Bush quiz - what Presidential responsibility HASN'T he failed at?

[FormerRepublican]

Here is the Presidential Oath of Office:

"The oath to be taken by the president on first entering office is specified in Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0878064.html

Here is the preamble of the Constitution:

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/preamble/

Which portion of the Constitution has he actually preserved, protected, and defended while in office? Clearly, none of them.

[kahleefornia]

1. Uh...he's pursuing his own happiness?? nt

[Joyce78]

2. I've heard he swears

but I don't know if he does it solemnly.

[bemildred]

3. He has stuffed lots of money in the pockets of his friends.

One of the best in history at that.

[FormerRepublican]

4. Now WHERE does it say anything about that in the Constitution? LOL!

Really!

[bemildred]

8. In my observation, that has always been one of the Presidents duties.

One of the most urgent ones, in fact. It's true it's not
mentioned in the Constitution, but as far as I can tell,
hardly anyone in Washington cares a fig about the Constitution
anyway.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

5. Better Yet, Look at Article II

The duties of the President:

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

Discuss...

[Ian David]

6. He made the telemarketers stop calling...

and I got my $200!

I'm gonna buy me a hammock!

[napi21]

7. I don't give Shrub cedit for stopping the telemarketers!

Congress got so damn many emails on that one, they pushed that bill through so fast, MY head was spinning! I think it had to be a record! Nothing has EVER been passed that fast in MY lifetime! All Shrub did was sign the damn thing, and probably didn't even know what it was!