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Today's Poll: Who is a worse president, Bush or Obama?

By Howard B. Owens
tom hunt

Bush was the hand maiden of Cheney. He was a hawk and had a disposition that favored War. Obama is a dye in the wool Socialist. Some of his statements and actions make me believe he thinks the Federal Government is the solution to all the problems of the Nation. I also am beginning to believe that he has a hidden agenda to destroy the American Way of Life as those of us who grew up in the Fifties and Sixties know it.

Jul 16, 2014, 9:21am Permalink
Bob Harker

I think the answer to the poll is obvious.

I just wonder when the Bush haters will try to justify their stance, and not just anonymously vote thumbs down on pro-Bush comments.

Jul 16, 2014, 11:58am Permalink
Tim Miller

Bush, hands down....two thumbs down, too.

Bush ignored warnings about threats of attack on American soil, and thousands died.
To Bush's credit, he then directed an offensive against those who supported the attackers - Afghanistan and the Taliban.
However, he then made his biggest mistake, starting the war in Iraq (I can only surmise he did it to prove his penis was bigger'n his daddy's, GHW Bush, who,had the sense to NOT drive into Baghdad at the end of the first Iraqi war. The resources poured into Iraq were devastating to the war effort in Afghanistan, dooming that war.
Then, Bush went from horrible president to despicable person, sanctioning torture. What kind of horrid creature does that?!?

His tax cuts removed any chance we had to pay down the deficit. His failure to properly finance the two wars (one legitimate, one not) caused the debt to balloon beyond anybody's worst fears. Because of this, when the crash in 2008 hit, we were close to,the point of not having the resources (or will) to protect the economy.

He started the illegal unwarranted spying on Americans (curses on Congress for voting afterwards to authorize it).

When a natural disaster hit a major city, his response was shameful, sending a political hack to organize saving peoples lives only to have that hack display his lack of competency. Bush then trumpeted the hacks "great job".

I'm over 50 years old. If it weren't for Nixon, I'd say Bush was easily the worst president in my lifetime... Courtesy of Nixon's existence, though, the jury is still out on that one (I suspect Nixon will end up #2 in the end).

Jul 16, 2014, 3:49pm Permalink

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