Republicans: Do you feel that George Bush failed as a President, overall?

Question

If so, how will McCain do things differently?

If not, how did Bush succeed?

Answer 1

Absolutely.  I voted for that SOB for governor and twice for president.

He had me fooled for a while, but when he was governor he let Bob Bullock, the Lt. Gov, tell him what to do.  When he was president, he let Slick d**k Cheney tell him what to do.

Answer 2

Not really, hes been under an enormous amount of pressure for his position and i understand that comes with the job but i'll give him a little leeway. His mistake is the Iraq conflict. I dont know how McCain will do things differently mainly because i dont see them as the same.

Answer 3

Are you for real asking a REPUBLICAN this question? Remember, they are still convinced that Bush REALLY WON in 2000-LOLOL

It is pretty much like after the convention speeches,the Media ask Politicians of the same Party-How was that speech  tonight? LOL LOL

Answer 4

Failed?  No.  Didn't do well?  Yeah.  I have always felt he was not qualified, since 2000.  I don't think all of his policies were bad, but when it came to implementation, most did terrible.

Answer 5

NO!  i do not feel Bush failed at all.  He did and is doing his best. What did people want, for us to sit on our hands and wait to terrorized again....Some blood has to be shed and it is sad that it has to be this way, but, in this world, it is that way, if we are fot fight for America.

Answer 6

Bush's biggest failure was his lack of communication during the Iraq War just prior to the Surge.

He also failed to be the Conservative the base had hopes for when he was elected. There had not been a Congressional Majority and a Republican president in 50 years or so until Bush.

They had the chance to not only reduce taxes, but cut government spending. Instead, spending sky rocketed and Republicans started spending money like John Edwards in a beauty parlor.

The largest increase in Education spending in history. Rx drug plans. Foreign aid programs. First president to spend Federal tax money on embryonic stem cell research programs. Etc...

His war on terror policies have been a success.

Ultimately, Bush's presidency is a failure in governmental spending. It is why the Republican votes did not turn out to vote in 2006. I believe it was Bush's leadership and his "Compassionate Conservative" ideas that were the problem. Had Bush been a real conservative, with real spending conrol desires, the Republicans in the House and Senate would have followed suit. Instead the party was lead astray be wanting to be liked by the left. Letting Liberal write spending policies, like Kennedy's No Child Left Behind Act was a mistake in trying to "get along."

What I find hysterical are Democrats complaining about the spending then complaining its never enough being spent.

McCain is (for all that he isn't) a steward of government excess. He has spent most of his time in the Senate pointing out government spending excess and pork projects.

My greatest concern about McCain is that he feels the need to reach across party lines and compromise. There should be no compomise regarding government spending.

The government spends too much. It needs to be reduced and reduced in dramatic numbers.

Answer 7

you have to remember that he said:

"being the president is hard"

which was pretty profound...

...so you can't blame him too much... evidently, according to him, it was SUPPOSED to be easy...but instead was hard.

Answer 8

No, I don't think he has failed at all.  Well I suppose it was agressive of him to think the NCLB program would turn it around.   Far too many have been left behind if the surge of budding socialist are any indicator.   McCian works across the isle quite a bit.  That is what we Republicans hate most about him.  That's why I don't understand why the libs would want such a nothing like Obama who's only agenda is socialism and Kenya.  

Answer 9

No.  While he as done some things that are not great, he was put between a rock and a hard place on 9/11.  Everyone wanted us to go after the sick radical islamist, so he did.  Now all of you chicken s&^ts are bashing him for doing what you wanted.  

I wish he would have vetoed more of the spending bills, but Obama is going to increase spending and taxes.  I pay enough as it is and do not want to continue to pay for lazy people to collect welfare.  

Answer 10

I think history will be more kind to George Bush than the media and liberal critics are now.

He was given the impossible task of dealing with several catastophes and world events that no President could have handled and pleased everyone.  He has gotten the blame for things that happened "on his watch" over which he had no control, and also for the actions of a Congress that was run by Democrats during much of his second term.

Honestly, I think his biggest mistake was choosing Cheney as VP & taking the advice of him & Karl Rove rather than following his heart.

I believe the war in Iraq was justified and is still winnable, and that he succeeded in keeping any futher terrorist attacks on our soil after 9/11--not a small feat!

I also believe that some of the problems with the econony that everybody is blaming Bush for are the long-term consequences of things that Clinton did--selling out our nation's jobs to foreign companies, especially China, and not dealing with immigration reform.

McCain is nothing like Bush.  He is not nearly as beholden to the GOP "powers that be" as Bush seemed to be, and has a history of being bipartisan and working with Congress on both sides of the aisle.  

Bush had the reputation somewhat in state politics in Texas, but somehow polarized liberals against him in DC leading to the gridlock that is actually to blame for much of the inaction on tough issues.

McCain has the national experience to get past that barrier.

Answer 11

YES!

Answer 12

Yeah he said it himself, Its hard work.

Miserable excuse for a leader, he couldn't even run a baseball team.

He failed at everything, he was on vacation most of the time so I guess he succeded at getting some R&R.

Answer 13

Not really?????

Every one who thinks Bush was an okay President should be shot in the streets...

He and his father is the cause for the animosity the country has for Republicans.

Answer 14

no

Answer 15

He did exactly what he was put in place to do. He created wars that benefit the military industrial complex, he pushed oil company profits to new heights, he bankrupted a good portion of the middle class, got rid of civil liberties and human rights and took the fall in opinion polls distraacting the masses from going after the CEOs that pull the strings. Now did he fail the American people? Yes just like the presidents going back to LBJ have and the next on will.