Is there anything good that Bush did as president?

[IronLionZion]

When I have a discussion with conservative Bush supporters, they'll occasionally concede that they liked something Clinton did or they like a position of one of the Democrats. Then they challenge me to do the same for Bush. I usually say something along the lines of him being a decent guy who stands up for what he believes or that I liked his Roadmap for Peace before it crashed. And he doesn't micro-manage everything and leaves the detailed work for his cabinet to do therefore streamlining the process.

Is there anything else you can think of?

[IronLionZion]

1. and he'd be a good drinking buddy

although he would have non-alcoholic beer.

[wingnut]

2. other than that, Mrs. Lincoln...

how was the play?

[Faygo Kid]

3. Lots of vacations

Stay on the ranch, George. Oh, and he raises money like no other president even dreamed of. And his pulse rate is good, too. Finally, Barney is a cute doggie. That's it.

[Cocoa]

16. Barney

sometimes Bush doesn't drop him. That's about it.

[rfranklin]

He hasn't used nuclear weapons yet...

though I think he has said he wants to.

[IronLionZion]

13. He wants to make new ones

bigger and better nukes to add to the thousands we already have. I think we have enough to destroy all life on earth 6 times or so

[Screaming Lord Byron]

4. It's a noble gesture, but we had one of these threads yesterday.

Why would we want to praise George Bush?

[coloradodem2005]

5. He has a cute dog.

Barney must be the best member of that family. He did sign the Federal no call bill too. that's small potatoes though.

[fishguy]

6. No

[Q]

7. Bush* is a 'decent guy"...?

- How did you come to THAT conclusion?

[IronLionZion]

11. They guy doesn't seem so bad

and many of the evil policies were due to someone else in the regime like Ashcroft or Rumsfeld

[kentuck]

19. He's evil !

:) Can't you see that?

[rman]

34. sure, and the prez can't control his secretaries. Bush a victim of PNAC?

give me a break.

[stanwyck]

51. Do you approve of his going AWOL

from the National Guard? He transferred from Texas to Alabama 15 months before his tour was over. Then never showed in Alabama. Instead, he took a paying job on the political campaign of a family friend. He was grounded as a pilot for not taking the required physical. You can check all this out for yourself. The supply plane he was trained to fly had already been discontinued for use in Viet Nam, ensuring that he would never be sent into combat. Yet he showed up on the carrier in a flight suit posing as a warrior. As the mother of an active service Marine, I find that behavior despicable.

[RandomKoolzip]

8. There was a thread about this yesterday...

And it's a leading question, like "Why do male DUers still beat their wives?" Why the hell should we HAVE to think of something good about a murderous, theiving, blueblood, oil-rich fuck with no conscience? The evidence that he's an evil, power-hungry oppressor is out in the open for all who care to see. Do we have to think of good things to say about Charles Manson in the name of "balance?" Any good this remorse-less figurehead little rich boy has done has been utterly wiped off the map by ALL the bad stuff he's done.

[arcane1]

9. I wish I could say he has united the Left

:evilfrown:

[IronLionZion]

18. indeed he has

if the left can be united

[rman]

35. he will. eventually

-

[hang a left]

10. Well there was.........nope,

then there was.....ahh no, what about.....nevermind, well there was that pretzel thing.

[Draven]

12. He hasn't done one damn bit of good.

[mw]

14. He hasn't burnt down the White House yet

A crack cocaine distillation gone awry.

[sendero]

15. I'll bite...

... he is dragging the Republican party into the sewer, kinda like Nixon did, where they will stay for some time.

[JHB]

17. I can't think of any.

I can't even credit him with delegating, because he doesn't know enough to stay on top of his people (witness his "I don't read papers, my advisors do" line).

[kentuck]

20. The truth is, he doesn't have one redeeming quality.

He is a sick human that has used his Machivellian temperament and his family ties to reach the highest office in the world.

[Touchdown]

21. He didn't buy a Segway.

I guess that was smart.

[youngred]

40. actually, he did

he and poppy were seen using them in kenebunkport last year...until W fell off his onto his face

[Touchdown]

46. Yeah? I thought he was just trying it out.

Well, I guess that settles it. He's done nothing good.

[IronLionZion]

22. wow

you guys don't cut him any slack. I can usually find something good about everyone. Adolf Hitler was a fantastic speaker. He could rally the masses.

[kentuck]

24. Bush is not a fantastic speaker ???

He can rally the right wing sheeple. And wht do you mean by "you guys"?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

25. He's a dumb front man for a faceless neo-con bureacracy.

What did you expect?

[rman]

31. "Hitler could rally the masses" - to what end?

some people are great pocket lifters.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

23. Well, he...

...allowed us to experience firsthand what it was like when our ancestors came to this country several generations ago and had to build a life with no job, no money, and a potentially bleak outlook for the future. I'm GLAD Karl Rove created him. Otherwise, he'd probably just have sat around in Texas, drinking beer, snorting coke, and playing Nintendo.
Four More Years! Four More Years!
:toast: :party: :nuke: :party: :toast:

[snippy]

26. Almost did the job with that pretzel.

Actually, I think the guest worker program is a good idea and some small parts of the tax cuts were good.

[IronLionZion]

29. yeah the immigration plan sounds good

but I'm sure companies will abuse it to hire immigrants for ridiculous wages.

[rman]

32. so what's good about it? less jobs for Americans, more bucks for corps.

don't you think the corporations will be greatfull to Bush for giving them a source of cheap labor?
Only difference is now the corporations won't have to pay the fines involved in hiring this cheap labor.

[stanwyck]

53. uh, that's already happening

where have you been? So. Tell us how the math is going to play out on the 8 million undocumented workers and their toll on the state's social services? HOPE scholarship in Georgia? Healthcare? Unemployment compensation? Maybe you didn't realize that the majority of state governments are bankrupt. Where will the money come from for the teachers and schools? The additional taxes won't cover the cost.

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[RandomKoolzip]

28. Where is the aids FUNDING?

All we've heard so far is lip service. Where are the hydrogen cars he promised?

Bush dangles admirable projects in front of our noses, then never follows up.

[rman]

30. he uses alternative energy in his home

solar panels and such.

Would be a great example, if it would get sufficient air play, which it doesn't.
And to bad it's not an option for those who can't pay their energy bill.


Bush is not a decent guy, he does nothing but bear false witness (thanks Al, great book).

He doesn't micro manage because he does not manage at all; he's just the talking head for PNAC and his corporate backers, knowingly and willingly.

However Rumsfeld does micromanage the army and Cheney does micromanage the intelligence agencies.

[blindpig]

33. no

you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.

[Wapsie B]

36. Not yet.

The only good thing he could do is leave office, either before the election or after. It would be preferrable if he resign in disgrace, but we ain't at that stage yet.

[Minstrel Boy]

37. Ted Bundy was a sharp-dressed man.

John Wayne Gacy was a half-decent clown.

Sometimes, Jeffrey Dahmer just ate vegetables.

But I can't say anything good about Bush.

[youngred]

38. if his support of NASA and the space initiatives is legit

that will be the first thing

[youngred]

39. if his support of NASA and the space initiatives is legit

that will be the first thing

[fujiyama]

41. He's in good shape...

I'll give him credit there -- he works out...

Of course, when you've left most of your responsibilities to Uncie Dick, you have a lot of time to work out.

Policy wise, :shrug:

[tinrobot]

42. I used to think Colin Powell was a good choice...

...but now I'm not so sure.

[wuushew]

43. He signed the anti-spam bill into law

not much credit there since it would have been political suicide not to.

[globalcitizen]

44. his stand against trafficking women

everyone made fun of his speech to the UN, but the stand against trafficking in women and children is the one place where I and other feminists agree with him and (gasp) Ashcroft.

[skypilot]

45. He almost...

...choked to death on a pretzel.

[Yupster]

47. 10 % income tax bracket

was a good idea.

Rasing the IRA limit to $ 3,000 per year was good.

Kicking the Taliban out of power was good.

That's three. Do I win?

[wuushew]

50. Kabul does not equal Afghanistan

The Taliban are regaining strength. Also heroin production is at an all time high.

[Skittles]

48. THERE IS NOTHING F***ING DECENT ABOUT THAT SOB

*NOTHING*; he is corrupt, vicious, doesn't have a conscience, doesn't give a SHIT about anything except himself and his corporate buddies. DECENT? What the HELL are you smoking?????

[indepat]

49. Just being a uniter who restored dignity to the Oval Office, brought

peace and good will to the world, and restored fiscal sanity and job creation at home?

[liberalpress]

52. Must be true...

..cause he said so in the campaign...
and to quote Willie Nelson in "Whatever Happened to Peace on Earth?"

Hell, they wouldn't lie to me, not on my own damn TeVee!