Here is a link to an AP article I found on Yahoo. If there is any better reason to not re-elect Bush, I honestly can't think of one.
(Is Kerry all that much better? No. But he's not Bush and right now Bush is a totem for all things bad that have happened lately. Removing Bush would be like removing a big thorn in the side of the world.)
Americans don't get to see how the rest of the world views George Bush. The US press conveniently does not mention it. He is almost unanimously hated, laughed at, ridiculed and discounted. Everyone pretty much wants him to go away. The damage he has done to relations between the US and Europe (and indeed the rest of the world) is almost incalculable.
And folks, let me tell you, being over here in Europe, I see examples of it everywhere I go. When people in countries I visit find out I am from Texas (of which I am VERY proud but don't talk about that much anymore, for fear of retribution), the first thing they do is ask if I support Bush. When I say my usual variation of "HELL NO!", they relax their guard and then they tell me their reasons why they think he is so awful. They ALL hate him. They all are confused by him. They wonder why America stopped being the land of the free and and started being the world's aggressor.
I wonder about that too. Alot.
Amen! One thing I really noticed when I lived in Germany was that "Shrub" (thanx, Molly Ivins) is thought of as a complete boob. Which he is, of course. They loved Bill Clinton, and wondered what the fuss was all about. Hell, if any man could get a blow job in the Oval Office, he would! And if he were married and someone asked him if he'd cheated on his wife, he'd lie too! Not that I condone adultery, but in the grand scheme of things, George W. Bush has committed far worse acts. And another thing- everyone's now making Ronald Reagan out to be a saint or something. Don't get me wrong, I'm sorry he suffered from such a horrible disease, but two words come to mind: "Iran-Contra." Sigh. I guess I'll stop my rant. Sorry, ex husband and I had several arguments on the phone today, and I'm feeling a tad feisty. Catch ya later.
ReplyDeleteAmen! One thing I really noticed when I lived in Germany was that "Shrub" (thanx, Molly Ivins) is thought of as a complete boob. Which he is, of course. They loved Bill Clinton, and wondered what the fuss was all about. Hell, if any man could get a blow job in the Oval Office, he would! And if he were married and someone asked him if he'd cheated on his wife, he'd lie too! Not that I condone adultery, but in the grand scheme of things, George W. Bush has committed far worse acts. And another thing- everyone's now making Ronald Reagan out to be a saint or something. Don't get me wrong, I'm sorry he suffered from such a horrible disease, but two words come to mind: "Iran-Contra." Sigh. I guess I'll stop my rant. Sorry, ex husband and I had several arguments on the phone today, and I'm feeling a tad feisty. Catch ya later.
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