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I deeply regret that I am unable to respond to your poll today. In my opinion, each of the listed choices represents an indictment rather than a selling point against President Bush.
It is hard to choose from among them just which one is the greatest indictment.
As far as the war on terrorism goes, he completely botched the Afghanistan operation and has failed to even capture Osama bin Laden, who he has stated was behind the attacks in the first place. Instead he took us into a war with a country that represented no threat and had no connection with 9/11, and in so doing, has inflamed passions in the Islamic world that have only deepened the hatred and ultimately inspired more people to join these terrorist groups. In the meantime, he has stretched our military so thin that we are now unable to address genuine threats to our national security. This is an indictment, not a selling point.
On the economy, I know that I am a hell of a lot worse off after nearly four years of Bush than I was under Clinton. He has overseen a huge net loss of jobs. The jobs that have been created under his watch are by and large, lower paying and have fewer benefits than the ones they have replaced. He has given incentives to corporations to outsource our jobs to other countries. The stock market has veered between tanking, and just barely holding steady with no real growth, and continues to be lower than what it was when he took office. On top of that, he has transformed a record budget surplus into record deficits. Again, I see this as an indictment and not a selling point.
The character issue may be the biggest failing of all. He talks about personal responsibility, but has consistently failed to take responsibility for any mistake he has made. When asked recently, he couldn't even think of any mistakes he's made. That is a mark of arrogance and not of character. He consistently passes the buck for any failing in his administration, always passing the buck to someone else. He has completely negated Harry Truman's dictum that when you are the POTUS, the Buck Stops Here. He has consistently lied and mislead the American people in order to get what he wants. He bullies, intimidates and threatens other nations to get what he wants from them. He gives sweetheart contracts to his business cronies like Halliburton. Maybe worst of all, he constantly goes on about what a good Christian he is, but his actual behavior is about as far as you could get from the teachings of Jesus. He lifts up the rich at the expense of the poor. He sows hatred and divisiveness for political gain. He lies and cheats in the name of The Lord, and invokes His name to justify the killing of thousands. These things only even begin to scratch the surface of his character issues, which are simply to many to list. In my opinion, this is the worst indictment of all.
I wish that your poll had given some options to those who don't think the President has any strong selling points, but I have noticed that the media, as liberal as it supposedly is, seems to do everything it can to prop up this President and avoid asking the difficult questions about his performance in office. I had hoped to see better from you, but have long since given up on expecting it.
Sincerely,
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