50 Reasons You Despised George W. Bush's Presidency

[warrior1]

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/50-reasons-you-despised-george-w-bushs-presidency-reminder-day-his-presidential

First one is a given, but he had help.

1. He stole the presidency in 2000. People may forget that Republicans in Florida purged more than 50,000 African-American voters before Election Day, and then went to the Supreme Court where the GOP-appointed majority stopped a recount that would have awarded the presidency to Vice-President Al Gore if all votes were counted. National news organizations verified that outcome long after Bush had been sworn in.

8. He ignored warnings about Osama bin Laden. He ignored the Aug. 6, 2001 White House intelligence briefing titled, “Bin Laden determined to strike in the U.S.” Meanwhile, his chief anti-terrorism advisor, Richard Clarke, and first Treasury Secretary, Paul O’Neill, testified in Congress that he was intent on invading Iraq within days of becoming president.

14. He flat-out lied about Iraq’s weapons. In a major speech in October 2002, he said that Saddam Hussein had the capacity to send unmanned aircraft to the U.S. with bombs that could range from chemical weapons to nuclear devices. “We cannot wait for the final proof—the smoking gun—that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud,” he said.

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[lastlib]

1. It's good to have reminders periodically of why we hate that loathsome sonuvabitch.

(profound apologies to the Canidae family..............)

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Because he fulfilled H.L. Mencken's prophecy.

As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. - H.L. Mencken

Of course, Ronald Reagan made him the second one to fulfill the prophecy.

[joeybee12]

3. Only 50? knr

[GoCubsGo]

6. That was my first thought, as well. n/t

[JHB]

4. He had help on the first one too

The media consortium that analyzed the Florida ballots buried the fact that had a statewide recount had been done of all legal ballots where the intent of the voter could be determined Gore would have carried it.

The part that was given the headlines was that in the limited recounts that Gore requested, Bush still came out ahead.

The decision by the USSC in Bush v Gore effectively cut off a potential decision by the Florida Supreme Court for a full statewide recount.

Since this came just a few months after 9/11, persons in the "liberal" media didn't want to put W's "legitimacy" into question, for the good of the country, of course.

[Hubert Flottz]

5. It was 100% terror based.

Bush and Cheney terrorized America for 8 long years.

[90-percent]

7. reason 87

Biin Laden's half brother Salem was a distant partner in GW's Arbusto Energy.

Small world, huh?

-90%Jimmy

[HughBeaumont]

8. Kick for the morning.