Lylac Wrote:Even before Sept 11th, Bush's approval rating went down to 45% because he kept taking vacations.
I was near Ground 0 during Sept 11 because my school is right next to the Pentagon. I believe Bush's approval rating during Sept 11 was over 80%, and the Patriot Act, with all its flaws, was passed in the atmosphere surrounding that situation.
ahoboandahal Wrote:Lol. McCain is 72. Average life expectancy is 77. He'll probably be just fine.
You don't get it, do you. Evil people live forever because they don't give a pumpernickel about anything. That's why Edwards looks like he's thirty when he's over 50, (he recently lost his political legitimacy because of sex scandal.) FDR did die of old age while in office, but they only made the two-term rule after him, and he served more than two. Think about it, what sort of person sends 15,000 people to their deaths and then sleeps soundly at night? That's the sort of decision a President makes every day. It is not a position for nice people.
I am actually a conservative, but I'll admit McCain/Palin are evil, if you admit Obama/Biden are evil too. What really makes me headdesk is these people, on both sides of the fence, who whine about the evils of politics and politicians, but then the candidate they're voting for is always "better than that." Politics is a bunch of rabid dogs killing each other, and these four got to the top over their competitors' dead bodies. Obama is not a nice gentle guy, no more than Palin. You CANNOT interpret someone's intent based on what they say in front of millions of people live on the air. The true story is always behind the scenes, in private hidden email addresses, and private congressional meetings. I assure you, McCain and Obama are not exactly all smiles in those.