To: one_less who wrote (152246 ) 1/17/2009 10:49:31 AM From: American Spirit 1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 173976 Less, the rightwing destroyed America in 8 short years. They inherited a massive surplus, a functional government, a fresh and ready military, peace and prosperity, all kinds of coioperation around the world, and an Al Qaida which was despised and hunted down, even by Iran and probably Saddam Hussein too. Bush cheated in 2000 to win, but he ran that year on a false bait and switch pack of promises. To be the uniter not the divider, the compassionate conservative, the champion of education, the humble foreign policy guy, the adult, the moral man who would never get handjobs from his intern, even the Green President who put the environment first. Bush-Cheney (and Delay-Frist) were just the opposite of all of the above and once in power cut loose (esp after they exploited 9-11 to grab absolute power) with a massive wave of Enron style deregulation and looting of our public wealth. Their war was for politics, profit and personal power. It was not to defend the homeland or fight terrorists. They drove oil to $140 a barrel. They allowed the very rich to get off scott free from taxes. They lied repeatedly, usually announcing just the opposite of what was really happening. They always disguised their real goals and never admitted their mistakes or crimes. In the end, the cost has been about 20 trillion dollars plus millions of dead, wounded and displaced people. While you can point to minor corrections, they and their rightwing apologists and bully supporters were 100 times more harmful to America than Al Qaida could ever be, and Bushies also showed a lot of fascist tendencies, a lot. Do you want the USA to be a failed and despised quasi fascist state? If so, continue as a rightwinger. If you love your country though, how about admitting you've been wrong all this time and turning over a new leaf. Obama is a great man. Listen to him, believe him and follow him. He does not lie. and he really cares, even about people who don't deserve to be cared about, like you and the rest of the Bush cheerleading squad. PS - Oh yeah, and Bush-cheney were warned before 9-11 and did nothing. They also had Bin Laden cornered and decided not to try and capture him. Why we may never know, but those are FACTS. So much for boasting about "keeping us safe" Huh? They did not keep us safe at all. They deserve blame for 9-11, a lot of it.