a qualification for voting. I think you got carried away. But I do apologize for not being careful with my words.
But, I suggest you become an elder at your church, or join the board of the local YMCA, or be on the board of your homeowner's association, if you aren't a manager at your job. Your constituents will be calling and complaining constantly that you aren't doing enough. And, once you've got your feet wet you will be thinking things like:
"Can't they realize I can't do everything at once?"
"Don't they know that if I don't finesse this issue I will be totally marginalized in this role -- and might as well resign?"
"Don't they know that making sausage is messy?"
"They elected me to do a job. Why don't they trust my instincts in carrying it out and give me some time and a chance?"
I sympathize with most of the complaints you made in your long reply to me. But effecting the change is incredibly difficult. And, until you know you to change organizations you will never know how difficult it is.
It's easy to be 100% pure in your convictions if your civic duty is merely to vote and write letters to the editor. If your civic duty is to lead, about the best you can do is be 100% pure in your heart and keep everyone guessing publicly about what you are doing while you decide which battles to fight and which hills are worth dying for.
Bush's hill to die for is national security. That's why we're fighting Iraq. And I want 90% of his focus on that to ensure my children live in an America we recognize. About the worst outcome would be to undermine his military leadership for a more minor issue like immigration. But after a military victory in Iraq he will be able to accomplish more domestically -- but once again, probably only one issue at a time.