Bush Approval Rating ?

[vgc]

Ok Im kinda drunk right now but whattya think ? Mike : )

[napster]

Ok, you do realize that you are pushing the needle into the RED when you discuss politics! But I am game....One word IDIOT. Ok, maybe another word moron. heres another imbecile. I didn't vote for him. I consider myself intelligent enough to know that there were no Iraq's on those planes on 9-11.

Fasten your seatbelts...its going to be a bumpy ride

[vgc]

Hello, Napster i take it those words were meant for Bush ? I know that this poll will not be 100% in my favor, nore am I forcing my opinion ( I may have given it away now ). Just checking the pulse. Mike : )

[MrGneiss]

And people thought the Museum gameroom pics thread was tense.

Hold onto your socks.

[photos8484]

Bad thing to talk about, like religion. Bush is a freakin' idiot, rigid, inflexible, catering to his power base, grinning into the camera, glibly saying the slogans his followers SO love to hear ('stay the course', 'WMD', 'mission accomplished!'...), rationalizing away why we went there & why we're not gonna be able to bring the troops home anytime soon & polarizing the country by implying that those who don't support him & the war are disrespecting the troops.
[Gee, I wonder why we no longer hear about 'the oil will pay for the war', or the implication that the Iraqi people will welcome us with flowers...]
Hi, kiddies, can You say Vee-et-nahm?
I guess we really should be fighting the Saudis, since it was primarily their crazies that did 9-11, but we had to finish 'daddy's war', I guess.
Enough of this at 6:30 this morning. This whole thing upsets me.

[Tulsa]

Well it's easy enough to say that this guy sucks or that guy could have done better and hindsight is 20/20. All in all, it solves nothing.

I support our troups, that's where I stand.

[arbycoffee]

The where you fight a war is not always best, but better than on our land.

[RKnarr01]

I stand behind president Bush 100% IMO he's the best President we've ever had he's not afraid to go and get the job done. I couldn't imagine what this country would be like if that idiot Kerry would of gotten in. I dont care that we havent found any WMD in Iraq or not. What did happen though is he captured Saddam a man who murdered his own people. Saddam was a terrorist himself and a major goal of Bush was to go over there and capture the high ranking officials and IMO he has done a good job of that.

[Firewire]

I support our Troops as well and Kerry wasn't any better of a choice in my opinion.

I know as Commander in Chief all eyes look at one person, but it takes more than one man to run the country.

[luckydog]

I don't agree whit everything he says or does.

But, he is our President and should be treated with repect.

And the U. S. troops are doing a fantastic job there, under very rough conditions.

[dattia]

Ok Im kinda drunk right now but whattya think ? Mike : )

I think you're looking for trouble......

[napster]

Yes, definitely a heated topic. Instead of quoting people, let me say some words for thought. I don't want to offend anyone here. Remember this is America, which means that we are entitled to our own opinions. First, let me say that this country has been divided almost 50/50 since Bush has taken office. We have put ourselves into a self destructive tug-a-war. We can't seem to agree on anything. And I believe that nothing would have changed if Kerry took office. I hear some people say "If you don't stand behind Bush, then you are anti-American." As a American I have the right to stand behind whoever I please. I do support the troops...Its the war that I am opposed to. "IF" we can win this war, what is it that we gain? It pains me to turn on TV everyday to hear that more of our troops died...And for what? Are YOU willing to go fight another countries problems? Was it worth the fortune we spent? We can't fix everything that goes wrong with the world. Yes Saddam was a ruthless dictator, but so is Fidel Castro and Moammar Kadafi. Do we attack these countries next?
And my opinions do not make me any less patriotic. Everyday I fly 2 American flags to honor what this country stands for. The main flagpole has a secondary flag in which I change periodically to honor our troops or events. The next flag that I fly there will say "Remember 9-11"
We as a country need to stop pointing the finger at one another, and pull together as a team. We are in a crisis that gets worse everyday. Does anyone here think that this war is closer to an end today, as opposed to a year ago? We need to work together to find a solution, and to put this whole mess behind us. This won't be easy but we can't keep heading in this direction. Its a "no win" situation.

[azlew]

I don't agree whit everything he says or does.

But, he is our President and should be treated with repect.

And the U. S. troops are doing a fantastic job there, under very rough conditions.

I agree Lucky.

One thing to keep in mind : We have not(yet) had a 9/11 since we went to Iraq.

Until someone runs a presidential campaign with answers and viable solutions, just saying things are being run terribly doesn't cut it (witness Kerry).

Hopefully someone will run a campaign that will show that we will be strong at defending our country yet that we will not be the United Nations enforcer. It's time for other countries to step in and defend their countries so we can take care of business at home. I don't care if the person is male ,female(blonde is ok also)gay,not gay, democrat,republican or independant, if they can prove they have solutions (Kerry are you listening?) then I will vote for them. Otherwise please don't waste my time with complaints.

[Tony Junior]

Napster, I'm NOT picking on you, nor am I trying to pick a fight.

You aren't old enough to remember WWII, I am. I thank God your frame of thought was not around then, for if it had been, we might all be speaking German or Japanese today.

As far as the country being split 50/50 since Bush, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but this nation has always been split. It was usually split only on how to deal with a particular problem however.

Only today, some in this nation (and I am NOT putting you in this catagory) want to make this greatest nation, built on Capitalism where ANY person can achieve wealth or whatever they chose, into a socialist nation, where your wealth is taken from you by the government to give to someone who is too lazy to work to provide for himself and family.

We're rapidly becoming a socialist nation. Don't believe it? Ask yourself why half of your years wages go into someone else pocket rather than into yours.

Again, I'm not picking on you, just a feeble attempt to shead a little light.

[RKnarr01]

[/QUOTE]Are YOU willing to go fight another countries problems?[QUOTE]

I believe that the problems that existed in Iraq were our problems as well as every other countries problems. If other countries noticed that dictators like Saddam murdered thousands of his own people and got away with it without any consequences because every other country just minded their own business what would stop counties like China from doing this to the peasants who are trying to fight for a country where they have some say in what goes on. The people of Iraq were not strong enough by themselves to initiate change in Iraq. We may not all be from the same country or speak the same language or be the same religion but we are all mankind and no one deserves to live in fear of what might happen if they speak out against the leader of the country. It's like having the police come and arrest those who have on this thread say they dont prefer or dislike Bush, but in the US you can say that and not have to worry about it because you have the right to like or dislike whoever you want.

[napster]

Ok, so its beat up on Napster night. Now let me clarify something. I don't have a problem fighting a war when the actual enemy is attacking us. I don't fear talking Iraqi anytime soon. I don't fear the Iraqi's at all...What did they do to us???? Bush's "OWN" cabinet admits "NO" link between Saddam and 9-11. Wake up people, "HIS OWN CABINET STATES THIS". This whole thing was a big screw up. We were lied to!!!!
It was the Saudi's that attacked us...This is where the war should be!!!! 15 people on those planes were Saudi's...Osama is a Saudi. Why don't we attack the Saudi's???? The answer to that is that the Bush's have close Personal/Business relationships with them. They don't want to shoot themselfs in the foot. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!!
And Rich, no offense...but you are to young to get involved with this thread. You can't force a "Democracy" on people that still live by 14th century rules. Politics is never an Open/Shut case.

[RKnarr01]

I dont think age has much to do with it. By being 19 above the legal age to vote I believe I am just as qualified as anyone else here making an argument. But no offense was taken like you said politics is never an open/shut case everybody has an opinion.

[Tulsa]

Well I was staying out of this till you took a shot at Rich.

Ok, so its beat up on Napster night. Now let me clarify something. I don't have a problem fighting a war when the actual enemy is attacking us.

You mean like Germany in WWI or WWII? Okay, I get it now, we should not have been there either.

I don't fear talking Iraqi anytime soon. I don't fear the Iraqi's at all...What did they do to us???? Bush's "OWN" cabinet admits "NO" link between Saddam and 9-11. Wake up people, "HIS OWN CABINET STATES THIS". This whole thing was a big screw up. We were lied to!!!!

Lied to or bad intelligence? Big difference. You may not want to play the policeman of the world stage but face facts, we are. That thug was thumbing his nose at all the United Nations sanctions and the atrocities against his own people were disgusting. To not step in would be immoral.

It was the Saudi's that attacked us...

What a freakin' crock!

This is where the war should be!!!! 15 people on those planes were Saudi's...Osama is a Saudi. Why don't we attack the Saudi's???? The answer to that is that the Bush's have close Personal/Business relationships with them. They don't want to shoot themselfs in the foot. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!!

The answer is Osama and his henchmen were exiled from Saudi Arabia for their terrorists activities. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!

And Rich, no offense...but you are to young to get involved with this thread. You can't force a "Democracy" on people that still live by 14th century rules. Politics is never an Open/Shut case.

Get off Rich. He's not too young and certainly not to young to express an opinion on this board.

[napster]

I dont think age has much to do with it. By being 19 above the legal age to vote I believe I am just as qualified as anyone else here making an argument. But no offense was taken like you said politics is never an open/shut case everybody has an opinion.

Ok Rich, I will let you climb aboard...But respond to my post in detail. Tell me how you really feel about my statements. Start with "Why are bombing the Iraqi's". End with, "Why are we letting the Saudi's go free".

[Lddrizzt]

And Rich, no offense...but you are to young to get involved with this thread.

Now there you go, sounding like a dictator, telling Rich he can't voice his opinion. Are you sure you're not speakin Iraqi already?
It's like me saying you can't get involved because you are from Jersey.

You can't force a "Democracy" on people that still live by 14th century rules. Politics is never an Open/Shut case.

I think 14th century rules is a little extreme, let's go with maybe 17th century instead? Oh wait a minute, that's when we formed THIS Democracy.

You say you don't mind fighting a war where the enemy is not attacking us? Who the h*ll do you think is shooting at our troops over there? We are there for the common man, NOT the nutcases that are trying to stop us.
We were the common man a little over 200 years ago, now we are trying to help them do the same. Noone ever said Saddam had anything to do with 9-11, we are there freeing a country from an evil dictatorship. Gee didn't we do the something similar in WWII?