I'm not sure if anyone else saw Good Morning America the other day...but it clearly stated that Bush is the first president to take as much vacation time as he has...he works for 4 days and always takes the fifth day off...
he has averaged 364 vacation days in a 4 and a half year span of time...

take this into consideration, we have people dying in Iraq...why do we need a president like this?

I think that Bush is probably one of the laziest and unreliable person I've met in my life. He's not there when we need him to be. It said in the news that he even in his vacation he came to the white house to do somthing about the Katrina Hurricane. I don't think he deserves to be in the White House. He hasn't done anything that really proved him as a leader.

well vaction is probably the reason why it took Bush so f*cking long to go down to New Orleans in an attempt to help...he was probably too busy sunbathing or brushing up on his 4th grade vocab skills or something to realize what a catastrophe Hurricane Katrina has created. He doesn't deserve a break because so far he hasn't done his job right, or even at all these past few hellish years.

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Originally posted by bluedemocrat:
We need a president who doesn't seek and desire power (such as a George Washington). I couldn't agree with you more, but I doubt we will ever see such a president again.

Who would run for the leader of one of the world's biggest superpowers if they DIDN'T desire power?

The trick would be finding a president who wanted to get things done for the people first and foremost, and was trying to find the power to do so.

If anything, America has plenty of smaller leaders (i.e. senators, governors, mayors, etc.) having one leader such as Bush, Clinton, etc. is just stupid...yes I know we have congress...if that is how Bush makes his decisions, then why doesn't america just take away presidency and use the organizations and larger formed groups to do the running of the country? in my opinion, that would be our best bet...one man shouldnt be labeled as "ruler" but...politics have been this way for years and years...but to me, that is what we need in order to control 279,000,000 people

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We don't need politicians like Kerry or Clinton, or impotent bumblers like Bush. We need leaders who don't give a crap about politics, but do what has to get done.

We need a president who doesn't seek and desire power (such as a George Washington). I couldn't agree with you more, but I doubt we will ever see such a president again.

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Not to defend ol' Dubya, but what exactly did you expect him to do? Have you even been reading the news? It's a tad bit hard to help people who shoot at medical helicopters. The whole region has degenerated into complete and total anarchy. There's not much anyone can do.

Ending his vacation and doing something is better than nothing. Someone must have seen this coming AND NOTHING WAS DONE? Come on!

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We don't need politicians like Kerry or Clinton, or impotent bumblers like Bush. We need leaders who don't give a crap about politics, but do what has to get done.

In other words, we need people who aren't willing to "play the game". If only we could convince the voters of that...

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shouldn't the President step up and take action.

Not to defend ol' Dubya, but what exactly did you expect him to do? Have you even been reading the news? It's a tad bit hard to help people who shoot at medical helicopters. The whole region has degenerated into complete and total anarchy. There's not much anyone can do.

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Originally posted by benje309:
Bush took too much time to get up and talk to the country and the world about the crisis at hand.

That's not a problem. Talking to the country is a waste of time anyways considering how we all know what happened there.

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With millions of people hurt and homeless due to this natural disaster, shouldn't the President step up and take action. I don't consider opening up the federal gas reserves action. It isn't going to due much for the refugees!

True, but right now al you can do is wait for the waters to go down and start ot rebuild the city.

Bush took too much time to get up and talk to the country and the world about the crisis at hand. With millions of people hurt and homeless due to this natural disaster, shouldn't the President step up and take action. I don't consider opening up the federal gas reserves action. It isn't going to due much for the refugees!

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my political sources have told me way too many secrets about bush for me to like him one bit

Hey, I get it! The solution to America's problems is to listen to one-sided, paraniod heresay! That'll solve EVERYTHING!

We don't need politicians like Kerry or Clinton, or impotent bumblers like Bush. We need leaders who don't give a crap about politics, but do what has to get done. Contributers and lobbiests be damned. The government's job is not to cater to indivdual groups depending on who's in power. It's supposed to maintain the country while generally staying the hell out of our way unless it makes sense and doesn't restrict individual freedoms.

it seems to me like there are many republican/followers of republicans that jsut dont understand the damage of our country since bush has been in office...technology and such is getting better, you'd think america would? nooo instead we are fighting at gas stations for gas and the government is warning america that there may not be enough to supply the country for winter heat..bush is an idiot and if he were at all the politician kerry or clinton is...we would be above and beyond set when it comes to major problems like this...i am open-minded towards any people...my political sources have told me way too many secrets about bush for me to like him one bit

yup i noticed that to..everytime theres an emergency in the country bush is at his ranch.......

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First, no matter how much we pride ourselves, America is not so much of a superpower that we "control the world". We simply have a lot of influence. That's all.

Secondly, Bush would not be considered to be controlling the world, seeing as how he's only on one branch of the government and most of his decisions and actions are pre-determined by an awesome Cabinet that has been somehow holding his head above water

I just realized that I said, "world". My bad, I meant America. I was thinking America yesterday when I post this but I guess I wrote the world. I don't know why. We aren't the world, we are big, but not the world. I guess I was thinking of something to do with the worldwhile typing it and I said world. I wanted to say something else on here but I didn't because I'm still trying to find reserach on it but I can't. I don't want to say it until I have my facts straight so maybe that's why I said world instead of America.

The word "controlled", I wanted to take it back yesterday but because I was tired and couldn't think of a better word, I said controlled. Probably, Run is a good word, nah, not a good word neither.

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Have you noticed that almost every modern president has gone into the Oval Office with brown/black/blonde hair, and come out with gray or white? It happened with Bush Senior, Clinton, and Dubya, and even Colin Powell, and he was only Secretary of State.

I noticed it but I just was thinking that they were getting old.

That job is stressful.

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Have you noticed that almost every modern president has gone into the Oval Office with brown/black/blonde hair, and come out with gray or white? It happened with Bush Senior, Clinton, and Dubya, and even Colin Powell, and he was only Secretary of State.

I laughed.

I don't think Bush is lazy. I just dislike *cough*hate*cough* his policies.

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It is a stressful job

Have you noticed that almost every modern president has gone into the Oval Office with brown/black/blonde hair, and come out with gray or white? It happened with Bush Senior, Clinton, and Dubya, and even Colin Powell, and he was only Secretary of State.

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I mean: you're so stupid for bringing this up...

Who are you to judge stupidity, oh ye of little IQ?

I wish I could take blow off work every Friday.

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Msybe he just can't handle the heat of controlling the world.

First, no matter how much we pride ourselves, America is not so much of a superpower that we "control the world". We simply have a lot of influence. That's all.

Secondly, Bush would not be considered to be controlling the world, seeing as how he's only on one branch of the government and most of his decisions and actions are pre-determined by an awesome Cabinet that has been somehow holding his head above water.

Lastly, a rhetorical question, because we all know the answer: Why would he bother running again if he couldn't deal?

I mean: you're so stupid for bringing this up...

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