01-26-2017, 04:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-26-2017, 04:20 PM by Eric the Green.)
(01-26-2017, 03:56 PM)X_4AD_84 Wrote:(01-26-2017, 03:53 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:(01-26-2017, 03:09 PM)X_4AD_84 Wrote: Back when I was still in my 30s I was a serious, blood curdling, firebrand. To me, at the time, George W. Bush was a complete globalist, limp wristed, nothing.
Now you think Bush was a great president?
Just trying to understand what you're saying here.
I'm really missing W. He will go down in history with a decent grade.
Ridiculous tax cuts for the rich that didn't boost the economy, and greatly increased inequality, all of which stagnated the economy throughout his term until it crashed. Started a war of choice based on deliberate lies that killed hundreds of thousands, and left thousands of our soldiers maimed and mistreated, and dropped the ball on the fight against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Refused to negotiate with Iran, allowing that situation to fester and get worse. Refused to support climate change treaties and regulations to curb it. Allowed greater pollution all over the country. Did not enforce regulations on financial dealings, contributing to the recession in 2008, and did not hold the perpetrators of it to account. Allowed residents of New Orleans to flounder in death and starvation for days without action, probably because they were Democrats. Set up agencies to spy on and imprison Americans without cause or charge, and torture prisoners around the world in violation of all standards. Took advantage of religious right hysteria to get votes. No, with all this misconduct and more, I'd say he gets an F, and was the worst president up until his time in American history, although likely to be superceded by the current one.
No, I'll tell you whom I'm missing, being a bit older than you. I'm missing JFK, and have been for a while. And to some extent, I'm missing Obama already, and even Bill Clinton. Even Nixon, who was a crook, was far better than Bush or the current drumpy one.