He appeared humbled in some parts of the interview, almost human in his way; but then he suddenly began to suggest that he doesn't watch popularity polls because they do not mean anything to him, and basically, he's going to make his decisions regardless of whether the population agrees with them or not. This interview is one of precious few that Bush has allowed to take place over the years. I have a feeling that Obama will be more forthcoming and honest with the press.
I don't think history has judged Clinton fairly, and I fear that it will be perhaps too lenient on Bush, just to save the nation some face.
Greg
· 1 year ago
Clinton is remembered more often for scandal than his accomplishments as President, however, he is one of only two presidents to be impeached.
What President Bush seems to have forgotten is that those popularity polls represent the feelings of the people of this country, and we are ultimately his boss, not the other way around.
I hope that history remembers him not for the charm of his good old boy image but for the unfortunate decisions he made as president that have garnered the lowest approval ratings in the history of the presidency.
TO be honest, humble in one interview doesn't make up for eight years of conceit, arrogance and the utter inability to admit the mistakes of his administration.
Mika
· 1 year ago
Yeah, I hear ya. Pretty much any disaster sent his way was mishandled to the max.
I hope one of the first things Obama does after taking office will be to repeal the Patriot Act and replace it with the Constitution.
Greg Hollingsworth
· 1 year ago
Well, hopefully President Obama will work to restore some of the privacy that the Patriot Act strips away, but based on his vote on the FISA bill earlier this year, I wouldn't get your hopes up.
A government rarely rescinds powers that it has been granted, regardless of who leads it.
Peter Tosh
· 1 year ago
He has no other choice than to be humble, some of the choice made by his admin. really f--k up The U.S. credibility abroad! F--k Bush he's a proven idiot! Money spent in Afghan and Iraq could straighten out some of the problems here.
Greg Hollingsworth
· 1 year ago
I suppose he could simply be defiant and give the country a big middle finger salute, but I don't think that would do much good for his legacy as president.
I agree that his administration has done a very poor job, but the American voters are just as much to blame as the Bush Administration. We as voters (all of us, not just Republicans) need to remember that elections are our chance to cast a referendum on our elected officials. President Bush's philosophy hasn't changed so much in the last 4 years, but our willingness to tolerate it has.
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I don't think history has judged Clinton fairly, and I fear that it will be perhaps too lenient on Bush, just to save the nation some face.
What President Bush seems to have forgotten is that those popularity polls represent the feelings of the people of this country, and we are ultimately his boss, not the other way around.
I hope that history remembers him not for the charm of his good old boy image but for the unfortunate decisions he made as president that have garnered the lowest approval ratings in the history of the presidency.
TO be honest, humble in one interview doesn't make up for eight years of conceit, arrogance and the utter inability to admit the mistakes of his administration.
I hope one of the first things Obama does after taking office will be to repeal the Patriot Act and replace it with the Constitution.
A government rarely rescinds powers that it has been granted, regardless of who leads it.
I agree that his administration has done a very poor job, but the American voters are just as much to blame as the Bush Administration. We as voters (all of us, not just Republicans) need to remember that elections are our chance to cast a referendum on our elected officials. President Bush's philosophy hasn't changed so much in the last 4 years, but our willingness to tolerate it has.