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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Do we REALLY still want such a man as our president?
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Yes. Bush may be 100% wrong (Not that I think that) but his positions are clear, he is consistent, and he does what he says he is going to do. With Bush there are no surprises. On the other hand, if members of Congress were the same way, perhaps we would not be in Iraq, perhaps we would have withdrawn the troops, perhaps we would have a fix for social security/medicare, perhaps we would have an immigration bill, etc., etc, etc. It seems most people in Washington say things, do things and vote for things they don't really believe in based on the political implications.
We knew Bush was going to use the military to invade Iraq once he got Congress to give the authority.
We knew Bush was going to stay the course in Iraq, he said so prior to his re-election.
We knew Bush would appoint conservative judges to the Supreme Court.
We knew Bush was going to surround himself with people like Chany and Rove.
We knew Bush would do "every thing in his power" to protect the American people from terrorists, leading to what some consider illegal wiretaps and what some consider torture, and Guantanamo Bay.
We knew Bush would support immigration reform with a "right to work" clause.
We knew Bush would not let Libby sit in jail over the Plame matter, given that Libby was not the source of the leak.
So, what has Bush done that has been a surprise, or inconsistent with what he said he would do?
It is one thing to disagree with what he has done, it is another to call him a lier or suggest that he is duplicitous.