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Jan
20
2009
Mr. Bush,
During your tenure you had many opportunities for greatness – a response to 9/11, Katrina, the economy, employment, foreign relations…
However at each opportunity, rather than embracing the greater good and representing all the peoples of America, as you took an oath to do, you instead chose to act in the smaller interest of your [...]
Jan
20
2009
The election of George Bush in 2000 was an example of ignorance triumphing over intelligence and religious zealotry overcoming rational thought. In 2004 it was fear that triumphed and America and the world are in dire straights because of it. The US and the rest of the world needs to learn from this massive mistake [...]
Jan
20
2009
Goodbye, Mr. Bush. You were never my president.
Your laziness is the reason so many of my fellow New Yorkers died on that fateful day. Had you simply been doing your job, had you READ THE MEMO and responded accordingly, you could have thwarted the attacks that killed my city. But alas, you had no time [...]
Jan
20
2009
Man, I voted for you your first term, and regretfully your last term. I think that everyone thought that you truly loved America, at least at first I think they did!! But your entire Presidency was spent on IRAQ!!! You were obsessed with that expensive and senseless WAR!! You forgot about the backbone of this [...]
Jan
20
2009
So sad you lasted all 8 years. You have (or under your watch) ruined our economy through political cronyism and oversight incompetence; got us into wars that cost so many lives (does Becchtel ring a bell?); continued source of politician embarrassment ALL over the world; your complete ineptitude before & after Katina (been to [...]
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