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Bill Clinton receive a sexual favor and lied about it for which he was impeached.

George Dubya Bush has screwed an entire Nation, and lied about everything; where are the impeachment papers?

Here is what we've come to: A President blinded by power and privilege, oblivious to the devastation toward which he is pushing America and the world. An International corporate culture run amok, freed from restraints in every area from pollution control to health and safety standards to merciless price-gouging, even as the abuses slip quietly from the attention of corporate owned media. An economy trumpeted as "blooming" even while hundreds of thousands lose their jobs, slip into poverty, are left without homes or health care or enough to eat. A "Patriot Act" that makes all of us traitors if we speak out in any way the Washington thought militia deems threatening. Warrantless Wiretapping, Systemic Torture. Abuse of Detainees, Cherry-Picking Intelligence, Muzzling Truth tellers, Shredding our Constitution.

George W. Bush's last act as Governor of Texas and one of his first acts as president-elect, George W. Bush demonstrated his utter disregard for the law when it comes to secrecy. In December 2000, as the cliff-hanging Florida presidential recount was sorting itself out and heading for the U.S. Supreme Court, Dubya was in Austin, Texas, away from the spotlight. As soon as he got word of the U.S. Supreme Court's favorable ruling, he arraigned for his gubernatorial records to be gathered, placed on sixty large pallets, shrink-wrapped in heavy plastic, and, with no announcement, quietly shipped off to his father's presidential library at Texas A&M University. Actually, this effort to bury his records had started in 1997, when DUBYA sought and obtained a change in Texas law to permit a governor to select a site for his papers, within Texas, other than the Texas State Library. But such an alternative site was permissible only after "consultation" with the state's library and archives commission. This consultation was mandatory, obviously required to make sure any alternative arraignments satisfied the state's stringent open-access law regarding the records. DUBYA, however, removed his papers with no consultation whatsoever; rather, he dispatched an aide to inform the head of the Library and Archive Commission that he was sending his records to his father's library, like it or not.

Well, she didn't like it. With one of the nation's strongest public information laws (much to DUBYA's) chagrin), Peggy Rudd, the director and librarian of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, took exception to his unilateral action. Under Texas law, gubernatorial papers are immediately indexed by archivist and then made publicly available. All requests fir these records must be answered within 10 days under the Texas statute. Bush senior's presidential library is run by the U.S. government's National Archives and Records Administration, however, which quickly advised those seeking access to DUBYA's gubernatorial records that his papers were no longer subject to Texas laws and that the federal archivists were to busy with father's papers to process his son's. DUBYA had effectively federalized his papers, hiding them in legal limbo in his father's library, where no one could have access to them. His handpicked successor, the newly installed Texas governor Rick Perry, agreed with Dubya.

But Ms. Rudd did not cotton to being bullied by the former governor, even if he was president of the country, and refused to accept Dubya's designation of his father's library. It took her over a year, but in May 2002 she prevailed, forcing the Texas attorney general, who would have been hard-pressed to read the Texas law any other way, to rule against Dubya, making his gubernatorial papers subject to Texas Public Information Act. Given the clarity of Texas law, Dubya's claim that Ms. Rudd's office had no role other than the ministerial one of recording the governor's designation of an alternative location was beyond Philadelphia lawyering. It was a flagrant violation of the law.

News accounts reported that Dubya's ploy had not violated the law, but a close reading of the attorney general's formal opinion shows that these reports are incorrect. There are no sanctions for such a violation other than to male the papers available as the law requires. No telling how much scrubbing Dubya's gubernatorial papers received, both before he left office and while in limbo at his father's library.

However, Dubya appears to have the last laugh in this tale; His papers were sent to Austin, Texas, for processing – slowly. And Governor Perry, along with a new attorney general (both DUBYA supporters), had found new exceptions in the state's information law that give him the keys to the filing cabinets with DUBYA's records. In Short secrecy wins, and good luck to anyone seeking DUBYA's gubernatorial records (as a few did before Perry got the keys; such access resulted in DUBYA's embarrassment, like showing that DUBYA and council Alberto Gonzales processed death-row communications on incomplete information and faster than DUBYA could say, "EXECUTE HER". It is really difficult to believe one would go to so much trouble to hide his public records unless he had something he really did not want people to know about.

To Birdie is San Marcos, Tx.
Marvin P. Bush, the president’s younger brother, was a principal in a company called Securacom that provided security for the World Trade Center, United Airlines, and Dulles International Airport. The company, was backed by KuwAm, a Kuwaiti-American investment firm.

The company lists as government clients "the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S Air force, and the Department of Justice," in projects that "often require state-of-the-art security solutions for classified or high-risk government sites." Bush and his no bid nepotism contracts are bankrupting this country.

I for one will speak out against this IMBECILE and his henchman Tricky Dickie. I have and will continue to send letters to Congress to investigate these 2 crooks to the fullest extent of the Law; glad to see a federal judge is stepping in to advise these crooks to preserve e-mail communications. Time to expose Dubya for the FRAUD he actually is!

I have grown so sick of both the Republicans and Democratic parties I'm a proud card carrying member of the Lou Dobbs Independent Populist party, no incumbent will receive my vote.

I highly recommend the book by Chalmers Johnson "Nemesis".

"The real division in this country is not between right-left or Dem-Rep, but between those that believe we should stand by our commitment to combat terrorism with force when necessary and those that still believe we can negotiate and appease the fanatics. Some of us want to stand up and fight for those that can't defend themselves…and there are those people that want to close their eyes pretend these monsters don't exist.
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Osama bin Laden's fanatical ideas come NOT from Nazis, but the belief that Muslims should go back to their older ways. His hatred escalated greatly when Saudi Arabia let Bush 41 put his troops in there during the first war.

Terrorism is a tactic, not a political or religious movement. There are terrorists in every country including ours (Timothy McVeigh, Eric Rudolph).

Bush chose to spend his major effort invading a country that had nothing to do with 9/11. He was "not that concerned" about the terrorist that attacked our country, but did manage to create a breeding ground for al Qaeda where there wasn't one before.

The Iraqi committee, Gen. Petraeus, and even Bush admit there can be NO MILITARY SOLUTION to the problem. The final resolution must come through diplomatic efforts.

"Wake up and pull your heads from the sand"

DEAR Gorbashov; Tom, ALBUQUERQUE, NM; T. Tim, Lodi, WI; Bob, San Francisco, CA; Steve, Portland, OR; J.Crobuzon; Samuel, Lincoln, NE; mike, philadelphia; Guido, Charleston, South Carolina; Walter, Atlanta, Georgia :

Wake up and smell the mass graves U.S. soldiers keep uncovering in IRAQ. "Stability" to SADDAM and other despots in the MID-EAST means a boot on your neck and a gun to your head.

Try studying the history of Afghanistan and Iraq so you really understand where ISLAMOFACISM started and you will realize that it is a direct by-product of NAZISM and FACISM that we fought in WWII.

Blaming BUSH for every negative event in this country and around the globe for that matter, while refusing any him credit for one positive just shows how deranged you are.

Give it a rest. For once I would love for one Democrat voice a rational suggestion or original thought on how to change course that does not involve quitting and breaking our promise to help those people who so desperately need us.

The real division in this country is not between right-left or Dem-Rep, but between those that believe we should stand by our commitment to combat terrorism with force when necessary and those that still believe we can negotiate and appease the fanatics. Some of us want to stand up and fight for those that can't defend themselves...and there are those people that want to close their eyes pretend these monsters don't exist.

Wake up and pull your heads from the sand or stand aside and let our military do their job.

THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IS FEELING THE PAIN, TOO – THE PAIN OF KNOWING THAT BUSH 41 SHOULD HAVE PULLED OUT SOONER!

"Many Canadian Parents and Families are also grieving for their sons and daughters who were lost fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. As are many parents and family members around the world who lost loved ones due to past Wars and the Iraq War." UH, Canada is not in Iraq. You obviously prefer bling jingoism to fact checking. You dont even know what countries YOUR countries army is in!

Jeff from AZ, I agree with you completely.
43 absolutely sickens me. I had such high hopes when we elected a democratic Congress. I wish the democrats would get the backbone to vote to impeach first Cheney then 43. Then they should be tried for war crimes.

It's a pity that the article has been altered now to remove the original headline -

Bush 41: Lay off my son

It was beautiful, but I suppose you folks in the right-wing media have to maintain the proper tone....

You can hardly see Bush Sr. on any programme, especially the ones I have seen him on CNN, where he doesn't say that people are picking on his son. It must be embarrassing to have a President have to have his dad come out and tell people to lay off. I know it is embarrassing having to listen to him defend him so often. I thought if you are good enough to be President then you are supposed to be man enough to take the complaints without having Dad come out and stick up for you.

Tomorrow Canadians pay tribute to all the men and women who have sacrificed and are sacrificing their lives for our Freedom.

We pay tribute to all our brave military members who are now actively engaged in the Iraq War. And to those who fought bravely in WWI, WWII, The Korean War and The Vietnam War.

Many Canadian Parents and Families are also grieving for their sons and daughters who were lost fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. As are many parents and family members around the world who lost loved ones due to past Wars and the Iraq War.

But these families who grieve for their loved ones do so with great pride for their heroes. For their sons, daughters, fathers, mothers who fearlessly and bravely answered the call for our Freedom.

And I can tell you this, George Bush I nor II has the power to diminish the pride I feel for these heroes, including my Dad, Uncles, and Grandfathers. I will stand proud and pay homage to each and every military member who is and who has made the ultimate sacrifice.

And while many will remember Bush II as America's worst President – Yesterday, Tomorrow and Each Day to Come, We Will Remember The Best, The Greatest, The Bravest, Men and Women
For – As the Legacies of those who failed to Govern and Serve their Nation Proudly fade away in time .....

They, Our Heroes, shall not grow old as we who are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
SALUTE.

John from Columbus...........41 and 43 refers to their presidencies. Old George was president number 41, Clinton was president 42, young George is president 43, the next president will be number 44,,,,,,,,,ok?

What is a man if he has no conscience?

HA! Spoken like true left-wingers! Bush handled Katrina poorly??!!! WHAT ABOUT THE MAYOR AND GOVERNOR?! OH NO, don't blame them, they're just IN CHARGE. But no democrat has the guts to admit failure. We have become a nation of cowards and sissies, led by our democratic congress and the left-wing media. Each and every democrat-communist coward should be either sent to exile in France or brought up on charges. The clinton white house set up future administrations for failure when they failed to contain terrorism because they lacked the intestinal fortitude to stop it. Like a true democrat, they hid in fear. You heard it here first. If a democrat-communist gets elected they'll blame each and every failure on Bush. That's the democrat way, hide and blame.

I am sure daddy you are proud of your son's accomplishment of wounding Americans and IRaQs..oooh how about Katrina victims that were used to fan the war so that Americans and the world could pay attention...Never been ashamed to be an American more than I am right now.....

WHY ARE WE STILL IN THE MIDDLE EAST?!! Aren't they supposed to be running their own land now with their own army that we clothed, supplied, and trained.
COME ON! Let them do their own crowd control with their own people. We took down the BAD LEADER and others...Where the hell is WALDO?..I MEAN..BIN LADEN.
WHY IS THE ARMY RECRUITER SENDING ARMY WAR GAMES TO KIDS TO PLAY ON THEIR COMPUTER SO THEY CAN THINK "OH, THIS IS FUN..I WANT TO JOIN UP"..WHHHHAAATT..IT'S NOT FUN BOY!!! IT'S NOT A GAME!!!! THERE ARE NOT CHEAT CODES TO LIFE PEOPLE!!!
BRING OUR PEOPLES BACK. WE HAVE OUR TSA SECURITY AND OUR AIR MARSHALLS (and other gov. agencies) SO WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER 9/11...
WE HAVE AIRFORCE AND NAVY TO DO THE BORDERS...COME ON! HOW ARE THEY GOING TO ATTACK US, IF WE PULL OUT?!! THEY DIDN'T FIND NO NUKES! I JUST DON'T GET IT.

May I ask the obvious question....whatt he heck does "41" and "43" stand for?

Thank you to the US military and thank yout to George W Bush who had the guts to do what Clinton never would have.

Keep fightint the good fight, Mr President and our troops!!

If I were daddy Bush I would feel bad and ashamed for having raised such a dumb idiot for a son. Your children are a reflection of you so what does that say about daddy Bush?

The middle east was better off with Saddam in Iraq. We can see now why he had to rule with an iron fist in order to keep Iraq under control. That part of the world has been fighting each other for centuries and removing Saddam only made it worst.

Dick Cheney gave an interview in the 1990's as to why daddy Bush didn't topple Saddam during the gulf war. Every reason he gave has happened since GW invaded Iraq. He opened up Pandora's box and he doesn't have a clue as to how to put the top back on.

I love you George W. Bush. You will go down as one of the greatest presidents of all time. We were right to go into Iraq. I can't understand why your approval rating is not in the 90s right now. Bush rules. I wish we can have another 8 years of you.
Posted By Alvin : November 10, 2007 1:35 pm

I am forced to believe that there are numerous trolls on this board that try to stir up anger and disgust.

James from Phoenix and CA Native:

Yes, Clinton lied: About his SEX LIFE!!!! Since when is that our business, even if he does do it in his office? I hope Hillary and Chelsea kicked his butt, but it should have only only affected his immediate family (and would have if his detractors hadn't seen fit to spends millions of dollars and countless hours boring us with it).

GW Bush also lied (and lied and lied), but about WAR! Little bit more important, don't you think? Yes, he's an extremely dim bulb (why, oh why didn't they just make him Baseball Commissioner, which was the job he really wanted?), but ignorance is no excuse, especially for a President. What Bush has done to harm our once-great nation is irreparable, and the harm he has wrought in the Middle East is criminal. Poppy gets a pass for not seeing his child's limitations (to put it euphemistically), but if you can't see how much damage GW has done and continues to do, I pity you, I really do.

I love you George W. Bush. You will go down as one of the greatest presidents of all time. We were right to go into Iraq. I can't understand why your approval rating is not in the 90s right now. Bush rules. I wish we can have another 8 years of you.

George and Laura both have the blood of innocents on their hands. Laura killed her high school boyfriend in an accident when she ran a stop sign. George ordered the bombing of a country on false pretense of WMDs . These people are directly responsible for the deaths of more Americans then the Clintons ever will be proven. The Clintons are a corrupt family but the Bushes are a morally corrupt clan.

People that sit at home safe, risking not themselves nor their own family are the ones complaining the most. The vast majority of service men and women, and their families support the President.

the LIBERAL generals speak out

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20070923-9999-1n23generals.html

we are the ones that enlist. Most of the soldiers come from homes that know there are things worth fighting for. Liberal families do not join the military!!

Explain Cheney, Rove, Limbaugh, Hannity

The liberals who stay home;

http://www.awolbush.com/whoserved.html

Kennedy, Kerry, Kerry,Cleland ..

Where was bush ?

It's now well established that George W. Bush never showed up for National Guard duty for a period of approximately one year, possibly more, in 1972-1973. Despite all the talk about "honor and dignity," Bush seems to have a problem meeting his

Boy, ther's a lot of intelligent discussion on the ticker everytime the word "Bush" is mentioned. To disagree and critcize policy is one thing– but some of these comments are so horrific, I can't believe CNN posts them (maybe I shouldn't be surprised). I've come to expect the usual Bush Derangement Syndrome outburts (it feels so good to blame GW for $5 a gallon gas while drinking $5 a cup Starbucks, doesn't it?),but nasty comments about the former prez and his wife are clearly out of line, and if you have a speck of decency you know it's true!

For those of us who have to face hard decisions and major responsibility at our own jobs on a regular basis(flipping burgers and working at the Gap don't count), we know that sometimes it's a catch-22, and when you fail, criticism rightly ensues. But that doesn't mean you are a liar, a moron, an oil baron, or Hitler. Consider that next time you carelessly hurl hysterical insults.

I think most people who talk smack on this thread have never lived under a communist regime nor a dictatorship for that matter. You people take your freedom for granted. You were born in a free world and thus you think you have the capicty to judge and criticize this regime. Why don't you try to live or shall I say; survive in one of these countries, than you will understand what freedom is and you will shut your mouth and quit putting down the leader of the free world. This is a war of ideoligies. We think people should be free they think people should be supressed. George Bush is a hero and possibly the greatest president of our time. Freedom is on the march and if you don't like it then go move to a socialist, a communist or dictatorship and fight to supress societies. In the mean time I will stand behind our president and fight you people tooth and nail. Not becasue the majority supports us but instead becasue it is the responsibility of the USA to promote democracies throught the golbe no matter how hard the resistance is. You people think we can go to the middle east and win a war in 1 year? 5 Years? It will take 30-50 years for us to win this war and in the end millions will live in a free society. Now tell me what your logic is to argue this point.

Ca Native, you do not understand the meaning of democracy. Democratic leaders do not do what they think is right, they do what the people want. To say that Bush is correct in doing what he thinks is right instead of what the people want, is to admit that you do not believe democracy works.

Its all very simple.For the bush supporters, lets do this! Since bush,rumsfeld and ,most of all ,cheney, had the Iraqi's FREEDOMS as the justification for the invasion, lets give them each a pellet gun and let them walk the streets of Bagdhad together without any backup. Im sure they will be recieved as heroes! WHY don't they do that? Are they scared, or something? Maybe they prefer low income kids doing that instead. Bloody cowards (that includes bush supporters). Can you say the word "CHICKENHAWKS"?? Look it up, neocons.

Well, I am so glad that Bush Sr. feels the pain because his son has caused all Americans to feel pain!

Sorry 41 – your son is an incompetent disgrace to this country. He should not be in a position of power like this – as he is not fit. Obviously. Darth Vader is even scarier. January 20th, 2009 cannot come soon enough.

As someone that has had family members in Iraq, I say I am proud that 43 was our leader at this time. People that sit at home safe, risking not themselves nor their own family are the ones complaining the most. The vast majority of service men and women, and their families support the President. We are the ones that send our sons, we are the ones that enlist. Most of the soldiers come from homes that know there are things worth fighting for. Liberal families do not join the military!! When they do its usually for college tuition etc. We send our sons and daughters to fight for things other Americans only enjoy!!!

Posted By Greg Okc : November 10, 2007 11:23 am

Certainly people like you should get some lessons.....Bush should have started with her own daughters then we follow as an example... I can not imagine how many lives have been lost. If you didn't get it this time, I think I can not even make you get it....but I hope your sons and daugthers get it soem day,

I really am disgusted by the people that say Bush has killed civilians in Iraq. I think you are simply ignoring who is really killing them, Islamic Radical insurgents how do not want a democratic government in Iraq. If there was no insurgency, would those people have died? The answer is no. Would we still have a huge military presence there if the insurgency which is sponsored by Iran was not going on? No. So please stop pretending like you really care about Iraqi civilians when you said nothing about Saddam Hussein putting down two different rebellions and murdering a million or so people. This is about hating Bush for whatever reason and that makes your arguments skewed and unreasonable. You are free to disagree, do not just hate for the sake of hating someone who disagrees with you and then pick and choose what you want to point out about them so others hate that person, too. This is unfair and frankly, dangerous.

As someone that has had family members in Iraq, I say I am proud that 43 was our leader at this time. People that sit at home safe, risking not themselves nor their own family are the ones complaining the most. The vast majority of service men and women, and their families support the President. We are the ones that send our sons, we are the ones that enlist. Most of the soldiers come from homes that know there are things worth fighting for. Liberal families do not join the military!! When they do its usually for college tuition etc. We send our sons and daughters to fight for things other Americans only enjoy!!!

Thank You, Jeff in Payson AZ.

My feelings exactly.

Didn't Bush 41's advisors counsel containment in Iraq? The neoconservatives wanted Bush 41 to go all the way to Baghdad. He and his advisors, Cheney included, wisely chose not to. Bush 41 should feel bad for our country and for his son's failures in Iraq. Say what you will about Bush Sr., at least he surrounded himself with competent people and they served him well in crisis. Bush 43 surrounded himself with incompetent people and they have not served him or the American people well. That is something to be sad about.

IMPEACH!

IMPEACH!

IMPEACH!

Yo – Congress – LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE OR FIND YOURSELVES WITHOUT A JOB!

"I swear, 88% of you commenting your opinions on this Blog are imbeciles, 98% of you do not have a clue what is actually taking place, or why our political elite have chosen to take the course that they have. I do not claim that I do, I surely know better than the 88% of you whining, delusional, weak-hearted opinionates, however I am not so disillusioned as to presume to understand things which I clearly do not"

Posted By RVB, A Soldier in Iraq

Just BECUASE YOU HAVE A PROBLEM seeing the multitude of abysmal FAILURE that is RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE, don't go calling everyone else ignorant. Since when do you REQUIRE someone to become a politician, to PARTICIPATE in the politcal PROCESS ????? We not only should expect, but DEMAND that as citizens, that those who are elected are HEARD and that their voices at least receive CONSIDERATION. I can't stop laughing at all these MACHO posts, that just say we should blindly follow and kick-*ss, to blindly please the will of an inept "chief". Your argument is entirely vacuous...not one SPECIFIC ARTICULATED point that would defend these neo-con clowns. Why don't you google PNAC....why don't you start seriously analyzing how many times the U.S. has been hypocritical in terms of their policy, particularly in the middle east...oh wait, I get it....your an oil mogul billionaire...If you have such an EXTENSIVE and DEEP understanding of this war, why haven't you provided a word as to WHY ?????? The same can be said of 99% of the posts by the 2% of ?????? who actually honor these criminal bafoons....

Please refer to the many well articulated points made by this poster:
Posted By Jeff, Payson, Az : November 9, 2007 9:17 pm

JEFF...thanks for saving me the effort...I'd be hard pressed to articulate better....

to nicolas in san francisco. u r n idiot.......bush ruined the place....

at least dad had a brain. unfortunately junior's brain in in carl rove's head

"this country would be so much better with out all the Liberals. They do not understand what it means to be united. Horrible acts were done to this country and all the republicans back Bush. We should have come into the war stronger inoreder to already be done and out of it but of course we can not because he has to please all the crazy left wingers make a good public apperance to them. Its time to let loose in Iraq and give them what they deserve. I wish we could send some libs over because if they had any brain….they'd be republican"

Posted By CAREPUBLICAN, REDWOOD CITY, CA

IS THIS A JOKE? Only a dim bulb assumes that all who take exception to abysmal policies are liberals...Let loose and give them what they deserve??? What, innocent people who never had an inkling of anything to do with us ever??? It makes perfect sense though; an inferior intelligence is the only feature that can explain how there is any support left for B43 and the neo-con team. "Republican" and "conservative" are oxymorons in every respect, except for the aspect that involves the goal of the top 1% stealing 99.5% of the total wealth. Also,why don't you stop and think what causes horrible acts? The west has been in the mid-east for ages, bullying, installing cronies etc., under the guise of "democracy"...how would you feel if the tables were reversed???? Dumb begets dumber....

"After Bush 41 and Bush 43 why would anyone in their right mind would vote republican again? If another republican is elected for president in the near future I am moving to Mexico. Should be alot of cheap vacant homes since they all left for the U.S. I hear it is a whole lot cheaper to live there. You can smoke just about anywhere you want in Mexico."

Good lord, LEAVE NOW!!!! It should improve the US gene pool.

"I never liked 41 but I could respect him. His son has done more to undermine the rule of law in the US than any president for a hundred and fifty years."

I think you need a few lessons in American History before making that claim. Start with WWII and Franklin Roosevelt. Internment camps, censorship.....

43 will go down in history as the worst American president EVER.

Yea, well Bush 41 has the knowledge that Bush 43 tarnishes anything Bush 41 did – Bush 43 is the US of A's village idiot ...

41,

Had you been a responsible father and whipped your boy’s a?? every time he screwed up instead of covering for him, maybe he would have grown up to be a man. Unfortunately you failed and now you are to blame for the mess this country is in.

It’s not too late; you know you can still whip the wimp!

I never liked 41 but I could respect him. His son has done more to undermine the rule of law in the US than any president for a hundred and fifty years.

You guys whine like a bunch of liberal babies...wait a minute. Have you guys seen any UFO's lately?

It is the blind sheep in this country that were foolish enough to vote such a wrongful president not once but twice into office. Not only is the problems of this country on his hands, but they are on those who voted for him. They are just as responsible as Bush41 is for having him as a son.

Heh, what kind of question is that really? Hussein back in the middle east, christ do you think the american public is that stupid, I would at least think they could see past that question, or so I'd hope...I have my doubts these days. To cover up all your sons wrong doings by that question, shows how ignorant your little bushy family is, and how true it is that you have destroyed most moral beliefs in this country and no this country is not safer. Paranoia only leads to worse events not better safety.

Does any of your "Core Beliefs" have anything to do with humility? If you admited you were wrong and you are trying to do your best now to fix the problem you might gain more support and respect from your fellow countrymen. But I guess you'll let your pride drag you down to be known as possibly the worst president ever.

same hate mongers here that comment on every issue how about letting new voices be heard CNN. this is my 4th attempt at making a comment on this issue. I think all hate mongers, LEFT OR RIGHT are working for the two big parties or get off on writing angry,hateful and grotesque things about other human beings. YEAH lets pick on a 80 somthing year old man who loves his son and is proud of him,,, just like your fathers are hopefully proud of you. CNN you should strive for better comments than the poor excuses for humans that you allow to fuel such anger and hate time and time again. I read through these comments and I see the same names under the comments and I know what they will say before I read it. Are these people employed by cnn to do this sort of thing or is it time you have a talk to your monitor ?

I feel (as an American), that our President has lost touch with the "common man". Most of today's government policies (taxes, interest rates, etc.) have been geared to benefit the most wealthy. There has been no "trickle down method" to fuel our economy. The results are really being felt today by our citizens. Most are now in dis-pare wondering where will all of this end.

theres many comments from the same senders on this blog two,three and four hate comments at a time here for left and right of the story I guess cnn monitors don't like rational middle of the road comments It really sucks when I can see the same names under comments from the LEFT or RIGHT and know what there going to say before they say it. DO these people work for you CNN ?????? Is this a made up comment blog ? Are the same names we see under these comments actual people ? How about giving some one else room to talk ??????????????

I swear, 88% of you commenting your opinions on this Blog are imbeciles, 98% of you do not have a clue what is actually taking place, or why our political elite have chosen to take the course that they have. I do not claim that I do, I surely know better than the 88% of you whining, delusional, weak-hearted opinionates, however I am not so disillusioned as to presume to understand things which I clearly do not. All that I read are pusillanimous, misinformed criticism's. Any simpleminded poltroon can criticize, if you are so profound in your wisdom, then why do you not enter into politics, other wise keep your imbecilic, treacherous bleeding heart blathering's to yourselves; Save it for Thanks Giving, and Christmas dinner discussion, and let those of us with an understanding of War, and Politcs do the thinking.
Sincerely,
From one who is aware of his ignorance
"War is the continuation of politics by other means"
Carl Von Clausewitz

third time this week cnn took my post down or did not post at all whats the matter moniter only want to hear from irrational left or right commenters ?

Well you got plenty of hundreed dollar bills from the oil cartel and haulibuton kick backs to wipe those tears off.

The only ones winning this war on terror are the corpate republicans

Iraq a lost cause.

We have lost the hearts and minds of Iraqis. Most of em wish Sadam was back in power. At least with Sadam they had working power all year long, And working water plants and working sewer plants. Dont believe me go check with British News network they have a detailed on the average Iraqi and the average working utilies they have. So far its 30mins a week. How would you like if the power, phone, sewer and water company called you and say you are only getting 30 mins a week for years to come. Iraqis want us out. since we been there they been living in the dark ages. do you blam them??

Osama a lost cause By us ignoring him for a long time, because we allocated 99% of the military to Iraq which had nothing to do with 911 Which gave him time and an Islam illegal war which Osama used as a lighting rod made his organization stronger then ever. Even if we get him, Others will take his lead and make him a mader. His organization gotten so strong he is about to toppel pakistan. Pakistan leader so desparate and scared they dismiised the constitution and dismised democracy to become a self empowered dictator. BIG WIN ON TERROR???? The people of pakistan are getting realy pissed off and about to over throw his butt. I bet the new government will be a Osama backed government. SCARRY PAKISTAN HAS MANY NUKES What realy sto stu stu STUPID that Sadam hated IRAN and fougt many wars with them lol. Now Iraq is in shambles the one that kept IRAN week.

How we handle the middle east problem is with such high STUPIDITY, Is the whitehouse that STUPID are is it SMART for making trillions for the OIL CARTEL and HAUILIBURTON.????????

The next preisident has a big job to undue all the damage done. The best man for the Job is Biden. But Obama ok to. Clinton is not fit. Puting a flip flooper in white house will keep the staus quo.

I dont understand if the President played the cards delt to him he could have been the best president ever. All he had to do was to send 100% of the military to Afganistan. If he did that Alqueda would have been wiped off the planet, and Osama would be dead are captuered. He could have been the president that saved the USA and brought this country togather with pride. But he had to toss those cards in the trash and play the GREED card. HE EARNED the DISLIKE he is getting!!!!! IF Daddy is mad, it is his fault for not giving his son a butt wooppin he earned.

It is difficult to understand why 43 did nit cunsult 41 and General Scowcroft.

Karen,ny :

41 and 43 are their IQ's.

After Bush 41 and Bush 43 why would anyone in their right mind would vote republican again? If another republican is elected for president in the near future I am moving to Mexico. Should be alot of cheap vacant homes since they all left for the U.S. I hear it is a whole lot cheaper to live there. You can smoke just about anywhere you want in Mexico.

daddy bush saves the day...

Hey Mrs. America you wish you could have a child. in fact i would bet your some old hag that has nothing better to do in her worthless life then to say dumb things about Bush. You would never be so lucky to have a child that one day would become president because your child would be just as dumb as you.

I feel kinda sorry about ol' #41, and yet I don't. He's known since sonny-boy was born that the boy wasn't really all there, but love is blind and he's stood behind his spawn, whatever that spawn thought it oughta do.

George W is causing our country to rot from the inside out, and I'm sure that's a difficult pill for an old guy to swallow.

I'll tell you the truth, if one of my own kids displayed the lack of conscience or bullheadedness and blind ideology and the irrational belief that he could do no wrong...well, let's just say that if they got in trouble with the law, I'd let the law take care of 'em. Kids never learn anything if their parents keep covering their butts. Heck, Bush the 2nd is just a little older than I, but he's still as dumb and willful as some bully on an elementary school playground.

If Bush the 2nd isn't impeached or brought up on some sort of charges by a World Court because of his crimes, that Jesus he claims to believe in has some real interesting surprises in store for hom on the other side of this life.

I would ache for my child too if she turned into a monster and had the blood of thousands on her hands. I would also ache for those whose blood had been shed and their families. Finally, I would ache for myself, heartsick in thinking that I was, at least in part, responsible for what she had become.

Bush 43 hasn't done any "handling" of the war. Cheney, Rove and Rumsfeld were the grand architects who conceived the pipedream of a democracy-forged-at-gunpoint in Iraq. Bush has merely stood in the face of abject defeat and loudly proclaimed "Victory!" over and over and over.
It's a nice picture that accompanies the ticker article; the double Georges fishing in the power boat with 700+ hp of fossil-fuel guzzling outboards makes me think proudly of a particular moment in one of W's state of the union addresses. W said that we are a nation "drunk on oil". My fear is that he and pappa own most of the bars in town.
Now, one of W's big claims to success in his presidency, economically speaking, was that "home ownership is at an all time high". He said it over and over. Now the dubious methods of financing this great pinnacle of American might are threatening the foundations of our economy. His administration said that we were experiencing a "Goldie Locks economy". I'm afraid the way that the story ends, however, involves Goldie Locks being devoured by the three bears. I don't want to continue on with a negative rant so I'll just leave it that I can't think of any aspects of our domestic, foreign or fiscal policy that Bush and his comrades didn't run into the ground. It's truly appalling.

If the Democrats are the answer to all of our questions, then why is it that our Republican President has a higher approval rating then the Democratic Congress? In fact it just happens to be the lowest approval rating for the congress in our government’s history. Interesting.

Forget his 'son's pain'? I sincerely hope you never have children.

All records of any SEC investigations into my insider trading or bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.

I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but it was very convenient.

After reading the comments written by the Bush defenders(sparce as they are)I have come to a couple conclusions.

1.Republicans are illiterate morons
2.It is time for another civil war in this country. Red against Blue. Sooner the better.

Good thing for the RED they get to go to heaven after we exterminate them.

You people are so full of it.

9/11 (they have the will)
WMD (they have the means)
Terrorists (they are everywhere)

We had to send a message to the world regardless of the pretext. Simple as that. Grow up. Get over it.

Of course it's about oil. So what. Of course the story was manipulated. So what. Was still the right policy.

Jeff in Payson,Az. I couldnt have said it better.Im just really sorry he gave Texas such a bad name.Many of the folks here are good people.But like any place you go, there are those folks who are no smarter than a 1st grader and they vote.This is also the state run by Big Oil and the War Machine.Companies who are making billions in War profits.

Several have stated that they think Mr & Mrs Bush Sr must be so embarrassed by their son. True but I also think that subconsciously, at least, Bush Sr is relieved. Because now when historians talk about the failed Bush presidency, they won't be talking about him anymore.

Give me a BREAK! Bush Sr. didn't know what a "bar code" was at the supermarket and he doesn't know pain and suffering. He should go talk to the 2867 families who have lost a loved one in His "son's" war in Iraq. THEN he'd know suffering...

He wanted the big job and the glory. Along with that come the criticisms. He should have known that going in. If he can't handle the criticisms, he's hardly the stuff of which a president should be made.

Being from Texas, I haven't like Bush since he was governor of Texas and I knew he wouldn't be good for the country.

One thing really concerns me is why did it take so long for America to start to wake up and speak up? Remember the banning of the Dixie Chicks for speaking up? ...and they were right. What about those that are still sleeping?

We need to make smarter choices about who we choose to run our country. Seek out the truth and make informed choices. And not stand idly by while a court decides our presidency. There are no provisions in the Constitution for the Supreme Court to stop a recount of votes.
A couple of quotes that we should keep in mind.
"The people shouldn't be afraid of their government. The government should be afraid of the people."

And

"He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security."

The best thing we can do for ourselves at this point is to educate ourselves, get involved, don't ever vote against our own best interests, don't run political campaigns like popularity contests and hold everyone accountable! No one is above the law. No more signing statements that say, "This new law I'm signing applies to everyone else but me." No more lobbyist or campaign contributions. No more letting the industries write their own laws, ie. credit card industry, big pharma, etc.

If we really want our government to represent us, then we ALL need to get involved...and stop being afraid of the boogeyman.

ALL OF YOU NEED TO THANK THE GOOD OLD USA FOR EVEN HAVING THE PLEASURE OF BEING IN THIS BEAUTIFUL LIBERAL COUNTRY. WE CAN BE WORSE OFF IN A THIRD WOLD COUNTRY WITH NO ACCESS TO EVEN SPEAKING YOUR MIND {JUST LIKE NOW} BECAUSE YOU WILL BE HISTORY.

I PERSONALLY THANK YOU FAMILY BUSH FOR PROTECTING US THE BEST WAY YOU CAN AND MADE THIS A BETTER PLACE FOR US TO LIVE. NONE OF OUR PARENTS WERE GIVEN PERFECT INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO HANDLE EVERY SITUATION THAT WILL OCCUR AND WE AS A "FREE NATION" ARE HAVING TO CLEAN UP AFTER SOMEONE ELSES MISTAKES {EVEN AFTER BEING WARNED OF WHAT WAS OUT THERE AWAITING}.

this country would be so much better with out all the Liberals. They do not understand what it means to be united. Horrible acts were done to this country and all the republicans back Bush. We should have come into the war stronger inoreder to already be done and out of it but of course we can not because he has to please all the crazy left wingers make a good public apperance to them. Its time to let loose in Iraq and give them what they deserve. I wish we could send some libs over because if they had any brain….they'd be republican.

Posted By CAREPUBLICAN, REDWOOD CITY, CA : November 9, 2007 5:25 pm

Carepublican if Republicans had any brains or guts to stand up to pressure, we wouldn't be in Iraq in the first place. Where have you been hiding? They didn't cause 911 and had not made threats against the US. They weren't capable of making nuclear weapons, the few misguided blogs that made comments thinking they were will not let go of the lies told to get us into this illegal war. Take your heads out of the sand. The reason we are not united is because of the war in Iraq that should never have begun...thanks to the idiot Republican in office and his Neocon PNAC cronies. His corporate interests and family background with grandpappy Preston should cause anyone to question what is he up to?

Bush 43 doesn't follow and doesn't care what the American people think...why should ANYONE care what Bush 41 thinks???

Ca. Native, You're as confused and moronic as that idiot that's leading our country to ruin. People like you need to be neutered and kept out of the voting booth.

I've seen more dumb people blame Dubya for things that weren't his doing than smarter people sticking to the facts. My son's school is full of students that think all terrorist anger toward the US is Dubya's fault...and they hear it from their parents.

Pathetic.

The guy's nothing like perfect and I disagree with his handling of several things...but I've never seen people pile on with ignorant hatred like this before. A lot of people should be terribly ashamed.

It is interesting to read some of the comments on here. For some reason, "If you can't handle free speech, move to China. It's our right and duty to question our government" is a respectable response to someone who doesn't agree with the negative press against the President. Seems like the author of that line can't handle free speech himself. People are going to disagree on the issues, and each persons opinion shares the same weight and are due the same respect as all others. I would recommend that you remember that in the future before trying to belittle someone elses opinion.

I have not voted for a democratic candidate in any election since I voted for Hubert Humphrey when I was just out of college. I have been a consistent Republican voter but that has come to a sad and sudden end. To Bush-41, I voted for you but your IDIOT SON... well everybody knows the rest OF THE STORY

Both 41 and 43 were terrible presidents.

Actually, whether Iraq was better off with Saddam Hussein is irrelevant. What's relevant is. . . where is bin Laden? Is he under my computer? No, nothing there. Is he in my closet? No, nothing there.

Further Hussein kept Iran in line by making Iran believe Iraq had weapons of mass distruction. So, how foolish was it for Bush 43 to take out Hussein when 43 KNEW that the WMD accusation was bogus, thus empowering Iran? Just about the most foolish thing I ever witnessed.

Have you asked the people who died in 911 ? And I also wonder why these 152 all smart people are not running for President, with the CNN Moderators as their cabinet members. Seems that should be the answer, eh ?

Bush's legacy is one of fraud, corruption and failure.

Nothing can ever change that.

Apparently, that's a sign of quality as far as Republicans are concerned.

If there were any justice in America, Poppy and his sons would all be in prison.

Ritual hari-kari on live TV is the only honorable thing for dubya to do now.

Then again, maybe him and Cheney could ride through downtown Baghdad in an open motorcade so the natives can express their gratitude to them for having gotten rid of SadMan. Karl Rove can drive.

whaaa my son is the worst President in the history of our America whaaaaa

So the President doesn't care what his critics (ie: we the people) think.

What a surprise.

Of course Sr. is going to defend his son. Even parents of serial killers say their kids are quiet and caring...

ca native, what is the matter with you Clinton has been gone for 7 years.Yes he messed up personally but he killed no troops like this labodmized idiot.Under his watch 10 billion $ missing, wheres the oil money that was to pay for this war?What about theGonzo.the scooder,Rove the outing of Phlame which is treason.Torture spying on americanstomuch to write. Wake up and be a good and honest american navy vet ohio

Tell your son to lay off our country, he has done enough damage already!

SDM, Glendale, California: It is free speech when someone wants to bash Bush. But when someone opposes your liberal views, you want to shut them up. Why don't you try counting how many on here try to say GW did a good job, then count how many people there are telling them they have their head in the sand, or if they live on another planet. It's only free speech if it's someone that agrees with you, now isn't it!

Oh yes, and please take the CNN moderators with you.

Are these the 152 people that would like to take me up on my offer to buy them one way tickets to Afghanistan, if they don't appreciate thier American feedoms. Planes and ships leave quite frequently. Just let me know when you wish to leave.

People, the world is closing in on us. We can't be caught with our pants down like 9/11. Evil is real, and just because you want to sit and drink beer in your hammock all day and be safe, doesn't get rid of the fact that there's people out there that want to hurt us! I mean, if Bush really screwed up he would be in jail or impeached, but that hasn't happened. Don't be hatin. This evil talk is scary. I don't like it anymore than anyone else that jobs fly away when republicans are in charge, but you know what? The most profound evil does not come from a bad president, it comes from the people's "REACTION" to something they don't agree with. That's the evil, that's the true evil. Ya'll riot, exchange foul words, curse God, curse your fellow man, curse everyone that doesn't agree with you.... it's madness! It's evil!!
If we all could learn to support our country no matter what, like family, or bro's.... "yo man I got yer back!".... why can't it be like that! Don't you see your hurting us more than any terrorists could do??? Wake up people!

My god, the sheer nerve and arrogance of the Bush family is breathtaking. Complaining how criticism of their miserable failure of a son is grossly unfair – that's simply disgusting. The only good thing the Bush administration may have accomplished is ruined the Bush family name for all time. Bush Sr. should apologize to the family of every single soldier wounded or killed in this unnecessary war, which was based on the lies of little Georgie. And apologize to us taxpayers for wasting billions of our dollars on wars and tax cuts for the wealthy, while refusing to fund health care for children. And these people claim to be Christian! Shocking hypocrisy and failure.

The entire Bush family are a bunch of failures.

The Bush family are a bunch of wussies!We will lay off Bush once he stops the murders of the U.S. military for a war in Iraq that was based on lies he told.

It makes me ashamed to be an American to read what I have read here on this site. Yes, we have the greatest system in the world. One in which every opinion matters and the consensus governs. It is that ideal that sets us aside from the rest of the world. What is sad is the utter disrespect in which we hold this right. With the power to state our opinions should come the responsibility to base our opionions on some sort of reality and facts. Here are some questions for the people posting on this site: What have you ever done for this country? How many Iraqis have you ever met, forget about spoken to or lived with? What sacrifices have you made in the last 30 years of your life for this country? What would you do if tommorrow someone walked up to your front door and said "I hate you...tomorrow I kill your wife and children". I have been there and done that. My opinion, although it may not count for more than yours, is MUCH more informed. There is one thing that many of you just don't get .... sometimes the niceties of the privileges that we enjoy just don't meet the cut. Sometimes the Best of us are willing to do what is unpopular and will cause us great personal hardship in the long run. This President and Commander in Chief is not perfect, but is confronting a reality of which you only dream ... and which as sheep it is proper that you are ignorant of.
I am a proud American, husband, father, and Soldier. I am hated, abused, degraded, and unrespected by a far too large majority of our spoiled and ignorant populace. Keep on listening to CNN and reading the news. Dont' bother listening to people who are actually IN IRAQ or Afghanistan. What does it take to realize that when Joe Jihad says he wants to kill Americans that he means YOU! Literally! He wants you...the one who is perhaps inadvertently supporting and protecting him.
I am not urging you to change your mind. I am urging you to base your opinion on what you know...instead of basing your opinions on what others purport to know. Most of your comments are just rhetoric...repeating what you hear. Grow up, face reality and stop living in a false utopian world.

Soldier, husband, father

Bush has made our country the most hated in the world. He needs to be impeached and tried in the international court. His imperialistic and easily manipulated mindset which the Zionists have taken advantage of is endangering the lifes of all Americans and our future generations. Death to Imperialism and Zionism.

In the early 1990s, I thought Bush 41 was completely out of touch with average American citizens...looks like he still is. He's delusional if he thinks his son, George, has done a great job as president and his other son, Neil is a crooked as a dog's hind leg. Must be a family trait!

Let's just pretend that 50% of the people who read CNN are "liberal" and 50% are "conservative". I'd just like to point out that it seems the majority of the comments here are made by liberal sided folk (i.e. lame, hippocrates, wasteful, complainers, actionless). This leads to the conclusion that liberal people are wasting their time WAY more than conservatives. They are hanging out on the lame computer instead of spending quality time with their families and taking real action toward improving this country. Real improvement in this country starts with the children and building families and community strength. Can anyone truly dispute this? I don't have a family (yet), I am taking a break, cruising the internet, from writing my Masters Thesis. But you better believe I won't ever spend a Friday evening with a computer instead of my children!!!

Over 3,000 Americans dead. Almost 100,000 innocent Iraqs dead. Close to a half trillion dollars spent in a war that did not have to happen. And papa Bush says lay off my son?! Incredible!

It will be years before we understand just how big a mess his son has created.

Poor papa; maybe those who disagree with his son's policies are what, irrelevant, unpatriotic?

Let me see now, I think it was Papa who didn't want to get into the Iraq mess years ago because, why was it now; no plan for what to do next, Middle East chaos, segmented Iraq, civil war?

"Grossly unfair," my patootie.

Forrest Gump would have been a better president. Hmmmm, maybe that's what we got....

Bush 41 should be rightly worried that the dumb ass son of his will make the Bush legacy a big embarrassment. Bush 43 is he same as Bush 41 only dumber, unable to think on his own, and like Bush 41, placed himself in the middle of smarter, self serving cronies of previous failed administrations. Take Cheney and Rumsfeld, please.

But the bigggest blame goes not to Bush 41, but to the American people who elected him president twice. Who is the fool – Bush 43 or the dumb ass Republicans who scraped and lied to put him there.

Even Homer Simpson would have made a better job. Who ever believes that the aggression against Iraq was ok, please put your money where your mouth is. Donate 30% of your pay check to the US military. Maybe then our soldiers get the equipment they deserve and the vets the care they need. Don't want to do that? Then shut up and let real people take over responsibility.

Shame on the democrats for not standing up for what is right.

Ah, if only the people who prefer Saddam Hussein could have been shipped back in time to an Iraq when he was in power.

Yes, I would prefer to have Saddam back in power. Turn Bush over to the Iraqi militia so they can punish him for his war crimes. Bush 41 should be turned over too for raising such an incompetent son.

He should make Time's man of the Year, as The Most Hated Man in America!!!!

Tell the Bush "41" that we will lay off when his son resigns and turns himself into the Hauge where we will stand trail for crimes against humanity.

The world is a far worse place thanks to his son. I just hope he and Darth Vader aren't planning to declare marshall law when their term is up. Wouldn't surprise me a bit though. We're nearly a police state already.

It's a good thing that Saddam's gone, but that's just a spec of dust in the whole vacuum bag. We got a whole lot of dirt to clean up, and there's no way the troops should get out of there. It also might get a heck of a lot worse before it gets better, that's because the enemies are doing everything they can to avoid stability in the region. We are doing everything we can to stabilize the region with a proper government. They are doing everything in their power to stop us from doing what we want to do, and what should be done. Leaving would restart the entire mess.

Is 41 just now realizing that 43 is going to be written of as the ABSOLUTELY worst president the nation has ever suffered thru??
Boo-hoo ~

God bless you Bush 41 and Bush 43.

Be proud of your son for doing what needed to be done a long time ago. GWB has never compromised himself. He is a man of conviction, courage, and belief in himself and this country. These are qualities sorely lacking lacking in the previous President.

I am proud of this President and will be very sorry to see him go in '09.

George Senior – we will lay off of him if you will take him home and spanking him really hard for being such a bad boy!

Tell you what, George Herbert Walker Bush, son of Prescott...profiteer from Nazis...when your son lays off the entire country, we'll lay off of him.

I usually vote Republican – in fact I voted for Bush twice – but I am really tired of these people and their so-called dynasty and I wish they would just leave.

If the Democrats weren't so stupid in nominating laughable candidates like Kerry, maybe there would be a real alternative next time. But instead they will probably nominate H. Clinton, and then we will have eight more years of that mess.

The whole process is just a fraud, full of corruption and greed and narcissists. Why even bother to vote? The whole thing has become a big circus. Instead of discussing serious issues, it's all about who can cry more on Oprah or who left a bigger tip at the restaurant or who wears the flag lapel pin. How stupid, and what a colossal waste of time.

Many Republican posters point to 9/11 as the reason for invading Iraq and consider anybody questioning Bush for going lin as un American.

My counter is "what have you guys been smoking?" Most of the perpetrators of 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia not Iraq. Saddam had no ties to terrorism. Saddam had NO wmd. It makes almost as much sense to invade France as Iraq except France doesn't have any oil.

I get that we were pissed off that we were attacked, but lashing out at Iraq when it had nothing to do with 9/11 is nothing short of criminal.

Sorry but I feel it would be un-American not to speak out against this gross misuse of power. I get going after terrorism. Bush went after the wrong guy and now 100,000 people have paid the ultimate price for his stupidity and the Republican sheep consider him a hero for it.

I still have a hard time believing it myself.

Bush 41 should have told Barbara to abort Bush 43. Also, I am reminded of what Barbara said about Bush 41 when he did the parachute jump for his birthday "NO ONE EVER ACCUSED HIM OF BEING SMART."

Like father, like son. Dumb and dumber. Bush 43 needs to leave now before he destroys what little dignity America has left.

Nush 43 is as dumb as a rock and daddy knows it. Both are professional liars. You have that little twirp running around pretending to be a texas cowboy. He is still a pilgrim from up north. You got em...........you keep em.

Let the first Bush remember that he chose not to topple Hussein when he had an easy chance. He decided that the Middle East would be less chaotic with him than without him. The comments on Bush 43 are hardly "grossly unfair": he has botched the war and its aftermath. He has made the Mideast a dangerously unsafe region. Politicians here and in the larger world community roundly condemn 43's incompetence. Moreover, our citizens still have the right to comment on their leaders.

For those who think some people are too harsh with their comments...get over it. IT'S CALLED FREE SPEACH!!!

This Administration has disgraced this great country and all that it once stood for. I love this country and I can only hope and pray that it will one day be great.

Interestingly I can remember the criticism that "41" took when he ended the "original" Gulf war after liberating Kuwait. There was intense criticism that he did not "finish what he started and go all the way to Baghdad". "41" decided that his mandate with the participating middle eastern nations was to end with the liberation of Kuwait.

After many years of "containment" there remained what appeared to many a strong threat to both middle east and US security which was exacerbated by the 9/11 attacks.

That said, the middle east has been a disaster for my entire lifetime (I am 47) and although a great cost has been incurred, the attempt to democratize this nation was a noble effort. It also appeared obvious from all the news video during their elections that the President's contention that the Iraqi people yearned for their freedom and that it was integral to all humankind and is the foundation of our great nation seemed to hold true when I saw the long lines of people facing possible terrorist attacks and STILL decided to go their polling places. How many Americans take the time to vote? 35% maybe....?

Democracy in Iraq may fail (probably will) but as we all know EVERY other attempt has likewise failed to stabilize this voltile region.

That said, there is no question that the war was poorly and arrogantly managed as there were insufficient troops to do the required work after the initial overthrow. I am sure a great deal of consideration was given to the support (or lack thereof) the American people would have given to the size of troop build-up that might have been necessary to confront the initial insurgency.

ohhhh...i thought it said "lay off my son" as in, "sorry sir, your job is over, you have been laid off."

I thought bush 41 had finally come to his senses and realized he never should have conceived 43 near a microwave.

The Bushes are a self perpetuating problem. It all started with George 41's father who was a Connecticutt Senator from 52-63 and who helped George 41 get prestigious Congressional assignments when he was elected as a Representative from TX. And then George 41 pulled the strings for George 43 to get elected Governor of TX and then President. None of them have had a lick of sense.
I admit, back in about 1970 when George 41 ran for Senator from TX (and lost), I got sucked in and worked my backside off for the guy. By the end of the campaign, I was starting to think maybe he wasn't the upstanding guy he claimed to be. [Anybody else who worked in the Dallas office & ever met "Kathi" ('with an i') knows what I'm taking about. Wonder what ever happened to her. Must be enjoying her hush money somewhere, who knows.]
I had the experience of dealing with his ignorant son many years later when George 43 was Governor of TX. I served on a regional transportation committee and we went to Austin at least 4-5 times to meet with GW. Every single time we went, he didn't have a clue who most of us were, why we were there, or what the issues were. But he was great at grinning & slapping backs & telling jokes & saying "here, let's get our picture made".
I can hardly for wait Nov. 2008 and January 2009. It's GOT to better than what's in there now. And I think there's PLENTY to impeach Dick Cheney– just nobody up there has the brass ones to force the issue.

41 should have taken his son behind the woodshed a long time ago. We wouldn't be knee deep in doo-doo right now. And, yes, I believe that the middle east would have been a lot more secure if 43 hadn't meddled there.

Granted Clinton was extremely stupid for what he did with the intern, but trying to impeach over that is ridiculous compared to going to war via a lie [WMD's my ass] and killing thousands of Americans and Iraqis and alienating us in the world,way to go 43.

How ironic! Bush 41 lashes out for he aches for his son, Bush 43. He fails to comprehend that the American people are lashing out, too. We ache for our sons and daughters. Sons and daughters crippled, maimed, or dead. The only thing that is Grossly Unfair is 43's handling of our children. Sacrifices to the hubris of the Bush/Cheney war machine. May God have mercy on their souls.

Leave litto Bush ALONE,..RIGHT...NOW!! and I mean it!! Why do you people think think tht bashing someone like Britny Bush is so professional! leave Britany Bush alone right...NOW!

Dear Pappy,

I took your son's place in Vietnam.

The elder Bush and family are clearly out of touch with reality. We saw it during the Nixon administration where right to the end, Nixon couldn't face up to the facts of his own deception.

Saddam was a brutal tyrannt there is no argument about that. However, he managed to contain the diverse forces that are now reeking havoc in Iraq. When will we (the US) learn that not all peoples and countries are ready for or desire democratic rule. We've destroyed a country's infrastructure, killed, maimed and made homeless countless Iraqis, further inflamed the Mideast, and needlessly shed the blood of our own soldiers in a war that should never have happened. Force is not the answer to right the perceived evils of the world. Respect for others, dialog and understanding will ultimately bring diverse ideas and ideologies to the table and only then can a compromise be reached. Hopefully our next President will understand this.

To paraphrase you Mr. President, I think you should keep your mouth shut when it comes to your son lest the nation begins an investation into how much money you and the Bin Laden family made with United Defence when the United States was attacked on 9-11.
As the former head of the CIA YOU were head of the intelligence agency responsible for probably as much death world wide as your son is Iraq. That is a fact. You should be grateful you are not currently in prison for your crimes. So zip it up "Mr. President".

Sincerely,

The history books will show that Bush 41 put together a multi-national army bigger than other.., until Bush 43.

You should be proud of your son for standing up for what is good in the long run rather than being submissive to popular opinion.

I saw the headline "Lay off my son," and I felt a brief glimmer of hope. Sadly, this expression has two meanings, and he meant the other one...

Hey 41, Your kid is a loser..face it!!

He's brought this country to it's knees just like the failed businesses he's had!!

Your son should be impeached and hauled away in handcuffs along with your friend Cheney too!

P.S. He hasn't even learned the English language yet!! What a first class a**hole!

Bravo.. All those who write here nasty things about our president should go and fight in Iraq. They want our commander in chief or his father to go to Iraq and fights. Have a life. CNN is also making a mockery of the press. Why do you give chance to these lunatics to spill the venom here. By the way I am just back from Iraq and I respect my commander in chief. I talk for real.

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And I talk for real. How dare you suggest that, because you fought in this war, your opinion is any more right than anybody elses? Come down off of yourself and see reality. I don't have to be a soldier in a worthless war to have a voice.

How would fighting in Iraq, in any way, change my mind about our president's idiocy? It's probably that it would expose me to atrocities and horrible things that I understand he caused, likely souring my opinion of him even more (if that's possible).

CNN has nothing to do with how most of us feel. The intelligent ones in this country have plenty of good reasons for hating president Bush, and we make those decisions on our own, we don't need media to pat us on the back and push us along. I could care less what the media thinks.

While CNN is spilling the venom, Bush is spilling the blood of Americans, spilling the blood of Iraqis, spilling the blood of our economy and our international reputation. What's worse? You'd have to be a lunatic to not know the answer.

Amen, Jeff from AZ – well stated.

Poor ole Pappy Bush forgot about the Swift Boaters.

Touché

QUOTE "Do they want to bring back Saddam Hussein, these critics?" the elder Bush railed to the Newspaper. "Do they want to go back to the status quo ante? … Do they think life would be better in the Middle East if Saddam were still there?"

Ummmm, yes, yes, and yes!

Come on Papa B, maybe you should have kept Dubya home in the closet.

For what seems like an eternity, we have eagerly anticipated January 20, 2009–the day George W. Bush must move out of the White House and slink home to Texas. So dismal has been his tenure that three-quarters of Americans apparently feel the same way, and more than one-third support impeachment. There is discussion in the mainstream press as to whether the Bush presidency ranks as the worst ever. Even the formerly sympathetic Washington press corps seems keen to write "The End." Sparked by the recent departures of Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and press secretary Tony Snow, the media have taken to calling Bush a lame-duck President whose political capital is spent and whose attention has turned to his civic afterlife: giving high-priced lectures and fussing over his Freedom Institute and presidential library.

But relief over Bush's last days should not blind us to this central fact: For the next fourteen months, his Administration is the executive branch. It still runs the occupation of Iraq, approves or vetoes laws and budgets, makes political and judicial appointments, issues federal regulations, negotiates treaties and trade agreements and controls a swollen network of surveillance and law enforcement agencies. Indeed, thanks to the implementation of the "unitary executive" theory and the unprecedented use of signing statements, Bush may be the most powerful and dangerous President in history.

Even amid the turmoil of this Augusts high-profile departures, the Administration continued to flex its muscles. It asked for–and Congress approved–broadly expanded powers to spy without a warrant on the international phone calls and e-mail of American citizens. Essentially legalizing wiretaps previously conducted in secrecy by the National Security Agency, the law gives the Attorney General and director of national intelligence, both appointed by the President, the authority to approve such surveillance–authority previously held by the judicial branch. The Administration also announced new rules that would require employers to fire any worker whose Social Security number does not match the federal database. These no-match checks, a brazen attempt to create a crisis in order to revive support for Bush's stalled immigration reforms, could affect millions of undocumented workers and imperil thousands of businesses. Then, with Congress in recess, the Administration sent an edict to state health officials that could deny many thousands of children access to the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Earlier, the Senate and House had passed bills that would make S-CHIP available to more kids; Bush has threatened a veto.

Spying on citizens, threatening financial ruin, depriving children of healthcare–it's hard to imagine a more reckless and unpopular agenda. But this Administration has rarely bothered with political reality; it has imposed its own version of it against the will of Congress and the people.

This fall will test the lame duck's ability to continue down this path. Democrats in Congress should insist on independent investigations into Attorneygate and other Administration scandals. Also looming are battles over Iraq War funding; reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act; passage of farm and energy bills; approval of free-trade agreements with Korea, Colombia and Peru; and hearings over Bush's next Attorney General nominee. These are not modest proposals. And a continuation of the status quo in Iraq spells disaster. By one rough estimate an Iraqi is killed every ten minutes and an American soldier, every ten hours. And every ten days, $2 billion is taken from our Treasury and pumped into the coffers of Blackwater, Halliburton and other war profiteers.

As a beleaguered public looks forward to the 2008 election and Bush's departure, anticipation must not induce complacency. Vigorous Congressional resistance is important, but it can only be a partial counterweight. Because this President has amassed extraordinary executive powers, normal checks and balances are insufficient, and there is little Congressional Democrats can do in the face of eleventh-hour regulations and vetoes. This is why during the next fourteen months we must not play a waiting game. There must be a wellspring of public activism and media vigilance. No matter how weak this President may seem, he intends to go out with a roar. Now is not the time for the bleating of sheep.

"NUMEROUS AMERICANS GAVE THE LIVES SO IDIOTS LIKE YOU CAN WALK AND SPEAK FREELY."

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I notice a strange trend. The people defending Bush's decisions are idiots.

Nope, I don't think I could do a better job as president. That's probably because I'm not a politician. That's why I vote and don't run for president.

As for the next few comments...

"you are not REAL MEN, you are feminized boys"

"if you don't understand and get behind the military and the President; or if you don't get out there and fight against Islamo-fascism, you're nothing."

"men who don't serve our country or at least support it, are not real men."

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Allfrom the same poster.. well, let me tell you something AJ. If real men all think and act like you, then I would be glad to not be labeled a real man. Ignorant isn't even a good word for you. Your post demonstrates that you are, quite bluntly, a complete and utter idiot. Here's a tip for you that may help you get along in life; people get to decide what their opinions are, you don't get to decide for them. I support our country, I do NOT support our president. He does NOT support our country. Get it through your head. Understand it. Deal with it. Bush will go down as the worst president in history.

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"You're all just a pathetic generation of whiners. Girly men. You think that giving your own two cents will help get us out of Iraq?"

And you, in turn, spend your time whining about us whining, yet you find that to be somehow superior. And the wheel turns. We're in a democracy. Talking and putting forth your ideas IS considered contributing.

No, Brenda in NY, it is YOU that has your head in the sand and appears to be completely out-of-touch with reality. Guess that's why you're defending W...

Hey #41: You have to realize that the media is run by a bunch of left wing nuts. They'll do anything to make your son look as bad as possible. We see now that the number of deaths of soldiers have gone down for four straight months now...but do we hear that from the mainstream press? The answer is a big NO!

WatchingHillary.com

Sarah of Kansas City, the reason that 9/11 killed 3000 Americans is that Clinton DID NOT take Bin Laden when offered to him twice! Also their was no response to the bombing of the twin towers in 1993, no response to the bombing of the USS Cole, no response from the murders and dragging US soldiers through the streets of Somalia (Black Hawk Down), etc. etc., Where was Clinton when nearly a million were murdered in Uganda? You don't think that hundreds of thousands were killed in Iraq and in this country and around the world because of Clinton's inaction? He only "Hurt" 4 people, are you insane or doesn't commiting perjury to a federal judge mean anything? Clinton WAS disbarred, he WAS impeached, he WAS a destroyer of people by personal attack on them. He was the most corrupt president we have ever had. Bush 43 in not the smartest we've had but he is a man of integrity. Bush haters forget the facts, and only express opinion. By the way, a WMD is the Sarin gas used on Saddaam's own people, remember Chemical Ali, who has been sentenced to hang....and the woman who weaponized anthrax for the Iraqi dictator...those ARE WMD's. Nuclear weapons are only one type. And the inspectors were thrown out of IRAQ 2 years before the war. And his own brother in law was killed when he returned to Iraq after telling the world of Sadaam's WMD programs (he was in charge of them!). And finally, parts of nuclear parts and plans were found buried in the gardens of some of the scientists who worked on this program.....you are simply living in a fool's paradise.

Papa Bush lets look at sons accomplishments as President. Yes dad sometimes the truth is hard to swallow.

I attacked and took over two countries.

I spent the U.S. surplus and bankrupted the Treasury.

I shattered the record for biggest annual deficit in history.

I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.

I set all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market.

I am the first president in decades to execute a federal prisoner.

I am the first president in US history to enter office with a criminal record.
In my first year in office I set the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in US history.

After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, I presided over the worst security failure in US history.
I set the record for most campaign fund raising trips by any president in US history.

In my first two years in office over 2 million Americans lost their job.
I cut unemployment benefits for more out-of-work Americans than any other president in US history.

I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.
I appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than any president in US history.

I signed more laws and executive orders amending the Constitution than any other president in US history.

I presided over the biggest energy crises in US history and refused to intervene when corruption was revealed.

I presided over the highest gasoline prices in US history and refused to use the national reserves as past presidents have.

I cut health care benefits for war veterans.

I set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously take to the streets to protest me (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind.

I dissolved more international treaties than any president in US history.

I've made my presidency the most secretive and unaccountable of any in US history.

I am the first president in US history to have all 50 states of the Union simultaneously go bankrupt.

I presided over the biggest corporate stock market fraud in any market in any country in the history of the world.

I am the first president in US history to order a US attack and military occupation of a sovereign nation, and I did so against the will of the United Nations and the world community.

I have created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history of the United States.

I set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases, more than any other president in US history.

I am the first president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the Human Rights Commission.

I am the first president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the Elections Monitoring Board.

I removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of congressional oversight than any presidential administration in US history.

I rendered the entire United Nations irrelevant.

I withdrew from the World Court of Law.

I refused to allow inspectors access to US prisoners of war and by default no longer abide by the Geneva Conventions.

I am the first president in US history to refuse United Nations election inspectors access during the 2002 US elections.

I am the all-time US (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign donations.

The biggest lifetime contributor to my campaign, who is also one of my best friends, presided over one of the largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in world history (Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron Corporation).

I am the first president to run and hide when the US came under attack (and then lied, saying the enemy had the code to Air Force 1)

I am the first US president to establish a secret shadow government.

I took the world's sympathy for the US after 911, and in less than a year made the US the most resented country in the world (possibly the biggest diplomatic failure in US and world history).

I am the first US president in history to have a majority of the people of Europe (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and stability.

I am the first US president in history to have the people of South Korea more threatened by the US than by their immediate neighbor, North Korea.

I changed US policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.

I set the all-time record for number of administration appointees who violated US law by not selling their huge investments in corporations bidding for gov't contracts.

I have removed more freedoms and civil liberties for Americans than any other president in US history. In a little over two years I have created the most divided country in decades, possibly the most divided that the US has been since the civil war.

I entered office with the strongest economy in US history and in less than two years turned every single economic category heading straight down.

RECORDS AND REFERENCES:
I have at least one conviction for drunk driving in Maine (Texas driving record has been erased and is not available).

I was AWOL from the National Guard and deserted the military during a time of war.

I refuse to take a drug test or even answer any questions about drug use.

All records of my tenure as governor of Texas have been spirited away to my father¹s library, sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.

All records of any SEC investigations into my insider trading or bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.

All minutes of meetings of any public corporation for which I served on the board are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.

Any records or minutes from meetings I (or my VP) attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review.

PERSONAL REFERENCES:
For personal references, please speak to my dad or uncle James Baker (They can be reached in their offices at the Carlyle Group where they are helping to divide up the spoils of the US-Iraq war and plan for the next one.

I hope that history has no mercy on either of the Bush Presidents, as it will take decades to clean up the mess that they created. A constitutional amendment to prevent the election of children, siblings or spouses should be undertaken immediately, considering the emotional baggage that results in proven conflicts of interests and disastrous judgment. No Hillary, no Jeb, no Chelsea!!! Stop the madness.

President Bush is the best president ever. He is facing a dangerous threat to our nation. He is also keeping a deadly fight off of our soil and onto their soil. Look at these quotes from the Koran and judge for yourself why we need to confront terrorism...

4.89 : They desire that you should disbelieve as they have disbelieved, so that you might be (all) alike; therefore take not from among them friends until they fly (their homes) in Allah's way; but if they turn back, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them, and take not from among them a friend or a helper.

9.29: Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter day, nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Apostle have prohibited, nor follow the religion of truth, out of those who have been given the Book, until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.

3.85: And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it shall not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he shall be one of the losers.

Bush-41 had only one term because he was a loser. The son has had two terms (God knows why), and he too is a loser. But both were elected by a whole bunch of losers, and to me this is the problem. Only a group of knuckle dragging, nose picking, mouth breathing idiots would allow this to happen to the nation. And, any of you who believe the country is better off today than it was 7 years ago must be completely brain dead.

To Rod in Florida:
As per your comment-Please explain why it makes sense to wage war against a foreign nation,only to spend years (and US tax dollars) rebuilding the "enemy's" country??!!

Sorry, Mr. President, but your son is a moron. When he lays off of us, we will lay off him. It must be hard to have a son who is destroying the country.

Empathy? Surely, you are kidding? A father's pain? Goodness, there in his swank Maine home – the former President is unnerved by the public's opinion of his son? Could be that the Haliburton investments are easing the pain for the Bush and Cheney families? I'll tell you what, Bush 41 (Is that crazy in itself?) – the day I see a member of the Bush family in fatigues and fighting in the Middle East? That will be the day I have empathy for you and your son. Shame on the Bush family. Shame on them all. At what point will "these people" get it? They are in a bubble of denial. Tell me how Bush 43 (I feel sick just thinking about that name.) ever got where he is? Silver spoon? Silver lining? Silver tarnishes with age and there comes a time when it is not a high grade silver that one just has to give it up and toss it. Bush 43? You are gone. Thank heavens.

Hey Mike; As a supplement to your comment: Are the people of America actually free people? Anyone who feels so should examine the raw definition of "freedom", and draw their own conclusions. As for this article; I am a father myself. If I hear of my elder son roughing up a neighbor's child, I intervene before the situation escalates; not defend his actions. Sound familiar? Hey Dad, your turn to listen and react. By the way; who REALLY advised him to invade Iraq?

"Clinton had his chance to get bin laden and did nothing.Bush has done everything but look for him himself.If you people really want to see this Country go to hell put another Clinton in office."
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Bush failed to get bin Laden at Tora Bora. Another time, he canceled a mission already in flight to kill top al Qaeda members. He shut down an agency that had a primary job of looking for bin Laden. He also said "You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you." and "I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him.". It's certainly no one's idea of doing everything he could.

Saying that Iraq was better off under the control of Saddam is nothing sort of ludicrous. Is the war in Iraq more than we bargained for? Yes. Has President Bush made some bad decisions? Yes. Have lots of innocent lives been lost in the process? Yes. However, unless you blindly disregard the sentiments of the Iraqi people there is NO way that it can be argued that Iraq was better off under the control of such an awful dictator as Saddam.

Posted By Matthew, Roanoke, Virginia : November 9, 2007 6:58 pm

However, in this commentary, no one mentions how Bush 41 actually felt that it was better not to remove Hussein after the Gulf War on his watch. He specifically said there would be a huge cost and a long occupation if Hussein were removed... and allowed him to continue as ruler of Iraq.

His comments really come off as a fatherly comment on his son, which one wonders if he really believes. His breakdown at the event for Jeb was a lot more authentic.

Bush 41 asks if we think life would be better if Saddam was still in power?

I think life would be much better than death for the 100,000 people killed in this ill concieved war so far. Most of them innocent victims. Nobody gave them a vote on whether to die or not, but as long as we feel safer I guess it's all worth it right?

Do you feel safer?

Deal with it 41–You're son is the President of the Unites States- And a buffon

I read all these anti-Bush comments but I bet not one of you would have any better reaction to 9/11. Also, get your little facts straight because it is Iran fueling the Insurgency. We invaded Iraq because we have a reputation for helping the opressed. How is it our fault that the extremists choose to blow their brothers and our troops up? This is nothign short of a lack of readily available facts to the consumer and is why out nation is so polarized. I'm tired of the people who say "Why didn't we ivade Korea if we only invaded Iraq to spread Democracy?". Because Bush AND THE CONGRESS: Democrats included, voted to authorize the war. These retractions the candidates are spewing for their votes are nothing short of trying to gain cheap points with the voter.
Let me ask you all something. How many people die daily in the United States? How many people are murdered daily? How many people are kidnapped, mutilated, killed, robbed, run over, or shot in America?
I see no real difference. People die everywhere, the fact is that (in order to gain viewership and reader interest), some deaths are covered more than others.

George Bush Jr. isn't the best president ever, but he certainly isn't a dictator, mogul, or murderer.

Grow up kiddies, look around you and at our own society before you critize another country.

Father Bush should not be one sided. He should realize that his son has done worse than what he sees in TV almost everyday. His son did not only deceive the American people into invading Iraq for non-existent WMDs which he most likely knew beforehand as reported by Scott Ritter, who headed UNSCOM, but also must now feel the burden of guilt for the continued sacrifice and killing in vain, of so far, more than 3000 American volunteer soldiers and more than half a million innocent Iraqi men, women and children who would still be alive today were it not for the war he initiated just to get him reelected by deception. Please read and review my book- "The Eleventh Commandment", published by IUniverse, where I expose the truth and the conspiracy that led to this immoral and unAmerican war in Iraq that you and I and the rest of the American people are now paying dearly with our tax money and the lives of our volunteer soldiers. No wonder, today, our president has disgracefully been voted as the worst president ever. Thank you.

Bush 41, your son without question is the worst person to ever occupy the White House. You were, I think, a decent man and it's so difficult to imagine how the bad apple fell so far from the tree!!

Because of your offspring, thousands of America's best are dead and can never realize their dreams. Thousands more Iraqis are also dead. Even more are homeless. The American economy is in shambles and Bush 43 crawls around on his idiotic knees, mocking and asking where are the weaopons of mass destruction.

I am a father and fully understand your frustration and pain. But, do you have any idea of the pain and suffering your son has inflicted on the U.S. and the rest of the world?

Your son is an evil man. At best he is a liar. At worst, he is far more despicable than Hitler or any other dictator. America will not recover in my lifetime from his horrors. The ill will toward this country because of your son will take at least a hundred years to quell.

I know how difficult it is to face reality in our children. But the truth is your son is a horrible excuse for a human being and has caused untol pain, horror and suffering upon the American people and the rest of the world.

Oh, he has plenty of company in those situations: Cheney, Rice, Powell, Wolfowitz, and even the current crop of criminals that he has yet to pardon!

I wish you well, sir! I wish your son godpseed to get out of office and out of sight forever.

Boohoo! How about the children in Iraq being abandoned by their parents? This country is not respected around the world, the economy is in shambles, we are deeply in debt-China is paying for the war, do you know Mr. President, we'll have to pay them back! How about jobs? And you are fishing with daddy when Americans are getting poorer by the day!

I cannot wait to see this idiot go.

I have great respect for Bush 41. I had great expectations for Bush 43 but after his performance during critical moments in time, I am very disappointed. We needed leadership and unity and at this late stage we still don't have anything like that. I would dare him and/or the Republican Politburo to use the term 'compassionate republican'. I think half the U.S. would hurl.

Deep, deep denial. Must be a genetic defect in the Bush Family.

With Hussein (at least) it was the "evil we knew" vs. what we have now: the "evil we don't know".

These people didn't want democracy and we have no right to invade their country and push it down their throats.

I understand Senior defending Junior, but come on, call a spade a spade and let's move on with re-building this country into the great nation it was before Dubya got hold of it and ran it into the ground!

Bush 43 defends everything he does by reminding us, as if we had forgotten, that "there's an enemy out there." Bush 41 defends the incompetence with which the Iraq war is being fought by reminding us that Saddam was a bad guy. We know that. No one is arguing the point. That hardly justifies the current President's utter incompetence and failure to heed the warnings, some by members of his father's cabinet, about the complexities of post-Saddam Iraq. Bush 43 deserves all the criticism he has received and MORE. Never has a president worked so diligently to undermine core American values, or done as much damage to the American cause in the world. bib Laden delivered a terrible blow, but our self-inflicted wounds are going to take decades to overcome.

Most of you who have posted on this get no sympathy for me. You don't work hard enough for it. You forget what a great country this is how blessed we are by God to live here. Some days and lives are harder than others, but I think the goal of most Americans is to make life better for their children so they can do the same for their children. These postings are sad and I'm glad I'm not in your pity party.

Strange that daddy thought differently in Iraq I. Bush 41 took some heat for not taking down Saddam, but history shows us that it was the right choice. What is criminal is daddy now defending a son that he once described as "so disappointing."

Boy George will go down in American history as the prototype anti-intellectual, evangelical, conservative that has hijacked the Republican party. Textbooks will be written about our blunders in electing such a fool.

Oh america, can we return to greatness?

I am sure it has been said, but Dad please make your son, "lay of us!"

Is 41 really saying that he was wrong and his bozo of a son is right? That seems to be the case by his comment "Do they want to bring back Saddam Hussein?" 41 defeated Saddam and then intentionally left him in power!! I can't believe it!!

What else could 41 say and who really cares! I think many in this country are basically waiting for the clock to run out on this presidency. I only hope that 43 devotes 2008 to planning his library and not going into Iran.

How many of you people that are complaining about the current state of things and blaming others actually took the time out of your lives to vote? I realize this is a away from the subject of the article, but I am tired of hearing people complain about the current environment in the World. Often times when I have come across these "complainers" and asked them point blank if they did something as simple as take part in the democratic process that our freedom and country allows, many of them say no.

You want change, then vote. Take part in the process. Don't sit back and hide behind a computer screen venting about your thoughts.

At the end of the day, we have soldiers abroad who are putting their lives at risk. Here is a novel idea, how about the country rallies around them and the work they are doing and the families they left behind?

Is he kidding? Dubya was his revenge on the American people for kicking his sorry butt out of office. Truth is, Ronald Reagan left him such a huge budget mess, he had to close hundreds of military bases and raise taxes to fix it. So he got the boot, because he had campaigned on "read my lips, no new taxes". Ronald Reagans reckless voodoo economics resulted in....Bill Clinton.

"Rhetoric from the left-wing anti-war code-pink liberals"

I am not a liberal. I just find it fascinating how any critique of an administration that rigged elections, repeated lie after lie that cost tens of thousands of innocent lives, has put incompetent cronies in positions of power, has ignored the poverty and environmental devastation staring us in the face, and has created a war based on the false pretense that it has anything to do with fighting terrorism is labeled an "anti-war liberal".

That is an insult to intellectualism and has nothing to do with politics. These are not Republicans in our White House. This is a corrupt administration bankrupt of ethics and morality that has hijacked our government.

Democrat or Republican, such an administration is a shame to our country. If our democracy is as strong as we believe it to be, critique should be coming from all political perspectives.

The only reason Clinton was taken down was because his policies threatened to empower the poor at the behest of the status quo.
Who is really the more unethical?

It is amazing how people in this country can sit around in their comfortable, safe, and opportunistic lives and compare our President to someone such as Adolf Hitler and who has tried to give other people around the world a peace they have never endeavored before. President Bush is a man of conviction and high personal moral belief. Now yes you may not agree with him, but at least he has the will to stand up for what he believes is right and is trying to make the world a better and safer place for all of us.

Proudly serving in this great country’s military and with an older brother also serving, whom is in Iraq right now, I have done two tours over in Iraq and am getting ready to serve a third in a couple of months. I have seen with my own eyes, not what is projected by the zealous media, the good that has gone on over in Iraq. People back here in the states do not see the joy and the excitement of the Iraq people and how happy they are for the coalition troops that give them the opportunity to live, for the first time, in a free society. Yes they are concerned about the rebels and ongoing terrorism, but they much rather have the ability to fight for their own freedom then to live their lives in fear of an oppressed government and the unwillingness to protect its people.

You say that President Clinton never took us into war, but when was this country attacked during the Clinton administration? The last time this country was attacked, prior to 9/11, was back in 1941, we went to war also. Now we face a new kind of enemy and a new kind of hatred this country has never witnessed before. What has to happen for the people in this country to stand up and say enough is enough. We will not back down, and we will fight until we feel safe.

We should feel grateful that we have a President that is willing to take on this daunting task. As the world’s superpower, whether you like it or not, we have the obligation to help out all others who live in a life of fear and terror. Just try to put yourself in their shoes for one minute and tell me; would you want help?

Bush 41 is feeling a pain for his son? Think about all the pain inflicted on the orphans/widows/sons/fathers/daughters in the needless Iraq war.

And for what ? Some lies about WMD, falsified connection of Iraq with 911, oil? Bush 43 single handedly made thsi world a dangerous place.

Well, I just hope there is accountability, somewhere, if not in this world.

Someone should tell 41 that 43 is a criminal

You inject that there is a major debate about whether the Middle East would be better off with Saddam. Who's the debate between? Please tell me the details. This personal belief on your part is what is typical of CNN reporting. The injection of personal opinion into news stories. Very typical and why you lose more audience everyday.

Why, yes, apn, I do happen to think I could do a better job.

I AM 47 YEARS OLD.... I WATCH A VERY LOT OF CNN. I HAVE NEVER READ OR SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS ADMINSTRATION,IN ANY TOPIC ANYONE WANTS TO DISCUSS!! WHY DON'T THE SENATE,CONGRESS,THE SUPREME COURT DO SOMETHING? IF THE COMMON PEOPLE SPEAKOUT THEY GO TO JAIL! IT IS THE LARGEST PORK BARREL IN HISTORY, TO SAY THE LEAST.IRAQ,SPANARDS,THE BORDER FENCE,ILEGAL IMMAGRANTS,F.E.M.A. THE LISTS GOES ON AND ON.I THOUGHT RECIEVING MILLIONS OF IMMAGRANTS WAS ONLY IF THEY WERE FLEEING THERE COUNTRY THAT IS RAN BY DICTATORSHIP.. IS MEXICO RAN BY A DICTATOR!!! WELL THANKS LOU DOBBS AND CNN.........JIMMY

"It seems that so many of the people who have posted thus far have anger issues. They appear so uninformed about what is actually happening in the world."

This is laughable...at best.

It is also ironic. The reason being that YOU are the truly uninformed if you think we are actually doing anything good in that region.

The country under Saddam or not? This is not the point! The point is, at least Saddam brought some form of stability to that country. ANYONE who thinks that we can unite people who have been fighting each other for thousands of years needs help. You all need that history lesson. Read a book instead of driving around in SUV's eating Taco Bell and watching NASCAR you "freedom" loving lunatics!

You who would ruin my country by blindly supporting an international criminal administration. You are the ones who would do better in a country like Russia or Iran. This is because they, like you, do not question their leaders, they blindly support them. This is all you are doing, blindly supporting someone who has no interest in your well being. You can have him, i'd rather live in a real free country, like France. They have the stones to stand up when they think something isn't right. I only wish America had that too, we have blind supporters on the Neo Con Right, and we have people who are all talk on the left.

Where has my country gone?

Interesting how few supporters Tush gets anymore on these posts–and the swiftboaters' babblings are still as uninformed as ever. Bush 43 is the worst thing that ever happened to the world and the USA. There's still time to impeach. Jail time...

Bush is only to blame insofar as allowing Rumsfeld to minimize the capacity of troops during the initial invasion – how can we be so blind as to the fact that the ongoing problems stem from infiltrators who rushed into Iraq after the invasion and were allowed to do so because the United States had their troops spread significantly thin...in part to Rumsfeld's new and concise military techniques which ultimately have proved to be a failure in securing a war-torn nation. And how can we sit here and criticize all the non-issues like speaking of Iraq better off with Saddam and such? The fact remains if there were enough troops from the beginning, then the terrorist and extremist would have been significantly minimized to the point that this conversation would not be taking place.

you're doin' a heck of a job georgie!

Oh, boo hoo, King George I! Does a detachment from reality run in the family? Your son has absolutely ruined this country by his actions. He invaded another country on the basis of lies, he has cost us more American lives than the terrorists themselves, he has turned our record budget surplus into a record deficit, and he has completely turned his back on the poor and needy in our own country! And for these actions, you honestly want us to believe that the media is treating him unfairly?!?! Why, if anything, the media has given him so much deference as to embolden his twisted and egocentric views. The old adage is obviously true – "like father, like son!"

Being an independent myself and having voted in the past for both Democrats and Republicans, what I find surprising here are the folks who are continuing to sing the praises of this President and are doing so while clearly not knowing or maybe conveniently forgetting the facts. Bush 43 did not go into Iraq to bring Democracy folks....he lied to the American people and said it was because there were weapons of mass destruction and we needed to get a hold on Saddam. This would be the same Saddam that we supported and supplied weapons to until it was no longer convenient. There were no weapons of mass destruction. Besides that, the only person more hated by Bin Laden than Americans was Saddam....and let's not forget that the foray into Iraq took our eyes off of the cause of 9/11 (Bin Laden) in Afghanistan (probably why we've lost him). There were no terrorist cells in Iraq until we destabilized that country. Please don't say that Bush 43 in an altruistic moment invaded Iraq for democracy....that's been the recent spin NOT what he told us in the beginning, until of course what he told us was found to be untrue.

Fiscally he has got to be the worst President in a long while if not in history. Shocking since his own party is supposed to be all about being fiscally conservative. Bush 43 has incurred more debt in his Presidency than the last 7 presidents combined.
He has done more to undermine the Constitution, which relies on a balance of powers between three branches of government, than any President in history. He has intentionally attempted to weigh the scale towards having an uneven shift towards the executive branch, which is scary....that balance of power is what was set up by our founders to secure a democracy.

True patriots speak out when our democracy is being undermined. Blind faith without any evidence to back it up with some reality is dangerous. And unreasonable rantings about how anyone who would question our Commander in Chief should go to Iraq are ludicrous. I would remind you that a whole lot of folks fought and died to establish this nation....certainly they were considered pretty radical at the time since they were opposing the status quo, but I am pretty sure we wouldn't be having this discussion at all if it were not for their vision and sacrifice. I think it's something worth preserving and questioning some of the shannigans of this administration should be the battle cry of any true patriot.

Bush 41 obviously puts family ahead of country. Too bad.

Papa 41 has the same financial stake in the war that Sonnyboy 43 has, with all the same cronies and all the same co-conspiritors. Even their war for oil has failed, with us all nearing $4 a gallon. They don't deserve our pity, they deserve a trial.

if he feels bad for his son maybe he shouldn't have raised him to be an arrogant, lying, hypocritical, devious, dishonest, ignorant war monger If they want to send the secret police to interrogate me or waterboard me go ahead.

Grovin..Thank You.

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Mr. President – you're a good man and good father. You took much criticism from the looney left and we elected Bill/Hill Clinton – who disgraced the Oval Office, lied under oath, impeached, surrendered his law license, and continues to this day to make excuses for him and his wife.

Regardless of the rhetoric from the left-wing anti-war code-pink liberals – our President, your son, is doing what is RIGHT (which is different than doing what is "popular" ala Clinton). Your son will be remembered as the President that brought democracy to Afghanistan, Iraq, made our country safer, and did so with honor in the face of abhorent unprecedented attacks from George Soros, Moveon.Org, etc.

BE proud of your son, Sir. Many of us are!

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I'm not going to go so far as to label you a hick and call you ignorant. However, your comments raise the ignorance flag all on their own.

To attack the left-wing with silly names like "code-pink anti-war liberals", and the "loony left", you must first have some credibility at your own position of the political spectrum. You don't.

Why? Well, you first attack a president that had our country running smoothly, with a surplus of funds, people were, for the most part, happy. Yet, you find it prudent to attempt to underscore all of this by exaggerating a few small problems Clinton had while in office (and even after). You want to talk about presidents lying and breaking the law? Let's talk about George W. Bush then. He lies to us every day, he constantly breaks laws regarding executive power, citizen privacy, interrogation, and the list goes on. He undermines the constitution by doing whatever he deems good for his personal agenda, whatever it is.

And let me tell you something about what is "right", since you brought that up as well. Not you, nor George Bush get to decide what is "right", and you can't simply deem that he is "doing the right thing" and leave it at that. You, unknowingly, contradicted yourself in your statement comparing what is right to what is popular. You and I live in America. In this country, what is popular IS what is right, and the president is expected to make decisions based on what the people decide. That's called democracy. Clinton did this, as a president should. Bush does not care what the people think, and this is evident by the fact that he completely ignores all criticism. If he has any sort of conscience, and if he wasn't so marred by tunnel vision and psychological problems, he might come to, and realize how badly he's screwed up this country.

As it stands, most countries in the world and their people either despise us, or despise Bush. He's tarnished.. no, not tarnished, destroyed the reputation of this country. He's used his power to do whatever pleases him and his buddies. He has, repeatedly, done what he decides is "good" for the American public when they are consistantly pleading with him to do otherwise.

I can honestly say that Mr. Bush has not done a single thing right in his most recent term as president. You should really do some deep thinking and consider the fact that the wounds opened by George W. Bush on the united states, economic, social, and international, will not be easily, if ever, healed.

ALL YOU PEOPLE AGAINST BUSH HAVE ANOTHER THING COMING....WAIT AND SEE.....

"Do they want to bring back Saddam Hussein, these critics?"

Why is this idiotic statement held up as somehow representative of anyone who dares to criticize Dubya?

No one wants Hussein back. And we don't like a president who emulates Hussein, either.

The name Bush will be held in shame for as long as the Republic remains.

the soldiers, who are given the lethal weapons, have the utmost responsibility to use them for the right reasons and refuse to use them for the wrong reasons. a soldier is a member of humanity and of a nation before he or she is a soldier. there have been numerous soldiers with integrity and courage who, as a human being and citizen, have said "no" to the immoral and / or illegal tasks and orders. they are some of the real heroes.

Bush 43 made a tough choice in invading Iraq, but under the circumstances, I think it was the wrong war at the wrong time. The job in Afghanistan had yet to be finished, and we put a ton of resources into invading and maintaining Iraq. Was Saddam a threat to the U.S.? Potentially. But you can say the same about a lot of other countries. Doesn't mean we need to invade them with limited resources and practically a unilateral coalition. I do think history will be kind to Bush 43, but it may take at least a couple generations. Of course, almost 5 years after the invasion, Iraq is still a big question mark and America's economy is lackluster, to put it mildly.

Meet the Uniter's dad, the Whiner. As if there wasn't reason enough to ban the name Bush from every ballot. Don't criticize? He's the President, for crying out loud. In case the Bushes missed civics lessons, liberty means the right to criticize. Take your millions in oil profits you "earned" and shut up.

Bottom line–the current President is an idiot, and has managed to engineer a more failed Presidency than even his father–something I thought impossible. All Bush Jr. has managed to do is lead me to respect his father more. Sure, I empathize with the pain of a father, but the fact remains that he has been the constant enabler of this current buffoon.

To President Bush 41:

Your son is an idiot and is criminally negligent in so many ways, they can not all be easily listed and so is his Vice-President. The two of them and the rest of the dim witted people who work with them, have gotten the United Sates into a war in a country that we have no business being in. Thousand of people from our country are now dead and more are dying every day. Tens and possibly hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi's, men, woman, children, old people, crippled people, sick people have died, and for what? Instead of helping Iraq become the first democracy in the area, we have radicalized Iraq, which has now become the perfect training ground for the ultra conservative of Islam who wish to become future terrorists. Nothing good accomplished there.

Your son has allowed an entire American city, New Orleans to be destroyed by flooding, a danger to New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers, the World's preeminent experts on river water management, had clearly explained needed to have it's dykes strengthened. They requested fifteen billion dollars to perform that work three years before the disaster occurred.. Your son, an expert in absolutely nothing, knew better, and said no, not once but each year for three years proceeding the disaster, because he didn't want to spend the money. Since the hurricane, the federal government has had to spend between 5 to 10 times as much money (no one is quite sure of the exact amount), as was requested by the Corp of Engineers, and the GAO has recently reported that much of the money that has been spent is unaccounted for or has been misappropriated! And the job is far from being done.

Additionally, your son has ignored both the acceleration of damage that is being done by increasing amounts of CO2 being dumped into the Earth's atmosphere, fully 25% of which is from the United States, and the enormous 300% increase in the cost of energy during his two terms, his having no Energy plan to help the country move away from burning more hydrocarbons. What he should have done is build one thousand solar power plants, five or more in every state, to harness a real alternative energy source, the only practical and ecological one that exists, the Sun. But, once again he knows what is best! He appointed Samuel Bodman, a former oil industry executive as the Secretary of Energy, didn't he? And what a job Mr. Bodman has done in protecting the oil company's interests! Perhaps this is why we are paying 3 times as much for energy of all types as we were when your genius of a son and his brilliant sidekick Mr. Chaney took office.

We can go on talking about his not securing our borders, ports or anything else. Or we can talk about his encouraging twenty million people to enter our country illegally, he rather willing to stand by and do nothing, including helping our border patrol officers stop people from crossing the border illegally. Did you know that two border patrol officers who shot a drug smuggler in the butt have been ruthlessly prosecuted by the U. S. Federal prosecutor in El Paso for doing their job. The drug dealer sued the officers, received immunity to testify against the officers and the officers have been convicted of some crime they supposedly committed while trying to apprehend the drug smuggler. They have since been put in federal prison, where one of them was nearly beaten to death. And, incidentally, the drug dealer was arrested again for smuggling more drugs, during the time he was testifying against the border patrol agents.

If anyone else had been President you can be certain that the drug smuggler would be the one in prison and the border patrol officers would receive a substantial raise for their excellent efforts at keeping people from illegally entering the United States.

He has committed numerous crimes against the Constitution of the United States and all citizen's rights enumerated and protected by the Constitution have been substantially weakened and damaged ─ all justified by "the war on terrorism". This is the most serious abrogation by your son and it will be the one that will most thoroughly comes back to haunt him as his legacy.

Your son has consistently chosen to ignore what the people of the United States want him to do as President. He should keep his core beliefs to himself, and rather listen carefully to the people of the United States and act accordingly.

But alas, your son thinks he knows best.

January 20, 2009 ─ the end of an error.

Good riddance.

Where is the major debate that Iraq would be better off with Saddam in power? Please cite me your sources so I can share the laughs with others. You loose so much credibility when you cite this tribble.

If ya can't stand the heat, then get out of the kitchen (White House)!!

If you don't like the Bush bashing why don't you move to another country say like Communist China. As far as I am concerned this is America and everybody has a right to thier opinion. Plus wake up and smell the sulfur this President is the worst President in recent history. He is not a conservative, but he played to the sheep conservative base and now your to blame for all this and try everything to divert attention from the facts like a good lawyer. Pathetic. Impeach Bush and Cheney and restore morals and ethics back into the White House.

The biggest idiots of all are the Americans who re elected this disgraceful moron in 04. Sorry, but you asked for it (again).No sympathy for the stupid.

Not only congress but all of DC, and most of the media are completely out of touch with what is happening to a large number of the middle class or the UNPOOR as I call us.

I struggle with the purchase of $10.00 shoes made in COMMUNIST CHINA, while a few years back I could afford to pay 5 times that much for a pair that was made in the USA, and while earning less than I do now, but also paying less for many of life’s nessecities.

I am barely UNPOOR.

Let's water board him and say that, that is not torture. I am so Glad God has a long list of punishment for Both of them!

They are already condemned for worshiping the devil at bohemian Grove.

Ron Paul For President.

Bush 43. Something only his parent could love.

I've been to Iraq. Saddam ruined the place.

After reading many of these comments, its clear to me that the American people could not fight a war such as the American Revolution. When we celebrate the 4th of July, we dont celebrate "Peace, Stability, and Convenience Day" we celebrate the struggle, the death, and the hardship our forefathers had to go through to try and grant their loved ones, and their decendents a better future.

Comparison between the President with Hitler, Saddam with peace and stability, I pretty young and even I am not so ignorant to even begin to draw these comparisons. I can't begin to understand the level of hatred, or stupidity, which would lead people to compare a President, their President, to perhaps the most evil person in history. And to equate Saddam Hussein with peace and stability, is to laugh in the face of every war fought against people like him, to discredit the sacrifice of millions of American serivemen and women, and the citizens that supported them through their struggle. No, I say that if you think along these lines (read the comments) it is you who is like Hitler, willing to forget about the sacrifices, the struggles, and instead say the alternative is alright by you, as long as you can keep your 'peace.'

So, you can keep your ideas of "peace" and "stability", I'll stand up, I'll support those who try and make a difference, try to change things for the better, and we may fail... but we fail trying. Better than looking from the outside in thinking "What a shame, they found another mass grave... I wish someone would do something about that."

Bush 41, at some point even you have to realize your son is an idiot who started a needless war, blow a humongous hole in the budget, has never had the DoJ prosecute a Civil Rights case, has usurped the constitution, broken all kinds of law regarding our freedom and security and gotten thousands of people needlessly killed. Bush 41 could have avoided all of this unpleasantnesss by weari g a condom...

"you know all these people with the negative comments about 41 and 43, do they really think they could do a better job. So what do you really think someone like Clinton or Gore or Kerry would have done. Just rolled over and said thank you for destroying the towers, Why do you think you can say all the stupid things you say, BECAUSE NUMEROUS AMERICANS GAVE THE LIVES SO IDIOTS LIKE YOU CAN WALK AND SPEAK FREELY. Everything is fine as long as it goes your way, but as soon as it doesnt someone else has to take your meaningless comments and take the blame. Some of you should be ashamed of yourself, and call yourelfs americans."

This doesn't even make sense. When Clinton intervened in SE Europe, certain Republican Congressbumpkins said Clinton was a worse war criminal than Milosevic. When such comments are coming from elected Republican high officials, said Republican officials are sending a message that during war time this is how you're supposed to talk about your commander in chief, right? Anyway, to imagine that any president would simply not respond to an event like 9-11 is preposterous.

No one in Iraq is protecting my freedom as an American. I don't pretend I could do a better job as president– but I am quite confident that some people could, and have. Still, if your best defense of Bush is that he is doing a better job than the average anonymous poster here could do, I say you're setting your standards for "leader of the free world" just a tad too low.

Very interesting... "Do they think life would be better in the Middle East if Saddam were still there?".. as a matter of fact, the Middle East is now a lot more dangerous, with Iran being empowered and allowed to take a foothold in Iraq (where it couldn't before when Sadam was still there, with terrorists being allowed to pour into Iraq from other countries... yeah, the Middle East looks an awful lot worse after Bush 43 lied to this country and took it into an illegal war... shame on him, and shame on Bush 41.

To: Jeff, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
I think most of the posters look up w/ pride to any member of our Armed Servuces who has put his like on the line... my main qualm w/ W on Iraq is that your lives (along w/ those of every Iraqi) have been used as canon fodder for misguided, misdirected and misexecuted (is that a word) political intrigue w/ no clear defined goal or endpoint... Following blind oaths and blind patriotism caused the greatest tragedy of the 20th century (WW2)... why should we again follow the blind dictums of another demagogue... as George Santayana clearly stated – "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"

Bush 41 has several crooked sons, not just Bush 43. Has everyone forgotten the Savings & Loan scandal of a few years back when Neil and Jeb helped themselves and their friends to the "honey pot"!!!!

Who cares what Bush 41 thinks? Empathy I can understand, but pain? Give me a break. Millions of Americans are feeling the pain of Bush 43's lies and policies today with no way out, and several thousand families have felt the most severe pain of all when their loved ones have come home in boxes and pieces. That's real pain.

Hey, John R., San Jose, CA

Don't forget that we helped fund Saddam in that war with Iran

Americans today have weak personalities. You complain about so much and contribute so little. What do you want? You want us to just pull out? There is no quick or easy solution to this. You're all just a pathetic generation of whiners. Girly men. You think that giving your own two cents will help get us out of Iraq? Or make the President and Congress less of an embarassment? All you can say is you don't like what's going on, and it got old a long time ago. I want to hear something new, something productive.

"Lay Off My Son" can be interpreted to mean, get rid of, replace, fire or let go...I say yes to all of the above and I say do it now...one word..impeach...I will repeat...impeach!

It's too bad Bush 41 was running the CIA, being VP, etc., instead of beating the hell out of his kid, Georgie, to make him behave.
The least he could have done is to teach him how to pronounce "nuclear."

If you’re thinking of posting that we went to war on a lie please, save it. Children lie, governments obfuscate. The truth is always available with effort. It takes a certain level of ignorance to believe a lie (ignorance as opposed to stupidity). At base level every war has some distasteful reason for beginning. Does anybody really think we fight wars (kill each other) over noble causes? Very few wars fit this mold. If you feel you were lied to about the reasons for going into Iraq, it is only because you ignored the truth and felt better believing obfuscation. And now that the results don’t fit your expectations you want somebody to blame other than yourself. “I was lied to.” As somebody else said here, stop your internet rants – do something. Prevent the next one or work harder to bring this one to an end (a positive ending is still possible). If you think Iraq is the worst place to live in the Middle East, you’re ignoring (ignorance) the news on Darfur.

Only a dad could support Bush 43.

The election of W just points out that in America anyone can be president!!!!!
It does not reflect well on the intelligence of the American people that we elected this moron.
Let's hope that we , as a country can survive this low point in our history.

apn: for all your sanctimony and bluster you still don't get it, do you? The Iraq war had nothing, I repeat, NOTHING, to do with the 9/11 attacks. Numerous Americans gave their lives, but not for idiots like you to have the right to walk and speak freely. You see, we already had that. Face the facts: those Americans died because of the hubris and incompetence of George W. Bush. I will never be ashamed to call myself an American because I dared to criticize the president or the government. I suggest you examine your own citizenship before making such an ignorant statement.

To Dave, SC: While I thank you for your service, you don't "talk for real". Your opinion is no more valid than anyone else's here. I served during the first Gulf War and I have a number of friends who served or have served in the current conflict. Most of them DISAGREE with the conflict and went to fight because it was their duty to do so, regardless of whether they agreed with Bush or not. You go ahead and blindly support Bush, but you have no right to criticize anyone who disagrees with you.

"Do they want to bring back Saddam Hussein, these critics?"

What a ridiculous argument to make. A single positive consequence of a decision does not necessarily make that decision wise. Think if I were to rob $50,000 from a bank, and then donate $1,000 to charity. While facing charges, if I were to then ask "Do they really want take away the $1,000 donated to charity?," would that do me any good? Would that justify my actions?

I advise you, Bush 41, to stop spewing such ignorance and damaging your family's reputation even further (if that's even possible).

I wonder how many of you "scholars" who are so quick to spew your venomous hatred of the Bush family, can name all the presidents let alone determine whether their presidency was a success or failure? No need to answer since it is obvious in your own inability to spell correctly or even put a simple sentence together!
Seems the lemmings just keep recyling what those like-minded hate mongers keep spouting...without having done research first...of course, you would have to know how to read in order to research...

"Yeah, the middle east was more stable when Saddam was gassing his own people, warring with Iran and invading Kuwait. Some of folks are intellectually lazy or just plain dumb. G.W. did the right thing, time will prove this out."

We launched our get-rid-of-Saddam war in 2003. In the interest of not being "intellectually lazy," why don't you look up the dates of the evil Saddam events you cite. The gassing and the Iran war were both in the 1980s, and Saddam was either supported or tolerated by the Reagan administration– which even squashed a left-wing Democrat attempt to pass a Congressional Resolution condemning evil Saddam.

In any case, it's hard to understand the implied argument here that a late 1980s gassing or a 1990 invasion of Kuwait requires an American invasion in 2003.

Hrmm... the middle east probably would have been better off if *we* didn't put him there to begin with.

TO all the men who bash the President's unwavering support of the military and his actions in Iraq:

you are not REAL MEN, you are feminized boys who are surely under the control of mommmy or some domineering woman. But if you don't understand and get behind the military and the President; or if you don't get out there and fight against Islamo-fascism, you're nothing. You're not real men, you're little scared boys. You resent and disdain the real men who are soldiers, warriors , heroes. But you'll never be hero in anyone's eyes. Because men who don't serve our country or at least support it, are not real men.

Sorry Bush 41, your son is a moron.

I know it must be hard to take criticism but that comes with the job of being president, and Bush has to accept it.

A former President is credited with two quotes relevant to this bit of whining: "The buck stops here," and "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."

I have just read the many comments posted and can honestly say for the first time in a very long while I am proud again to be an American. I am glad that people are no longer willing to stand for the nonsense of this administration. I am glad to see that we can wish the best for our country and Iraq and still see the manifest error in what is happening. Both Saddam and Bush are war criminals. What Saddam's father and Bush's father may think of them is irrelevant.

For those few of you who wish to retreat to the banal mantras of talk radio and use terms like "left-wingers" and "socialists" consider this: Until about WWII this country prided itself on how SMALL its military was. Often you speak of what the Founding Fathers would have wanted. What would Jefferson have thought about 43's wiretapping program? Do you think that Madison would have supported 43's "preventive strike" as a legitimate platform of foreign policy? What would Franklin have said to a government which lies to their people and questions the patriotism of those who dare to ask them to be accountable?

In short, what people are advocating is NOT some weird new form of 'leftist' extremism. They are only requesting that our government adhere to the MOST BASIC PRINCIPLES on which it was founded.

Saddam nocked down our towers! Don't you all remember?? Bush saved your freedom! Maybe you should all go see what it is like to live in the middle east. The Founding Fathers would be so ashamed that all you question the President of the United States of America!

So, if taking out Saddam was the right thing to do, why didn't Bush 41 take him out when he had the chance? This man is even more evil than his son. Look up the highway of death in Kuwait, and you'll see one of the war crimes 41 was responsible for. Another would be Saddam's attacks on the Kurds, using WMD that the west provided him with, at a tidy profit. Bush 41 encouraged the Kurds to revolt, and then pulled out, and sat back while Saddam slaughtered them with chemical weapons sold to him by US corporations (made possible after St. Ronald The Evil Empire Slayer removed Iraq from the terrorist nation list).

So...I think 41 should just fade away, unless he wants to face war crimes charges along with his miscreant son.

Give me a break! For once, let the Coward piece 'o crap Chimp take responsibility for his screw-ups.

I wonder if these same 43 defenders would have the same opinions if there were a Democrat in office? I wish people could think beyond party affiliations and look at world-realities. I voted for Bush and can admit to my own errors in judgement. Bush was clearly a dividing force in the US and even more so in the rest of the world. I'm hopeful that the US can recover but realistically that won't happen until well after the elections...

One word sums it up: "incompetent."
Bush's defenders are still stuck in the "liberal vs conservative" rut. Bush is a big-government liberal who panders to evangelicals. I don't know if that makes him liberal or conservative, but I know he has proven INCOMPETENT. No president that I can recall–Republican or Democrat–valued loyalty above competence as does the current president. Then again, there was nothing in his life history to ever suggest he might be successful as a leader.
Where's bin Laden?
What happened during Hurricane Katrina?
What happened in the Justice Department?

Do you Approve or Disapprove of how George Bush is handling his job as President?

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Bush 41 should apologize to the entire Earth for spawning that criminmal, cretinous fool of a son. He should be impeached and brought before the Hague for war crimes.

CNN ─ DON'T TOUCH THIS POSTING AGAIN OR WE'LL HAVE TO GO TO COURT WHERE WE CAN DISCUSS A CITIZEN'S CONSTITUTION-ALLY PROTECTED RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH. There is nothing untrue of defamatory in it. Every word is true. Or are you only fronting for the people the President really cares about.

To President Bush 41:

Your son is an idiot and is criminally negligent in so many ways, they can not all be easily listed and so is his Vice-President. The two of them and the rest of the dim witted people who work with them, have gotten the United Sates into a war in a country that we have no business being in. Thousand of people from our country are now dead and more are dying every day. Tens and possibly hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi's, men, woman, children, old people, crippled people, sick people have died, and for what? Instead of helping Iraq become the first democracy in the area, we have radicalized Iraq, which has now become the perfect training ground for the ultra conservative of Islam who wish to become future terrorists. Nothing good accomplished there.

Your son has allowed an entire American city, New Orleans to be destroyed by flooding, a danger to New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers, the World's preeminent experts on river water management, had clearly explained needed to have it's dykes strengthened. They requested fifteen billion dollars to perform that work three years before the disaster occurred.. Your son, an expert in absolutely nothing, knew better, and said no, not once but each year for three years proceeding the disaster, because he didn't want to spend the money. Since the hurricane, the federal government has had to spend between 5 to 10 times as much money (no one is quite sure of the exact amount), as was requested by the Corp of Engineers, and the GAO has recently reported that much of the money that has been spent is unaccounted for or has been misappropriated! And the job is far from being done.

Additionally, your son has ignored both the acceleration of damage that is being done by increasing amounts of CO2 being dumped into the Earth's atmosphere, fully 25% of which is from the United States, and the enormous 300% increase in the cost of energy during his two terms, his having no Energy plan to help the country move away from burning more hydrocarbons. What he should have done is build one thousand solar power plants, five or more in every state, to harness a real alternative energy source, the only practical and ecological one that exists, the Sun. But, once again he knows what is best! He appointed Samuel Bodman, a former oil industry executive as the Secretary of Energy, didn't he? And what a job Mr. Bodman has done in protecting the oil company's interests! Perhaps this is why we are paying 3 times as much for energy of all types as we were when your genius of a son and his brilliant sidekick Mr. Chaney took office.

We can go on talking about his not securing our borders, ports or anything else. Or we can talk about his encouraging twenty million people to enter our country illegally, he rather willing to stand by and do nothing, including helping our border patrol officers stop people from crossing the border illegally. Did you know that two border patrol officers who shot a drug smuggler in the butt have been ruthlessly prosecuted by the U. S. Federal prosecutor in El Paso for doing their job. The drug dealer sued the officers, received immunity to testify against the officers and the officers have been convicted of some crime they supposedly committed while trying to apprehend the drug smuggler. They have since been put in federal prison, where one of them was nearly beaten to death. And, incidentally, the drug dealer was arrested again for smuggling more drugs, during the time he was testifying against the border patrol agents.

If anyone else had been President you can be certain that the drug smuggler would be the one in prison and the border patrol officers would receive a substantial raise for their excellent efforts at keeping people from illegally entering the United States.

He has committed numerous crimes against the Constitution of the United States and all citizen's rights enumerated and protected by the Constitution have been substantially weakened and damaged ─ all justified by "the war on terrorism". This is the most serious abrogation by your son and it will be the one that will most thoroughly comes back to haunt him as his legacy.

Your son has consistently chosen to ignore what the people of the United States want him to do as President. He should keep his core beliefs to himself, and rather listen carefully to the people of the United States and act accordingly.

But alas, your son thinks he knows best.

January 20, 2009 ─ the end of an error.

Good riddance.

I think most of us can sympathize with a father of a complete loser. No doubt, our current president is a loser, but he is still someone's son. Also, as much as most of us know that being right and executing a plan that works are two different things, I estimate that there are at least 30 million Americans, if not more, that will back the current president to the hilt in spite of his massive failures. That means at least a million Americans would support him if we suspended the constitution and became president for life. Unfortunately, these "million strong" will be extremely vocal during the next 12 months or so and will say the craziest stuff. Be prepared now not to listen to them. Find the facts yourself instead and listen critically.

I can assure Bush 41 that things would be better in the Middle East as well as the U.S. if Saddam was still there!
History, and anyone with a double digit IQ, will tell you that Bush 43's military adventure in Iraq is a disaster of the first magnitude. The tens of thousands killed and wounded, destruction of the country, and the latest estimate of $2.4 trillion is certainly worse than anything Saddam could have done.
Bush 41 has ample reason to shudder at what his son has wrought.

To Bush 41:
If you think Bush 43 is doing a good job you are as delusional about your son as he is about his doing the right thing by throwing the world and our economy into the chaos that will surely come.

The Bush family is dangerous. They and their cronies are so smug about their position in the world. 9/11 has let Bush 43 get away with many things - but the apathetic American public is as much or more to blame.

I think Bush 43 is a criminal in at least 43 ways and should be treated as such immediately. Why should respect for the office of President protect a man who treats the Constitution like toilet paper?

As a history teacher, my judgment is that Bush 43 truly is the worst president the country ever had. It's sad that there are still so many Americans who don't see that his purportedly "principled" decisions have been based on pure avarice and greed.

I think the difference between the two Bushes is that, while Papa essentially espoused the same world view, he had the smarts and the "prudence" to be somewhat cautious. Young George's every decision bespeaks his lack of intelligence and judgment. He really is the worst. Even Warren G. Harding had the decency to die in office after only three years, and he didn't get us into any wars...

Oh and by the way, he was a Republican who was having an affair in the White House. Many say his wife killed him for revenge. Hillary pales in comparison.

One last thing– to all those who blame Bill Clinton for "not getting Bin Laden," do you remember the 1990s? Do you fail to remember that the Republicans in control of Congress cut off funding for military operations in Somalia (where we REALLY HAD gone for humanitarian reasons)? Do you think the country would have followed any President into a full-scale war in the Middle East, to pursue an enemy we didn't fully understand yet? Get real.01-20-09 baby.

you know all these people with the negative comments about 41 and 43, do they really think they could do a better job. So what do you really think someone like Clinton or Gore or Kerry would have done. Just rolled over and said thank you for destroying the towers, Why do you think you can say all the stupid things you say, BECAUSE NUMEROUS AMERICANS GAVE THE LIVES SO IDIOTS LIKE YOU CAN WALK AND SPEAK FREELY. Everything is fine as long as it goes your way, but as soon as it doesnt someone else has to take your meaningless comments and take the blame. Some of you should be ashamed of yourself, and call yourelfs americans.

Lay off? Sure.
1/20/09.

Bravo.. All those who write here nasty things about our president should go and fight in Iraq. They want our commander in chief or his father to go to Iraq and fights. Have a life. CNN is also making a mockery of the press. Why do you give chance to these lunatics to spill the venom here. By the way I am just back from Iraq and I respect my commander in chief. I talk for real.

Yes, I agree. I wish we could lay him off! haha

Its not about Saddam ! For God sakes people. Bush 43 lied lied lied to the world about Iraq and for that he should stand trial for war crimes. Do we need to mention Katrina too? We could write a manifesto on that one.

Mr. Bush, your son re-writes the definition of pure evil. A man who is willing to instigate a conflict and cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and the displacement and misery of millions more is a man without conciense, because if he had one, he would have done the right thing and just killed himself.

Hey, everyone has the chance of having a whacko in the family, deal with it. 7 years of making money off of death, bombs, misery, death, mutilation, bombs, children burned, you get the drift. Not the ideal way to run the world, huh?

Please, how is this newsworthy. It would be newsworthy if Bush 41 admitted how he really feels about the way his son screwed up Iraq, or his own failure to consider the Iraqi people the first time around. Bush 43 is a bad error that this country has had to live with way too long.

He is a joke in many ways.

Civil liberties washed away, the world hates us, and each day this country moves further and further away from democracy under this man's "leadership" – and his father is concerned about hurt feelings?

Aww come on guys... can't you put a little more hate into your posts? These aren't vile enough. We know you got it in you – where's the Bush-planned-9/11 crowd? Or War-for-oil people??

I'm rather disappointed in yall bashers. Yall must be getting tired of day-in, day-out cryin' and hollerin'?

It continues to amuse me that people like Rod in Winter Springs think that Bush 43 is a conservative. Maybe socially, but certainly not fiscally. He's only vetoed 5 bills...and the majority of those were socially liberal bills sponsored by Democrats. He has signed many, many bills that continue to plunge us into a greater and greater deficit. He cries about us spending too much on health care for children but then spend hundreds of billions in Iraq. Bill Clinton was far more fiscally conservative than Bush 43 is. Give me a break! A true Republican is fiscally conservative, not just socially conservative. Finally, Bush is the biggest flip flopper in the world. In the first election he totally played the middle including not taking a clear stance on abortion and saying he didn't believe in regime change. Well, we all now how that turned out. At least we had a balanced budget and a prosperous economy with Clinton. Finally, I think approval ratings say it all. When Clinton was being impeached, he was still approved of by over 70% of the US. In the midst of a war which normally garners support for a president, Bush 43 is in the 20's. There you go...

Excuse me while I puke!!

If everyone would take a day and walk in the shoes of our President, the comments from some might be different than displayed on this page. People have forgotten what is most important in this life and our part in it. We have some that cannot even be responsible for themselves must less a nation. I am a veteran and each member of our Armed Services knows the oath they took an here we have so called Americans sleeping safely that picket and hold demostrations which degrade the very ones that keep it safe everyday. Everyone has an opinion and says it would have been better if we had done it this way or that way. I am glad we had this Bush 43 at the wheel because I know that he sincerely asks and prays for direction in doing what is right. Besides if everyone worked like they complaind imagine where our country would be today.

Yeah, we'll be glad to lay off Dubbya, at the next election. Strangely, I couldn't help but kinda like #41, but #43 is the sorriest excuse for a president we have ever had.

Larry Sessions
Denver, cO

All the Bush's should be taken over to Iraq and planted in the middle of Bagdad!

if bush 43 and company believe so much in the war, why don't they send their sons, daughters and friends to fight for the cause. i would also like to see the republicans who follow 43 blindly send their family and friends. maybe the might think differently about the war if the had a personal stake in it. oh wait, they like to use the excuse that they can better server their country by doing something differnt. this war is just costing more american lives and a money pit for billions of our tax dollars while his cronies are getting richer. we certainly need a new direction in iraq.

The Middle east may be better of without him now. But, is the middle east's progress more important than our own. Bush 43 is more concerened about other countries than the one he is a president for.

If he(Bush Jr.) was the CEO of any company in america, he would've been ask to step down or fired by now..I can't see why he and his gang hasn't been impeached yet. It's not us who's going to suffer, it's our kids who will feel the true effect of what this Gangster has done.. Bush and his gang has pulled off the biggest robbery in worlds history..

Since the same amount of folks who support 43 also believe that extraterrestrials have visited Earth, maybe they are aliens themselves. I mean, that would explain how they can view a long and depraved list of buffoonery as has been displayed by 43, and come to the conclusion that he is good and has done good by the country. They are from some part of the galaxy wherein the basic moral and physical norms we operate under on this planet are the polar opposite.

Dear GTH Lewiston

Are you not aware that Saddam was fully contained and that Iraq was swarming with UN weapons inspectors when Bush ordered them OUT prior to his unprovoked attack and failed occupation of Iraq? Did you miss that he was gassing no one with that US-supplied gas when Bush attacked, and at war with no one? Your point is a moot one since it is bereft of both fact and context.

If the elected leader of the free world can't handle civil discourse in response to costly and informed policy, then boooo hooo

Kevin Moon of PA. If you want people to get up and do something... why don't you join the military and go to Iraq. You think it's such a wonderful thing so get up off your fat butt and show us how great everything in Iraq is now.

How dare he! Leave your son alone? Sure, if your son will leave the rest of the world alone!

That old, senile, one-term ex-president thinks he has any say in this situation? He should shut up and go eat his broccoli.

PLEASE TELL ME WHEN HE IS GONE!

Who cares! Bush 43 is a liar. He started a war based on lies. He has RUINED that country, and has tarnished this country's history FOREVER. His lies have been the cause of over 3,800 of our troops being murdered, and scores of thousands of people over there killed. Not to mention the scores of thousands who have been injured, and the millions of people who's lives have been ruined by, again, a war based on lies. Bush 43 needs to be sent up on war crimes just like Hussein, and if found guilty, suffer the same punishment!

Clinton had his chance to get bin laden and did nothing.Bush has done everything but look for him himself.If you people really want to see this Country go to hell put another Clinton in office..

What is he kidding? Someone said it right when they asked about everyone else's pain – the troops, the Iraqis and the tax payers. We're the one's Bush 41 should be empathizing with. Son made his own bed now dad should send him there (without supper) to lie in it.

So we have to "lay off", huh? I say the man works for all of us and deserves it. Trillions of dollars in debt, gasoline that those on fixed incomes can't afford, and all he (43) and his kind (that includes daddy, 41) can do is think about those who can afford to play the big gambling game that is the stock and futures markets.

While I have no reason to save the pennies I can because banks only pay 1-2%. Gimmeabreak.

Perhaps what this country needs is a real revolution to clear out the greedy bastards that think they can run this country only for themselves.

Sure, remember Hussein, remember the Shah (oh yeah, he was a right angel now, wasn't he?); now Musharref, Afghanistan ain't fixed yet, either.

Every proper dictator in the world need only take lessons from the U.S. As long as you base everything you do on the "constitution", you have nothing to fear. Look at Putin! –He's doing it exactly by the [legal] book.

Saying that Iraq was better off under the control of Saddam is nothing sort of ludicrous. Is the war in Iraq more than we bargained for? Yes. Has President Bush made some bad decisions? Yes. Have lots of innocent lives been lost in the process? Yes. However, unless you blindly disregard the sentiments of the Iraqi people there is NO way that it can be argued that Iraq was better off under the control of such an awful dictator as Saddam.

'I feel your pain'

Sorry, Papa Bush. Your son is a failure of Shakespearean proportions. I wonder how the American people are going to find a way to apologize to the rest of the world for George W. Bush? There is no mistaking the fact that some kind of recognition is required of all of us for allowing this man to fabricate, fictionalize and cronyize the biggest single foreign policy mistake the United States has ever made. How do we excuse the most despised president in our history? The rape of Iraq? The dead? The damage to our image? The debt burden? Is it even possible?

"Do they think life would be better in the Middle East if Saddam were still there?"

Have you bothered to actually ask an Iraqi that question, Mr. Shrub #41?

It's sad... disagree with the left wing extremists and you're insulted. Time will tell, but my prediction is that when the democrats do take the Whitehouse then they will see how close we have come to another attack and it was this administration that prevented it. Then they will sing a different tune.

I completely support Bush 41 and Bush 43 – I have family in the marines that is fighting for the right for the liberals of this country to do just what they do – bash all that is conservative so that they can feel better about their poor choices. Freedom of speech is bought at a terrible price and we slap the face of those who have sacrificed when we constantly criticize our leader. It must be difficult to steer a ship of a country who wants to go in the direction of immorality. God will be the final judge.

A tough skin is required...yet, I have seen "Bush 41" make these comments more than once in "Bush 43"'s Presidency and it's not empathetic, it's just plain pathetic.
Boo-Hoo.

Ca Native:

Seriously, no disrespect. I believe that in the this country, we all maintain the right to believe what feel is truthful. But, please be real, Bush did not and has not brought democracy anywhere. It upsets so much for anyone to think Afghanistan is a better place or Iraq is a better place. The Taliban is stronger than ever due to Bush and Rumsfeld denial to enforce any eradication policy. Yes, the country voted and that in itself is a great thing. But, a vote is purely symbolic is the government is corrupt, most citizens do not have access to clean water, a police force to protect them, and girls cannot attend school due to the Taliban. We belonged in Afghanistan and could have brought democracry, but instead we invaded country that had nothing to do with 911 and now, the US, the world, and Afghanistan pay the price for more of a chance for a terrorism and the West is hated. It's sad and a shame.

Sounds like 41 has become as delusional as 43. A pity. He used to seem pretty sharp. Then again, maybe it is pure defensiveness. Maybe he gave up on educating President Willfully Ignorant long ago.

Awwwwww... what a crybaby. Bush 43 has deserved every bit of criticism he's received, if not more!

Anyone supporting this President or the first Bush is a complete imbecile as far as I'm concerned. People – wake up. Please. Thank God we will return normalcy and intelligence to the White House with a Democrat on January 21, 2009.

Wow! A lot of nasty, negative vibes coming from the anti-Bush camp. If you all actually believe half the accusations you make against the Bush family, you truly are the simpletons you accuse the conservatives of being. By the way, have you actually studied economics to know how the economy works? Apparently not.

Bush isn't perfect, never claimed to be as far as I recall. I'd like to see any of you critics do a better job of running the country. You all can live in your fairy tale world where the Clintons are wonderful. As for those of us who live in reality, we know better. The Clintons you love are guilty of far more underhanded and unethical things than you accuse the Bushs of. How you enlightened liberals can't see the sleeze that just oozes from Bill and Hillary is amazing. I guess you choose to see what you want. Or perhaps you are so brainwashed by the media that you can't think for yourselves anymore.

Thankfully, even though you think you are the majority opinion, you are not. You may be more vocal, but the silent majority will hold its own.

What's the point of this story–if indeed it may be called a story–? Card as a source of insight? Great: he resigned to avoid an investigation. Iraq has simply vanished from the news but we are offered this behind the scene rubbish.

Here come the 23% of America – the fantical loons acting like Pavlov's dogs – salivating at the chance to bash Bush.

The soldiers of Code Pink, Moveon.Org, Cindy Sheehan, and Michael Moore.

All the US presidents, including Mr. Clinton and Mr. Nixon have my profound respect except Bush 43. What kind of super power leader can possibily mistake APEC and OPEC? Then, 4 more mistakes in front of the whole. Only Bush 43 the great. My question is How big is Iraq? 20 million people. How much resources Sadam Hussein used to control the nation? I rather have him alive and take care his own people. Gosh......

Bob, how can you say that the Middle East was more stable with Saddam controlling Iraq? He started a war with Iran that cost millions of lives. Do you really think that he would hesitate to do so again if he were still around?

Too bad 41 doesn't feel the pain of the thousands of families whose children were senselessly sent to their deaths by his idiot son.

It seems that so many of the people who have posted thus far have anger issues. They appear so uninformed about what is actually happening in the world.

Hey "truebob" in Hollywood,FL

Unfortunatelly your son, my daughter, and all our children, and their children to come will be bound to the yoke that this buffoon has perpretrated on us... paying off the debt to China & Japan... and being treated like pariah's because their parents or grandparents didn't have the intelligence to tell the difference between "patriotism" and "fanatacism..." .. Tell your son that... I'm sure he'll sleep better at night.

Papa should realize that his bouncing baby boy has alot more to worry about than his hurt wittle feewings. If the democrats have any stones after they win this election, they will easily obtain enough evidence to put wee little george and his fellow criminals in prison. To those of you who defend this man, your numbers are waning and you better hope that the future of this country treats you with more compassion than your "leaders". Otherwise you could find yourself on a waterboard. Oh yeah, thats not torture, so you shouldn't mind.

Geoge 41 created thid monster, George 41. Does any one expect him to not defend his creation? This Bush dynasty goes beyond our imagination. How else could this miserable individual have made it to a ballot let alone to the WH? Anybody else so incompetent would have been tarred and feathered the first month in office. The Dynasty managed to even get him on the ballot a second term. The world continues to laugh at the US while the Bush boss defends the village idiot.

It is not his fault his son is an idiot. However, Bush 43 must have inherited it from someone. Maybe the lady who feels the black people in New Orleans never had it so good. Barbara and George, you have nothing to be proud of with this arrogant, ignorant, moron who still can succeed in screwing up the things he hasn't yet in the 14 months remaining.

So No.41 feels his son pain, What about the Pain your son has inflicted on the American People and the World, he is a Joke, and the worst President we have ever had!

As always, its always and only about their family ... no concern for those families who have their children returned either wounded in body and soul or in coffins.

This is the same Daddy Warbucks who made sure his fortunate son didn't go to Vietnam ... I hope Bush Sr is serving cheese with all the whine ...

it's lonely they say, being President, no matter which party you are tied with. . .

Suck it up George the elder; I didn't think there could be a worse president than you, but turns out I was wrong. Your son is the worst president this country has ever known.

He is destroying us all. I hate everything he stands for...can't bear to hear his voice or see his ugly face. I am ashamed to be an American; something I thought I would never say. I abhor what he has done to Iraq, to our country's economy, children, education system, old folks, environment – you name it, he has slimed it.

Yeah old man...ask the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civillians who've died since Chimpy's invasion if they'd rather be alive under Husseign still or dead under your moronic son occupation! Better yet, ask the 3000+ families of fallen U.S. soldiers would they give if Saddam were back if it meant having their dead son, daughter, husband, wife, brother, sister, etc., alive and still with them! This man and his family sicken me!

Only a complete and total failure like W could have us longing for the return of Saddam. Oh Saddam how we miss you....

Bush Sr. should be apologizing to the country for his son.

Jeffrey Dahmer's father felt that his son was very misunderstood as well.

The Bush Family has done more to destroy the integrity of the United States of America than any other group.

Many feel that his son is war criminal.

Jack Jett

How dare he. As has already been noted, the Middle East was far more stable with Saddam in power. As far as not compromising one's core beliefs, Bush 41 is not so stupid as to see that this is of far lesser importance than using the powers of office entrusted to you carefully and wisely. W's core beliefs may well be intact, but he will leave office having made the world around him a much less safe, and far more divided place.

This post is to the "proud" American -CA Native who probably works for the Bush admin. With the popularity of this war & the president himself at an all time low there must be a reason. 911 was perpetrated by extremists from Afghanistan, yet Bush is asking "Well, do you still think Saddam should be in power?" This is typical of this administration. An answer for an unasked question. There weren't weapons of mass destruction, there wasn't any proof of direct involvment by Iraq in 911, but here we are. Instead of just admitting we have absolutely no right or reason to be at war with Iraq people like "CA Native" think it's a good idea to say "Many of Us Are (proud of you)" to the president when THEY are the minority on that stance. Our men and women have died for nothing and that is a harsh thing to say but it is true. Every day more and more get killed and it is no safer over there and the price of oil is at its highest, so literally our soldiers are dying for NOTHING! And if one more conservative tries to explain that we're bringing them democracy, then I'll say "fine, YOU go live over there if you are so concerned with their saftey."

Wow! What do you think Sr. Bush will do if we do not leave his son alone (I mean hold him accountable).
Maybe we may be next... Remember what little Bush said about Saddam?

I don't care what Bush 41 feels for his son. Too many people have died on both sides because of his son's arrogance and incompetence. Our nation is known, now more than ever, as a nation of greed and hate because of his son. Let him take that to the Father in prayer, and then search his heart about what he should do to support his son.

They shouldn't be called "Bush 41" and "Bush 43". They should be called "Kind of a Bad President" and "Really a Bad President."

While I admire Bush 41's for his support of his son; it is clear to the majority of the US citizens, and world community, that Bush 43's foreign policies have failed the American public and will lead to political and economic tramas. Both Bush's need to recognize 43's failures and make changes to rectify the current unacceptable situation.

please correct that horrific spelling of accountable.

I'm sorry that your son is getting picked on. Tell that to parents of the iraqi vets whos children got picked on all the way to their graves.
The world will be a much better place once this idiot administration is out of office. Bush Sr. you should be proud that you helped give birth to the worst president of the United States. Bravo!!! What a legacy!!!

Hurricane Katrina.

Total and complete incompetence.

What will CNN and the Democratic party do if a left-wing neo-communist democrat gets elected? They'll have nothing to complain about! How is this different than your good ol' boy Bill taking the fall for Hillary's medical reform blunder? Is that more noble for the impeached liar and adulterer? Had 9/11 happened under a neo-communist democrat, we'd still be looking for Osama...to give him a big hug and say we're sorry. Or to have the inventor of the internet try and figure out how much of a carbon footprint he left when he killed over 3,000 Americans. I am thoroughly convinced that if CNN were on the air in 1941 and the current Democratic party that exists today had existed then, we would be goose stepping down Main Streets all over the USA. Hey Democrats...Grow a pair or move to France where the rest of the world's sissies live.

Daddy Bush...By "Lay Off", do you mean lay off, like so many American workers have experienced?

Hilarious. Maybe if he had laid into his son a tad more and not expended so much energy bailing him out of mistakes, he would have shown up for guard duty and had some common sense. His son is an idiot and the WORST American President in history. History will not vindicate him; instead it will bring more of his follies to light. The people he surrounds himself with are elitist and self-serving. The values he promotes devalue majority of the population. All that probably put me on a watch list, but they already have my e-mail so it doesn't matter. He shouldn't be upset, he should be embarrassed that his progeny is the biggest laughing stock to sit in the White House. Do I want Sadaam back? For selfish reason yes, but he should be alive to at least offer some guidance of how he stabilized the region for so long. In the end Sadaam had the last laugh..the middle east is destabilized, the US is destabilized, the dollar is falling, China has us over a barrel (of oil, that they get from Niger, Russia and maybe soon in Cuba), and the real nuclear threat...hahaha...IRAN...and has anyone seen Osama?

It unbelivable given the evidence of what occured during the Clinton years that there are still morons like "Ca Native" that don't get it. And, sadly, they probably never will. See "the hunting of the president" as a reference. Bush will go down as one of the most reviled men of the early 21st century. Everything he touches is deystroyed. He has done nothing for this world but bring misery and death. The pages of history will not speak kindly of him.

It will always be the case that parents want to protect their children and, unfortunately, will feel some responsibility for their childrens mistakes. I am very happy that while my adult childrens mistakes have been minor, I know full well that I will always feel somewhat responsible for whatever they have done and, possibly be held accountantable, right or not. I can at least sleep at night. I am not sure the senior Mr. Bush will ever be able to. Good luck on that.

I say bring back Saddam Hussein. He is better than Bush 41 or 43 put together!! America is worse ever since we have had the most selfish family in america run america.

Cheney and Bush should be impeached.

Ca native: You are definitely living in the wrong state- please head east to a red state because we don't need delusional Bush-lovers like you in CA.

Ahhh Samuel, Lincoln, NE, finally somebody who is worth reading on this site. It gladdens my heart to know that I am not alone in the dark, waiting for this country to return to the high ground. I shudder to think what my 3 year old son will learn about this time in America’s history. Only the Second Amendment gives me any hope for the future. I am sick of shameful and humiliating policy being portrayed to the world as “the will of the American people”. I want my country back from the Neocon fascists.

Odd...aside from calling in favors to get Junior a cushy Air National Guard gig, a sweetheart deal on the Texas Rangers (after Junior ran Arbusto Oil into the ground) and basically training the Cabinet for his son what else has Bush 41 done?

Oh yeah, he helpfully ignored Junior's drinking and (alleged) cocaine habit and enabled him to be an irresponsible bufoon into his 40's. Poor little Maine rich boy. Wait, I mean "brush clearing Texan".

It's a little late for him to be a good parent, considering he utterly screwed up the first four decades of the job. Last I checked the status quo in the middle east would mean billions more of our tax dollars not being wasted, along with the lives of thousands of brave US soldiers.

If he cared so much why are you not in Iraq fighting for what he believes in.
Death's for political reason!
If he cared for the american people then bring our troops home.
I bet your in line for president, right after Hillary.
The people are going to stand up for their rights and vote Ron Paul!

Sadam was no treath to us that we couldn't handel without Over foue thousand of our young getting killed.
Sure was a big price that is still going, along with a 10 trillion dollar deficit and oil up tro a $1.00 a barrel because of it.

You loonies need to get a life. Do something constructive in your life by volunteering your time to help others. Your venomous outbursts of hate only play into the hands of the terrorists and anarchists. Instead of driving your SUV's and sitting in your lofts drinking wine and wondering how many hate words you can think of to call our president – get off your ass and do something constructive. Freedom is not cheap and not without a cost. Besides America, how many other countries around the world help other countries to become free or help them with democracy. How many people do you know who are flocking to get into countries such as Iran, Russia, North Korea, Syria, China, and so on. Probably not many unless their criminals. Why don't others in those countries we are in deserve the same freedom we have – why should they have to live under tyranical rule. Why don't you go live their for a while and then come back and say we're doing the wrong thing – and while you're at it – why don't you make more of a stink about Darfur and other countries where rebels and insurgents are killing innocent people at an outstanding rate – Instead of spouting hate – do something constructive – you might actually see life from a different perspective.

Stop your whining, GHWB. It all comes with public service. Maybe your son should go back to ruining professional sports teams or driving businesses into the ground.

Yes Mr. President, nearly everyone but you would dearly love to go "back to the status quo" in Iraq. If only we could. And while you're feeling sorry for your son, what about the thousands of needless deaths your deluded son is responsible for? Where's your empathy for them?

Mikel, Salt Lake City, UT

Yeah, the middle east was more stable when Saddam was gassing his own people, warring with Iran and invading Kuwait. Some of folks are intellectually lazy or just plain dumb. G.W. did the right thing, time will prove this out.

Bush 41 should be ashamed of his monster son. 43 said he was a compassionate conservative and he turned out to be neither. The first president with a MBA has the biggest deficits ever!! He has ruined the lives of thousands of soldiers and veterans not to mention the Iraqis dying for this clueless bozo's beliefs and has no sympathy for dissent.

Poor George...Bullpuckey! I don't feel sorry for either of them. George 41 never had to worry about George 43 dying in a military conflict because he had the power to protect and shield him from duty unlike the Mothers and Fathers of the lower and middleclass wage earners whose sons are serving today. Georgie 43 has always been able to voice his opinion and orders from a safe distance without even thinking about the personal sacrifice our troops are making as he plays "soldier". He is a pathetic excuse for a man and an even worse one for President. I cringe everytime I hear him speak because he lacks sincerity, is flippant and arrogant. The hypocritical conservatives wasted a lot of our time and money digging into Bill Clinton's personal life in an effort to impeach him, asserting it was in the best interest of the USA and meanwhile the current congress is investigating important issues like Bush lying to congess and the citizens of the United States about WMDs. I'm sorry, but what Clinton did in the bedroom was none of our business and therefore was a waste of resources -unlike – Bush lying about WMDS and other reasons for people to go to war and die in part because of his lack of intelligence and refusing to supply our troops with the neccessary resources and back-up they needed to be successful and survive. It's almost like he's pretending with GIJoes and he can do a do over. He has detached himself from his own soldier's suffering and deaths. Poor George...it must be a difficult burdon for him being such an idiot while men of integrity lose their lives and families because because he won't admit he screwed up. Frankly, I haven't seen one New Yorker or American's life experience improve as a result of "HIS" war on terrorism, instead the opposite is true. I hope we all survive to see him impeached or voted out. That would be an effective use of time.

CNN reports "Human rights groups believe about 300,000 people were killed during Saddam's 24-year rule, which ended when U.S.-led forces toppled his regime in 2003."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/13/iraq.graves/index.html

CNN also reports " War has wiped out about 655,000 Iraqis or more than 500 people a day since the U.S.-led invasion"

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.deaths/

Hmmm ... Saddam takes 24 years to kill 300,000 Iraq's. We enable the killing of 650,000 of them in just 3.5 years.

To answer 41 ... should we have left Saddam in place? YES, till someone more competent than 43 came along ....

NOW HE FEELS THE PAIN, and I hope the pain keeps growing.

43 as president of America lied to take America into an illegal war. By 41 asking if we would like to have Saddam back, I would say "YES." I would not have to see over 30,000 seriously wounded Americans, almost 4,000 dead Americans, America three trillion dollars more in national debt and hundreds of thousands of poor Iraqi's dead, and no telling how many seriously wounded and 43 created more terrorism worldwide. 41 thinks that I forgot that he killed over 4000 Panamians and over 200 U.S. soldiers died while illegally invading Panama to get General Noriega. Noriega in all probablility was in the drug business, but Bush was his partner as sure as God made little apples. 41 & 43 are war criminals as far as I'm concerned.

It's sad to see all the mean spirited remarks about Bush 43 and his father's concern for him. They simply hate the fact that Bush 43 acted with conviction, as did Wilson, Roosevelt, Joghson, and Reagan in previous military engagements.

If they truly do not believe that democracy can take hold through our sacrifice and commitment to defend our principles, how can they deny the outcome of history. Europe. Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, & Vietnam all seem to be improved "westernized economies" because of our efforts during wars that the U.S. didn't initiate. And the U.S. contributed to the reconstruction that took years to be repaid.

I wish all of the critics could live in a socialist, facist regime like Somalia, North Korea, or Venezuela for a few years. Then they would realize how difficult the President's job is to defend the U.S., our allies, and our interests. They wouldn't have cable TV or internet to spew their venom, but they would live in real fear for their lives, and probably well below our current poverty standards here in the U.S.

Imagine if all their remarks had their name in place of Bush 43? The man has changed the world in a positive way, and recent leadership changes in Germany, Canada, and France show the pendulum is finally swinging in the conservative direction. Socialist agendas are proving their shortcomings, but at least those peoples were free to vote for positive change, unlike the people in Iraq & Afghanistan.

President Bush has recieved alot of attention he doesnt deserve. The media trashes him at every chance they get. It isnt fair but its life. President Bush is a good man with whom I have alot of trust in. I am proud of the President we have today. I will miss him when he is out of office. To those who say that Iraq is better off with Saddam in power are out of touch with reality. Countless people were slaughtered at the hands of that man. Our invasion of Iraq uncovered hundreds of mass graves. I am sure there are more! Thank you President Bush for getting rid of this hitler

Mr President (41)

You are a good man, and had a solid analytical mind. You also wish to protect your child, all admirable traits.

Your son however is not the man you are. Your son is the POTUS, and as such he needs to take his punches like the most powerful man on the planet should. Unfortunately his decisions and those he allowed his much to powerful VP and advisors to make, have seriously weakened our position in the world. It has also allowed potential enemies to gain power and make inroads in places we have abandoned diplomatically. We are not seen as the shining beacon as we used to be, and our "friends" in China, Russia and other places are using their new found wealth, and our weakened state to forge alliances that may come back to haunt us and our children in the next two decades.

Your son, 43, will be recorded and regarded as one of the weakest and worst presidents we have ever had. Sorry but that will be the truth, and hopefully it will be a lesson to us in future elections. Hopefully too, the nxt president will be able to repair the damage of the last 8 years and restore our place on the world stage.

Good luck America!

Another example of a parent who is an "enabler"
Posted By Guido, Charleston, South Carolina : November 9, 2007 5:01 pm

That pretty much sums up the article!

As far as Clinton goes, I'd rather have some guy make a stupid choice with a women while in office then some guy make a stupid choice with a war.

Plus, in regards to the wire-tapping, Bush as also broken the law; which makes them about even on 1 account, I guess.

Bush 41 wasn't the best president, either, so he should shut up. He put a tax on Social Security and then literally used the same pen to sign in one of the biggest capital gains tax cuts in US history for the wealthiest Americans.
Old people vote, and that's why he was a one-term president. He also did go to war, too, if you remember, over oil, but stopped short of going into Baghdad. The Apple certainly didn't fall far from the tree.

Hey George H.,your idiot son,George WORST thinks he's finishing your war for you!You're the fool that taught him that there was glory to be had in war.

I see a thousand points of light and they are all pointing at your son.They are the souls of the most recent children that your murderous son is responsible for.

Sadaam was small potatoes in the business of killing people.Your son has already cracked the top ten killer of all-time!If he picks up the pace it's still possible for him to catch Hitler for number 2 without the use of nuclear weapons but he's going to have to use nukes to catch Stalin!

Al Qaeda wanted nothing to do with Iraq when Sadaam was still alive.Your criminal son has turned Iraq into a terrorist's dream come true.That little idiot son of your's has made the world an infintitely more dangerous place!

You shouldn't worry about the criticism nincompoop is getting.He should be EXECUTED for war crimes and treason for the crimes he's committed including using our constitution for toilet paper!

HE'S DOING YOU PROUD POP!

http://www.bushflash.com/idiot.html
This video explains it all!

Sorry George 41. It must be hard to realize your namesake is an utter failure. But you'll get by. You've got your multi-millions and can insulate yourself from the peon-middle class who must pay for your son's stupidity. Too bad you can't buy his way out of this one.

READ MY LIPS: Bush 43 is a pinhead. My friends to the south, what happened? You used to elect Lincolns, Roosevelts,Kennedys, Reagans, and Clintons...not all of whom you may have agreed with all the time, but certainly people in whom you could have confidence in leading your country OUT of the abyss in times of turmoil. Now you've got a dufus who wants to lead you INTO one abyss after another...and the guy's so stupid he probably couldn't even spell abyss. Maybe he can spell "war criminal", as that will be his place in history.

As a Dad, I can empathize with Bush 41. Like his Dad, Bush 43 has strong convictions and morals, and pursues policy based on what is best for America in the long run. History will eventually record that his resistance to terrorism and the push toward democracy were the right choices. If a Democrat gets elected in '08, it will become clear again, as it was with Clinton, that a weak US will become an easy target. Then the efforts in Iraq and Afganistan will be dwarfed by the scale of world conflict needed to destroy islamo-facism.

Bush 41 remember Panama? The Dictator you put in power that enslaved those inocent people!
Well I do, I was there that night watching over 500 women and children burn to death just like 9/11. The next day stuffing body bags,throwing them on garbage trucks, digging trenches and covering them up before the press could report it. Just to save you and Chenneys as# from international procecution!Your a foul example of a leader and so is your son and his cronies.If the Bush mafia is doing Gods work as they say they are, they're definatly praying to the wrong God.

While I am ready to have our soldier’s home, I have not changed my stance since 2001. Go after and stop the terrorists; whatever the costs may be. I remember most of the country supporting the president in 2001 & 2002. When the costs have risen too high (what is perceived as too high by fair weather fans), the weak and feeble need to blame someone. Stick to the core goal and back the president. He is doing a job few would be able to handle. God bless President Bush and his Former President Bush.

See Posted By Samuel, Lincoln, NE : November 9, 2007 4:10 pm

RIGHT ON!!! No need to look for more evidence the pipeline is rich and flowing with it!

Hey Ca Native do you have your head in a toilet water boarding? Where exactly is the democracy you scream about. Why are you not in Iraq and Afghanistan fighting in the name of your Herr Fuhrer George W. Bush?

Did someone actually say that Bush is going to bring a stable democracy to Iraq and Afghanistan? Afghanistan is already being taken back over by the remnants of the Taliban regime and were still there! Iraq will likely never see a stable democracy and will have to settle for an alternative form of government. Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Palestine, Pakistan, and Syria have all been brought into the fold of war. Turkey is ready to invade northern Iraq to take on the Kurd's and Iran is out of control. Bush's actions have thrown the region into chaos and nobody should kid themself otherwise!

Bush 41 ....Tell SONNY BOY to RESIGN IMMEDIATELY !!!

While Poppy is heartbroken about his son's putative pain, tens of thousands of American fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, friends and family have had THEIR hearts ripped apart by the meat grinder in Iraq and Afghanistan. Then, of course, there are the HUNDREDS of thousands of Iraqis and Afghans ripped apart, physically and spiritually, by our gift of "democracy." There's no more democracy in the Middle East today than there was before we toppled the genius Reagan's "trusted ally" Sammy Hussein, and there will be even less after we leave.

What has been gained? The bitter enmity of the entire Islamic world, and about 98% of the rest of the world in the bargain. Where is our "most valuable ally" Saudi Arabia, the richest and most powerful country in the region? Waiting for America to finish weakening Iraq - and Iran, if the Conservatives get their way - so THEY can control the entire "strategic reserves" OUR soldiers are dying for. That outcome is most definitely in the Bush family's interest, but is it in AMERICA'S national interest? The two are NOT synonymous.

Now our other "staunch ally in the war against terror," Pervez Musharraf, who has taken billions in US aid and STILL knowingly harbors murderers encamped within Pakistan's borders, has decided "democracy" isn't for HIM, either. Bush won't even rap his knuckles.

It's WAY past high time for impeachment, but better late than never. Sadly, it won't bring our sons and daughters back. It *might* restore some respect for OUR tattered democracy, though.

Yes, maybe the Middle East would be more secure for US interests if Hussein had not been toppled. But the same goes for the Shah of Iran, Batista in Cuba, and Somoza in Nicaragua. Would the Left agree we should have intervened to stop their fall?

You gotta be kidding. Bush and Cheney have cheapened what being an American citizen means. They have manipulated the constitution with their idiotic interpretations of them. More 'terrorists' exist (including terrorists performing acts on our behalf) than before 9/11. Stop being a cry baby Bush 41.

Speaking of Iraq, when will politicians realize that democracy cannot be forced on a people, the people must embrace it. Not all nations can be democratic, if they were they would not exist with their current borders.

What Bush Senior needs to remember is that Bush Junior is the President and not just his son. First off he was selected by far brighter Republican's than himself to run for office. He is clearily a puppet with hardly the know how or intillect to hold the office of the Presidency. The world has many dictators. It is not the place of the U.S. government to dedcide which of these it is to take down. The majority of the American people do not support this administration; but we would hardly support another government marching in to take it down. Fact is, this administration is clearily the most corrupt in world history. Sadly most American's are niave to the point of not only recognizing it, but admitting it. Most of us are taught as children to lead by example. And while much of the world is moving forward we have become stuck and lost the respect of the world we once held so dear.

Hey Ca Native, can you tell us what "Democracy" Bush has brought to Iraq? Since he's been in office it's been missing here in the USA, I guess Bush and Cheney stole it along with billions of our tax dollars and we could sure use it now! We've got to keep idiots like you from doing any more damage by trying to export what you know nothing about.

Why is it that anybody who likes and agrees with Bush 43 is automatically labeled a "hick?" Despite being born and raised in San Francisco, I firmly believe in what this president stands for. To answer the unspoken question, yes, I am educated. I hold an advanced degree in history.

You've got to be kidding! 41 feels guilty for having an incompetent, selfish, and alcoholic son with no regard for Life or Country. This family is a disgrace to everything that is American.

You liberal idiots should have a little more respect for your President. Whether you voted for him or not he is the one that was elected.

I love the way you bash the war but don't present any ideas on how to improve the situation – like all the Dems in congress. I, like most other Americans, don't like the way the war is going. The aftermath of the initial invasion was clearly mis-managed (thanks to rummie). But you can't go back and change it. The only thing we can hope for now is for the Iraqi people to step up and straighten their own country out. I don't remember Bush ever saying we would do it all for them.

Thanks CA Native, for reminding us how utterly ignorant a Bush supporter can really be.

Prez Bush is all grown up and I don't think the first one needs to be stand up for his boy. Something that no one has brought up is; that the current bush is responsible for all his actions, and if he didn't want to be judged by the American people he should have stayed on his ranch, instead of jumping into the American Presidency with eye open and ears wide. I think they both need a little growing up to do, you were and you are the President of the USA, so act like it!!!

It's all been said here before, but I have no sympathy for the Bush family. They have unleashed forces that they do not understand and cannot contain, and they have done so with utter disregard for the rule of law or for the reputation of this country.

They have brought shame upon this country and have threatened the liberty of of every American citizen.

I'm sure the tens or hundreds of thousands of Iraqi's who lost their homes, livelihood, limbs and family members because W. needed to "one up" Daddy would take issue with 41's point of view.

WHY DOESNT CNN DO A POLL TO SEE IF THE PEOPLE WANT TO IMPEACH BUSH AND THE VICE PRESIDENT?

Does Senior realize his son is an idiot?

Hmmm…..how does this Dad’s distress about his son compare with the Mothers and Fathers whose sons and daughters are now dead because of George W’s failed war?

This is about as illuminating as "Simpson's Mother Declares His Innocence" would be.

41 was surely a better president and more decent man than 43, but he was no great shakes. He rode to office on the horse of the popularity of the man he'd derided as a voodoo economist, and couldn't sustain the gig.

You have to respect a man who does everything in his power to make sure that more than 3000 people who were killed in the 9/11 attacks do not die in vein. If we pulled out right now it would cripple the country that we have fought blood and sweat to help fix and get back on their feet, too keep any other terrorist that think that there will not be a reaction to another attack on U.S. soil. Everyone needs to remember its not them or us winning the war because in war there is never a winner or loser.

ca native needs to be shipped off to iraq, what a right wing gullible creep

It never ceases to amaze me that Bush43 refers to the fact that he completely disregards public sentiment, as though it were some badge of honor. Does it not occur to him that Presidents are elected to serve the will of the people? This kind of arrogance is regarded by his supporters as honorable, even preferable. If the tables were turned, however, and it were a Democrat president ignoring the clear wishes of the people for the direction of their country, these stubborn fools would cry foul.
This president is shameful.
By the way, when did the Republican party change its core values and become so concerned with nation building as its main priority?

This is just ridiculous. His response to the American people being angry about the handling of the war is "What if Hussein was still in power?" Hussein being ousted aside, you cannot use one, debatably, good aspect of the war to justify four years of incompetence. Where are the WMDs?! That was the original purpose of the war. What if Hussein had actually had weapons and said "here they are, come and have them," would he still be in power? Four years ago the sound bite was "Iraq has WMDs." Two years ago it was "We caught Saddam and that is why we went to war." What will the headline be next year? Is it going to be the removal of some faceless terrorist group from Iraq? Will that be Bush 43's new slogan? When does it end?

This is just more political pandering. Bush 41 is embarrassed by the pathetic performance of Bush 43, but he's even more embarrassed by the negative press of people realizing what a horrible person and leader 43 has been. I'm far more concerned with America being turned into a third world nation due to Bush 43's ineptitude and ignorant decisions. So when it comes down to hurting poor little Georgies feelings or trying to save our country from his mismanagement, well, let's just say that Impeachment would be the most honorable thing Bush 43 could be given.

When Bush said "Bring 'em on", "mission accomplished" and "getting Bin Laden isn't real important", he gets what he deserves. He has squandered a budget surplus and turned world wide support for the U.S. after the sept. 11th attacks into deep skepticism about our country from the rest of the globe. Also, didn't he promise to be a uniter not a divider? His low approval numbers are based on his job performance (or lack thereof), not on whether the decisions he makes are popular or not.

Yes, the criticism against Bush 43 is more than warranted, but that doesn't mean some of it isn't deserved. History will set the record straight, and our children will be able to read about his presidency without the daily op-ed and draw their own conclusions.

Please send Bush 41 and 43 your report from the Red Crescent on parents abandoning their children in Iraq. Who's responsible?

WAKE UP PEOPLE! Its very simple...Daddy was threatened by Sadam..and little son Georgie had him assassinated... at our governments expense ..! Georgie 43 is far worse than Sadam! 3800+ troops dead! 650,000+ Iraqi dead!..billions of dollars wasted/lost...and this is a good cause?
Bush 41/43 insult our intelligence and the worlds! I'm sorry to say; They will pay the price for this mess!

Being related to the Bushes, although the relation does go back many generations; I really enjoyed the comment once made by Barbara Bush, "that the Bushes are most surprised by the fact that Jr. became President first". There are other Bushes who are more talented than Jr.. I am afraid Jr. has "stained" the presidency so much so that Jeb will never ever be able to become President because of what his brother Jr. did. When you think about Jr.'s failings; drinking, drugs, military record, all his businesses run into the ground, etc... (the ones we know about), America is truly a country where anyone can become President; but it probably helps if your Dad was also President and well connected to "big money".

Hey "Ca Native" if you're so proud of 41 and 43, then why not leave your name? As for 41, if you don't like the criticism against your inept son, then you'd better crawl into some deep pit because this country is finally waking up.

What a farce. If he didn't want to hear these things said about his son, then he should have told him NOT to run for President. He should have told him NOT to decalre "mission accomplished" what was it, two years ago, three years ago?

You know what I like the best about it being November 2007? Less than a year and NO MORE BUSH!!!!!!!

Let there be no mistake, George W. Bush knows more of the seriousness of the threat to our country than will ever br revealed. What happens if Iran gets nukes, you think they will keep them to themselves? It will be too late when a suitcase nuke goes off in the middle of Times Square!!

I'd feel bad too if my idiot son was dubbed WORST PRESIDENT EVER. But when said idiot was responsible for dragging the entire country into a cesspool war on false information, destroying the middle class, transforming a budget surplus into an astronomical debt and basing his presidency on cronyism and corruption, well, sir, it's kind of hard to ignore all of that and have any shred of respect for your idiot son.

Isn't Bush 43 a little old to have his daddy fight his battles for him? I left that behind with the sandbox, Shrubby.

did I read this correctly????

Mr. President – you're a good man and good father. You took much criticism from the looney left and we elected Bill/Hill Clinton – who disgraced the Oval Office, lied under oath, impeached, surrendered his law license, and continues to this day to make excuses for him and his wife.

Regardless of the rhetoric from the left-wing anti-war code-pink liberals – our President, your son, is doing what is RIGHT (which is different than doing what is "popular" ala Clinton). Your son will be remembered as the President that brought democracy to Afghanistan, Iraq, made our country safer, and did so with honor in the face of abhorent unprecedented attacks from George Soros, Moveon.Org, etc.

BE proud of your son, Sir. Many of us are!

First, many are proud??? Isn't his approval raing around 30%? That one in three....not MANY!!!

Iraq is a mess....due mostly to the ignorance, incompetence, and stuuborn-ness of "43." While Mr.Clinton was cleaning up from 12 years of republicans, and making us look good in the world, he still takes heat from ignorant Americans who are "proud" (I just cab't get past that) of King George. Our dollar is all but worthless; soldiers go into battle wit no, or defective armor; the rules keep changing for defining an objective in Iraq and Afgah.; and while the wealthy get fatter, the middle class are losing their homes and jobs. Proud....??? "43" disgusts me and I for the last eight years I have been embarrased to be an American. "41," maybe you should rethink your thoughts of that idiot son of yours....the one that can't speak correctly (and why is he the only one in your family with a southern accent?), the same one that mutters offensive language while his mouth is full at a state dinner, and said that Mandela is dead!!! The same disgusting "43" that let New Orleans fall apart. Wow, you Bush people make my dysfunctional family look kinda' good! "43" will be in hell along with all the other lying, cheating, arrogant politicians (Tom De Lay too)....so as christian as he wants teh world to believe.....he's just an idiot!

Lay off his son??? Bush 43 is the worst president ever who has us embroiled in a futile war which he got us into under false pretenses. He has taken a wrecking ball to our national prestige, our economy and our moral fabric. If anything, we have not been nearly tough enough. History will judge him even more harshly.

Who cares....get over it and realize that your son screwed up BIG TIME and we wouldn't be in the predicament that we are if Hussein hadn't threatened the elder Bush in the first place. We should have been going after the REAL threat....OSAMA BIN LADEN. HELLO...REMEMBER HIM?

Sounds to me like Bush 41 watches something other than that "Fair and Balanced" network.

During his long and distinguished political career Bush 41 saw how bad things could be for a president who was out of his league. Ya think he would have warned W before he became Bush 43? If he did, W didn't pay attention, which is, as we all know from experience, his way of doing things.

As far as Bush 41's comments about Saddam Hussein; Saddam running Iraq is a better choice than Achmadinejad running Iran and exporting his brand of terrorism all over the place. At least Saddam mostly terrorized Iraq itself.

But that is hindsight and who could have predicted beforehand what would have happened should Saddam be taken out? I mean besides Tom Clancy back in 1996.

I voted for junior in 2000 and if there ever was a vote I wish I could take back this is it. He has lowered taxes on the upper top class and spent us into oblivion ruining many retirements, I was counting on at least 1/3 of my pension from soc.sec. And he is more than willing to spill American sons and daughters blood as long as it is not his kids, nieces, nephews or Cheney's, both are draft dodgers. When I was in the service during Viet Nam the reservists who failed to show were put on active duty> you can see how that worked. The Bushes have been a curse on our nation.I am a true Republican who will vote for Hillary if Ron Paul does not receive the nomination, he is a true conservative.

Overall, I personally believe Bush to be a great president. No one is perfect, but in the face of crisis and terror, Bush has stood strong.

The ignorant hick here isn't those of us who support our country as well as our president. It think maybe those of you who would stoop to name calling, believing that this is a PC world, should step back from your rose colored glasses and look outside. It's not. The world is not a beautiful place. It is plagued with atrocities. Children are being abandoned in all countries, not just Iraq. Bush did what he believed to be the right thing to do. Have you all forgotten that Saddam threw hoards of people into a giant shredder? You really think that was better. You can't save a country overnight. It takes time and dedication; something I see, most of you do not have.

Things may have not turned out the way intended, but I commend Bush on taking a stand and saying we will not tolerate terrorism.

Kudos, to both President Bush's.

Barbara Bush: "George is an idiot." And she wasn't talking about her husband.

No doubt Saddam is very bad. And deserves a licking from Bush 41 and coalition after Kuwait. But sorry old man, your son is worse than Saddam. The consequences of his actions far far exceeded the mess and damage Saddam has done to Iraq, the region, and the USA. Open your eyes and mind and see without family attachment. And look, I'm no Dem/Rep, lib nor neocon. Just an impartial historian.

When I saw the headline "lay off my son" I was hoping it meantget rid of him like when the rest of us get layed off. Alas, it is not to be.

I think now less people would have suffered and died in Iraq if Saddam was still there.

actually, i feel that the mideast would be MUCH more stable if his "offspring" would have left sleeping dogs lie. I am sure I am not alone in my viewpoint.

BE proud of your son, Sir. Many of us are!
Posted By Ca Native

It's scary to think there are really people out there like you.

His son is a big boy. Theoretically.
He made his own bed.

"Do they want to bring back Saddam Hussein, these critics?" the elder Bush railed to the newspaper. "Do they want to go back to the status quo ante? … Do they think life would be better in the Middle East if Saddam were still there?"

Yes, yes and yes. No contest.

Bush Sr. should be ashamed of himself. He refuses to see how his incompetent and idiot son is ruining this country. We are the victims, not you, Papa Bush! You should be crying for us!

Sociopath 41,

Your sociopath OFFspring following in your footsteps and those of your monster wife remains responsible for unspeakable carnage, destruction, and evil.

Perhaps had you spent more time with the little priyk when he was still developing as a child, he would not have developed such completely unadulterated insensitivity to humanity and fellow human beings, so maybe you're at least partially responsible for the monster you brought into the world.

Beyond that, you're as responsible NOW for defending the monster's narcissism and evil still operating out-of-control and no end in sight, so you are, yourself, Emperor 41, very nearly as responsible for the tragedies he is still causing the world and its humblest inhabitants.

Get a life! And try not to destroy it like the ones you've stolen from the world.

Well, frankly I would like to go back much further then Saddam, and remove Bush 43 from the presidency.

this country would be so much better with out all the Liberals. They do not understand what it means to be united. Horrible acts were done to this country and all the republicans back Bush. We should have come into the war stronger inoreder to already be done and out of it but of course we can not because he has to please all the crazy left wingers make a good public apperance to them. Its time to let loose in Iraq and give them what they deserve. I wish we could send some libs over because if they had any brain....they'd be republican.

It's not just going into Iraq that we criticize Bush for. Lying to the American public to get there is an extremely serious offense.

He also cut off debate by accusing anyone with opposing views of being unpatriotic.

The party isn't innocent either. The administration told lies that no one in their right mind would believe, but the party faithful agreed to believe in the name of unity.

This administration has been a disgrace, and clueless to that fact. They've disgraced the office and the American political system for years to come.

At this point, by any measure, they've done more damage to America than any terrorist has. And anyone who defends this administration loses credibility by doing so.

Sorry about Bush 1. He's a good man. But the son is not the father.

Mr. Bush 41:

Your son, Bush 43, made a big error in judgement in invading Iraq and topping Hussein. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Iraq people were killed, and thiusands of american people were also killed.

Other than lives lost and millions of Iraq people displaced, america has unnecessarily spent over $800 billion in a war that goes nowhere. The money could have been better used for the american education, health care, and internal security.

Bush 43 should not invade and attack another country simply he does not like the regime. Otherwise, he would also have invaded Iran, Korea and China.

You should be painful for your son's mistake, as this will haunt him and yours for years after he leaves the white house.

Well, it looks as if GHW has officially reached geezerdom.

Let's see, we should 'lay off' his son despite the fact that GW and his government led the country into an unprovoked and unnecessary war based on false and falsified threats, premised on unrealistic expectations of cost, duration, casualties, approval of the Iraqi people and resulting in (i) deaths of hundreds of thousands of completely innocent Iraqi civilians (this I would call murder and a war crime), (ii) deaths of near 4000 and woundings of more than 25,000 US service personnel, (iii) an expenditure of >$500 billion, headed towards $1 trillion, all of this irretrievably lost and much of it siphoned into the pockets of criminal war profiteers, many of them US citizens, (iv) the shameful betrayal of the ethical and legal standards by our military in regard to treatment of prisoners, (v) the remolding of our national image to the rest of the world as a rogue militaristic and unilateralist state, and last, but not least, (vi) the creation of a hugely successful recruiting tool for those who actually threaten us, Al Qaeda and other radical terrorist groups.

Blood is apparently thicker than the elder Bush's sense of patriotism and concern for his country.

most of us would like to "lay off" W, if only it were that easy!
His job is secure for another 14 months unfortunately.

Had Bush 41 raised Bush 43 to be responsible and take responsibility for his actions, listen to those wiser and more informed than he, lay off the coke and booze all those years, and be capable of admitting he has made a serious mistake and change course, not only would America be safer and more prosperous and not reviled globally as the ultimate "Rogue Nation", 4,000 US troops and one MILLION Iraqi civilians would not have died horrific NEEDLESS deaths. Had Bush 43 learned the work ethic instead of being spoiled and pampered, he would have not taken yet another month long vacation the summer of 2001 when his top security advisors told him that Al Qaeda had something BIG in the works and soon and instead put his nose to the grindstone daily like the rest of us do and try to stop their plans. But, like Guliani, without 9-11, Bush 43 would have ZERO focus as a president, so I guess that vacation paid off well....for him. Amazing that either man would expect sympathy from Americans when they have so little empathy for them....maybe all that blood money will warm them on chilly lonely nights as America shudders under the weight of this cruelly inept presidency that occured in spite of election returns.

Little Bush is on mission to crush the American Middle Class and make his close friends and all his cronies rich before his term is up!

Irrespective of how arrogant and ignorant Bush 43 is, the key thing is that he and his administration are failures that never have the guts to come out and admit it or apologize when they have screwed up so that problems not acknowledged are never fixed. Stay the original course no matter what. Bush 41 must be either delusional or lying through his teeth when he defends the incompetent son that has driven our nation to one of the lowest points in its history.

I think there is an old saying to cover this situation. "If you can't stand the heat stay out of the kitchen."

I don't know about whether the Middle East would be a better place, but I believe America would be. Either discipline/ground your son or we will have to.

"Bush 41: Lay off my son."
When i saw that link, i thought it was communicating that Bush 41 was suggesting we lay off the President, as in fire him! Hilarious. Or maybe it means that The United States of America, Inc., is going under and so the CEO Bush will be laid off. Thanks CNN that made my day.

I understand 41's feelings – no one wants their son the be the object of ridicule. I, however, was there in the desert in 1991 when we made the decision to not invade Iraq because he and others knew what it would take to hold the area would be costly. It would have been nice if his son could have thought about this beforehand. And for the gentlemen that seems to think the Middle East will be a democracy that will make him comfortable with our actions, then he needs to review the history of the region and realize this is not going to end the way he thinks. Dubya would be well served to consider that as well, especially when it will be history that will evaluate his actions, most likely unfavorably.

It's one thing to be loyal to your son. But when your son's incompetence and dishonesty causes the loss of American lives, loyalty can't get in the way of honesty. Bush 41 is an honorable man. Bush 43 is pathetic.

I just want to type the obvious joke: Too bad it isn't "Bush 43" watchin' the televisions, and "Bush 41" doing the "executive work". And I hope that "Bush 41" is as appalled as I am
about the "running mouths" everywhere saying things ONLY TO GET THEIR CHECK, REGARDLESS OF VALIDITY OR ACCURACY.

"Ca Native" posted one of the biggest troll postings I've ever seen. No way he could actually be as stupid as is comments; he's just doing his Ann Coulter impression!

As a father, you want the best for your children. But, you cannot hold them back and you must let them walk on into life.

I will say that I am totally baffled by those of you who said that Iraq was stable under Saddam than it is now. That is because the dissidents were brutally tortured and executed by Saddam's secret police.

But what I will say is why couldn't Saddam clean up his act by allowing unfettered access to his alleged WMD stocks so it could be determined once and for all if he was hiding banned substances he was not allowed to possess. This is exactly what the probation officer would do at midnight when he knocks on your door to determine if you have had alcohol beverages secreted into your hidden places at home or it is off to jail you go.

Saddam had many friends in liberal America and in the Mideast who were contented with him stonewalling the inspections. His friends went out of his way to prevent implementation of more severe penalties and the sanctions imposed upon Iraq didn ot even hurt Saddam at all, only his people. You can see who was protecting who and who was denouncing who. It was Saddam being protected and Bush being denounced for insisting on tougher sanctions.

A Philadelphia cop was slain by a black 270 pound 21 year old loser who was a high school dropout when the cop entered the Dunkin DOnuts and got a 9mm Glock in his forehead. The miscreant even stole his gun, got help from a cousin who took the two guns and escaped to Miami where he was caught the other day.

At the funeral, the priest said that on that fateful day when Officer cassidy was shot and killed, vice came in conflict with virtue and vice won the day, but virtue won the war when the miscreant was caught.

With Saddam, vice won the day, but with President Bush, virtue won the war and restored to the people what was rightfully theirs – the right to choose a government of their own choosing, the right to be treated like people and not brutalized by a fearless dictatorial bully like Saddam.

That is what the critics have failed to take notice.

As about BUsh 43, I know he knows well in his own gut that he did the right thing when all was concerned. He has the love and support of his family and stand by him, including his loving father. He goes to bed, confident that he did the right thing during the day. He does not need judgment from liberals from the left or in Hollywood with no sense of decency in their thought processes. He knows right from wrong and will say so at any time.

hey 41 we'd love to "lay off your son" and not wait til jan 20, 2009. Lay him off right now!

Perhaps bush 41 can take solace in the fact that thousands of other American fathers find it "grossly unfair" that their children had to die fighting a war that is more about big-business and oil than it is about Iraq freedom. Look George if you want to feel a sense of pride concerning your son, just look at your large bank account and think about how much larger it is thanks to him being the president. Of course, it would be easier all of us to be proud of him if you had not raised him to be a greedy, war-mongering, lair.

Although i disagree with a fair amount of President Bush 43's policies for our economy, i believe what we did over in the middle east was the right thing. When has war ever been about anything other than money or power? The war is also about defending our nation. IF we had not invaded Iraq, I am more than positive that America would have been attacked again by Islamic extremists. We can not look weak in the face of danger. By showing that we are not weak we are scaring nations that would harbor terrorists into not harboring terrorists or at least into trying to hide that they do sponsor terrorism. America can not run without oil and it is important to make that region secure for our posterity. And as much money that is being spent, the war is creating jobs that would not be there if it was not for the war. Be proud to be an American, and that we have the strongest military in the world and that we are using it to secure our way of life.

Thanks Mr. President for being the strong leader you are. Thanks for sticking to your guns no matter what people say or do. You epitomize what the conservative republican stands for.

It's obvious that Bush 41 doesn't care about the American people either. He's not experiencing any of misery that has been caused by the actions of his precious son. Don't feel a bit sorry for man. He just doesn't like to hear the truth. The apple doesn't fall from the tree!

He deserves even more, the people of this country should be outraged and taking to the streets. His son is a disgrace and has ruined this country, said one thing and done the exact opposite. If this is compassionate conservatism, I'd hate to see what non-compassionate is...maybe like the torture we use

Bush 41, your son is a drunk disgraceful loser, always will be just like you.

Three words Georgie. GO TO HELL!

Is Daddy Bush whining again? If his son can't stand the heat, he should get out of the WHITE HOUSE. The sooner, the better !!

Look at the bright side, this idiot makes your administration look competent.

I failed to include my city and state in my recent post on this topic

Exactly what Hitler said in the bunker.
Posted By J.Crobuzon.

So I take it your a Nazi and was with your dear friend Hitler to know what he said at that time?

Yes you libs seem to know what evil Dictators have said because you all suck up to them as much as you can. It is so funny that you love these evil little mindless dictators as much as you do but I guess it is because you all have your heads up Bill/Hill backside so much you cannot understand what evil is.

I believe the real enemies to America happens to be liberals and Democrats and the Clintons. If only Bush could do to you what he did to Saddam we all be better off in this country.

As a Father I completely understand Bush 1 defending his kid. As a citizen of the USA I would hope he would ache for his country as well and realize the debt, deaths and ruin his son has brought this country. Sometimes a Father has to stand up and tell his kid he just dosen't have what it takes, This is obviously the case with Dumbya. Thanks Dad, great gift to our nation you gave us, next time please pull out( aka cut and run).

The irony here is that the feelings of a man who has apparently made one of the most ill advised foreign policy decisions in recent memory is being given more attention than the lives and deaths of the untold thousands of people who have been affected by those same decisions.

We seem to be totally unprepared, as a society, to hold leaders accountable for taking ill advised and irresponsible actions in the name of furthering their particular ideology.

Good for him, enough is enough with the far left in this country. They think Bush is a worst threat then Bin Laden. GW is a couragous man that is leading our country thru very tough times that came about by the terrorist, nobody else. The left should really be ASHMAMED of themselves.

Dear Mr.President, if you had taught that sorry excuse for a man how to behave maybe you would be able to be proud of him and not have to run defense for him. You do not have my sympathy nor respect as a parent. Instead of using your influence and wealth to grease the skids for little Georgie you should have demanded good behavior,good grades and accountability!You accepted drunken behavior, unfulfilled military obligations and failed businesses and then you foisted the result of your failure to parent effectively on"we the people". Now the world will have to clean up the mess your spoiled child has made!

That is why we need a change of names in Oval Office. Our country was ruled by Bushes and Clintons for more than two decades and is starting to look more like a monarchy than a democracy. Do we really want to read how much Bill Clinton watches news about Hilary?

Mr. Bush,

Yes, be glad of your son. Without his leadership there would be thousands of military men, women and children who would together as a family today as opposed to be buried underground.

You have a fine son there Mr. Bush, a fine son.

Samuel, you are the hick, you idiot. The Supreme Court enforced the law, Gore could fabricate enough votes to win Florida. And the next election GW won more than 3million votes more than LoserKerry. But that doesn't matter, because GW again won the EC vote. Learn about how the election laws work in this country, or find another. You hick!

I see these comments about how evil Bush43 is and all I can say is what were you thinking when the towers were hit. I bet you were praising him for his actions to topple the Taliban. When Saddam was rattling his sword, who's being naive when just because they didn't find the WMD. Saddam had the plans and surely would use it if it suited his diabolic scheme. Bush43 inheirited the BS left over from the Clinton administration. All you so called Support the troops democrats can piss off.

What a joke. He's worried about crticism when thousands of Americans and tens of thousands of Iraqis are dead because of his lies and incompetence.

What about the pain of those who lost their children to this war and never will be able to tell them that they are loved and missed? They will never have the chance to heal "bruised feelings", nor will they ever have a chance to be called "Dad" once again by their children.

What is up with these Bush people?!?

Clue for the Bush clan: It's not about popularity, it's about representing the wishes of the American people. It's about following the rule of law. It's about respecting the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

George W. Bush is the worst president in American History. Bush 41, your son is a failure according to about 70% of the American people (not to mention what the rest of the world thinks). Iraq is a failure. The economy is a failure. The dollar is a failure. Daddy, your son has done about as much damage as one president could possibily do. All your TV's must be set to the FOX news channel if you think Dubya has accomplished anything positive.

What's really scary is there's a third, sneaky Bush waiting in the wings.

America should "stay out of the Bush's".

It is obvious that the Bush family (continue to) thinks the world revolves around them.

Let me see. You prop up a war that should never happened. Fail to execute any form of plan. Watch as everything in Iraq self destructs. Continue to do nothing to resolve the problem. And then, expect the world not to be critical.

Time to stop being a "dad" and start being real.

Don't make Bush 41 come over there.

Wow, "Lay off my son" on the front page?

That's one hell of a deceiving title CNN. Bravo. An upstanding bastion of journalism, as always.

Hey, Posted By Ca Native...there are MANY others out in America that agree with you.

It is our fault for electing you and your son. Its not our fault that you two were crappy presidents. You did that yourselves.

George HW Bush.... Saddam would have been gone years ago had you allowed the trrops to get him in '91. This war is a disaster created by George "mission Accomplished" Bush the II as entertainment for him and his merry band of deciders. Until this administration I have NEVER been ashamed of my country, but your loser son took care of that.

Awww, how sweet. King George I speaks out for King George II. Anything to distract the public's attention to the fact that (a) bin Laden has not been captured (either dead OR alive), (b) Iraq has become another quagmire like Vietname, (c) oil prices are sky rocketing, (d) the housing industry has collapsed, (e) anything Congress TRIES to do to resolve any issue gets vetoed by George II, (f) there never WERE WMDs, (g) the cost of the war in Iraq was going to be paid by the Iraqis from oil funds, not US tax dollars, (h) the battle in Iraq would be over quickly, and finally (i) "Mission Accomplished."

Need I say more? If you believe in King George II, might as well give up the ghost now.

WE CAN'T WAIT TILL THE VILLAGE IDIOT GOES BACK TO TEXAS.

Bush 41 -

Think of the people of this country when you tell people to lay off your son. We feel the real pain! You are isolated from the real problems this country has been made to suffer while your son fumbles his way through each problem that comes to his desk. His terms are a disaster and despite your fatherly feelings, he needs to be told "by you" that he needs to change now. You are part of his failure. As you don't see his mistakes. You could actually teach him a thing or two about diplomacy. Spare the rod and spoil the child, 41.

Telling it like I see it,
Wynter

Mr. President (Bush #41)- you're a good man and good father."

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For those Republicans knocking Bill Clinton's morality and praising Bush #41, do some research on Jennifer Fitzgerald. She served him in a variety of positions when he was an ambassador, vice-president and president.

It was widely circulated that they had an affair for many years. When confronted by newsmen, Bush #41 said only "I will not respond to it. I have not responded to it in the past. Except to say, it's a lie". This was the ONLY public denial he made. Rather than shout from the rooftops that he was innocent, he steadfastly refused to comment. He was given a chance on a TV magazine show to tell the world it was a lie and instead stormed off the set without comment when the subject was raised. You'd have to be extremely naive to think there was no fire with all this smoke around. You know you'd NEVER refuse to comment when you had a chance to tell everyone you were innocent.

yes. things would be better in the mideast if sadam were still in power.

#43 has made a gigantic #2. his presidency is an unqualified failure at home and abroad.

The Clintons and the Bushes need to SHUT UP and go home.

BUSH 41. A SORRY PRESIDENT FEELS BAD ABOUT HIS SORRIER SON. LA DE DA.

The Bush family has created its fortune stealing from the American people by manipulating foreign conflicts, from World War II (when the Bush family scion sided with the nazis and was pursed for doing business with an enemy of the United States) through today. On top of that, the current president is an imbecile. Sorry, but I don't feel at all sorry for their bruised feelings. In private they are laughing all the way to the bank.

Another example of a parent who is an "enabler"

I am curious to know how many of those who have posted thus far have ever lived in a foreign country; served in the military, law enforcement, or some form of civil service that actually holds you accountable beyond the hours you spend griping at the water cooler; or have any idea how truly fortunate our country is. If people like you were making decisions, all of your children would not only be speaking a different language, but they may very well be at risk of being killed by a suicide bomber Saturday afternoon while shopping at the mall. Please seek some perspective. Learn your world by varying your sources, and don't swallow every five second sound bite that contains enough basic vocabulary for you to "kind of get it". Have a great weekend with your borrowed DVD's, chain restaurant take-out, and perpetual state of home improvement and material acquisition. I can assure you (despite your misperceptions and in some cases, just plain rottenness), there are a good many Americans now, as our veterans did before, that are protecting human freedoms–especially yours– so you don't have to worry about it. Consider yourself lucky and use some critical thinking skills before you speak. Happy Veteran's Day. Now roger up or pipe down.

The only thing preventing people from focusing on Bush 41 as the lackluster one-term debacle he was is the fact that his son is doing such a horrible job now.

What's the matter? Are they picking on his poor little sun, still? Let's not forget the lies created by Jr's buddies as to the reason we went to Iraq in the first place. bin laden started a fight with the U.S., so what do we do? We go after Saddam. Jr. made his mistakes, the entire world knows, and he refuses to acknowledge it. How about Jr. admit he's a horrid leader and step down (and take his party with him). We need a leader who looks out for the best interest of the American people, not someone who has his daddy (another failed leader) trying to fight his battles.

we're not the ones who pushed W2 to run for Prez...so,...W1...why dont you blame Rove for his slimeball sleazemachine and sending your schmuck of a son straight into hell...

and dragging america with him...

disgraceful..

Mr. President – you're a good man and good father. You took much criticism from the looney left and we elected Bill/Hill Clinton – who disgraced the Oval Office, lied under oath, impeached, surrendered his law license, and continues to this day to make excuses for him and his wife.

Regardless of the rhetoric from the left-wing anti-war code-pink liberals – our President, your son, is doing what is RIGHT (which is different than doing what is "popular" ala Clinton). Your son will be remembered as the President that brought democracy to Afghanistan, Iraq, made our country safer, and did so with honor in the face of abhorent unprecedented attacks from George Soros, Moveon.Org, etc.

BE proud of your son, Sir. Many of us are!

Posted By Ca Native : November 9, 2007 3:13 pm

I wonder how proud you will be when your children have a 40%+ tax rate in order to pay back all the money Bush 41 borrowed from China so that the top 1% of U.S. income earners can have a fat tax cut and to pay for his war. The middle east was much more stable under a contained Saddam. The Iraq war was one of choice. Afghanistan was necessary, Iraq was not.

The link was titled, "Ticker: Bush 41: Lay off my son"

I thought maybe Bush Sr. had finally come to his senses. I want to see his son get laid off, too.

Bush 41, Yes the middle east would be better off than it is now if Saddam had been left in power but contained. Containment was working, Bush 43 opened the pit of hell on the Iraqi people.

Yeah that's the solution. Don't deal with problems, let him abuse his own people, destroy civil rights, defy the UN, and sell oil illegally to Europe.

Has the deathtoll in Iraq even reached the genocide totals of Saddam's rule? Read up on some history...

Lovely sentiments from the father of the man who is, on a daily basis, solidifying his legacy as the worst American president in history. I'll bet the fathers of the soldiers lost in this war love their children equally.

Well Mr. Bush 41, you can always think about your other son, Neil. Oh yes, that's right, the whole S&L fiasco. Well then, there's always Jeb. Oh whatever happened to him after he left the governor's office in Florida? You know, you might as well just unplug those many televisions in your study and not pay attention to anything like your son Bush 43 does. It seems to work for him as he's not paid any attention to anything for the last 7 years.

Sorry for the typo, I meant to say Democrats arent good, Republicans arent good. My bad.

Garbage doesn't fall far from the can...

Your son spills blood for money and oil. Aren't you proud?

Im so glad that a little article about a father sticking up for a son has taken off like this. Dont people think for themselves anymore. Democrats arent good, Republicans are good. The good people are the Americans who think for themselves and dont feel the need to take a side because both sides can be right and wrong. Too many people are looking at these elections like a football game. My side is better than yours because its my side. Politics was created to elect people that share your views. Who was the last politician that not only agreed with you 100%, but then actually did it. Dont vote one way because you say you are Democrat or a Republican, vote because you agree with someone's views and points.

Mr President Bush 41, I admired you and still do. But President Clinton made me a Democrat. And then your misguided son President Bush 43 made me a "raging" Democrat, sworn to never ever vote Republican again for anything.

Any man wants to be proud of his children, and certainly you will find things in W to be proud of. It's too bad you have to look under such a huge pile of raging, unapologetic incompetence and misguided ideology to find it.

Is it just me, or is this article bad journalism? Don't get me wrong, it leans the way I like, but still...

"Actually there is a major debate over whether the Middle East would be more secure if Hussein had not been toppled, but that's not the point of this story."

This is clearly a writer interjecting their own voice into a news story. Beyond that, there should be a comma after "actually".

If we liberals are really running the media, can we be a bit less sloppy please?

Thanks.

Interesting that this article runs on the day a front web page article runs on the children of Iraq and the hell they will now have to go through for the rest of their short lives. Poor Georgie, life is so hard on the rich undeserving, self serving elite. Bush and Cheney are guilty of conspiring to out a CIA operative. That is treason and should be punishable by hanging. I will pay a lot of money to watch that on pay per view

Now I know why "Bush 43" is such an ass.

Cry me a river. W is the worst president in the history of this country (depending on how much worse things get next year, it could be decisive) and deserves every foul word spoken about him.

If 41 cared more about this country than his family's pride, he would ask his son to step down. But I imagine he would rather be the second worst president in US history.

Right on, what Mike said....

Poor Poor 41.

I can only speculate that 43 got his whinney side from good ol 41.

Regan was right about Bush 1 being a whimp.

Bush 43 is simply a sadistic ego maniac.

FIX THIS BROKEN GOVERNMENT

VOTE DEMOCRAT IN 08!

HERES A NEWS FLASH FOR GEORGE H W BUSH.YOUR SON WILL SAVE YOU FROM BEING THE WORST PRESIDENT IN MODERN HISTORY. BILL CLINTON CLEANED UP YOUR MESS AND NOW HILLARY CLINTON WILL CLEAN UP YOUR SONS MESS.

I guess the apple doesnt fall far.. the father is as delusional as the son.
I'm sure the parents of the Iraq veterans feel the same 'ache' for their children that Bush senior mentions– except their kids are limbless, brain-injured- or dead.

No!Daddy President, we are not going to lay off your son. You were an okay President. However your son destroyed this country. Why don't you take your son aside and tell him how much of a F_ _ _ up he is. Your son is an complete idoit. You might love your son. But the american people donot.If you have to cheat and lie your way into office then what kind of person are you. Your son is a lier and a cheat and a fake. and you can take that to the bank....greg...

Well, boo hoo, cry me a river. Bush 41, you are the man's father–you knew what he was, what his limitations and capabilities as a leader were when you encouraged him into the political arena–he wasn't fit to lead a Boy Scout troop, much less a county. Yet you want to complain when people discuss his screwups? The position of President of the United States is too important a job to be handed to someone because of lineage and connections, and Dubya is living proof of this. Are the American people supposed to pat him on the head and say 'That's all right, George, go play at your ranch' just because that's what you did? The man is a screwup, has been a screwup his entire adult life, and by demanding that people back off of his son, George Senior is showing exactly why Dubya ended up that way.

If Bush I really cared about his son, he would have kept him from ever running for any office and bringing shame on our country with his incompentency.

Hey, what about the embarassment and humiliation the American people have to put up with, having Bush II as president?

If Bush 41 had any honor, he'd kill his son and then himself. The horror of knowing that he raised a lying traitor must be tearing his feeble old mind apart.

"Do they think life would be better in the Middle East if Saddam were still there?"

It is shocking that these do not get the fact that the answer to this question is clearly, "YES, life would be better in the Middle East if Saddam were still there."

There are few perspectives from which it can be said that life in the Middle East is better now than it was in the spring of 2003.

"Give me liberty or give me death."

Congrats, Mr. President, you have given both to the people of Iraq.

Poor "41." Of course no one wants Saddam Hussein, but W did not need to start an illegal war based upon lies and his own poor judgment. As former President Carter said, this is the "worst administration in American history."

He ain't stupid. He's my son.

To paraphase Hillary Clinton, this clown Bush "couldn't manage a two car parade".

Way to bad that Ross Perot got in the way. Then we wouldn't have had to deal with the Clinton nightmares – past and present.

So, the President's father tells critics to stop picking on his son. I find it interesting that G H W Bush has to come to his son's aid when all he suffers is criticism–much of it deserved–for his ill-conceived war with Iraq, where more than 100,000 soldiers like my son are being shot at every day or living under the threat that an IED could destroy their vehicles. If the current president can subject young men and women to real threats but has to have daddy come to his defense against criticism, then he's weaker than we thought. Poor George.

I've ALWAYS questioned the judgment of George H.W. Bush and Mrs. Bush: how could they have allowed their son to think he was Presidential material? How could THEY believe he was Presidential material? He had never done anything in his life successfully – on his own. Folks, in Nov 2008 PLEASE don't vote for someone because you might think they would be fun to have a beer with or you like their Mama and Daddy (such nice people). We can't afford another 4 years of incompetence and tragedy.

What about the pain of all the mothers and fathers who have lost their sons and daughters in Bush 43's fiasco in Iraq? Does he ever give a passing thought to the people who have dearly paid for all the horrors of this administration? Does he give a thought to the kids who no longer have their health insurance thanks to his son? The whole Bush family makes me sick – they're disgusting. Anyone who supports Bush is an idiot.

Yeah, go ahead and knock Bush around. Ha... I think you are wasting your time because its not like we have a winning ensemble to choose from in 2008. THEN we'll have problems, think we (our country) is getting pushed around now? We'll see...

Bush 41, as your son was a horrible President, you weren't too much better; I don't know why it took two Bush's in the White House that your family is not fit to hold the highest office.

O, By the way, if no one knows the Bush's are all originially from Conn., Bush 43 was born here, but they left the state for political gain, what does that tell you?

Is he joking by asking the question if the middle east is better off with Saddam still being in power! If he thinks his loser boy is "unfairly" criticized because he toppled Saddam why didn't he finish the job back in 1990?

The buck stops with any sitting president and he or she must be able to face the critics and accept praise with grace. George W. Bush may be a former president's son but he is answerable to one supreme boss: the American people.

"Do they want to bring back Saddam Hussein, these critics?" the elder Bush railed to the newspaper. "Do they want to go back to the status quo ante? … Do they think life would be better in the Middle East if Saddam were still there?"

To answer your questions pappy – Yes, yes, and yes.
Time to slap shrub off the tittie – you can't bail him out every time, just hang your head in shame like the rest of us do.

I don't get – as a Canadian I can never figure out how Bush ever got re-elected. Do his supporters ever use the internet? They seem to have all disappeared – like cockroaches when the light comes on.

anything less then immediate impeachment and standing trial for War Crimes and High Treason....is "grossly unfair"

Even if Bush and Cheney aren't impeached by the end of 2008 I'm confident that his successor (a Democrat) and the Congress (also Democratically controlled) will uncover vast evidence of malfeasance, corruption, cronyism, and crimes committed against the Constitution of the United States as well as against the Geneva Convention and humanity. With any luck at all, this will lead to the criminal conviction and sentence that these two bozos so richly deserve. Then "Ca Native" can see how truly despicable these two individuals truly are. Fortunately, a majority of the rest of the country already knows.

Posted By Samuel, Lincoln, NE : November 9, 2007 4:10 pm

LOL – sure Sam. That's why Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and most DEMOCRATS are voting to kill impeachment hearings on Cheney.

The "Majority" of the rest of the country already knows?? Since when did 23% of the country (CNN poll citing Bush as the Worst President) become "the Majority".

You know what – scratch the last question ... expecting an intelligent answer from the likes of your kind is only an exercise in dimished expectations.

The argument for going to war was never that Saddam was a bad guy and we are the world policeman and therefore have to go in and remove him. The argument was that he had or nearly had weapons of mass destruction and that he was determined to use them for terrorism. The evidence for WMDs ( aluminum tubes, attempts to buy uranium and a reliable informant who witnessed moblie biological reseach labs) turned out to be deliberate falsifications. Presidents have lied to the country before, but never to take them into a war.

Would the Middle East have been better off ( or in less of a mess ) with Saddam remaining in power? We'll never know, but over 3000 American soldiers would certainly be alive!

I think people should take a step back and realize what kind of bag of poo Bush was left with. A known terrorist attack in NYC that this admin did not know much about, but Billy C. did. Then he was given poor intel, and acted appropriately on it. And aside from that, it is very hard to win a war when soldiers are being put on trial for murder, and everybody cries when a civilian dies, but has no feelings of empathy towards our soldiers. Elect the Mrs. Clinton and find out where America the Great goes.

Junior can look in the mirror and say he "didn't compromise his core beliefs". That's very true, at least he's not a liar. His core beliefs are

- lining the pockets of Oil Execs and Defense contractors with taxpayer funds
- doing whatever it takes to accomplish mission stated above

One can only hope that when #41 is seeing/reading the news...he also peeks at blogs written by outraged citizens. Families of dead/mutilated American soldiers and Iraqi citizens know firsthand what "grossly Unfair" really is. American families in financial ruin and struggling to put food on the table know what "grossly Unfair" is.

All of you bed wetting liberals are so short minded about Iraq.

Bush 41; At least you're not the absolute worst president we've ever had. Your son has filled those shoes nicely.

I understand how a father must feel when his son is the most hated man in the world, but the global sentiment is not exactly unwarranted. W. is not the victim here.. The thousands of Americans and Iraqis killed in an unnecessary war are the victims.. The millions without healthcare in this country are the victims. The millions who are increasingly find it difficult to keep up with rising costs are the victims. Our debt that has reached 5 Trillion, our civil rights have been suspended, and our constitution is now no more than a show-and-tell antique at the museum... And we're being unfair???!!!

Bush hates America

I cant believe people still use Clintons lies as an argument after all of the traitorous things Bush has done to our country. Lets not also forget this traitor attitude runs deep in the Bush family just look at Prescot Bush's past then we can have a totally disconnected Bush 41 cry about his dad too.

He should be aching for the nation.

I can't help but think that Poppy and Bar are privately very embarrassed by W's obstinacy and stupidity on Iraq. But parents can refuse to see a lot a things in their kids.

The only good thing about George W. Bush being re-elected as President in 2004 is that he can't run for President again. I'm glad that we will actually be seeing a change in the White House next year, let's just hope it's a change for the better.

"Do they want to bring back Saddam Hussein, these critics?" the elder Bush railed to the newspaper. "Do they want to go back to the status quo ante? … Do they think life would be better in the Middle East if Saddam were still there?" – Bush Sr.

Yes! The region would have been better off with Saddam in power. The region was calm, Shia and Sunnis were having their rituals, children including women were going to schools, colleges, markets without fear. People were getting electricity, clean water, free health care, religious freedom (some extent).
There was no Al-Queda, Iran was in total check, weapons inspector have almost certified that the country had no nuclear and biological weapons with only few of the inspections remained, and most importanly Saddam never attacked US and was no threat to us. Knowing all this how can 41 is defending 43? If this had happened on Clintons watch, these same people had imeached him and his entire team.

What about the parents of our children who gave their life for this mess...what about their pain! He gets no sympathy from me.

Bush 41 has the IQ of a malnourished roach. His son, #43, measures out on a scale much lower than accommodates roaches. What both need is the pressure of a huge shoe on their backs. SPLAT!

Hey Ca Native, STOP DRINKING THE COOL-AIDE. Bush 41, an honorable man. The same can not be said for 43.

Bush screwed Americans.. by his ingenuous War and his kiddish rhetoric. Look at him he has no clue about what is happening around.. Just listens to DICK, CONdi and the NeoCNS and acts as their Rubber Stamp.. This President has been a disgrace to not only America but the countries that have successful Democracies. As they say 'In democracy, people deserve what they get', coz it's their choice. Bush has been People's choice (mistake made) not once but twice. Look at the way people are suffering.. bad economy, mortgage meltdown, hurricanes, fires, soldiers dying, the quagmire called Iraq, meddling with Pakistan and supporting Musharraf (who is actually a mini-Saddam).... Right or Left..it doesn't matter... when people sway too much to oneside.. they often end up with consequences like this through their choices like Bush...Middle ground is always good for everyone..Live and Let Live.. As Gandhi said, "An Eye for an Eye Makes the whole World Blind"

I had respect for Bush Senior. But I have none for G. W. Bush. He is a liar and a coward. He has ordered the destruction of a country for his and his father's croney's gain. As I said, I "had" respect for Bush Senior. I hope they get what they deserve someday.

I, TOO, FEEL YOUR PAIN, MR BUSH. WE ARE ALL IN PAIN FROM YOUR SON'S MISERABLE DISPLAY OF LEADERSHIP. YOUR SON MAY JUST BE THE BEST ARGUMENT FOR BIRTH CONTROL

I'm still amazed when I can read personal commentary that says they're "proud" of Bush 43. Reality aside, do some people still really think if they can bash members of the left then they've done their job as Americans, case over, their point's been proven?

Take the President from SEVEN years ago, for example: Bill lied? Bush 43 lied about the cost of war, the reasons for going to war, he lied about education, about his arrest record, about his dismissal from USAF, he refused to testify before the 9/11 commission nor did he pay attention to his campaign issues after the elections of 2000 and 2004. At this point it's almost easier to say what Bush 43 has been honest about–it will take less time but Bill lied.

I doesn't really matter who is the "boss"... people will be hateful toward the prez whether he or she be from the left or the right. Those who can't... write about it.

Bush 43 is actually doing very good at bankrupting our country and spending all of our hard earned tax dollars to rebuild a huge mistake.

Bush 41, you should be ashamed of what 43 has done.

Bush 43 will only be remembered as the president who killed his country.

I understand his frustration. The Democrats will stop at nothing to 'regain' the White House, including viscious and unwarranted attacks against President Bush. History will tell the correct story...not the outlandish rhetoric the Democrats keep screaming at us. Unforunately, there are many who are fooled into believing their desparate attemps to regain the White House.

If taking out Saddam was the "right" thing to do then why didn't Bush 41 do it during the first Gulf War?

President Bush (41) is missing the part of his presidential library at Texas A&M that talks about how the Kuwaitis used the ambassador's daughter to pretend to be a nurse from a Kuwaiti hospital. She sat there and lied before Congress about Iraqis killing little babies. Kuwait spent millions of dollars on the PR campaign to convince the dumb Americans to liberate their country (something that most Americans did not support when Hussein invaded). The museum is also missing the financial relationship that exists between the Bush, Kuwaitis,and Saudis. It's also missing the part that talks about how Rumbsfeld, Reagan, and Cheney funneled guns, bombs, and artillery to Hussein who was a US ally when they were fighting against the Iranians who hated us because we forced the Shah down their throat.

I feel your pain Bush 41, if my son was such a disgraceful loser, I'd feel bad about it too. Little Georgie could not have done a worse job. he failed to catch bin Laden, he failed to bring democracy to the middle east, he couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag, he ruined our economy, divided our country, and with the exception of a shrinking number of die hard republican simpletons, everyone in the world hates him for what he really is. an international terrorist and war criminal who has absolutely no regard for america or americans.

Mr. President – you're a good man and good father. You took much criticism from the looney left and we elected Bill/Hill Clinton – who disgraced the Oval Office, lied under oath, impeached, surrendered his law license, and continues to this day to make excuses for him and his wife.

Regardless of the rhetoric from the left-wing anti-war code-pink liberals – our President, your son, is doing what is RIGHT (which is different than doing what is "popular" ala Clinton). Your son will be remembered as the President that brought democracy to Afghanistan, Iraq, made our country safer, and did so with honor in the face of abhorent unprecedented attacks from George Soros, Moveon.Org, etc.

BE proud of your son, Sir. Many of us are!

Posted By Ca Native : November 9, 2007 3:13 pm

Most of us do not share the view of this ignorant hick. Bush '43 was appointed by the Supreme Court to "restore honor to the office of the presidency" but instead has disgraced it. He has NEVER done what was right but instead what was politically expedient for him, his father, and his buddies in the oil and defense contracting business.

I never fail to be amazed at how sanctimonious right wing blowhards continue to disparage Bill Clinton and point to Bush as some sort of example of virtue when every objective fact shows that this country did much better under the Clinton presidency than it has under seven years of the Bush presidency.

Even if Bush and Cheney aren't impeached by the end of 2008 I'm confident that his successor (a Democrat) and the Congress (also Democratically controlled) will uncover vast evidence of malfeasance, corruption, cronyism, and crimes committed against the Constitution of the United States as well as against the Geneva Convention and humanity. With any luck at all, this will lead to the criminal conviction and sentence that these two bozos so richly deserve. Then "Ca Native" can see how truly despicable these two individuals truly are. Fortunately, a majority of the rest of the country already knows.

Perhaps if President Bush 41 reads today's CNN article, "Iraq crisis: Moms, Dads Abandoning Kids," he might answer his own questions if they're not merely rhetorical.

Really? All of you are bashing this article? It's a puff piece. And Bush isn't Hitler. Can we get away from trying to re-fight WW2? Instead of Hitler can we have Bush, Hussein, and the rest? That would be really nice.

And how does anybody know that containment was working? I'm sorry, but nobody has any idea what people in the Pentagon and all our other "secret" labs are seeing. Face it, you don't know jack. You think you do, but you don't. And I don't.

The question is: do you allow bad things to happen for the sake of stability? In your personal life you would say, "No." But most of you will say, "In politics, yes." So, in politics you sell out.

But then all of you will turn around and say again, "I hate politicians. They are always selling out."

Oh wait a minute and let me grab some tissues so I can cry rivers of tears for the man that has murdered so many and taken the rights away from so many others. Let us all cry together for him! Geeesh, like father like son – stupid is as stupid does!

"Do they want to bring back Saddam Hussein, these critics?" the elder Bush railed to the newspaper. "Do they want to go back to the status quo ante? … Do they think life would be better in the Middle East if Saddam were still there?"

Like we're supposed to a critical assessment from the ringleader himself seriously? I saw this pathetic man perform this same act earlier this year somewhere on TV...trying to convince us his son isn't "dim", using his daddy-purchased ivy-degree as proof. I've even read some earlier reports that B41 told his son he didn't think it was a good idea to invade again; not sure if this is true or not, but wouldn't surprise me that he changes his tune now. And yeah, B43 sure needs much empathy !! hardy-har-har...

Like father like son, failure and done.

Bush 41 ought to be happy Bush 43 did two things right for America. Number One was Chief Justice Roberts and Number Two was Justice Alito. Those two acts are the best things to happen out his entire presidency. Bush 41 had the good sense to Pick a great supreme court member too! The Bush family has Completely destroyed the Middle East. Thank God the USA was not mentioned in the Bible!

Had Bush 41 finished the job, Bush 43 would not have had the opportunity.

What to heck are they talking about? Bush 41..Bush 43..I never heard of such a thing.

Uh, Bush 41, I believe the reason that we were supposed to in Iraqi was because of WMD and not Hussein. That was one of reasons given after the original lie was discovered. Hussein was violent tyrant but at least there was some stability in that country. The country was secular and the different sects were not killing each other. The only reason there is a slight lull now is because of the 'surge' which will end in the spring (it is not sustainable). Then the weather will warm up as well as the war.

As for the numb-skull from California who thinks that Bush 43 will be remembered for bringing democracy to the middle east. Fat chance. Democracies only work when you have an educated society that has the wisdom to separate religion from the government and place that in their constitution. Most of the people in the countries in the middle east place their religion first before country alligiance. And forcing democracy on people won't work either.

Also, Clinton was wrong to fool around with an intern but that only affected four people. Bush's selfish mistake has caused the deaths of nearly 4,000 of our troops as well thousands of injuries and unknown thousands of deaths among the Iraqs. This will be a shame that our terrorist president will have to live with for the rest of his pathetic life. You can not even compare the two.

CA Native said to Former Prez Bush: Your son will be remembered as the President that brought democracy to Afghanistan, Iraq, made our country safer, and did so with honor in the face of abhorent unprecedented attacks from George Soros, Moveon.Org, etc.

Hey Native. While you're laying it on, don't forget us veterans, we aren't real happy either Junior's perfomance–and many are quite vocal on their own w/out any help from Move-On thank you. Afghanistan and Iraq haven't been decided yet–his legacy could be the whole area becomes a fuedal wasteland with the U.S. trying to still patch up the holes 50 years from now.

Ca Native,

You're a tool. I sure hope you don't vote

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL!!
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall was I not the Best President of All? Reply form the Mirror. You have got to be kidding and broke into a million pieces laughing. George it was never about your core beliefs, its was about the core values of a nation, not a man. "Because when it's all said and done it's about the PEOPLE!"
Very Respectfully,
D. L. Graham
El Cajon, San Diego, CT. CA.

We could have kept Saddham in check for decades w/ the no fly zones. Every time he popped his head up-we thwacked him. Eventually, the sanctions, and military barriers–might have worked. Although over years this might have been expensive. I doubt it would have been as costly as the current situation–and we still don't have any sign of victory, halting the violence, nor how to pull out and go back to doing our own business. I'm not a critic..I'm a military man whose served under 6 Presidents, as the Commander-In-Chief Junior leaves a little to be desired. And, by the way, the domestic front isn't looking so great either. I don't blame former Pres. Bush for anguishing over his son. Things may have gone a little better–if the Junior had been allowed (or had the foresight) to pick a different VP and Cabinet.

BE proud of your son, Sir. Many of us are!
Posted By Ca Native : November 9, 2007 3:13 pm

What planet are you living on?

Bush Sr. is probably embarrassed of what Shrub has done over the past 7 years. I guess the greatest thing to come out of all this is that a Bush will NEVER occupy the white house again.

I must admit, I didn't mind Bush Sr., but his son is a total idiot. I don't even blame GHWB for that, because Shrub would have clearly become a total narcissist even WITH hyper-involved parents. Standing up for what you think is right is NOT admirable, if it's CLEARLY WRONG by all the objective standards you've ever been taught.

Bush 41 decided not to topple Saddam because it was the wrong thing to do and would lead to chaos. Now he says that toppling Saddam was the right thing for Bush 43 to do.

You can't have it both ways good ole 41.

You were right the first time.

It is men who have seen combat who are the last to send other men into combat.If Bush 43 had actually seen combat in Vietnam rather than Alabama bars he wouldn't have been so cavalier in sending other people's children to die in an unnecesary war.

All of America, and the rest of the free world for that matter, feels the pain that Bush 43 has caused, not just Poppy.

All of America feels the pain that Bush 43 has caused., not just Poppy.

To paraphrase Bush 41: "Do you think life is better in the Middle East (or the rest of the world for that matter), since we invaded Iraq?"

More bitter rantings of an old fool that still can't over LOSING to a better man in '92.

Yes "41", you're right. Being killed as either a direct or indirect result of your son's action is much better than being killed by Saddam's military. Just ask any Iraqi citizen who has lost a family member in the last four years.

Then there's the close to four thousand American military dead who would be safe at home with their families if it wasn't for your son. There's one more just down the road from here being buried this very afternoon. "W" deserves every criticism he gets and then some.

I understand why Bush 41 would do such a thing, if my own flesh and blood were to be exposed, on a global stage, as brutally incompetent and be perceived as one of the worst leaders in all of human history , I would feel bad for him too.

Also is America really better off without Saddam? I am just not sold on that considering all that American has sacrafised to get rid of him. Saddam was awful but so are other world leaders, so why target him instead of oh I don't know Bin-Laden? Oh that's right its that oil thing again isn't it?

I feel your pain, Mr. President Bush 41, but Oh where, Oh where is Bin Laden. And no, we don't want Sadaam back but we do want our brave soldiers back home. No disrespect to you Mr. Bush 41.

"Because when it's all said and done I think the key thing in life is to look in the mirror and say, 'I didn't compromise my core beliefs.'"
Exactly what Hitler said in the bunker.

What a sweet little article! Even evil old men who used to run the CIA wuv their children.

Well Bush 41, How much money has your family made at the expense of American citizens since your son became President?

Mr. President – you're a good man and good father. You took much criticism from the looney left and we elected Bill/Hill Clinton – who disgraced the Oval Office, lied under oath, impeached, surrendered his law license, and continues to this day to make excuses for him and his wife.

Regardless of the rhetoric from the left-wing anti-war code-pink liberals – our President, your son, is doing what is RIGHT (which is different than doing what is "popular" ala Clinton). Your son will be remembered as the President that brought democracy to Afghanistan, Iraq, made our country safer, and did so with honor in the face of abhorent unprecedented attacks from George Soros, Moveon.Org, etc.

BE proud of your son, Sir. Many of us are!

Hussein was definitely an evil man, but I think it can be clearly argued that the area was more stable under his control. I think we are being delusional if we think these countries will grow into democracies. This requires enlightenment and intellect, which does not manifest well in cultures dominated by irrational religious control.

This argument can be applied to what's going on in Pakistan right now. Do we risk further instability by getting rid of Musharraf (if real democratic elections were held)? Will the world be better served with a Taliban-based government in control of Pakistan's nuclear facilities? What about Hammas in Palestian territories?

Iraq was more stable under Saddam, and the whole reason for the war had nothing to do with Saddam anyway. Bush and the neocon architects of the war deserve all the criticism they get...and then some!

Boo hoo ... Papa thinks criticism of Boy George is "grossly unfair." Well Papa, lots and lots and lots of people in the US and abroad think that what your son has done in 7 years is "gross" period. Boy George is grossly out of touch with the electorate and with working class people. Just like Papa who didn't even know what a price scanner was in a supermarket.

Bush 41, Yes the middle east would be better off than it is now if Saddam had been left in power but contained. Containment was working, Bush 43 opened the pit of hell on the Iraqi people.

Forget his 'son's pain', what about the countries pain?