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Was Bush a good President? Who the fuck knows? I think it's difficult at best to judge a President until 8-10 years after they've left office.
I liked Clinton, but he pulled us out of Africa and failed to deal with Iraq. Africa needs our help; They are dieing in droves there. If it's not war or AIDS, they are starving to death. We need to be there. Iraq, on the other hand, was firing at our jets on a daily basis and frankly that's an act of war.
I didn't like Bush, but he guided the US through the most difficult period of our lives - September 11th. We were attacked and Bush responded with force. Bless him for that.
As for our current economic situation, well, we are getting what we deserved. I saw my own house - a modest one at that - double in value in three years. That's bullshit, and it was fake money. Oh, I cashed in on it all right, and then turned around and bought a much bigger and much nicer house - In California. Housing values have dropped drastically; My house is worth half of what I paid for it. I'm here for the long haul so I'm good with that. The problem is we got used to our houses increasing in value, and we got used to taking out money against the rising value of our houses. Once that money stopped, well, businesses started to tank.
And I don't think the economy is all that bad. Last week I went to the movies and had to walk by a row of restaurants, every last one of which was packed. If the economy is so damn bad, how can people afford to eat out? I was at the the local mall tonight; The parking lot was fucking packed. I don't think the economy is really as bad as we think.
As for the American reputation.... What ever. I could care less what Europe thinks of us. We were attacked, billions of dollars in damage and three thousand innocent Americans lost their lives because a bunch of cowards. At this point, you either stand with us or against us - Thanks for the lack of support. Fuck off.
With that said, I'm glad Bush is gone and I'm hopeful for Obama. Let's face it, Bush was an ass. Every time he came on the TV he just looked damn stupid.
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