News Bush Honest & Trustworthy Until How Many Lies?

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The discussion highlights the declining public trust in President George W. Bush, particularly in light of the Rove scandal and a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll indicating that only 41% of respondents view him as honest and trustworthy. Despite a majority disapproving of his job performance, 46% still believe he is doing well, likely due to ongoing support for neoconservative policies. The conversation critiques Bush's background, including his privileged upbringing, questionable military service, and history of substance abuse, raising concerns about his qualifications for the presidency. Additionally, it addresses significant controversies during his administration, such as the justification for the Iraq War and the failure to find weapons of mass destruction. Overall, the thread questions how Bush maintained support despite these issues, reflecting broader concerns about political accountability.
  • #61
until revolving doors in the pentagon, congres, oil corporations ,defence industry and mass stops.. american people votes has no effect.
 
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SOS2008 said:
Libertarian seems to be what the Republican party used to be in terms of less government. I like the non-intervention foreign policy. But I believe in fair trade, not free trade. I'm not really sure what the Libertarian stand is on fiscal matters (budget versus pork spending we see now). Who do you see as a Libertarian candidate to vote for in the next presidential election?

In any event, and back to the OP, the corruption has got to go!
In principle, they're not worse than the Republicans and Democrats, just different - better in some ways, worse in some ways.

Of course, your last question is the real sticking point. Libertarians still seem to put up some strange candidates, especially by the time you filter down to the local elections and the Libertarian Party is just looking at the body count vs who's actually running in their name.
 
  • #63
I'm not a supporter and I'm not really a conservative, as you know, but I really can't agree when people directly blame him for many of the things that have happened during his presidency because I think he has little control (or takes little control) of what's going on. I'll definitely blame him for that though. -statutoryApe

That's why they call it "The Bush administration" so that no one particular person or group of people can be held accountable or blamed kinda takes the heat off.
 
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jammieg said:
That's why they call it "The Bush administration" so that no one particular person or group of people can be held accountable or blamed kinda takes the heat off.
Too bad really.

Whatever happened to the Truman sign on the desk ... "The Buck Stops Here".

They must have sold it off in a garage sale.
 
  • #65
haha... eBay is more like it... and it got lost during shipping...

Governments, Corporations, Churches... all have their fair share of cover ups. I think our collective understanding and awareness of these incidents are a good sign that they cannot get away with it for much longer.

What we didn't know before is hurting us today... (all the gay kids who were molested into gayness who may not be otherwise gay... yes i know what I'm saying is controversial, but it's part of my point).

Because we recognize, we can prepare and make changes. An ounce of prevention is what we need.

Ignorance is Bliss... Why do they have to do it infront of our faces? I'm so insulted!
 

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