Do you approve or disapprove of the way George Bush is handling his job? Why or Why not?
550754
Disapprove.  I feel that he misled us into a war that we can't possibly win (by lying to get us there in the first place).  I feel that not reversing the big tax cuts to oil companies proves corruption and we are paying for it.  I feel that spying on people without judicial approval is a violation of the rights of citizens.  But most of all, I don't feel safe anymore.  I feel that he and his administration are only exacerbating the hatred of terrorists towards America.
310223
It is a knee jerk reaction from the liberals to hate President Bush;)\n\nThough I do not like everything my President is doing, I do like him and I know he is a good Christian man doing the best he can in a very difficult job.
220355
he is doing the job he was elected to do, protect this country from its enemies.. no  president is perfect .. but the media / left wing  exaggerates  any mistakes  and   twists   the   truth   to its advantage to make Bush appear to be inept ... in reality   history will one show he was one of the best presidents we have had.peace in the US is divided by political alliances not  the individual people like it should be. when you become that dogmatic in your views  you become blind to the truth. peace with the rest of the world  depends on their views as well as ours,  we cant make people  who are so  fanatic in their religion like us . zealots  don't have room  in their ideology for other religions and views...
154356
President Bush has had to tackle major hurricane devastations in the south, the 9-11 attacks, the floods in the Ohio valley,  rising gas prices that are threatening our economy, major economic slowdowns that began years before he took office and the continuing threat of terrorist activity on our soil without appearing alarmist. I think he has had to deal with more critical major events that any other president in recent history and is saddled with a bureaucracy that would take years to revamp to adequately handle these. Also he sees that there are probable crises approaching such as Social Security failure and the lack of adequate healthcare for many people but can do nothing right because the public cannot agree to a good solution for these. I think considering all he has had to deal puts him among the best leaders we have although many people currently only judge him by his unpolished speaking ability. I think he will be overlooked for the work he has done because he is not everyone's idea of a movie star. It is like John Kennedy getting credit for being some kind of civil rights saint while Johnson was the guy who did the work in getting it all passed.
1134006
No. I feel that his cronies and his staff do. Bush is merely a puppet. His cronies pull his strings and Bush moves to their whims. He is at fault because as the head man he should be asking questions and I don't think he is bright enough to do this. In fact, his stupidity is what made him appealing to the Republican party. He is a mindless puppet who marches to do whatever his cronies want. He is not bright enough to ask questions or know what questions to ask.
842327
I don't take personally the result of the policies made by George Bush.  I happen to be a citizen of this country, but I'm not responsible for the asinine decisions he's made.  I didn't vote for him, so it's hard to take the views of those in other countries personally..  They should understand that I cannot control the President any more than they can control the leader of their country.
347289
Bush is a sad case, he is so out of control that he doesn't realize it, but in his defense the lack of control is not necessarily his fault.  He has a cabinet of slimy corrupt money/power hungry friends that are influencing his decisions in a very detrimental way.
1100567
I don't agree with everything he's done, especially in this second term, but I support him and respect the fact that he's our President.  I believe that whatever you may think of the person holding it, we should always respect the office of the Presidency.  This was difficult for me during the Clinton years, I'll admit, but he was still our President and got my respect for that, though certainly not my admiration.\n\nIt's one thing to disagree with the President's policy, politics, etc. and to voice your dissent.  That's part of what being American is all about.  But when you go beyond that and get into mean-spirited personal attacks, smear tactics, etc. I believe that that's just disgraceful and reflects poorly on those who do it.  I'm certainly not proud of conservatives who attacked Clinton this way, and I'm quite disgusted with liberals who do this to Bush.  They're not hard to find either - you'll find them all over this site.
86884
I honestly think he's doing an "OK" job. Sure he's not pleasing everyone, but I can't think of any man who could [[mainly... cuz there isn't one...]]  No one's perfect... NO PEOPLE!.. not even the president...
220351
I'd say some of each.  There are times when I think he's just blundering around, but at other times his actions appear to be highly calculated to further his own agenda at the expense of the America public and the constitution (which makes a president evil in my book).  And I certainly do not trust him or his administration (and I never have).
50415
I do not approve of much the Bush Administration has perpetrated in its five years of existence, but I think it's entirely appropriate to compare present administrations to recent past ones.  Anyway, the Clinton Administration did far more good than bad, so the Bush Administration comes up short anyway.
180416
Have you noticed every day on the news, headline is Bush DEFENDS this decision, Bush DEFENDS that decision, I am wondering the same thing. His approval rating is down to a point that he should take notice that he is not representing the majority of American people. Some of his decisions may even be dangerous to the American people. Examples are the ports deal and now that nuclear deal with India. To me the way it has been going lately I will breathe a sigh of relief when his term is over.
11223
at this point in time i would say he is definitely the right person for the job! let me state for the record that i am a democrat and frankly i am appalled at the tatics of my party. bush said from the beginning of our war on terror that this different type of war would be long, costly and ugly. i fail to see where he was not correct. \n  yeah lets listen to my party that wants to cut and run, that will send a real message to the terrorists... america has no stomach for the job and can simply be waited out.\n   come on ...bin laden thought he could attack us with impunity due to our reactions to the bombings of our marines in lebanon, the uss cole, the embassy bombings etc. he further believed that we could easily be defeated because in his own words, they had defeated the world's strongest military when they drove the soviets out of afghanistan. well he was wrong then and he and his kind are wrong now.it would be a shame for our military to win all the battles and have our politics cost them the war because we don't like body counts. all i can say is that if this same point of view ruled the day in world war 2  we would all be speaking german or japanese.  how quickly we forget that on 9-11 we were attacked without provocation and had over 3,000 fellow american citizens killed.  more than in the attack at pearl harbor!!!!\n did saddam attack us on 9-11? of course not, but once the war on terror started  iraq was a likely choice to be the next area of conflict.  look at the facts...iraq continually fired on us and coalition planes enforcing the no fly zones agreed upon as a condition of saddam's surrender after us and coalition forces drove him from kuwaite under un security council mandates. he used chemical weapons on the kurds,he kicked out the un weapons inspectors and impede them from competing their u n mandated mission of locating and destroying weapons of mass destruction. he further tried to manipulate the oil for food program so that he could continue the ressurection of his military.in spite of all those clear violations and over a decade of more resolutions and extended timetables and deadlines saddam would not comply with u n mandates. so it is obvious to me that more mandates and deadlines were useless and if he was not producing wmds why did he not cooperate with weapons inspectors?\n  when bush went to the u n to outline a plan, the u n would not even enforce its own mandates... big surprise there huh? our so called allies ..particularly those in europe had no backbone or taste for this dirty war, yet even today are demanding their right to participate in the rebuilding of iraq so they can make profits at the expense of american blood! they were quite willing to leave the dictator in power on the backs of his people so they could make a buck.  really, i must ask... am i the only democrat that sees this?\n oh and as an interesting side bar   saddam plotted to assasinate the first pres. bush..that in it self was justification to remove saddam from power...i dont care what your political party is, he wanted to assasinate the president of the u s a !\n regarding legal rights of terrorists and enemy combatants..it really is simple according to geneva convention rules, if you want the protection of geneva rules you must abide by them..if you do not,you forfeit your right to claim protection under them. for example you must be a uniformed combat soldier representing a country or government, you may not hide among or attack civillians.etc.  i say the terrorists fail on those counts alone. further more in the early stages og gulf war 2, they executed american pows another clear violation of geneva rules.\n  so to think that bush is somehow wrong for spying on good americans here at home who are e mailing or making phone calls to suspected terrorists abroad is so rediculous that it defies common sense. add to that the so called mistreatment of terrorist detainees, where were all the activists screaming about
859559
oh i agree with you there! i think he is doing the best he can being one man and having so much on his plate. the United states is having major issues especially with terrorists and wether bush was president or not, they still would have attacked us they were planning it for years and years and they hate us. i bet if a different president were in office everyone would hate him too because people love to blame someone when things go wrong but the bottom line is he is our president, the one who is fighting for us, maybe we should blame .. hmm i dont know .. the terrorists who flew planes into our buildings and killed thousands of innocent people on an ordinary tuesday morning!\noh and kia u are worried about terrorism cuz he is in office.. that is because they attacked while he was in office not because of him! the point of him not giving up the war is to keep terrorists from gaining strength again!
242471
I'm not George Bush fan, but thanks nonetheless for this question.   Hopefully, some of those who are blinded by their hatred will learn to "simmah down" a little.  To be credible with criticism, you've got to maintain perspective.  I see some have already succombed to temptation, and demonstrated that they can't operate within the constraints of the question . . . sad really.\n\nMuch as I find to dislike about him, I also do find some good things.  He is willing to stick to his principles, even when he fully knows it is politically unpopular.  He has tried (unsuccessfully) to change the poisonous atmosphere in D.C.   He has complimented Clinton, minimized the attention placed on the Clinton destruction and plundering of the White House when they left, made real outreach to include Kennedy, Hillary, and other opponents.  All of which has been reciprocated by nastiness.   As you point out, he is a stellar role model for fitness.  And if you admire his wife Laura, as I do, you have to consider that she chose him for her husband: a pretty powerful endorsement.
539227
as stephen colbert said. That only means 71% approve of the job he's not doing\n\nlmao\n\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-869183917758574879
725878
I am Dem and I dont have a high opinion of the man....I think that Bush is Cheney's puppet and is continuing what his father could not finish....Have you noticed that all of the people nominated to his cabinet have either been a former director of CIA or a part of Bush Sr's administration...clearly Baby Bush is continuing the dynasty and it has to end now\n\nHowever, while I cant stand him, I dont appreciate people from other countries posting negative comments about our president....Im a citizen of USA and I can criticize him if I want but dont stare from the outside looking in and think you have the right to bash....He is our leader and yes he needs lot of work but look at what's happening in your own country with your own leaders before you start bashing mine