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I disagree completely. I think you can go down 6 or 7 candidates on the democratic side and all of them would be excellent presidents. Obama, Clinton, Edwards, Biden, Dodd, Richardson, Kucinich. Those are great options.
And youve gotta be kidding me if you think bush will be viewed well in history. This era in american history will end up being one best forgotten. I cant imagine a president doing a worse job than bush has done. The only way to do worse than him would be to literally try to do as bad of a job as you could.
The era will be looked on badly, no question. But I think the policies Bush enacted (non war initiatives) will be looked at very positively. The first thing he did was cut taxes, and we all got checks, and again, when things are looking down he passes an economic package, that again will result in money in our pockets. That helps the economy. The patriot act was another.
As far as Iraq, yeah he could have handled that waay better. But in 30 years when Iraq is free, and without turmoil (yes, I think it will happen) people will see that going in there was necessary, even if Bush was given false info about weapons. Blame the CIA for that, not President Bush. We took out perhaps the worlds most vicious dictator, it needed to happen.
When it counts I think people will realize that Bush's presidency was perhaps the most difficult in history aside from the Revolution, as he had no precident for how to handle attacks on our own soil. He dealt with things swiftly, and without mercy, and at the time, it may have been the best call.
How can anyone dog that man about Iraq, that scuzbag Huessien had a state sponsored bounty on Bush Sr's head, and you expect him to negotiate?
You look confused...let me fill you in.
