George W. Bush.  Why do love or hate him? You, not what you've heard?
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He knows how to put the smack down on mouthy little peons.\nI love it!!!!!!
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No I don't like president Bush. It's not him as a person. It is him as a leader.  Maybe he believes in God, and wants to save unborn babies.  Maybe he is otherwise a great guy but that doesn't mean he knows what he is doing in the way of leading a country.  Perhaps Bush coveted ,only, the idea of being president.  He wanted to follow in his daddy's footsteps, and be a great and powerful man.  Now he has what he wanted and doesn't know what to do with it.  He's like a teenager who just got his license and now wants to drive everywhere for no reason at all except for the fact that he CAN.  He figured "Well,... I have all this military power at my disposal.  I want to have some fun with it before I go".  Like a little excited kid playing make believe with the nation. His motives aren't as much for the good of the world as they are for is own childish enjoyment.  Sadly many Americans bought into him.  People have always had problems with Americans and probably always will, but with George W. Bush the world really has lost what respect it had for the U.S.
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I really like President Bush. I don't agree with all of his decisions, but I think he is a wise, Godly man who is a good leader. People claim that he is an awful president, but no one ever likes the president. People had problems with Clinton and every president before him. I am sure if some of these people who criticize Bush would have people that didn't like them if they ran the country. Electing a president is more or less electing the person who will get the blame. Running the most powerful nation in the world can't be a day at the beach....
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While I have some concerns about some of the actions initiated by the President Bush (such as some elements of the Patriot Act) but by and large he is a dedicated and sincere President.\n\nI say this though I have never supported him in an election, but I make a distinction between such reservations and the blatant, unsubstantiated assertions made about the President.  I have no doubt that there are those who want a different president, that is obvious with the virulent yelling of hatred which is so often seen here.  However, I suggest that those who sincerely want a change that there should get involved with political actions which will lead to such change.  To do that is an act of a mature person.  To continue to scream hatred is childish and ineffectual.
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I don't hate him. I think him and his administration have done tremendous damage to this country, but I don't hate him as a person.\n\nHate implies emotion. I do my best to not allow emotion to cloud my judgement when it comes to such things. People should vote based on logical reasoning, as opposed to emotional bias.\n\nYou have asked a difficult question. Which of the many errors and aberrations is the one that "takes the cake".\n\nI would have to say Iraq and the policy of the pre-emptive strike. With Afghanistan, there was at least some logical justification for attacking them. But with Iraq, there was none. Absolutely none. Really. \n\nThere were never WMD's. It's hard to have a secret weapons program when you can't even keep the lights on. There were also no connections to terrorist groups. Saddam believed such extremists represented a threat to his power (as most dictators do).\n\nThe bi-partisan congressional report stated these facts. So that brings us to the last reason: Removing a dictator.\n\nWell, the problem with removing an iron-fisted dictator in a region known for sectarian violence and instability is that there is a high probability that such violence and instability would resume. Bush Senior was smart enough to listen to his advisors on this (and remembered what happened to Soviets in Afghanistan in the '80's). They realized that going all the way in and removing Saddam from power would create a lot more problems than it would solve and cost serious money. Even news analysts at the time stated that removing Saddam from power would end up being a serious problem.\n\nBush Jr., however, did not listen to the lessons of the past. He also seemed to disregard the advice of recent advisors.\n\nIf you're not going to learn from the past, or listen to your advisors, then you'd better have a damn good plan. If you disregard the fact that the war was an incredible mistake, the military planning was only OK. If we had been fighting even a somewhat comparable foe our forces would have gotten smacked (review the war strategy to see why). But since we were fighting a massively inferior force we won militarily.\n\nOf course, military victory is only half the battle. Afterwards, you have to win the peace, the hearts and minds of the people. This is perhaps where the biggest mistakes were made. Looking at it objectively, it would appear either some large assumptions about the Iraqi people were made or the Iraqi socio-cultural history was ignored. In any event, the administration's plan was broken and has led us to what we see today.\n\nYou can try and blame insurgents/terrorists, but that doesn't make logical sense. The insurgents and terrorists weren't there before the invasion, and only a fool would think that they wouldn't quickly move in to try to fill the power vaccuum left by Saddam. \n\nYou can also try to blame the democrats, but the republicans had control of the house, senate, and presidency. Besides, the democrats contributed to this problem as well. Don't let the spin fool you, both sides share the blame on this.\n\nAnd to really rub the salt into the wounds, the massive expenditure of the war plus the tax cuts (if your're going to have a war, at least have tax money to run it) has caused us to borrow even more money from foriegn countries to pay for it. Not what I would call fiscally responsible. In order to pay off the national debt, every man, woman, and child in the US would need to pay $17,000.\n\nNow we're mired in a war that had no legitimacy, has no exit strategy, was against the will of the world (UN refused to back it with such shoddy evidence), the country seems to be well on its way to a civil war (which was warned), we've spent over $500 billion (also warned), and so far the only thing we have to show for it is hanging a former dictator and thousands of dead bodies, both soldiers (theirs and ours) and civilians.\n\nFrom a lo
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I used to hate the man.  And now that everyone hates him--now I'm starting to respect some of his positions: in particular, I like his stance on immigration, and I prefer his--and Condoleeza's--diplomatic efforts during this, his second administration.  My sense is that Mr. Bush is orders of magnitude better than the average Republican, even if McCain, Giuliani, Bloomberg, and Specter are significantly better than him.
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YES it is because of KING BUSH! That is why we are SO hated!
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George Bush could bring world peace to the world and some people would still hate him.  i guess just because they are haters. since Bush has been president:\nUnemployement is lowest in 5 years\nEconomy is booming\nWe have lower taxes\nMore money given to the poor\nWe are safer than before\nSounds like a good president to me.
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no. i dont necessarily agree with him  but i dont hate him. and i  dont understand why everyone just "loved" clinton. i think he was the worst role model and president we ever had!!! i mean he smoked weeed and he had sexual relations with another woman while in office. he sucks
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George W. Bush has not had this country at the fore front of his  agenda . He has followed his own agenda and has had the support of his Republican congress to aid in that agenda . The country as a whole has suffered slow economic recovery , highest gas prices in our history , and  we as a Nation are disliked by other Nations due to his leadership and head strong do or die attitude . Its my way or the highway isn't working for him now and the polls are showing the nations feelings for him as a president . I would have to agree with you in saying he is right up there on top of the heap of useless presidents .
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My only problem with President Bush is that he can't run for a third term.  I think he is a wonderful President.  Greatness is not appreciated in its own time.  Neither Mozart nor Shakespeare were considered geniuses in their day.\n\nIn fifty years time, the history books will record that George W. Bush (and his close friend Tony Blair) rid the world of a dangerous evil.  Peaceful democratically elected Middle Eastern governments will erect statues of him honoring him as the man who brought peace and freedom to their troubled land.\n\nI would like to see him veto a spending bill, but has anyone noticed that our economy is doing quite well.  There hasn't been another terrorist attack on our soil.  Perhaps this is because he is intercepting the cell phone calls of terrorists.
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Yes, I love that guy!  Well, not really LOVE him, but you know what I mean! LOL.  I really thought he was a great president myself.
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right, George W. Bush is one of the worst presidents the United States of America has ever had. But as they always say, people get what they deserve.
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George Bush is an alright man. I dont think the world of him but i dont think nothing of him. He is the president and he makes the desicions. Not the people. They do have a say in it, but George makes all the final ones. I dont understand why people complain about him. He has done nothing to harm them and has done nothing wrong. I think he is a good president
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Bush hasn't done anything right since he was born, not alone since he's been in office. Anyone who likes the man is a jacko, because he's lies, spies on his own citizens, and only cares about himself and the other rich people! Bush just sux!!!!
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I have problems With President Bush, but I believe that he has gotten some bad advice and has surrounded himself with people who don't have the nation's best interest at heart.  I voted for him simply because I didn't want Kerry to become leader of the free world.  As for my vote, who knows, it might count, it might not.  I still vote with high hopes and low expectations.
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George Bush, or is it the other way around.