Bush has a clear effect on everything. He can suck the oxygen out of a room simply by walking in.. He is the most negative President the country has ever had and, hopefully, every will have.
I am watching his attempted run up to a war with Iran and I know that he and his cronies are straining their brains trying to figure how they can pull it off.
Please stand by…..

Tom from Dedham Mass,
Talk about buying a "Pig in a Polk!" Bush wouldn't talk about his past anything before 40, off-limits, drugs or booze, off limits. Everything he had touched in his life he had failed at, or his Daddy would bail him out!
He was a weak Governor in Texas, only the 3rd most powerful politician in the state.
Lost a whole year of service in the National Guard,that his Daddy had conveniently arranged for him to join. To this day he refuses to talk about it and such much more.
A compliant media, rolled over and played into the persona,that he was the type of guy you'd want to have a beer with (even though he's a alcoholic), he's a born -again Christian, for what ever that means, and on and on!
How much background research did you personally do into looking into Bushs past, I don't mean listening to Fox News, or what the other Talking heads had to say! I mean real, actual research into his past? If you had, your hair would of been on fire, and your ears ringing!
You and the rest who voted for Bush not once but maybe twice are just as much to blame for the sorry state this Country is in, as Bush is himself!

It is funny how you Clinton sheep/ people with BDS all forget the bombings of 6-8 US installations abroad and the first WTC attack while "we were so loved" while Bill was in office.

As for 9-11, I realize the information that we got from KSM while waterboarding him is against all your ideals, but the information that he GAVE UP AFTER 30 SECONDS helped us gain the information and capture of other people involved.

I only bring that up as we will never get the FULL 9-11 STORY as Sandy Berger STOLE documents from the National archives RIGHT BEFORE the 9-11 commission was to meet and the infamous Clinton papers are sealed away.

Now your beloved Bill signed of on him going in there as only a President can, wonder why Berger would risk everything to STEAL VERY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS?

If you want to even discuss the economy, again you MUST REMEMBER that the last year of Clinton and into Bush's first term there was a recession and it was saved by Bush enacting tax cuts for people that actually pay taxes.

Clinton stepped in DOTCOM poop and when it went bust there was NOTHING to fall back on.

He balanced budgets by GUTTING he military, how did that help while we were getting atacked over and over again?

His signing of on NAFTA is still killing regular, middle class folks like ALL OF US, but lets not let facts get in the way of a good Bush sucks rant.

I AM ONE of those people that is so DISGUSTED with Bush for not being the person that we thought we were electing, illegal imigration and his initial handling of the war being the two of many beefs.

Take a good sip of that "New Coke" and wax poetic on how great things were in the 90's as I lived them and they were not as sweet as you think.

NO MORE CLINTON's and NO MORE BUSH's.

So the Republicans want amnesty??? YUCK

Mccain will stay and iraq for a long time we will be and trouble whit everything, no help care no medicare no social secury all the money go to iraq
we need hillary clinton for stop the war give us a help care and fix social security and medicare only her have a good record for fix that republican you will have no help care at all if you retire at 62 you will have to pay your insurance that will over
1000.00 a month you haqve to tink for later

Tom

I will give Bush some respect when Dan Burton recants his "Scumbag" comment on the Senate floor regarding Clinton

Also, I have no idea where you are coming up with the point that I said Bush should assume full blame. I did NOT say that but someone else did. Try to be a little more careful with your copy and paste skills. Bill W said it so go complain to him

For Clinton, his actions were reprehensible. However, he spent an awful lot of time towards the end of his second terms dealing with the hypocritical Newt (banging his aide while trumpeting morals) and the rest of the GOP in impeachment hearings

Here is some credit for W. Thanks for the extra $20 in my paychck. Your tax cuts will now allow me to take that world-tour vacation. thanks for nothing

Any candidate that tries to advertise that they have Bush's endorsement is committing political suicide. In fact, if Bush really wants to effect this election, all he has to do is announce that he is endorsing the candidate that he really doesn't to win.

Well these voters are ill-informed then….Sen. McCain is President Bush's pick privately even though he didn't endorse anyone publicly. McCain may have had disagreements with Bush in the past but they were always on principle and Bush respects that. But McCain is the one who stayed loyal to President Bush when he wasn't so popular, especially when he first announced plans for the surge. A friend in need is a friend indeed. McCain went out of his way to campaign for thePresident in 2004 harder than anyone. Besides, didn't you all see teh question President Bush asked the GOP candidates in last Saturday's debates: he asked what are your fundamental principles and underpinnings that will define you as a leader; what do you stand for or believe in. He said he's be reluctant to support poll-tested politicians, just like he himself has been a huge contrarian topublic opinion polls. So which candidate best matches that profile-obviously Sen. McCain. Also, McCain is a moderate like President Bush-both support the guest-worker program for illegal immigrants, both favor continued foreign aid and debt-forgiveness for Africa which many conservatives oppose. If anything, Romney (even though he may agree with President more on tax cuts) opposed the signature domestic policy last year on immigration and unlike McCain has tried to score political points at the EXPENSE of Bush.

So look, I happen to like Pres. Bush because I'm your independent moderate voter so McCain works for me too but if you're an anti-Bush GOP voter, depending on your reason for it, Romney(anti-immigration), Huckabee(anti-free trade) or Thompson (anti-immigration and anti-"No Child Left Behind" would be your ideal candidate. If you're a huge supporter of the Pres. which is normally upper-middle class, well-educated moderates, pro-business, pro-immigration neo-conservatives with a strong interest in foreign policy, McCain and Giuliani are your natural choices.

One more thing for "Al from NY":

Your reference to Saddam Hussein as "A brutal man but had only a minor role to do with terror around the world" is COMPLETELY inaccurate.

Hussein was giving financial aid to Islamic suicide bombers;

The United Nations passed not one, not two, not three, but 17 U.N Resolutions over 12 years; Hussein broke every one (i.e., shooting at U.S. and British planes patrolling the "No Fly Zones", which were implemented as part of the treaty that ended the Gulf War of 1991 (to reduce Hussein's killing of his own citizens, the Shiite and Khurds).

- If Hussein had no weapons, why did he throw the U.N. weapons inspectors out of Iraq?
- Why did many nations worldwide conclude that Hussein had weapons?

- Why do liberals claim to be the party that advocates 'human rights' but conveniently forget about the hundreds of thousands of corpses found in mass graves in Iraq?

- Why do liberals now conveniently fail to mention Iraq now that the surge is having positive effects in Iraq?

Thank you for reading my views.

This over the hill Schneider, has to be the biggest BS artist on T.V!
Of course he had to bring his hatred of President Bush, he could not
wipe the President shoes.
We could give a rat's behind, what Schneider says. Pack in in!

Cindy:

Maybe you're ashamed that Bush is in office, but I'm not. People take for granted the security of our country. Americans have short-term memory syndrome. Seems like just yesterday everyone was ready to attack any terrorists involved in 9/11. Media plays a big part in the world of politics, and therefore helped shape this country to what it is now. We sometimes only hear what they want us to hear, which is no surprise. But what is, that people believe all of it. I'm from a extremely taxed state, which is run by democrats. They have recently raised our taxes over 30% again. When I'm voting for this president I'm going with the person who sides with me on certain issues. Security of our country, not raising taxes, cutting fat from certain social programs not need, and most all a person who has actually done things for this country (experience).

No terrorist attacks besides 9/11? What do you call all the bombings and shootings at abortion clinics and gay bars by fundamentalist Christian lunatics, that have been happening for years under various presidents, and are committed by lunatics that are in Bush's core demographic?

Al from NY:

Your counterpoints are amusing.

Too bad you can't debate the issues on a mature level without being disrespectful to our chief executive. Your virtually give Bush no credit for his accomplishments.

While I wouldn't trust Bill Clinton alone with my teenaged daughter, I certainly give him credit when it is due (i.e., the 1990s were relatively good economic times for the USA; Clinton's rise to the the most powerful position on earth despite his modest, poverty stricken Arkansas background are certainly inspirational to say the least).

Regarding your claim that President Bush should receive FULL BLAME for 09/11/2001: Are you aware that Al queda killed many Americans during President Clinton's 2 terms in office?

- 1993 World Trade Center Attack;

- August 1998 2 American embassies in Africa bombed, killing hundreds;

- October 2000 USS Cole bombed, killing 17 sailors.

The 09/11/2001 attacks were not thrown together in a few months; on the contrary, those murderous attacks took years to plan.

Perhaps Clinton and his administration were too busy with the neverending BIMBO ERUPTIONS ?

Can't wait to see that big life size float of a paper mache McCain hugging a paper mache Bush, ala The Lieberman Kiss, following McCain wherever he goes!

We'll see how different he is from Bush….

Woo hoo, bomb Iran!

***Bill W - PA January 9, 2008 8:12 am ET

- No terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since 09/11/2001;

But 9/11 still happened on George W Bush's watch. He is still responsible. Never mind there were no attacks on American soil AT ALL prior to George Bush?***

Bill,

What happened to the World Trade Center in 1993 during Clinton's watch?

Thomas, St. Petersburg, FL January 9, 2008 7:55 am ET

When 33rd President Truman left office in 1953, his approval ratings were in the low 30s (sound familiar?), although he is now considered to be one of the best and most decisive presidents of the 20th century.

Likewise, I believe history will be kind to 43rd President Bush. His accomplishments have been significant:

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Wow, buddy-
You're as delusional as the entire administration. Soaring economy, huh? Our dollar is weaker than Canada's. We are globally loathed due to 'cowboy diplomacy', the taliban & al queda are thriving-not gone as you claim, and iraq is getting dollara desperately needed domestically. Our country is as big as a mess as it ever has been, except for the top 1/2 of 1% who are sticking it to the low/middle class.

Open your eyes, dude. Seriously.

Thomas how much stock do you own in Fox News? I believe a visit to Dr. Phil/ Dr Laura is in order for you.
Isn't this the time of day that you put fresh flowers on the Altar that you've set up in your basement ,dedicated to Hannity and all the partisan bozo's at Faux News?
Do you leave the lights on to shine 24/7 on Gunga-Din Bushs' Aircraft Carrier Moment Poster, with a machine-made autograph on it that's made out to you?

Thomas from St Pete. Here are some counterpoints:

-Soaring stock market:? It lost another 238 points yesterday and according to CNN, the market is down 5% this year, is only 650 points higher than the 52 week low and is 1650 points down from it's high. Sounds like a bit of a downslide. Of course anyone supporting the Chimp in chief would say CNN is distorting the facts because they hate the smirking dolt. I heard on the radio today that gas this spring will soar to around $3.45 a gallon. That sounds great to me!!

-Unemployment:? some props there for Shrub

-No attacks:? Anyone who has any sense would know that an attack (maybe not on the scale of 9/11) is possible at any time. No securing of the border even after he boasted of upping the patrols and no improvement of cargo inspecting will allow an attack at any time

-Taliban out of Afghanistan: not quite. They still are too strong. by the way, where is Osama?? I thought he was going to be caught? After 9/11 he was public enemy #1. Of course after a long and costly (and totally unproductive) search for him, he's "no longer relevant." How convenient to CYA (cover your — for those who don't know it)

-Saddam was a minor player who was conveniently around so Bush could put on a show of how powerful he was. A brutal man but had only a minor role to do with terror around the world. I bet Shrub was wringing his hands in glee when Saddam swung "I got him daddy. Just like I said I would."

-Al Quada: props for him there

I see that you listen to Hannity since you parrot his "Ruth Bader Ginsburg" comments verbatim. I'm sure the fat, pill-popping windbag is also in on that drivel.

McCain is the only Republican I would even consider voting for (though doubtful) BECAUSE he actually stood apart from Bush and his minions in the campaign finance issue and the judge issue. Now that he has some momentum I expect the smear campaign to begin. Rove is sharpening his pencil right now and will surely have a say in how things shake out.

As a new yorker and having close review of Giuliani, anyone who considers him a hero is seriously uninformed. This power-hungry, headline grabbing wannabe is a total fraud. He did NOTHING more than any other mayor of a city would do in a time of crisis and his repulsive comments about how much time he spent at the site and his constant 9/11 references to everything "Hey Rudy, how was the weather in Florida?"–"It was as nice as it was on 9/11″ are an outrage. If anyone has listened lately, he's changed his boast of the number of tax cuts he made as mayor. Initially is was 23 with no details, just him. Now its 18 (?) with the rest being ones he didn't initiate but signed off on.

I am not particularly enamored with any of the Democratic candidates but please do not try to make Idiot-boy into anything more than what he is…a failure on almost every front. And by the way…."BRING IT ON"–what a joke he is

Hey John from St Petersburg:

WHAT SOARING STOCK MARKET?

So, Thomas, the worst terrorist attack on US soil occurs during Bush's time in charge, and yet you think history will remember him for the fact that there weren't any others? That would be an interesting approach.

As for your "soaring stock market", last I checked it wasn't soaring. And it soared only in comparison to the dotcom post-millennial bubble-burst.

And let's not even mention sub-prime mortgages

Presidents are remembered for what they changed, and what changed while they were in charge: and much more for their home record than their adventures abroad. I think Bush will be remember for 9/11 and the response to it - which primarily (from a longer-term perspective) probably means the Patriot Act.

- No terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since 09/11/2001;

But 9/11 still happened on George W Bush's watch. He is still responsible. Never mind there were no attacks on American soil AT ALL prior to George Bush?

Yeah, because John McCain is just SO different from George Bush. NOT!

When 33rd President Truman left office in 1953, his approval ratings were in the low 30s (sound familiar?), although he is now considered to be one of the best and most decisive presidents of the 20th century.

Likewise, I believe history will be kind to 43rd President Bush. His accomplishments have been significant:

- Soaring stock market;

- Low unemployment (currently "rose" to 5% nationally, but has been in the 4% range for years);

- No terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since 09/11/2001;

- Ousted the ruthless Taliban regime from Afghanistan;

- Ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein from Iraq;

- Crippled the al queda terrorist organization.

I've never been so undecided on whom to vote for in the primary elections. While I believe many of the Republican candidates are good men, it is CRUCIAL to select the candidate who has is most experienced, particularly on foreign policy and military knowledge, due to the age of Terrorism in which we currently find ourselves.

In my view, John McCain is the most qualified candidate to lead our great nation. While I've disagreed with Senator McCain on many issues over the years (i.e., I believe he is too liberal on the issues of immigration and treatment of wartime prisoners), he is one of the only Republicans (that I can recall) who supported the Iraqi surge, which has proven successful (which is why the LIBERAL MEDIA are conveniently ignoring Iraq the last few months; their hypocrisy is staggering).

Furthermore, I believe McCain can beat Hillary or Obama in November 2008. Many of the Federal Supreme Court justices are now seniors (in their seventies); as a result, several vacancies will occur within the next few years. I, for one, do NOT want to see any more "Ruth Bader Ginsbergs" on the Supreme Court.

As an ACLU lawyer, Ginsberg was in favor of allowing girls as young as 12 obtain an abortion WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT. Regardless of your views on abortion, this should enrage all Americans, Republican and Democrat, since Ginsberg clearly wants to circumvent parental authority.

Go McCain!

McCain can not defeat Clinton: Just looking at the raw number in NH - McCain is a distant third.

Rudy, being almost a non-Republican, might siphon off Democrats not fond of Hillary but John McCain is a Bush-Hugger and a war-monger. That will encourage the Democrats to stay with their party … and in much larger numbers since the GOP will stay home and pout - not having anyone they really like.

Interesting tidbit: Democrats consider the issues most important and candidates' "like them" fact second … just the opposite polling for the GOP - they have to be "in love" and the issues are secondary.

My comment stands. If CNN decides to censor it then so be it.

This has been an exceedingly difficult beginning of the 21st century for America. We have endured and suffered through what has undoubtedly been the worst presidency in the history of the union. George Bush, the pathologic narcissist, and Dick Cheney, the greedy power mad psychopath, have wrecklessly careened our country down every possible wrong path. Why impeachment has not been entertained by the democratic leadership is beyond me. If the article of impeachment does not apply to this criminal administration, then it should be removed from the constitution. I am counting the days to the election in November when this pathetic administration will begin its slither out of the white house. My hope is that the karma bush/cheney have accumulated during these past 7 years will come back to them swiftly and with the same compassion they have shown the majority of Americans they never bothered to represent

After a good swiftboating 7 years ago McCain has become nothing more than a Bush lackey. I see no change coming from this man.

Hard to believe story, when McCain is exactly like Bush.

This is George Bush, who cares about him anymore.

I must admit I'm stunned and amazed both by the Republican mindless frenzy over a candidate who overwhelmingly betrayed them for 7 years, and thier ability to have faith in a cadre of candidates who publicly state they support him and his decisions to succeed him and bring about "change". I sometimes wondered what world the majority of republican supporters lived in over the last 7 years. Is there some secret society they belong to where "Reform social security" does NOT in reality mean "cut the already completely inadequiet support thier elderly parents are attempting to live on"? Do republican's children some how stand a better chance of making a living for themselves and thier children on wages from working at Walmart or McDonalds than democrats children? And the myth that "The military are all republicans" …Wouldn't believing that lie FORCE them to concede that George W Bush sent almost 5000 or THIER children, parents, husbands and wives to Iraq to die for the sake of generating HUGE profits for mulit-national corporations (who, btw, it's common knowledge had this war planned for years before GWB was elected)? I can sort of understand the very wealthy being republicans…George takes extremely good care of them by catering to thier overbloated sense of self importance and fostering the type of environment where they can pass thier arrogant denial and inflated sense of self worth on to thier children. But statistically there have to be almost as many republican citizens sending thier children to horribly underfunded public schools and having no hope of recovering from a catastrophic illness or outsourced manufacturing or technical job as there are democrats…what are they thinking? Alas, apparently the answer is they are not. They are reacting in the typical "knee jerk" fashion to what this administration and thier propoganda ministry "FoX NewS" is feeding them…a constant stream of imagined insults and carefully contrived menaces, backed with a subtle undercurrent of hatred for anyone and anything protrayable as slightly different than themselves. It must take a special type of person to be able to proudly display thier "Bush/Cheney 04″ bumper stickers while NOT admitting how badly thier choice has affected them personally, and still be able to claim proudly they voted THIS time for a candidate of "change".
I've decided I can live rather well with being branded a "bleeding heart liberal" by these people for "destroying our country" by feeding the poor and offering medical care to the elderly and education and hope to the young.

Did you have to post the pic. with the article?? I, along with others I've spoken to, can't understand why the man hasn't been impeached. At this point, there's no way I'd vote for a Rep…, not that some Dems. are any better. I couldn't be more disappointed in the people running this country. They seem more concerned with putting money in their own pockets, than giving our people a fair shot.

Just go ahead and say it CNN………..you hate Romney. You pull some obscure argument and throw against Romney and call it news. I like CNN but this is another example of how biased it can be on the political ticker whenever it wants.

P.S.- Where is the coverage on McCain and the Republicans? This whole political ticker only talks about Democrats except for this biased article.

Mitt will be the agent of positive change! He is a master at taking bad situations and making them better, much better. He understands that for this nation to continue to be strong we need to focus on the family unit. What good is a strong military if there is nothing left to protect. He has the leadership skills and abilities to lead this nation in the right direction!

Americans are ashamed of ourselves for being so uninformed to have put Bush and Cheny in office. We are horrified at their unmonitored Faith Based Initiative Program giving out billions of taxpayer dollars, destroying the valuable, needed Seperation of Church and State. A citizen should NOT be forced to give taxdollars and acres of land to primarily Fundamentalist Christian Churches whose goal is to change American politics to their biblical ways and understanding of their Bible's literal word.

We are horrified that they don't understand that we "get" why we are so sick with aggressive cancers, ADHD's, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia - the gammut from the some 300 chemicals in our bloodstreams. These chemicals are the side effects of the wonderfully progressive industrial and technological ages; to which Congress allows insurances to fefuse coverage and to claim we have some "predisposition" to one thing or another. Citizen's would gladly accept tax dollars going to provide healthcare for all as their responsibility from the blessings (and curses) of progress. Industry should offer help as well.

We are horrified that Nancy Pelosi determined for us broadly (after) we put Dems in slight majority that "Impeachment" would be off the table! This man, his VP, Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, Tom DeLay and dozens more are liars, traitors and spies on "we the people" and are ten times in need of impeachment over Nixon. About 1000 times over the need to have impeached Clinton. How dare the Dems.
Also they have not ended this ILLEGAL war.

The primaries may seem fun for the nasty pundants who help keep America divided and the political nuts happy. But all is not well with America, our children and our so called credibility. "We the people" are dying out here, financially, physically, spiritually and emotionally from decades of powerful, greedy, secretive so called leaders "for the people."

We have had enough - since we can only fight and win some of the time, you rich guys win! No candidate is going to undo the massive damage to our goverment process.

History will write the truth about the Bush Regime. Shame on your sirs! Shame on you!

This article makes no sense. McCain is 100% exactly like Presient Bush, and he will continue Bush's policies on Iraq, on Terrorism, and everything else..
However, McCain isn't going to go any further…. unless he changes his views on Illegal Aliens. American citizens do not want a President who supports amnesty in any manner, and most Americans want a strict, enforced policy, supporting the deportation of Illegal Aliens. It is against the Law for these illegal aliens to be allowed to live in this country indefinitely, especially in sanctuary cities, and action must be taken to force deportation.
Mitt Romney is the better choice, and highly experienced in International affairs, the economy and public affairs, such as Healthcare and Insurance. Besides, Mitt Romney is the most refined Statesman, Gentleman, and more highly educated than McCain. Mitt Romney is also the most Presidential of all the candidates.

Surprisingly half of the Republicans are fed up with Bush?!?!

If that is the case, why vote for John McCain? I will be honest and say that I dislike Bush and never did like him, but I almost would prefer to elect George Walker Bush Dictator For Life than to elect McCain for a single four year term. McCain is a fascist blowhard! Any Republicans who have qualms with Bush or who want any sort of change have one choice: RON PAUL.

Having said that, though I am upset with Huckabee and McStain for winning states that Ron Paul should have won, I am atleast happy they beat Mitt Kerry…er uh…Romney. Sorry, I ALWAYS confuse those two!

wouldn't mccain be like having a third term for bush?

How can a guy who has been in Washington for decades be more likely to change it. If people want change in Washington, you have to send someone who hasn't been there for years and years and more years. However, I do think that Romney is too close to the Bush administration, and that is going to continue to hurt him if he doesn't distance himself from Bush.

I'm so grateful that this country has been safe against attack since 9/11 (aside from the poor souls who've died in The Middle East). But its a real stretch of the imagination to assume that given the poor job Bush, et. al have done securing our borders that this was the result of any proactive stance on their part. I'm generally apathetic on the subject of immigration, by the way, and feel it's largely a brilliantly manufactured issue, but it's had the latent effect of bringing forward the truth about how "safe" this country really is from terrorist attack.

At the end of the day it's very difficult to find any lasting positive legacy this administration will leave.

Sad.

I agree McCain is the best republican candidate. But If Hillary runs against McCain, McCain WILL win.