The Bush Legacy

[Tippersnore]

He gave reassurance to simpletons perhaps 2001-2005, but he was woefully inadequate as a manager. Insider Larry Wilkerson (Powell's chief of staff) has a lot of insight into his sad and horrible legacy. Some is outside mainstream media - UC Berkeley, Countdown, Democracy Now, antiwar.com, etc. Wilkerson lays it all out clearly from an insider's view.

[julzabro]

Bush's presidency wasn't 'before" the economic crash as this video puts it....it happened DURING his term AND was CAUSED by him and his administration!

[MrEatonbeaver]

I knew he was stupid when I saw that sock puppet on his hand taking the oath frum and all these other "speech" writers are in fact cynical and just stupid. Every speech that shit for brains was a language mangling fuck up. kept us safe bull shit...an frum says world wide political peaceful pasture. we are hated by most every country and ally. Bartlett predicted that iraq would be waving US flags- they were on fire!

[walkermydawg]

A handfull of presidents have sucked in their own right. But, bush is a smogasbord of ginormous fuck ups.

[dalecampbl5]

GOP takes over from DEM after DEM make country good, then the GOP always creates a calamity for DEM to fix, that's the cycle of our country...

[sonrouge]

@dalecampbl5 If what's going on now is your definition of good, I pray we never see your definition of bad.

By the way, REP and DEM are just words, not differences.

[greg357159]

BUSH = Kennedy assissination, 9-11 to start "his" personal war... lies... new presidential orders outlining the New World Order's take over of the United States and the impending collapse of the American dollar, under the table negotiations regarding opening the boarders to Canada and Mexico, The creation of homeland security a fore runner of a police state, The selling out of American trust and property to China, more lies and cover up... profiting from the death of 1000's of innocent people!

[johnfox3]

@greg357159 you nutter...

[terpsfan1982]

Bush legacy = worst president in U.S. history. "Mission Accomplished" LMFAO

[sonrouge]

@terpsfan1982 That line = ignorance.

[terpsfan1982]

@sonrouge Which line were you referring to? Back up your assertion with facts, not conjecture. And I'll do the same.

[sonrouge]

@terpsfan1982 I was referring to your line about Bush being the worst president in history. Go back through history and look at what screwups previous Presidents did before you make that declaration. Yeah, he didn't do the best job, but he's far from the worst president we ever had.

[TimmyHaag]

@sonrouge

George Bush's time in office got 3 of my 3 best friends killed for nothing, so yeah for me, George Bush was the worst thing that ever happened to America.

[sonrouge]

@TimmyHaag Were your friends in the military? If so, did Bush force them to join?

[TimmyHaag]

@sonrouge

Yeah I hears this clever right wing tactic many times before. No one forced us to join as you already know but hey let's all be clever. George Bush + His time in office + A war he forced us into for no good reason AT BEST = 3 of my friends dead and years later I'm dealing with wanna be clever fucks like you.

[sonrouge]

@TimmyHaag Did they join before or after the war and what jobs did they sign up for?

And I'm not right-wing; I'm an objective observer interested in preserving the truth. Also, you aren't helping your side with your attitude problem.

[lizardfirefighter110]

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Read up on this. It is one of the conduits for Israel to fiddle with U.S. Foreign Policy.

Pearl Harbor - let it happen. 9/11 made it happen.

Vietnam War = Iraq War

Communism / Terrorism = bullshit enemy fabrication.

Motivation: To make profits on death and create a distribution of wealth. War for the profiters. Google Video "Iraq for Sale" , "Why We Fight", and "No End In Sight 2007"

[remix91742]

i'l be 60+ years old in half a century... and i'm certain even then i'll think of him as a failed president.

[sonrouge]

Hey Obama supporters, we'll be expecting you to hold "the first black president" to the same standards as you held Bush. If you can dish it out, you better be prepared to take it.

[elrincondeldolor]

Even if Obama doesnt succeed I am pretty sure he will be viewed way more favorably than Bush.....Bush was a completely joke and a disaster and it is not only me who says this...it is the best historians Bush is simply undefendible

[sonrouge]

Time will tell. Obama doesn't have the death of a tryant and the potential freedom of a whole nation on his record.

[elrincondeldolor]

I agree time will tell but Obama is way smarter than Bush therefore I think he will make better decisions...I see you are very optimistic about Iraq...I dont and have never been I dont defend Saddam but probably Iraq was better of with him anyway it was none of our business to get rid of him, the US is friends with other "tyrants" around the world ...just remember that Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 and the WMD's were never found therefore the war was illegal and Bush is a war criminal

[sonrouge]

First off, the indisputable fact is that Bush got permission from Congress to go to war, which under the US Constitution is all he's required to do. The Useless Nitwits can go screw themselves.

And if Obama is smarter than Bush, why is he doing the same things Bush did (deficit spending, running up the debt, etc)?

And logical is more what I am on Iraq; I'm examing what's happening and using the facts involved to base my opinion.

[elrincondeldolor]

Obama has no choice cuz the only way to stimulate the economy is by spending...I will remind you AGAIN (cuz it seems you dont know your history) that Clinton left surpluses because "the other Bush" left deficits just like his son...another thing If Obama fails I will accept it because I am smarter than that I wont defend someone just no to be proved wrong ...You just fool yourself cuz Bush is such an undefendible president that almost everybody regards him as the worst ...the best historians

[sonrouge]

FYI, the money spent has to actually exist in order to do good. A person doesn't do himself any favors by spending his credit card to improve his home; inevitably, if he can't pay back the money, he loses his home.

[elrincondeldolor]

WOW Really??? ohh man you just discovered the wheel!!!!!!! wow if i get credit I have to pay back!!!!! .....I will remember you again that back in 1992 Bush senior left us a big deficit which thanks to president Clinton it became a surplus in 2000 and then Bushie comes and gets another deficit....ohh by the way Clinton supports Obama and THE ONLY WAY to stimulate the economy is by spending right now...Obama didnt have a choice If there wasnt a crisis he wouldt have spent all that money

[sonrouge]

Obama himself has declared we are out of money, therefore how can he be logically spending money? And again, money has to actually exist in order to do any good; a man in debt doesn't help himself by continuing to use his credit card like there's no tomorrow when he doesn't have tangible cash to pay his debt.

[elrincondeldolor]

maybe because the government can print money????? whcih IS NOT GOOD because it raises inflation but again THERE IS NO CHOICE!!!! This crisis started a year ago under Bush and the first stimulus was under Bush but this is not a democrat or republican flag...it is something that needs to be done to save the economy..if the economy is dead the only way to reactivate it is by pouring money into it...besides until 2000 we were really good but a stupid man came and screw it all

[sonrouge]

There is a choice; let the economy do what it has to do in a time like this. Let failing businesses fall rather than continue to leech, let people who have no job get a job rather than live on someone else's money, let businesses pay workers what they're worth, etc etc etc.

Read Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal if you want a good grasp of how the economy works; it covers just about everything that's happening now and I think, if you read it with an open mind, it will be very informative.

[johnfox3]

@sonrouge that was the policy of Presdient Hoover - the great depression...

[sonrouge]

@johnfox3 Bull. That's covered in the book I named, so read it and get back to me.

[sonrouge]

@johnfox3 Read up on Hoover's actions during the start of the depression and you'll find that he was no capitalist, which is what I was describing. True capitalism means zero interference by government in business outside of protecting people from fraud and coercion.

[johnfox3]

@sonrouge umm, fair point, are you refing to his protectionalist policies mainly?

[sonrouge]

@johnfox3 That among many other things.

[johnfox3]

@sonrouge yea fair enough.. I know he practised monetrism, you got a point.

[remix91742]

u.s. congress is still restrained by the U.N. charter, which states if a country is to go to war they would need majority approval from the the U.N.

so technically congress was HELD back by the U.S. constitution since any legal document signed by the president, is legally bound to the constitution.

Obama IS spending; but here at home to create revenue, instead of fueling a war machine while cutting down taxes and government income.

[sonrouge]

Oh, so if we're attacked and a majority of the UN says we can't retaliate, we're wrong if we do? By what right do other countries get to make decisions when they aren't the ones being affected?

Debt is debt, my friend. Doesn't matter if Obama is spending it on foreigners or on the US; it's money that doesn't exist and that must be paid back, often with mega interest.

[elrincondeldolor]

I also remind you that Iraq and Saddam specifically was the main recipient of US help in the middle east and with this money Saddam bought his weapons ...Saddam was our friend unitl 1990 just because he tried to steal something before us...Saddam gassed its own people back in 1983 and we said NOTHING later that year Rumsfield went to bagdad and shook hands with Saddam..look the video up here in youtube ..Iraq is a stupid mistake thanks to a stupid man

[sonrouge]

We gave help to Stalin in WWII, then we were enemies with him afterwards; it's called "things change".

[elrincondeldolor]

NO....bad analogy..its called hipocrisy...after not finding the WMD's Bush justified toopling Saddam cuz he was a "cruel dictator" AND I REPEAT AGAIN that in 1983 he gassed his own people Bush and Reagan said nothing US Attacked Iraq unitl 1991...therefore Bush might have gotten congress with him in 2003 but history will record that he sent kids to war for the wrong reasons( lies in fact) result: about 4,500 dead soldiers and more than 100,000 innocent iraqis..you suck as a debater btw

[elrincondeldolor]

Your "analogy" with Stalin has nothing to do with Saddam...the US and the USSR becane enemies cuz after WWII each wanted to impose their own economical system ...but it was a "friendly rivalry" because they never went to war and they had diplomatic relations..dumb analogy...come up with something better...as the last guy on this video says" He failed cuz he failed to answer the historical questions of his day ...

[hansecheverria]

george w bush=bullshit

[Paolo7219]

The Bush legacy? Corrupt, arrogant, incompetent. Those are the top three "qualities" of "Dubaya's" legacy. But what do you expect? "Dubaya" is a draft-dodging, spolied rotten rich kid who NEVER had to take responsibility for anything. Thanks for the Stock market crash of 2007, "Dubaya". Hope your bank buddies appreciate you as much as they loved your daddy. But what do you expect? Dubaya called the wealthiest Americans his 'base'. Dubaya was courageous on 9-11? BS!!! He went into hiding.

[elrincondeldolor]

man you got it soooooo right!!!!!!

[jobedied]

His legacy may very well have nothing to do with the motivations and concerns that precipitated them during his term. In this light a saint can become a devil and a devil can become a saint and statesman. And like the stock market

those that follow will forget the lessons of history for the modern hubris of the time. Human nature never changes nor has man become aware of his mental short comings. History will repeat itself and Presidents will likely never become wise.

Although I hope Im wrong.

[clotalo]

Hum lets see, I think there are people out there that think Bush will be greater than FDR or Licoln or even Washington, in about 100 years and he deserves a monument, very sad indeed, but not hard to believe.

[muttkat]

About upholding the constitution he wasn't even in office 5 minutes  before a was lying.

[walkermydawg]

misunderstood? History will nerver misunderstand stupidy!

[chngdwrld]

Bush is a failure and no matter how much they lie cheat and try to rewrite history.He and his friends are bad people!

[dalecampbl5]

@chngdwrld not if you ask Sarah Palin

[sonrouge]

@chngdwrld You gonna keep telling yourself that as Obama continues to spend us into the next Great Depression?

[averageworkinggal]

Stupid libs are the morons.

Bush's place in history is in the hands of the Iraqis, if Obama doesn't screw it up.

If Obama doesn't undermine the Iraqis, they will emerge as a stablilizing force of moderation in the Middle East and Bush will look like a genius.

[Beskargam]

So, if Obama cleans up after Bush, Bush will come out looking like a far-sighted hero? Even if Iraq ends up perfectly stable, the country just isn't important enough to become a stabilizing force of moderation in the Middle East. And even if all that happens, people will still remember that Bush sent our people over there under false pretenses, spending our lives for a lie.

[averageworkinggal]

Yet another lib moron. Bush has handed Obama a strategic victory in Iraq that Obama opposed by opposing the surge. Obama's policy meant defeat. The burden was on Saddam to fully disclose that he was disarmed and he refused to do that. Iraq was a state-sponsor of terror with connections to many terror organizations including AlQaeda, as well as a state that produced and used WMDs. Bush made the right call.

I just wished he had failed - failed in protecting the worthless asses of libs.

[Beskargam]

Lol, if I was a liberal, I would have voted Obama. Bush hasn't handed Obama anything yet, victory is entirely dependent on the Iraqi people (though Obama was a fool to oppose the surge). As for terrorist ties and WMDs, you'll notice we haven't invaded North Korea, Pakistan, or Iran over that sort of thing. Hell, speaking of terror organizations, we're allied with the Saudis, a nation governed by sharia law and one that allows honor killings of women.

[cuff1957]

at the 1:30 mark thats how i want to see bush and cheney leave the white house in handcuffs,fucken jugghead.legacy is that of a confused person in over his head.

[cuff1957]

he is a fucken moron,just like his father.

[averageworkinggal]

One thing is for sure, all of the Bush critics here show conclusively through their illiterate and vulgar commenting that they are the worst people in history.

[sinistavoicez]

And how Is the economy on your planet?

[averageworkinggal]

Ask Barney Frank that.

Barney and the Dems obstructed timely new regulations on the GSEs pushed by Bush that would have blocked the GSEs buying up a huge chunk of Wall Streets MBSs and CDOs during the speculative spike of 2004-2007, thus being the prime force in feeding the speculation.

[dchris2323]

Safety And Freedom are priceless!!!Bush will be rewarded by the history.Present oponnents and people who inaccurately assess the events always belong to the masses of the societies,that is why the support is low for G.W.Bush at the moment,because the masses of the societies are easy to sway and to be persuaded by anything.Go back in the past, before the war,support was shown by the majority of Americans.The averege ppl dont get that what they suddenly want,cannot be executed straight away.(war?)

[dbetsa]

The next time the US military needs a false flag event to justify their actions you might just come in handy as a "fallen Hero." What makes you think Bush cares about you? Look at the evidence.

[dchris2323]

I don't care if Bush cares about me.I only think that the government needs to do some things for the greater good even though they don't look nice.Nobody recalls the fact that Iraq was a threat before the war.The war has been won in some way but the stabilization of Iraqi nation is not over.Anyway it doesn't matter.The fact is that I am a conservatist and I will keep on supporting the primary values that's why I stick with the Republicans.I don't like the world changing too much.

[oregoncoastman]

A threat to whom? Its neighbors, to an extent, but hardly to America.

I am also a conservative(though registered independant), and that is exactly why I am profoundly disappointed with the Bush administrations legacy. It is profoundly non-conservative. He and the other neo-criminals have tarnished the parties reputation.

[terpsfan1982]

"Anyone who compromises freedom for security deserve neither." -Ben Franklin

[rtadlock]

President Bush will go down as one of the Best Presidents in our Nations History. Kennedy Carter, Clinton are consider the worst in history. All Democrats. Our Nation is safer because of this man. Several post by people on this Blog just show how ignorant and stupid they are. Believe me Obama will give us plenty to talk about over the next 4 years. Good thing he only has 4 years before the Republicans are back in office. I just hope our country will be safe under his adminstration.

[joshatkins94]

Safer as in the worst terrorist attack in history, as in an illegal war, as in violating civil rights. What kind of safer?

In August 2001, when on holiday, an intelligence briefer handed him a report entitled "Bin Laden Determined To Strike in US", which anticipated plane hijackings, and listed NYC and DC as targets. He responded "All right, you've covered your ass," and continued his holiday. It's unlikely he could have prevented it, but he could have bothered to do something.

[walkermydawg]

No following president, demo or neocon, cannot rise to the level of the bush smorgasboard of fuck ups..shit for brains was delt the best hand any president ever received, and fucking folded before he even got to the table. Hell he didn't even go to the poker table, he went straight to the craps table where crap was his only forte.

[sonrouge]

I hope you can handle being wrong.

[elrincondeldolor]

man more than 70% of americans and about 99% people in the world including teachers,historians and really smart people way smarter than you or me KNOW that Bush is one of the worst presidents in history

[renniealba]

pres. bush has failed in many more aspects than this cbs piece has stated. no child left behind is a joke. the prescription drug benefit. bartlett should not be even mentioned because he was part of his lies!

[ecwaufisxtreme]

Palin's legacy as a future president will surpass any president in history and will certainly surpass Bush for Dubya is nothing put Palin's WORTHLESS, PATHETIC, DICKLESS and BALLESS BITCH and PUSSY! Laura wears the pants in the Bush family and is MORE MAN than he is. Dubya always wore the skirt in the family. Both Bush Twins are also MORE MAN than Dubya.

[paulolaurentino]

Bush is very idiot by americans electors

americans very electors idiots by world

bush is animal crazy

[MadDogMeh]

Bush's Legacy isn't as Good as most people say in this video... in 50 years I don't think we would all be dead... if we would die, then we will die because of the Iraq War.

Bush is one of the WORST in history.

[KhmerD0g]

bush mainly responsible for the economic crash of 2009

[Skycamper]

he saw his father do it, he wanted to try it too.

too bad for him, 911 happened, and he went mad..

[clnmike]

The problem with Bush is that any good that he accomplished will be over shadowed by the Iraq war and it's byproducts like torture, civil liberties and how other countries percieve us. Even if the Iraq goverment holds itself together he wont get credit for bringing the troops back and the reasons we went in will always be questioned because contrary to some people it wasnt about instilling democracy.

[danny5534]

are you fucking serious? bush is a dumbass as proven by his various speeches and most all of, his actions. he fucking sucks

[standingstrange]

The death of thousands

[subidustritkorner]

I disliked Bush partyculary for the war. I m no expert in war.

When he came to Zagreb, Croatia, I felt like I understand him. I can not imagine how it is to be president of the world.

[videowatcheer]

thats why it is suppose to be left to the SMART ones who can handle it

[Fragaunator]

Awful Legacy..

[Vakhi201]

2nd comment!!

[PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD]

1st comment!

Bush's legacy = trash.