Zamunda

some of the stuff about the economy and Iraq/afghanistan is very subjective (see all the threads on Iraq); not catching Osama really doesn't say much about Bush; most presidents would have a rap sheet of bad stuff they've done in and out of office...

that all being said to appease, the sheer quantity and quality of all the stuff on the resume demonstrate that Bush has messed up much more than most other presidents... test? try to compile another rapsheet for another president that would be just as impressive as this one... and even though I said some of it is subjective, certain things aren't... violating treaties and international policies right and left, for example, is disregard for the world community any way you want to slice it... Breaking a record for how many people don't like you and protest simultaneously about it? I don't think much interpretation is needed there, lotsa of people agree that Bush is probably the worst man in the pool. Oh, and America's popularity after september 11 was enormous... it took just as enourmous a lack of skill to turn everyone back against us... and as a last point, one would think the president would be a sucessful kind of person if he's running a country but Bush's business record is, well, half "disappeared" and the other half negative
'nuff said... if I were a republican I'd break from tradition and beg the party to replace him with a better candidate

*edit: oh and I almost forgot the press conferences... it seems to me that any leader should have the confidence to argue or discuss his views in a live setting ... obviously not Bush