I have a bad feeling about this
famous (and overused) line from Star Wars.
First, my bias:
While in a chat room on Election Night (2000) , I asked if "The Shrub" won. Why I wrote that, I had no idea! Nor did I have any knowledge (at the time) of the man, except that he was Bush Sr's son. Something about GWB must of set off an instinctive reaction deep inside me.
Over the years. my dislike for him grew into pure hate. These days, I'm trying to work past the hate by just thinking of him as an incompetent man in over his head. I admit, I'm not succeeding very well at it.
Let's see if I can put aside my bias and try to make Bush more popular:
(Although,I doubt he would have got my vote, even if I was American)
Days after 9/11: As with most of the world, America had my sympathetic support. I'll give Bush a pass on that classroom bit; heck I don't think I would have reacted any better.
Patriot Act: No need for it. Just tighten and enforce existing laws.
Invasion of Afghanistan and the elimination of the Taliban: Good job! The hard part would be rebuilding the country.
Invasion of Iraq: A wasteful distraction, when the first war isn't done yet. Without it, Osama Bin Laden might have been captured and/or killed.
Katrina: What a mess! in every sense of the word. Can't do anything about a Cat. 4-5 hurricane, but the aftermath would have been better if all levels of government acted competently.
The Economy: Like Mother Nature, governments can't really do much, except maybe help people survive the mood swings.
Blah. I don't think I'm helping much, even if I'm trying.
