George W. Bush's Legacy

[New Central Europe]

So how did his presidential "skills" work out?

[Parthenon]

The similes are unnecessary and borderline trolling.



The man appointed two justices of the supreme court, administered over both a record economy and a receding one, and successfully administered two wars while having to deal with an opposition party majority in congress. A congress with a 11% approval rating at terms end. All in all, it was a pretty mixed bag. Just an average president by historical standards. Easily not the "worst ever" as a lot of posters with a less than comprehensive historical knowledge seem to claim.

[Seculartopia]

So how did his presidential "skills" work out?

[JarVik]

So how did his presidential "skills" work out?

Great for his shareholders, by which I mean Haliburton and friends.

[New Central Europe]

So how did his presidential "skills" work out?

Great for his shareholders, by which I mean Haliburton and friends.

Agreed.

[Ashmoria]

the best thing about his legacy?

his administration ended smoothly without his trying to institute martial law so he could continue on.


the whole martial law thing being a common nightmare put forth by the nuts of whatever party is out of power when a 2 term president approaches the end of his presidency.

[New Central Europe]

the best thing about his legacy?

his administration ended smoothly without his trying to institute martial law so he could continue on.


the whole martial law thing being a common nightmare put forth by the nuts of whatever party is out of power when a 2 term president approaches the end of his presidency.

Thank You, God!

[Buffett and Colbert]

He was pretty bad. But your OP is unsubstantial and you created this just to see what would happen. I call this attempt, pathetic.

[Grays Harbor]

He was pretty bad. But your OP is unsubstantial and you created this just to see what would happen. I call this attempt, pathetic.

yes. pathetic, and borderline trolling.

this will not take long to devolve into yet another "Bush was the worst ever!!" vs. "Better than Obama!" spamfest.

[Grave_n_idle]

The man appointed two justices of the supreme court,

Let's ignore the Harriet Miers nomination.

administered over both a record economy and a receding one,

TURNED a record economy into a Depression.

and successfully administered two wars.

Started two unnecessary wars, and fucked them both up.

[Grave_n_idle]

Bush's legacy will be torture memoes, the worst American foreign relations in decades, and jihad.

[Parthenon]

The man appointed two justices of the supreme court,

Let's ignore the Harriet Miers nomination.

administered over both a record economy and a receding one,

TURNED a record economy into a Depression.

and successfully administered two wars.

Started two unnecessary wars, and fucked them both up.

Shoddy lending practices? Started under Clinton. All bubbles go boom.
What you failed to address is how Bush administered over taking the country out of the 9/11 recession prior to the DOW hitting RECORD highs in 2005.

Afghanistan was unnecessary? Your viewpoint seems to be at odds with a good sized chunk of the country, liberal and conservative alike.

[Buffett and Colbert]

Shoddy lending practices? Started under Clinton. All bubbles go boom.
What you failed to address is how Bush administered over taking the country out of the 9/11 recession prior to the DOW hitting RECORD highs in 2005.

Afghanistan was unnecessary? Your viewpoint seems to be at odds with a good sized chunk of the country, liberal and conservative alike.

You fail to comment on Iraq. This was necessary too?

[New Central Europe]

The man appointed two justices of the supreme court,

Let's ignore the Harriet Miers nomination.

administered over both a record economy and a receding one,

TURNED a record economy into a Depression.

and successfully administered two wars.

Started two unnecessary wars, and fucked them both up.

Shoddy lending practices? Started under Clinton. All bubbles go boom.
What you failed to address is how Bush administered over taking the country out of the 9/11 recession prior to the DOW hitting RECORD highs in 2005.

Afghanistan was unnecessary? Your viewpoint seems to be at odds with a good sized chunk of the country, liberal and conservative alike.

Well I agree with her.

[Conserative Morality]

A bad president, but I can think of *plenty* of worse ones.

[Parthenon]

Well I agree with her.

This is your thread. Are you going to contribute anything to it of substance besides smilies and "I AGREE" or are you just going to concede to the fact that you made it as a troll?

[New Central Europe]

Well I agree with her.

This is your thread. Are you going to contribute anything to it of substance besides smilies and "I AGREE" or are you just going to concede to the fact that you made it as a troll?

What the Heck is a troll

[Galloism]

Well I agree with her.

This is your thread. Are you going to contribute anything to it of substance besides smilies and "I AGREE" or are you just going to concede to the fact that you made it as a troll?

What the Heck is a troll

[Mad hatters in jeans]

What the Heck is a troll

It's a baby trolley.

[Parthenon]

Well I agree with her.

This is your thread. Are you going to contribute anything to it of substance besides smilies and "I AGREE" or are you just going to concede to the fact that you made it as a troll?

What the Heck is a troll

Find the nearest mirror.

Trolling: Posts that are made with the aim of angering people. (like 'ALL JEWS ARE [insert vile comment here]' for example). While Trolls often make these posts strictly in an attempt to provoke negative comment, it is still trolling even if you actually hold those beliefs. Intent is difficult to prove over the internet, so mods will work under their best assumptions.

[Neo Art]

Many presidents have bad moments. Many presidents have black marks on their administrations. Many presidents (maybe all) make mistakes. But it is a precious few, a very small few, where we can say that country is directly worse of, in pretty much every single meaningful way, economically, domestically, internationally, militarily, every single way worse off for their presidency. That their administration did not mearly have "bad parts" or even predominantly bad parts, but that the country, as a whole, was demonstrably harmed by their presedency.

George W. Bush is one of those presidents. That will be his legacy.

[Tezdrian]

He was the stupidest MAN ever too take office besides Dan Quayle. The stupidest WOMAN was Sarah Palin.

[Parthenon]

this will not take long to devolve into yet another "Bush was the worst ever!!" vs. "Better than Obama!" spamfest.

He was the stupidest MAN ever too take office besides Dan Quayle. The stupidest WOMAN was Sarah Palin.

And we're off!

[Tiesabre]

I blame Bush almost entirely for the rest of the world hating us. Some of that is put on Congress too as Congress was a Republican majority most of the time.

I also put some of the blame the people who voted him into office twice. I happily sit on the edge and say "Don't look at me! I didn't vote for him either time."

Jeez, I understand having a few black marks, but come on. The guy's presidency is one giant ink stain.

[Katganistan]

Generally, less than a year is not going to give any meaningful context to anyone's "legacy".
Give it at least a decade.