|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
Jeremy "UncleHoot" Praay wrote:
> Bush may have been the worst President in my lifetime. Nixon screwed up,
> was paranoid, etc. Carter just didn't seem to know what to do. But Bush
> seemed to do whatever the **** he wanted, and never bothered to explain why
> to anyone, least of all the American people. World opinion could have been
> swayed to some extent if he had given it a reasonable attempt, but he never
> did.
Perhaps he noted that they hated the US before any American presently
alive was born, and decided that courting their opinion was a waste of
time. Perhaps he noted that courting world opinion required the chronic
habit of making unrewarded sacrifices and unreciprocated concessions.
Perhaps he noted that the press had made a habit of distorting anything
he said, so he decided that saying nothing was the wisest course of action.
> Obama will not be pulling out of Iraq any time soon. Dates will lapse. New
> reasons for staying will be given. Left-wing activists will begin to
> realize that, "OMG! He's a politician!" The economy isn't going to pick up
> any time soon. Lucky for him, at least, it has probably bottomed out now.
> But in the meantime, he gets the benefit of being a very new fresh face that
> appears to be 180 degrees from Bush.
I think a rude awakening is in store for a lot of his supporters.
Regards,
John
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |