Worst President Ever?

The Nation: Only Time Will Tell, But Bush Is Running A Good Race — To The Bottom

(The Nation)  This column was written by Nicholas von Hoffman.

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A question that seems to be on everybody's mind these days turns out to be: Is George Bush the worst President in American history?

But how do you judge? Is he the most morally disgusting? The worst mangler of the English language? Ever since the atom bomb was dropped, we've had a whole string of bozos who cannot pronounce the word "nuclear." How much should that count against them?

Is John Tyler, our tenth President, a candidate for worst President? Some people who have never heard of this guy have heard of the campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too." Well, Tippecanoe (William Henry Harrison) lasted about a month in office before he died of a cold contracted while making his inaugural address, and the rest is non-history. Tyler is best remembered, if he is remembered at all, as the President whose entire Cabinet, save one, quit on him. Please do not confuse him with Zachary Taylor, the twelfth President, easily Tyler's equal in forgettability.

Is the most forgettable also the worst? Men like Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce and Benjamin Harrison (Tippecanoe's grandson) were more politically brain-dead than really bad. But not so with James Buchanan, No. 15, who was President from 1857 to 1861. Aside from being a dull, unimaginative, dray horse of a politician, he was the President whose cowardice in handling the South and slavery ended the remotest possibility that the United States would be spared the horrors of the Civil War.

The consequences of Buchanan's political poltroonery were long-lasting and dire, as contrasted with those of Warren Harding. Harding (No. 29) has won many Worst President contests because he had three or four truly stinky crooks in his administration to go along with an otherwise outstanding Cabinet. He was a slob with a drinking problem, and he was also afflicted with Bill Clinton's zipper disease. Since booze was illegal when he was President (1921-23), getting smashed in the White House made him a not-so-great role model — not that much of the country was paying attention since all the other adults in America were doing the same thing at the local speakeasy.

There is a great story about Harding in the closet making boom-boom with his girlfriend, and of his wife being restrained by the Secret Service guys from rushing in and exposing the President in the flagrantest of delictos. But worst President? Not so much.

Others proposed for the worst list include Herbert Hoover, James Madison, Ulysses Grant and Richard Nixon.

Hoover, Democratic propaganda to the contrary, did not cause the Great Depression nor was he indifferent to his people's sufferings. A brilliant, decent man, he was absolutely the unluckiest President.

Madison, the fourth President, justly called the Father of the Constitution, fits anyone's description of a great man, but he loused up the presidency by going to war against England in 1812 with no Army and not much more of a Navy. His foreign policies were so hated in New England that the young federal republic he had done so much to start almost blew apart. Worse was to come. Madison could do nothing when the Brits occupied Washington, D.C., and burned down the White House. But in the long run the consequences of his mistakes were minor, so he cannot have the "worst prexy" horse collar put around his neck.

Grant was too noble a man to be the worst anything. He had some crooks in his administration, but, like Harding, he had nothing to do with their corruption. On the plus side, he was the last President until Lyndon Johnson who would go to bat for black people.

As for Nixon, it's still too early to tell. Too many people still living hate him or love him. The decision on that strange, baggy-faced man belongs to Gen X and beyond.

Which brings us to Bush II. It's also too early to tell, but if first signs mean anything, he has got a lot to answer for. We know he is responsible for the death of a lot of people who never hurt him or us. We wonder if he has so disturbed the entire Middle East quadrant of the globe that years and years may pass while the people there and the people here suffer for what he has done. Will we get habeas corpus back? Will the thumb screw become standard operating procedure, or will it be returned to the Middle Ages whence George Bush found it?

One of the criteria for being worst is how much lasting damage the President did. Buchanan, for instance, did more than words can convey. With Bush II the reckoning is yet to be made.

[karlimhof]

Too early to tell ??
My God, the answer has been written in blood - the worst President isn't enough to describe this man's lack of character and morality.

[pandoraboxed]

there is no question, GWB worst f-ing president ever!

IMPEACH BUSH NOW!

The worst? I wouldn't classify him as the worst in the history of the US, but certainly the worst in my lifetime.

While I disliked Clinton, I dislike this fool even more.

And kids, GW Bush's lack of functioning brain power should be a warning to you all not to abuse drugs or alchohol.

You could turn out like him - an imbecile and a deceitful liar.

[grumpas]

I am 64 years old and can remember a lot of Presidents! George W Bush is the worst I have seen to date! Kennedy was supposedly a womanizer and so was Clinton but they were both decent Presidents! I voted for Richard Nixon in 72 but I don't remember him being as bad as Bush! I would have never voted for him if he had been! I remember my Chiropractor saying to another woman that he voted for Bush due to the morals issue! It was all I could do to keep my mouth shut! Bush is the most immoral man on the planet! If he is moral then we are in big trouble! He has no character, no conscious and no ethic's, no principles! As far as I am concerned, sexual behavior is down on the bottom of the moral's gage! All the other moral infractions are way above that! I personally think that is the biggest problem in the Christian Community today! There is a lot of confusion as to what moral's really are! Christianity dwell's on the sexual aspects and leaves the lying, cheating, stealing, greed and etc alone! Most Christian's rallied around Bush the last election, I don't know how they managed to ignore his complete lack of moral's! I would much rather have a womanizer for a President than one who is corrupt to the very core of his being!

[ericdobbs]

Bush is certainly the worst in my lifetime (I am 57). Nixon had some redeeming accomplishments, despite his own attacks on the constitution, but Bush has prepared a mess for my daughter's future and what is left of mine. He is a national embarrassment. As of this writing, it is 708 long days until he steps down. I shudder to think how much more damage his administration can do until then.

[nonameabc]

He is doing a lot of good to us, thinking:
1. Saving 3000+ soldiers life in Iraq and can cry,
2. Big Tax Cut to poor,
3. No CIA leaking case,
4. Oil tycoon to save our pocket,
5. A special camp for suspect clients in international,
6. Help New Orleans use the our $ effectively, oh, same in Iraq,
7. Concern on global warming,
8. Good relationship with foreign nations,
9. Well protect us from so called "Terrorist",
10. Aviod Al Gore to steal his job.
Well, the only bad is we chose him.

[nonameabc]

He is doing a lot of good to us, thinking:
1. Saving 3000+ soldiers life in Iraq and can cry,
2. Big Tax Cut to poor,
3. No CIA leaking case,
4. Oil tycoon to save our pocket,
5. A special camp for suspect clients in international,
6. Help New Orleans use the our $ effectively, oh, same in Iraq,
7. Concern on global warming,
8. Good relationship with foreign nations,
9. Well protect us from so called "Terrorist",
10. Aviod Al Gore to steal his job.
Well, the only bad is we chose him.

[skyk-2009]

The WORST hands down... the Word FAILURE will be defined as George W. Bush in the future.

[jenniferfry]

Without a doubt, George W Bush is the worst ever and no one that comes after will be able to knock him off the number one spot.

[itchyb-2009]

Bumper sticker, which I need to get:

"I Never Thought I'd Miss Nixon"

[jswilliams451]

Worst EVER? Wow! I don't think we can know that right now. Give it 50 years or so to gain some historical perspective, and we'll have a good idea I think.

What we CAN know right now is this:

Bush II has been one of THE most devisive President in American History. Not only within the borders of the United States. But also on the World stage as well.

Due to the damage he and his advisors have done, concentrating on and creating wedge issues to stay in power, it will be a long, long time before we are able to come together as a country and a nation on any meaningful level.

And due to same, our reputation and respect in the World as a leader, standing for something other than force and profit, has been completely trashed. Again, it will take us a long, long time to recover from that. If we can at all.

So, yeah. Worst ever? Maybe. Definitely bottom 1/3.

Worst right now? Absolutely.

[migrainegram]

Bumper sticker, which I need to get:

"I Never Thought I'd Miss Nixon"
Posted by itchyb at 10:08 AM : Feb 11, 2007


Sign me up! Are there posters or better yet, tee shirts?

[educates]

Without question he ranks right up there with his father for dumbest. What an embarrasment he has turned out to be. He has courted the ignorant with his "wedge" issues and total lack of a sense of decency regarding sending Americans to their death willy-nilly.
Oh, how I would love the simplicity of a bedroom caper. God help the neocons and alleged Christians who put him in power. He is a vote stealing ignoramus who uses power to deceive and destroy. Torture is his handmaiden.
God help us.
ed u cates

[jerr11]

I used to think he's just dumb, now I think it's worse than that.

He's delusional. Any man who claims he talks to God and refuses to accept reality belongs in the mad house not the white house.

Acdording to dictionary.com:

de7lu7sion

4.Psychiatry. a fixed false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact: a paranoid delusion.

[jerr11]

I used to think he's just dumb, now I think it's worse than that.

He's delusional. Any man who claims he talks to God and refuses to accept reality belongs in the mad house not the white house.

According to dictionary.com:

de.lu.sion

4. Psychiatry. a fixed false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact: a paranoid delusion.

[sandycat2]

Sorry, worst ever prez goes to Carter. I voted for Carter and I didn't vote for him a second time. And now, Carter is writing rascist books saying the Isreal-Palestinian issue is all Isreal's fault. Carter's in with the terrorists.

[itchyb-2009]

migrainegram

http://www.cafepress.com/lavenderliberal.39435899

[tonytx58]

well said everyone. I thought i was the only person in America that felt this way. Its good to know that everyone hasnt lost their minds.
I love the bumper sticker. I remember the "Dont blame me I voted for Mcgovern" bumper stickers. I was thinking of making one the said "Dont blame me I voted for Gore in Florida"
I also very much appreciate grumpas's comments about the religious rights support of a man that lied his way into office and hasnt stopped since. sounds real moral to me.

[imprisonbush]

GW is by far the worst president ever. No need to wait on this one. He is lacking all grey matter, has no morals and has been able to rally a vast number of non-thinking Americans to help him murder, kidnap, torture, steal, spy and illegally incarcerate thousands of people, while destroying the entire American economy by incurring more debt than ALL other President combined, giving tax breaks to his rich friends, eliminating as many enviornmental restrictions as possible, manipulating the voting system to ensure that he and his friends get reelected and riding roughshod over our friends and others so that nobody in the world can stand him or this government. He has accomplished nothing but death and destruction in his six years. This country has few to no friends, credibility or influence in the world thanks to GW Bush and friends. We need to remove him from office and prosecute him, along with his evil puppet master Cheney, Condi Rice, Karl Rove, Scott Libby, Tony Snow, Rumsfeld, Bill Frist, Dennis Hastert, Tom Delay and every single Republican and Independent who has facilitated the criminal destruction of the American government during the last 6 years including the 5 Supreme Court justices who helped to commandeer his power grab in 2000 with the decision Bush v. Gore.

[melcarnahan]

Bush is an evil man. Other presidents had blow jobs in office, Bush had weakly meatings with Ted Haggard while his brother Jeb fondly patted Mark Foley's rump. But *** is not immoral compared with say Bush's strong religious bigotry. The My Pet Goat Attacks reveal Bush's true character. It would be possible to make a list of Bush's worst deeds in office but almost everything he does every day would have to be in that list so it would be a diary. But the truth is, this is the most secretive White House in history and nobody really knows the true nightmare that is occurring now that Bush has unleashed the full power of the NSA against the American people. Worse than Nixon? Much worse. Worse than Hitler? It's a secret.

[jerr11]

sandycat2,

I guess you must be Jewish.

Carter is one of the most decent Presidents ever to grace the white house. In fact, too decent. Because of that, he was not a great president.

The fact he's willing to speak out against Israel's policies says as much for his sense of fairness and justice as it is about his humanity.

Israel is not a race. It is a country. You can't call a person who is against the policies of a country racist.

In fact it is this constant attempt to link the Jewish people and the state of Israel that could be dangerous.

When the two become synonymous in people's minds, that's when they start taking out their frustrations with Israel on the Jewish race.

[arrowcatcher]

I regret and am indeed frightened that my country has been in the hands of such incompetent deceitful leaders. I have trouble imagining that the US can maintain any semblance of stability or strength if this continues much longer.

My family and I were lifelong Republicans until the year 2000 when we - at my insistence - switched to the Democratic party. My entire adult life had been as a Republican until that point. I saw that the forthcoming leadership was neither conservative nor Republican. It's all a horror movie where alien forces have taken over the minds of our people and their leaders.

[mvscha]

Thanks for your post, arrowcatcher. I was wondering where all the good Republicans went. I am a lifelong Democrat but agree with some of the principles that I thought were mainstays of the GOP like "keep government out of my personal life" and "fiscal responsibility".

[fredgrad2000]

Ahhhh, at least I can always count the left-wing, MoveOn.org-ies to show up on posts for articles like this...do you people actually believe the tired, old rhetoric you spew - if so, follow Lindsay Lohan to rehab...President Bush has made mistakes, big ones, but unfortunately he didn't get a "free pass" like Clinton, who got to follow 2 great Republican presidents from whom he inherited a country who had just won the Cold War and was the only superpower in the world and that was in middle of all of the benefits of Reagan's R&D tax credits and cuts in the 80's - so "worst president", no, definitely not, sorry MoveOn.org - but the worst is either 1) your very own Jimmy Carter who did NOTHING while in office other than not react to anything, drag our economy into "stagflation" and appease the Soviets - he accomplished NOTHING and has been trying to make up for it ever since...2) Herbert Hoover, the Republican who did nothing in the face of the start of the Great Depression.

[fredgrad2000]

So sorry crazy lefties, Bush was legitimately elected TWICE, did not LIE into war in Iraq (just remember that American opposition to the war now is a function of performance and attention span not your left-wing aversion to defending our country or confronting threats to our nation - if we had won or were winning; Bush's approval ratings would be in the 60's and Americans who approved of the decision to invade Iraq would be in the 80's - no one would care about how we got there or listen to your left-wing *** about "illegal war" or "Bush Lied"), and will not be impeached or scared into a retreat that would precipitate a genocide and severely hurt our national security by the likes of Hanoi Fonda, Ted Kennedy, or George Soros.

[sharncedar]

"with say Bush's strong religious bigotry"

I don't get that from Bush. I understand he claimed he had a strong conversion experience during his preparation to run for governor, just at the same time he decided he was against abortion, just when he needed to to run for goevernor. His actions and behavior are not Christian. His daughters, for example, are party animals who fly around the world high on drugs and alcohol, from one party to another. A Christian father would put his foot down.

I can't speak for his personal beliefs, but there is a good chance the whole Christian thing is a manipulative lie dreamed up by his campagin strategists. I heard they actually mock those preachers they let come into the White House. That's more evidence it is a cynical political strategy.

It is sobering to realize how easily we can be fooled by a dedicated and professional propaganda team like the Bush or Clinton machines.

[condumism]

FACT:

24% of all American's prefer a Nazi style government. 100% of these weak, arrogant Southerner's vote Republicon.

28% of all American's continue to blindly support the Neocon/Bush/Cheney agenda of lies, theft, cronyism, incomptence.

Therefore, 85.7% of all Neocon/Bush/Cheney supporters are weak, arrogant, southern Republcons.

[skyk-2009]

On the night before Sir Lies-A-Lot sent our kids out into that desert to look for Weapons that never existed.. Before he stood in front of us on our TV Sets and LIED about Saddams Weapons in Africa, before Cheney sat in front of us a LIED about the connection to Bin Laden, before He kept telling us that we were Winning in Iraq, before he told us this was NOT a civil war, before he told us no one in the White House was responsible for the outing of a CIA Agent.... well before so many lies I can't list them here, he stood right there and told American he had NO choice but to send our kids to die. Saddam had WMD's there was no doubt of that he said. Why? Because HE had the "Smoking Gun". Yet we have fascist amoung us who say this loser didn't lie to us? My God! Can one just ONE fascist out there point to ONE THING this Incompetent little Southern Fascist has EVER, in the entire War, EVER told us that has been completely true? It's not that he's just lied and lied and lied.. he has YET to tell us the truth. Even TODAY, when there is NO doubt that "Stay the Course" wasn't working he told us just a few weeks before the American People spoke that we were Winning in Iraq! ROFLMAO Wow!!

[skyk-2009]

I can't speak for his personal beliefs, but there is a good chance the whole Christian thing is a manipulative lie dreamed up by his campagin strategists. I heard they actually mock those preachers they let come into the White House. That's more evidence it is a cynical political strategy.

It is sobering to realize how easily we can be fooled by a dedicated and professional propaganda team like the Bush or Clinton machines.
Posted by SharnCedar at 11:43 AM : Feb 11, 2007

Wow! Was I dreaming then when the leaders of the Religous Reich, when they wished to bring the iron boot of the Federal Government down on the neck of the Brain Dead Woman's Husband, that was some sort of imposter asking Congress to get back to work and do their bidding? ROFLMAO Is this the same LYING Jerk who gave a personal assurance to Pat Robertson, on of the leaders of the Nazi Religious Group, assurances on their access to the highest levels of Government? Maybe you should look again there Sparky.

[skyk-2009]

Ahhhh, at least I can always count the left-wing, MoveOn.org-ies to show up on posts for articles like this...do you people actually believe the tired, old rhetoric you spew - if so, follow Lindsay Lohan to rehab...President Bush has made mistakes, big ones, but unfortunately he didn't get a "free pass"

LOL Well here we have a graduate from the Carl Rove Nazi Youth Camp. It's hard to immagine that 70 percent of the American People are "Left Wing" but to this Fascist he's still trying to put anyone who dares oppose the fuehrer in a box so he can focus hate at them. It wouldn't be so sad if his Fuehrer, Sir Lies-A-Lot were not a dictator doing not what we the people want but what some radical Right Wing Nut jobs want. LOL But what can you expect, they've been doing this since 1776. It's NEVER their fault and there's always someone to blame! ROFLMAO

[skyk-2009]

I can't believe how stupid some people are. It's one thing for the Fascist in our society to refuse to accept the realities of the condition we find our nation and it is in very bad shape. It's understandable that they will not accept responsiblity for all this mess even though they have been in complete control of all three branches of government, they've never done differently. What is so breath taking is that there are some, admittedly only a few but some, who will still buy their ***. That tells you why a few German's continued to fight for Hitler until they died or how people lined up to get Kool Aid when their leader was exposed. Sad... very sad but VERY STUPID!! Certainly not the spirit that created or made this nation great that's for sure.

[downtowner97]

Sorry to say it, but he's right. We won't be able to truly judge Bush's place on the list of the worst until all who lived during his reign are dead. Bush himself has asked us not to judge him until we're dead. Being a college graduate with a history major, Bush must have been trained in the same school of thought as this author.

[actornaught]

Monica had more president in her than George Bush ever will (both combined...).

I don't see us fixing the damage this drunken idiot frat boy has done inside and outside this country, for a couple generations. Those that voted him in, the second time especially, should be ashamed.

[skyk-2009]

Thanks for your post, arrowcatcher. I was wondering where all the good Republicans went. I am a lifelong Democrat but agree with some of the principles that I thought were mainstays of the GOP like "keep government out of my personal life" and "fiscal responsibility".
Posted by mvscha at 11:35 AM : Feb 11, 2007

Unfortunately for you Real Republican's, you have allowed your party to be taken over by the Religious Reich and YOUR long help beliefs will be given LIP service but you have lost your party. If THEIR narrow minded views are not satisfied, you could have the best Republican in the Country and they will not support him. I know, I've been fighting these extremist my entire life and remember when the Democrat Party cast them out. It's to late for you folks though because, unlike the Democrats, you have allowed them to seaze the party at it's leadership level. These people are FASCIST in the purest sense of the word and your choices are not just limited they are NON EXISTANT.

[fizzal-2009]

At a time when the paint was pealing from the ceiling at the white house, possible contanimated with lead, the lead was falling into posibly the presidents ceareal, can,t you just tell some of them were not paying for the cotton unless you pay the workers? For the past few years the stock market has done very well for me which is only atrbuted to this country,s leadership.

[skyk-2009]

Sorry, worst ever prez goes to Carter. I voted for Carter and I didn't vote for him a second time. And now, Carter is writing rascist books saying the Isreal-Palestinian issue is all Isreal's fault. Carter's in with the terrorists.
Posted by sandycat2 at 10:50 AM : Feb 11, 2007

I know you fascist are simple minded but what the HELL does Carters book AFTER he left office have to do with his Presidency? LOL Guess that kinda turns you into just another of those "Swift Boaters" who will use anything to discredit someone huh? LMAO

[adian1-2009]

I would like to suggest one addition to the criteria for judging our Presidents. It can be phrased like this: how much good he could have done for our nation and the world, compared to how much harm he has caused instead of doing good. Take a look at environment and global warming, Treaty of Kyoto, destabilization of the Middle East, attacking and invading and occupying a nation based on lies, cut down domestic social programs to the lowest possible, reducing taxes for the few rich and burdening the middle and working classes, alienating our traditional allies, ..... Well, fifiteen hundred characters fo go on would not be enough. Nor ten times fifteen hundred. If he is the worst or not, history will tell. But that he is the worst pest we have been suffering during the last six years, there can be no doubts.

[hawksprings]

An article about the worst president ever that does not mention Clinton or Carter? And it starts off with "A question that seems to be on everybody's mind these days turns out to be: Is George Bush the worst President in American history?"

Just another Liberal writer, doing his unbiased, objective job.

[michellem99-2009]

I am in my 50s. I saw on TV Pres Nixon telling us he is residing as Pres and doing so live TV. The young now learn in books. I feel that The Bush Clan made their mess and who will clean it up. I didn't vote for him. When Bush and Gore were running for the office, Bush sued to be Pres. That never sat well with me. Gore should have been Pres and would have been BUT Bush whined and got his way. I am glad to see the young take an interest in this. I voted as did others and This. He whined when JF Kerry won our vote. IT time to vote that Bush clan out. Bush has failed us and this nation. Bush should be impeached no ifs ands or buts here. The Bush Family is a disgrsce. They aren't any better than you and I. They should clean out their back yard before they do anyone else's here or abroard.Thank you

[dcshaw2]

Yeaaaa. As a nation, we ought to say to the rest of the world " OOOPPPS, WE MADE A MISTAKE. We are going to have an emergency election this November. We are not going to wait till 2008." And maby somehow we as a nation can put teeth back into " WE THE PEOPLE ".

[contentbelle]

Johnson was the most evil president, he and the texas war machine kept the viet nam war going. Nothing has changed only the party and region. Remember, the USA was attached and I believe there were weapons of mass destruction in the region now being safeguarded by nearby countries who have equal disdain for America and Israel.

All the politically motivated hearings are stirring up more conflict and enboldening the enemy. George W's motivation was revenge. I believe that daddy bush should have finished the Irac job, during the desert storm conflict. Very curious about how one looses billions of dollars, tons of money?

The deomocratic national committee had an islamic religious leader pray, at a recent gathering, that all US polliticians become muslim.
Hello!
Fanatic Islam, hates everything Christain, Jewish, or Democratic.

They need a dictator in Irac, let's ask Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan for help in this one. Let's get out of the this mess as soon as possible. No one in that region want's a republic or democratic society, their religious beliefs will not allow it.

I have a suggestion, let's all pray for guidance in this one. (In Jesus Name, Amen)

[knyghtwolf]

Being real about this is hard, and to not be biased about it is even harder. Bush made some monumental screw ups, nothing serious, just enough to make the United States look like a bad cowboy out of a lame cowboy movie, and that is pretty tame these days. Arguably he is probably the worst to date, only time will tell if we have learned our lesson about the Religious Reich that seems to rule at the present moment. I voted for my service dog as president last election as a write in to use my vote constructively, as opposed to wasting it on either of the losers that were running. Bush is simply a loser period, biggest is yet to be determined by history.

[feelfree1]

Bush is certainly the least legitmate pResident we've ever had.

www.ericblumrich.com/gta.html

www.blackboxvoting.org

I can only hope that we are gaining momentum for an angry, torch-bearing mob.

[actornaught]

Hawk, this is the Opinion section. And neither Carter's nor Clinton's mistakes result in massive death and destruction.

Carter in particular inherited an economy in ruin. It was under his watch that the Fed began the interest-control mechanism that has resulted in our economy rebounding as it has.

[bluestardad]

The Saudi Arabian Government is providing financial, military and personnel aid to the Sunni insurgents also. When will the American Media and Government hold equally accountable the other people feeding insurgents in the Iraq war? We never hear President Bush or the media demanding they Saudi back off its support to the Sunni insurgents as he does his rhetoric against the Iranians. 15 of the 19 hijackers that hit us on September 11, 2001 were from Saudi and so was Bin Laden! President Bush let the family of Bin Laden fly out of America after the attacks of 9/11! Bin Laden%u2019s son and other family members are hiding in Iran at our concurrence! These Saudis are friends of the Bush family! But they are still killing American Soldiers. The American people have spoken on November 7, 2006 and demand that our elected officials pull our troops out of Iraq and start negotiations with all countries in the region on an equal basis. Quit pushing America bad information trying to go to war with Iran!

[bluestardad]

Bush let the Neocons of Israel and Saudi push him to commit American lives to support their gain! Not American Interest!

[wayjan107]

George W. Bush will win title of "Worst President in History" by a mile. You cannot govern the largest, most powerful nation on this earth from inside a bubble of your own fantasies. The blood of the 3,000 plus deaths and the 20,000 plus wounded military men and women is on his hands.

Over the past six years we have witnessed the Oedipal drama of a Yalie frat boy using the blood and money treasure of this great nation to stick it to his father.

Will we be able to survive the remaining 700 days with him as president is the urgent question.

[bluestardad]

May GOD help America for the next 700 days!

[jimfinster]

For sure he is the worst President in the last 100 years. Time will tell if he gets the all time blue ribbon.

[firststate]

knyghtwolf said, "Bush made some monumental screw ups, nothing serious, just enough to make the United States look like a bad cowboy..." I must take exception. "Nothing Serious," I can assure you that the families of our more than 3,100 of our finest young men and women killed in Iraq consider his Iraq screw up as serious as possible. The families of the other victims of this one's screw up must feel the same.

He's like a kid who decides that, since bees can be "bad", he's decided to knock down every bee hive he finds and move on. People may be stung, but he's too busy looking for the next hive to worry about his victims.

Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey (bush/cheney)have caused more Americans' deaths than the terrorists did on 9/11 and caused five times as many more terrorists. All he's done is making more enemies. He's like a terrorist with a government behind him.