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The real reason Dems hate Bush
I've been wondering why the libs hate George W. so much. Way more than Reagan, or even Nixon. It's a mystery to many Republicans. I think I have found the answer. The reason is because deep down in thier shriveled black hearts, they know that however the economy goes, whatever he does in Iraq, that Bush will go down as one of the greats. History will look upon him favorably, even if he doesn't get re-elected. They are bitter about not getting anything done with Clinton. That they had thier chance, and thier wonderboy was just average. When people think about Clinton 20 years from now, they will remember Monica Lewinsky. When people remember Bush, regardless of this upcoming elections results, they will remember his leadership after 9/11. They know that they cant destroy that legacy, and they hate him for it. They hate that he has one up on them. Your thoughts?the majority disagree. For example:
The reason I hate Bush is that he is so inarticulate, so texan, so republican, so manipulated, and so much like his father.
My biggest problem with Bush is that he is not a leader at all. Besides Reagan, he is the most manipulated president we have ever had (although Carter might be added in third place). He has bad policies (excluding AIDS, Immigration and NCLB) especially when it comes to foreign affairs.
I also really hate his overwhelming Texan-ism. I HATE Texasand here's a good response in support of Clinton:
We'll let history be the judge of that. I think history will judge Clinton as it judges Eisenhower, as a good post-war consolidator.
In 1992, America was going to be bought by Japan, crime rates and other social problems were at record levels and rising, pre-1973 prosperity seemed permanently out of reach, and nowhere in their wildest dreams did economists believe that GDP growth could exceed 2.5% without debilitating inflation. The most-quoted economic statement was that "America is now the world's largest debtor nation." I was only 9 years old but I still remember how there was a sense of general malaise and fatalism back then. America was seen as a country in long-term decline, and this view was shared especially by conservatives. Clinton was the man who gave America it's confidence back.