July 23, 2003
President George W.
by Charley Reese
President George W. Bush is more and more resembling Bill Clinton. He’s just as eager as Clinton was to avoid responsibility and accountability, and he’s just as fond of parsing the English language to confuse the issues.
Please note, for example, that the Bush administration now talks about weapons “programs.” Well, of course, 15 years ago Iraq had programs to develop nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. The United States even assisted in some degree. But we didn’t go to war because Iraq had programs 15 years ago, we went to war because Iraq allegedly had “stockpiles” of chemical and biological weapons ready to deploy and use and was actively pursuing nuclear weapons.
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Posted by Stephen VanDyke at July 23, 2003 12:29 PMthis is the precise reason why i dont like bush jr because he is a poll watcher like clinton was. He isnt a real conservative if you ask me. He has made GOVT huge and hasnt stood up against the attackers of the second amendment.
Posted by: pete at July 23, 2003 12:51 PMI remember when this Accidental President swept into office on vaguely worded promises to conduct American foreign policy with humility and not arrogance. Oh a difference 2.5 years can make. I agree with most of what your article had to say. I will go out on a limb and state that the outcome of this situation was inevitable, for we have in the nations highest office, a man who is incapable of independent, reflective, reasoned thought. Qualities, I might add that are paramount in order to be an effective leader. Bush has proven himself unequal to the task of an American President, for all of the reasons you laid out in your article and more; God help us if we elect him again.
Posted by: V. Edward Martin at July 23, 2003 01:50 PMWow! i wouldnt go that far. I think it is a bit short-sided to call him unfit to lead.
Posted by: pete at July 23, 2003 07:54 PMPolitically, Bush isn’t in the same ballpark as Clinton. He’s not even in the parking lot. From early on, Clinton was the primary planner of his political destiny. Bush doesn’t make a move unless Karl Rove tell him to.
Clinton may have watched the polls, but what’s wrong with that? Polls are fairly accurate in judging the general cast of what people are thinking and feeling. Clinton followed the lead of the public. Bush gives little credit to the public. He believes that leaders don’t have to follow the lead of the people, but believes that he will decide what’s in our best interests, right or wrong. He seems to feel that he was elected (by a minority of the voters) by a mandate and that gives him carte blanche to do as he sees fit. If Clinton watched the polls, he was at least following the lead of the public and tried to move the government in that direction, rather than the other way around.
I’m of the opinon that we elect people to serve our interests, not to serve their own, no matter how wise they may believe themselves to be. Leaders should be good listeners and facilitators of the public will. Bush is neither.
Clinton’s shadow still looms large over the current cast of characters, Bush included.
Posted by: Rick at July 23, 2003 09:40 PMAnother issue that Bush is going to have to talk about is the growing discontent among Veterans. He’s threatned to use the veto twice on the issue of concurrent reciept. The Republican leadership in the House almost got a budget out of commitee that would have cut the VA by 15 Billion over the nexr few years. It was an attempt to get more money for the Presidents tax cut.
Posted by: Bob Frandsen at July 29, 2003 10:02 AMThe Republican Party is trying to lay claim to the passing of both houses cconcurrent reciept. Jim Marshall Democrat of Macon Georgia, son of General Marshall held their feet to the fire in fact only one republican signed the discharge petition. If you are a veteran or care for a vetrans affairs send Jim Marshall of Macon Georgia a message and thank him for standing up for us.
Posted by: Frank Gardin at November 15, 2003 03:32 PMThe prescription drug program by the Republican Party is the 1st step in doing away with medicare.The Republicans locked the Democrats out of the debate thus locking out half the repesentation of the people of the U.S. Remember the Republicans don’t have that big of a margin. AWOL Bush is not qualified to be President, a D student with a 1206 SAT. Him and the Republican congress is sticking it to the seniors.
Posted by: Frank Gardin at November 23, 2003 08:20 PM
