I'm not only American, my family is typical heartland all-American including soldiers, ministers, businessmen, athletes, educators, entertainers, federal rangers and builders. My family is a cross-section of midwestern Anglo-Saxon-Swedish-Irish protestant small town third generation Americans, ranging from conservatives to liberals, mainly Republicans, and everything inbetween. Some of my relatives voted for Bush but I don't think any of them approve of him any longer except maybe my Born Again (and emotionally troubled) cousin. Like millions of others, they feel hoodwinked and even betrayed.
The ones who voted for Bush miss Clinton. Clinton may have lied about his personal life but he was otherwise an honest American who really got things accomplished, not just for a few cronies but for everyone equally. That makes for a great American leader. To leave the country better off than it was when he started running received it. Clinton did. Bush has done just the opposite. Clinton was also much more bi-partisan and much less divisive. I'll bet if people could choose between the two now, Clinton would beat Bush by 30%. I believe Bush will go down in history as the worst president since Herbert Hoover. It is also proven that he cheated to get into power to begin with. |
