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I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You can't blame Bush for everything that happens/doesn't happen in this country. The President (and I mean the office, not the individual person) doesn't have as much power as most people believe.
You want to complain about the war in Iraq...complain to congress. They voted for it. You want to complain about the money being spent on that war....complain to congress they voted on it.
Now, that comment about "planning 9/11" really pisses me off (no need to close the thread Tag, just making my comment). The planners of 9/11 were those terroristic assholes that hate America because we have stuff and they don't, because we have money and they don't, because we eat food multiple times a day and they don't. It was those crazy motherf$%#ers that attacked this country. They've been doing it for a long time and will continue to do it unless we do something about it.
You want to talk about what would happen if we elected by popular vote....sure, Gore would have been in office. When, not if, WHEN an attack (or numerous attacks) happened on his watch, he would have sent in negotiators to see what we could do to negotiate a peace (meaning, what can the US give you so you will stop attacking us?) The negotiators probably would have been killed. He would have done nothing. Like when Clinton did nothing about the attacks on the World Trade Center (the first time), on an embassy, or the USS Cole. Not to mention, with Gore, oil and gas would be at higher prices than they are now. He'd push for legislation that all cars should get 50mpg, be electric, etc. We wouldn't see products like the Camaro (or the G8, the Super Vette, etc) even coming out of Detroit for fear of fines from the government. Heck, you might not see much coming out of Detroit because he'd be pushing for more products from China and Japan. All the military guys here could just get used to working for the UN, not the US. And, it's not like I'm making this stuff up, these are things that he has said he believes should happen.
Don't get me wrong, I do not and will not blindly agree with everything Bush has done or is doing (his Immigration ideas are some of the worst, right up there with the Democrats in Congress). But at least he did something about the terrorists. What did Clinton do? Were there mistakes? Yes. Will there be more mistakes with the next President? Yes. Regardless of their party. Was Bush the best choice? Out of all the people in the country, of course not. But, he was far, far better than the alternative.
Back to the comment about voting by popular vote....we use the current system today, because that's the current, active law. Don't like them? Then work to change them, but the current rules are the ones everyone has to play by until they are changed. It doesn't mean they are right or better than any alternative, it just means they are what we have now.
Here's the overall problem with whoever we elect to be President. The people most qualified, most likely to serve the country the best....won't run. They already have good/great jobs that pay them extremely well. They don't want all the BS that comes with the position. So, you end up with someone who is power hungry or attention hungry or some other usually-self-serving reason, running for and being elected to the office.
The biggest problem with all of the politicians anymore is that they aren't representing their people. They make promises, get elected, and then they follow their own agenda. 99% of the politicians could care less what their constituents want or need, it's whatever lines their pockets and then gets them elected the next time.
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