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    Posted: March 13 2009 at 12:27
People get so caught up in hating bush that they assume he must be the worst president ever.  I think that history will judge him as a bad president, but not one of the worst.  Worst would have to be buchanan or harding.
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Nixon actually claimed to have a secret plan to end the war when he was running.  He actually escalated the war once in office, authorized bombing in Cambodia which destabilized the country and aided the Khmer Rouge taking over.

With regard to Bush's aid to small businesses, I work at small business (number 3 at the firm), his policies didn't do anything for us.



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Nixon had many good ideas, but of course, his personality and paranoia turned him into an egotistical crook. It did quite some damage but at least he got us out of Vietnam and helped in civil right issues.

Bush had very few redeemable qualities. I can only think of helping small businesses and his role in the fight against AIDS.

Like the vast majority, I vote Bush in this poll as the one who did the most damage.
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Originally posted by Hemispheres Hemispheres wrote:

I have heard that Nixon attempted to get socialized healthcare, and he also tried to get rid of the electoral vote, only leaving the popular vote. If he would have been successful with that we would have had a gore presidency in 2000.

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Ironically enough, by the standards of  today's "conservatives" he really was, but only to a certain extent. LOL


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I have heard that Nixon attempted to get socialized healthcare, and he also tried to get rid of the electoral vote, only leaving the popular vote. If he would have been successful with that we would have had a gore presidency in 2000.

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Originally posted by jimmy_row jimmy_row wrote:

Originally posted by mrcozdude mrcozdude wrote:

I knows it been said a million times before how did Bush get two terms and be so hated?
The democrats couldn't hit the proverbial ball off the tee?


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Truman did the right thing with the bomb. I guess no president in his right mind today would press the button. Yet. Let's just see how it goes.

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Originally posted by progrocker2244 progrocker2244 wrote:

 
Who beat him up?? If it was W who beat him up I'd laugh, though I know he wouldn't beat a guy up.
 
Was it another Iraqi??

Oh now, you know W always has other people do all the really hard work.  Again, as I've read, the suspects in the roughing up are Iraqi security and US Secret Service people.


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Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Well, speaking of Nixon (even though he only has one vote LOL)...

Deep Throat revealed himself, and then died.

Extra, extra, read all about it, and all that:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_re_us/obit_felt
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Too easy to point fingers. I hate every human being. you're all two faced. Glad that I  have two dogs.They're both trained to kill on command.
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by progrocker2244 progrocker2244 wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Dodging those shoes is about the only think I can think of got me some respect for W. LOL
 
Hey, speaking of the notorius shoe incident, did that guy get any charges for doing that???


Apparently got beat up a little and a broken arm so far as I've read.  And this guy is now regarded as a bit of a hero by many in the Islamic world.  I personally wouldn't go that far, but there are many of my fellow citizens who would.

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Who beat him up?? If it was W who beat him up I'd laugh, though I know he wouldn't beat a guy up.
 
Was it another Iraqi??

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Originally posted by progrocker2244 progrocker2244 wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Dodging those shoes is about the only think I can think of got me some respect for W. LOL
 
Hey, speaking of the notorius shoe incident, did that guy get any charges for doing that???


Apparently got beat up a little and a broken arm so far as I've read.  And this guy is now regarded as a bit of a hero by many in the Islamic world.  I personally wouldn't go that far, but there are many of my fellow citizens who would.

And now for some shoe related humor:





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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Dodging those shoes is about the only think I can think of got me some respect for W. LOL
 
Hey, speaking of the notorius shoe incident, did that guy get any charges for doing that???

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Well, speaking of Nixon (even though he only has one vote LOL)...

Deep Throat revealed himself, and then died.

Extra, extra, read all about it, and all that:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_re_us/obit_felt
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Dodging those shoes is about the only think I can think of got me some respect for W. LOL
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Originally posted by mrcozdude mrcozdude wrote:

I knows it been said a million times before how did Bush get two terms and be so hated?
The democrats couldn't hit the proverbial ball off the tee?
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Originally posted by mrcozdude mrcozdude wrote:

I knows it been said a million times before how did Bush get two terms and be so hated?
 
*Prepares for conspiracy theorys.
 
 
To be fair to Bush though,he dodged that shoe so spectacularly.


There's no age limit on hatred.

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I knows it been said a million times before how did Bush get two terms and be so hated?
 
*Prepares for conspiracy theorys.
 
 
To be fair to Bush though,he dodged that shoe so spectacularly.


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