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Originally Posted by EuroDuke
There are people in this country, in any country, that truly believe their governors and legislators and presidents really do have their immediate family's best interest at heart and their nation's best interest at heart.
There are also people in this country, in any country, that distrust everyone with power, and the more powerful these leaders are, the more corrupt they are perceived to be.
A dyed-in-the-wool Republican will tell you Jimmy Carter was the worst president of the last 50 years, and point to his incompetence as reason for the gas lines and Iran hostage crisis of the 1970s.
A dyed-in-the-wool Democrat will tell you George Bush is the worst president of the last 50 years, and point to his incompetence as reason for 9/11 and for the protracted Iraq conflict.
Both can offer facts to make their points. Both can offer facts to counter the others points.
We need both.
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I really believe you can't fully judge a president until they have been out of power for a while. Often the things they set in motion don't come to fruition until years after they are out of office. I think Bush will ultimately be judged on how things turn out in Iraq and we won't know that any time soon. Bush's worst nightmare is that a democrat wins in 08, immediately pulls us out of Iraq and after some unrest the country settles down, forms a government and develops a strong relationship with us.