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[AirMax95]

Mike.....I agree with the points you posted for the most part, but his fails were BIG.

Katrina really left a sour view on him. Point fingers where ever you want, but he was catching the blame either way b/c he has the power to change the direction of an operation. They way it was handled did not give the presence of a Commander in Chief. That was a National Disaster that needed him to depoly resources accordingly. Not all his fault, but he could have done more A LOT faster.

Bush's problem was also in his presentation. When he spoke to the American people, he didn't get his points across very well. He was ALWAYS ill-prepared during speeches. The war was needed, yes and no, but when it came to update the people he FAILED. If we needed to stay in Iraq he wasn't straight with the people on WHY. It gave people a sense of "screw you, I'm running this shit".

9/11 didn't help his term either, which is why I won't say he was horrible, but rather average.

People want answers, but Bush gave his classic face/grin and a joke.

To sum it up, he wasn't that bad, but he sure didn't explain why he did what he did. My baseball mentor Terry Harper always said, "there's a method to my madness".

[jwrape]

Man.....I know he made some bad decisions but he had a rough presidency. I mean 9/11, Katrina, Iraq(which he brought on himself), the economy....It was no joy ride. I'm sure it took some years off his life. I kinda feel sorry for him in one way and angry at him in others.

[Vteckidd]

Mike.....I agree with the points you posted for the most part, but his fails were BIG.

Katrina really left a sour view on him. Point fingers where ever you want, but he was catching the blame either way b/c he has the power to change the direction of an operation. They way it was handled did not give the presence of a Commander in Chief. That was a National Disaster that needed him to depoly resources accordingly. Not all his fault, but he could have done more A LOT faster.

Bush's problem was also in his presentation. When he spoke to the American people, he didn't get his points across very well. He was ALWAYS ill-prepared during speeches. The war was needed, yes and no, but when it came to update the people he FAILED. If we needed to stay in Iraq he wasn't straight with the people on WHY. It gave people a sense of "screw you, I'm running this shit".

9/11 didn't help his term either, which is why I won't say he was horrible, but rather average.

People want answers, but Bush gave his classic face/grin and a joke.

To sum it up, he wasn't that bad, but he sure didn't explain why he did what he did. My baseball mentor Terry Harper always said, "there's a method to my madness".

With all due respect, Katrina was NOT SOLELY HIS FAULT.

You had people that REFUSED to leave, you had a mayor that was prob the dumbest motherfucker alive and didnt get the word out, had NO IDEA how to evacuate his city, no contingency plan, etc.

FEMA is supposed to work WITH CITY GOVT, not swoop in an take over. There were blunders on BOTH sides, FEMA, BUSH, New Orleans, etc. Thats why the response to Gustav and the other hurricanes were so much better.

[AirMax95]

With all due respect, Katrina was NOT SOLELY HIS FAULT.

You had people that REFUSED to leave, you had a mayor that was prob the dumbest motherfucker alive and didnt get the word out, had NO IDEA how to evacuate his city, no contingency plan, etc.

FEMA is supposed to work WITH CITY GOVT, not swoop in an take over. There were blunders on BOTH sides, FEMA, BUSH, New Orleans, etc. Thats why the response to Gustav and the other hurricanes were so much better.

Oh trust me, I know that it was not his fault, but his position trumps the operations of the local officials. It was a National Disaster, Bush's response was shitty. I could rain all day on the rest of the fuckups in regards to Katrina, but the thread is on Bush.

In the position of President, Commander in Chief, he should have handled it better when the shit hit the initial failure fan.

Not completely his fault, but on a weighted average scale, his fail percentage weighed more.

Honestly, I respect the guy because he did handle 9/11 pretty well. No more loons coming this way for fear of us invading them, lol.