Its relevant, but not nearly as much as some people make it. Some less than intellectual leaders have been great leaders, while many very intelligent people where pathetic. Its also not nearly as relevant as some people made it, because there isn't any real evidence that Bush is stupid, or even noticeably less intelligent than most high level politicians. You could say that he lacks a towering intellect, and I'd agree but I don't think that is an issue.
My beef with your beef, is to put it simply that its false, or at least seriously unsubstantiated. I see no sign of "lack of humanity", and I don't consider tax cuts to be elitist or otherwise a bad idea.
My main beef with Bush is that he allowed spending to grow so much. Yes he wasn't the only factor in it happening, other politicians, and events in the world played a big role, but he didn't fight it, and in a number of cases he even initiated spending increases. Also even though he did cut taxes (which gets him points with me), he didn't simplify them. I'm not sure this is a beef exactly but its certainly a loss of a chance to get bonus points.
Other than that I have the normal beefs with him that I'd be likely to have with almost anyone who might get elected. |
