(319 votes, average: 3.97 out of 10)George W. Bush
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America. He previously served as the forty-sixth Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000 and is the eldest son of former United States President George Herbert Walker Bush.
He was inaugurated as President on January 20, 2001 and his current term is scheduled to end on January 20, 2009. Read the rest of his bio from Wikipedia
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Approval ratings from major national polls via PollingReport.com
CNN Article: More disapprove of Bush than any other president
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Between the war in Iraq, the housing crisis, the limping economy, sky-rocketing health care costs, the CIA agent leak and the U.S. Attorney scandal no one will ever be able to say you were not buisy.
I personally can not wait to see what the history books say about your presidency.
wow Zachary, did you think of that list off the top of your head? I have at least one thing to add to it; bush’s delayed reaction on 9-11.
I am seriously fearful of the dirrection the country is going. on top of that, the bush administration is preventing us from cleaning up the environment by insisting further research has to be done.
–Suzy
Zach, from that list it may appear that President Bush messed up several things, but been faced with several highly difficult problems in his 8 years as President. I personally think our country has not faced these types of problems since world war 2. we have a new economy, facing a new type of warfare in Iraq and domestically, in addition to having severely divided congress which can not accomplish much….
I am seriously frightened about the downward spiral our Great country is in right now. Americans have poured their blood, sweat and tears into this country for 200 years to get it where it was.
Hopefully the damage that the Bush administration has done can be fixed, at home and over-seas. The amount of “collateral damage” in the form of civillian deaths in Iraq and Afganistan is horrible.
Bush is an idiot! He has made our nation the laughing stock of the world! We were better off living in the time of “Reganomics” then we are now! His response to Katrina alone showed the world how little he cares for Americans. Fueled by his desire for money and oil he disgraced America by ruining a country and devastating its people. He is the reason that terrorists will never leave us alone. Thank God his time is almost up, and shame on all the idiots who voted him in office for a second term!
Though Gov Bush could not give speeches very well, that doesnt mean he was a complete moron. I refer to him as Governor Bush because that was the last position he held legally. He came in to the white house with a plan and a regime of followers. They can call themselves republicans, democrats, conservatives, what have you, but in the end we will all realize the true causes 9/11, (when the World Trade Centers were under controlled demolition, to use the sight to bring fear to the nation). You may call me and all other who believe this “conspiracy theorists”, but the evidence is overwhelming in that it suggests Bush has had a plan that has been put into effect. This plan has been indoctrinated to the main stream media and the American people have been eating up. His own influences include the Council on Foreign Relations (which Dick Cheney was Director of and still is a member of, which btw is a descendant of the Illumanati); and lets not forget The New American Century which is well under way and the explanation behind “The War on Terror” (which is a war that no one can claim victory, is it when all the terrorists die? or when they become passive and allow the militants of America to extract all the oil and kill off every Palestinian?) and the explanation of why we are in Iraq, why theres discussion of Iran, and so much more. What the history books should say is how Americans were distracted with entertainment and consumption, while evil tyrants did as they pleased. Everyone in the world, Americans, the tyrants, the innocent, all have under-estimated the internet and exchange of information. At this time we rely on youtube, google, and current.com along with other streaming networks for documentaries and other medias to show the people whats really going in the world. Thats all for me, I hope that my comments will be met by open-mindedness and only criticizes if it is false in any way. It should not be discredited by people who put labels of slander on any opposition of their beliefs or values. Thank you. For more on Bush’s influences check out the Council on Foreign Relations website; http://www.cfr.org ; and http://www.newamericancentury.org ; or youtube any topics just to see what you might find.
What else is there to say but thank GOD his time in office is coming to an ebd!
george bush is the worst president same with his dad they suck big monkey balls
Bush has said that he was going to take care of the veterans - yet when a veteran asks for financial assistance because of injuries sustained in the war, or of having to forever deal with PTSD or hearing loss over the years, yet they get denied. I know some of the Native American Warriors who are getting the short end of the promises. My question is did his promises only deals with other warriors than the Native Americans. I am beginning to wonder if race has anything to deal with it.
Great idea President Bush, giving us poor American’s a rebate to put back into the economy. Hello! This only helps the rich folks who don’t have to save the money! All of us broke people who have negative bank accounts will not gain a cent from this! It will do nothing for our economy! Stop spending a billion dollars on a useless war to help the people of Iraq and help your own people! We need you!
look what this moron has done to our magnificent country. him and cheney are the first two horsemen of the apocolypse
i thought that politicians and rich greedy people had done a massive amount of damage to the planet and its people before, but you have managed to make things worse
it is no wonder you are such a believer in an impending apocalypse
the effects of your actions will eventually do more damage than any anti-christ could hope to do
your whole family should be ashamed of you
this guy has done soo much damage, and they wanted to impeach Clinton? politicians are crazy and this guy is the ring leader
i think kanye west was right about this guy. his response during hurricane katrina was horrible, he didnt even get out of the helicopter. HE SHOULD BE ASHAMED AT HIMSELF
Bush actually had the nerve to make jokes about Hillary dodging bullets and Obama being in church? This is hysterical from a man whose entire 2 terms in office have been a joke. I hope that when his term in office comes to a close (if he has not destroyed whats left of the good old usa) he looks back on his time and realizes just how terrible he was for our country. I can just only hope that Americans do not make our situation worse (if that can be possible) by voting in another Republican!
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You all on this site are anti American by speaking so negatively about our current president he is the representation of our great country and keeps us safe from terrorists! Bush has done a great job with national security and while it may have cost us financially at least he has kept our children safe. That is what matters most! You think the Democrats would have kept us safe! No they would have been to busy trying to grow grass or save a tree!
This shows your ignorance Lex. We will all be dead without the trees and the grass. Even if the terrorist don’t get us the environment will! It is not anti American to speak out against the president, thats why the constitution gives us freedom of speech!
Don’t blame Bush It’s the ones that voted for him that screwed the rest of us over…
I blame the american people that voted for him they are the ones that screwed the rest of us over and I think they should be the ones that has to pay back for all the debts he has caused
Why wouldn’t the president where a tuxedo at his daughter’s wedding. This just goes to show the simplistic mind of the man that runs this country.
Hey Lex, you are an ignoramus!.what planet are you on? unless you are a rich spoiled brat & never had to work one hard day in your life…. you sound like the economy does not affect you one bit,. How dare you call us Anti-Americans..& whats wrong with growing grass & saving trees? have you ever planted anything in your life? doesnt look so….without trees we’d all be dead!!!! check out Arborday.org! Bush is the worst president ever! he& Cheney are two lying,greedy selfish dogs………..they have destroyed this once beautiful country.
Classy bunch of posters, too few who understand how our government works.The President in only reponsible for 1/3 of our government. Why don’t you speak to our Congress who have been well aware of what was going to happen with fuel prices for at least two decades? Where was Congress while adjustable rate mortgages were being doled out like candy? For that matter where has Congress been at all, with the exception of investigating baseball.
Things suck for you so it must be the President’s fault? How many of you are driving hybrids or cars that get over 30 mpg? What would you have the President do about the economy? Hey folks the economy is US, if we don’t spend or spend too much..hello? Consumers drive the economy not the government and there is very little the government can do about the economy.
Now the democrats want to raise taxes and have grandiose plans for yet another round of large social programs to “take care of the little people”. Hey folks check your history books and see how well those have worked in the past, does the Great Society ring a bell? ABJECT FAILURE!
So as you diss the Pres. just remember that because of him you keep more of your tax dollars to spend on the things you need. And remember too that the democrats now admit to politicizing the war for their particular gain in the last election. http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0508/Kanjorski_caught_on_tape_saying_Dems_oversold_ability_to_end_Iraq_war.html
In other words you were lied to and you bought it hook line and sinker and some of you are STILL buying it!
We’re all hurting right now but the best action does not involve finger pointing, the best action is voting out a do nothing congress, reforming how we finance elections(does it seems somewhat insane to spend millions to ge a job that pays low 6 figures?), getting a comprehensive energy plan that increases supply and decreases demand, encourages new technologies etc.
You know if you build enough Nuke plants in this country we could provide a lot of jobs,same with windfarms and solar farms and at the same time take yet another step to energy independence. Till we win that battle the economy will stink. We’re tied to oil and it is killing our country. For eight years Bush has pushed for a comprehensive energy policy, please go read what Congress has given us.
Regarding Katrina, the pictures of the estimated 144 flooded school buses is telling. Why were they not mobilized to evacuate citizens?
Not even close. There is no part of this Bush administration which will be admirable. 911 gave GW Bush strong foreign support which since his handling and invasion of Iraqi has disappeared. The economy is in a shambles, terrorism allowed to limit constitutional guarantees, advisers given unfortunate and mostly unfortunate latitude, a vice president who selected himself and the got away with huge issues, very bad (but loyal appointments of friends), stacking the supreme court (with one etc. etc. I have taught American History at major universities for 35 years. GW has gone from hopeful to maybe to poor to horrible. I am not certain he is the worst president we have ever had (Buchannan seems more likely) but GW is in the bottom 5
The poor people of Hurricane Katrina I mean could the government get anything right? It is pathetic the way they have treated the people and to now subject them to RV’s filled with formaldehyde. Bush has been falling from grace for some time but this has just put the final nail in his coffin with the American people.
The ignorance of the average comments and criticism of President Bush is staggering!! There is no war in Iraq! There’s a few hundred towel-heads that can’t decide which version of their religion is better, that don’t trust the other flavor to be in charge. There are political skirmishes. Al-Qaeda in Iraq is defeated thanks to the efforts of the American, British and Aussies primarily. Al-Qaeda themselves said that Iraq was their primary operation. Now, it looks like things are shifting to Afghanistan again, so we’ll go pound them over there. The region as a whole is no doubt a nightmare of conflicts, feuds and backwards thinking. However, if Iraq and perhaps Afghanistan can become lighthouses of freedom and economic opportunity to the average Muslim in the Middle East then there will be fewer of them joining up to defeat the “evil” United States by murdering innocent civilians!! This is a worthy goal, and brilliant strategy that Bush’s administration will be credited with despite the mainstream media onslaught against this dedicated public servant. I’m proud of President Bush. I only wish he would stand up more for himself and let people realize the specific threats that our nation has avoided. The ones that are known to the general public are proof enough that his leadership has been astoundingly successful.
Our economy has been very good until recently. Most credit the Bush tax reductions for the middle and upper class as having fueled our economy. Its amazing that it rebounded after 9/11, which injured us in many sectors, especially air travel and related businesses, such as tourism. But, its been eight years of growth, not enough now, but no recession. The housing market is not controlled by the white house! The lending practices of certain mortgagees need to be policed and corrected. The housing market is flooded with new homes, more than there is need for… naturally, if there’s too much supply, demand and values plummet. Welcome to free market capitalism.
I hope you know that Valerie Plame was not a secret ops or undercover agent. She had a desk job, and her husband let people know who he was married to. Her name was revealed to the press by someone outside of the administration and the idiot prosecutor in charge knew this when he started his farse of a prosecution against innocent people, who no doubt did have a grudge against Wilson. Can’t blame them for that…. he’s little more than a traitor and there is no way that he could visit South Africa, I believe it was, and determine that there was no yellow cake uranium being sold there….I don’t think they put it out on the farmer’s market for him to inspect!.. That sort of thing is illegal, black market operations. He had no basis for his conclusions, while our allies in England stood by their intel on this. There was an effort by the Bush White House to emphasize the nuclear threat of Saddam. It was Saddam himself who was falsifying the info, as I recall. He was trying to get the Iranians to think he had more than he actually did, which ended up with every major security report, every leading government of the world, and the majority of all members of Congress including Hillary and John Kerry calling for Saddam Hussein to be disarmed and brought under control. We should have done it in the first Gulf War, but oh well. At least he’s gone and 5 or 6 million people can now lead happier productive lives thanks primarily to George W. Bush.
Don’t get me started on the idiots in New Orleans that don’t have more sense than to live under sea level, be warned for 5 or 6 days non-stop to get out of the way of a powerful hurricane, and then stay there…. why should any one feel sorry for them or their town. That is a local problem and I resent one dollar of the federal budget, our tax dollars going to rebuild that town, notorious for drunkeness and whore houses. If they had any competence in the mayor’s office or their governor’s house it would have been handled far better. Yes, the person appointed the head of FEMA probably was unqualified for the job. (Any time you have a huge bureaucracy trying to get something done, its not likely to be done well: that includes the future of medical care in the U.S. if national health care gets approved, a disaster waiting to happen!) The gulf coast of Mississippi was hit almost as hard as New Orleans. They have never whined and complained, and they had competent leadership in their governor’s office, have rebuilt successfully. George Bush is President not God, he can’t stop bad things from happening to people, sorry!
President Bush’s response to 9/11 was as good or better than anyone else could have done, especially the idiotic hypocrite Al Gore, who thinks global warming is real. He’s such a coward he won’t even debate his opponents.. yea , what a leader he would have made.
Glad and bill w made good points. THe reactions of Emma and Tyler to another blog seemed a little over the top. There are more trees in the United States now than there have ever been. Conservationism is practiced here more than most places in the world. The blogger wasn’t suggesting that we do away with trees, grass or air, I assure you. It’s OK.
He/she may have just been saying that a liberal in the White House may have been distracted from actual terrorist attacks on our country, S.S. Cole, the first Twin Tower bombing, the embassy bombings and more that were being masterminded by Al Qaeda. That administration, which had the opportunity to capture or kill Bin Laden on at least on three occasions didn’t have the guts to do anything. He was too busy seducing or being seduced by interns and troubled widows like Kathleen Willey. It was his administration that gave the technology for the Chinese to put nukes in space. It was his administration who vetoed the last effort to begin drilling for more of our own oil, which we have PLENTY OF !! It was his administration, which inherited an economic recovery, and was benefited by a Republican takeover of the corrupt democratic controlled House, that decided to treat terrorists acts as a police matter instead of a worldwide jihad on us! Yes, 9/11 was avoidable and no, you idiots, it couldn’t have been an inside job. Bin Laden himself bragged about what was happening on TV to his buds at the time it was happening. The engineering of the building collapses has already been substantiated and explained. Most of the bad things happening to us now are a result of Bill Clinton and the liberal media which slants the news and ignores our patriots who volunteer!! to serve our country in those God awful places overseas. Remember to pray for them and for your president regardless of his political affiliation. I hope this helps someone…. saneman
Sorry, one more peeve to ponder…. there is no warrantless wiretapping of American civilians. Its calls coming in from overseas terrorist connections that are being tapped. This would have been a successful operation to continue protecting our lives, but a certain un-American newspaper, the New York Times, as I recall, chose to blow the cover on it. They ignored requests to keep this quiet for the good of the country, and place their own arrogance above the judgment of those better informed, just to stir up the liberal neurotics with something to hide in their phone conversations, and to caricature the administration as snoops into private lives, instead of patriots protecting lives which is what they were and are . No doubt, the program is of limited use now, since the traitors have made it front page news. Yet the evidence that the surveillance program is perfectly innocent is that it passed through congress this past week with a wide margin!! Go Bush! 4 more years! C’mon, Jeb!