The Bush family.

[Elmud]

As I sit on the sidelines and witness all of the heat ole George is taking these days, I find myself kind of feeling a little bad for his wife and his kids. Now, there is even a new satirical program coming on with some ex saturday night live comedian , poking fun at the man.
No, I did not agree with the Bush administrations policies on things. I am glad that we have Obama in there now. But still, Bush is a human being too. And his family has feelings. I find it pretty immature to carry on like this and to be honest, pretty cruel. Just my opinion.

[Didymos Thomas]

Tough to have sympathy for someone who has been so cruel to millions of people, and not just people in his own country, either.

[Elmud]

Originally Posted by Didymos Thomas

Tough to have sympathy for someone who has been so cruel to millions of people, and not just people in his own country, either.

I suppose it is.

[Aedes]

No one runs for president (or governor of Texas) if they can't take the heat. I don't feel bad for him, and I wouldn't feel bad even if I liked him.

[Didymos Thomas]

Don't get me wrong: I should have empathy for the man, and I should forgive him for so many transgressions. But that's easier said than done.

I do have some degree of empathy; it seems to me that Bush was viciously mislead by his daddy's crew and other friends. But at some point it's time to grow up: and Mr. Bush has had plenty of time to do so, he just refuses.

[WithoutReason]

I don't agree with most of what Bush did during his time in office, but I do recognize that there is a Bush the person who is separate from Bush the politician. I don't know much about Bush outside of the politcian, but I am sure he is an honorable human being.

Like him or hate him, you have to admit he is someone who is decisive and consistent. I believe he believes he was doing what is right, and for this I sincerely admire him.

[Victor Eremita]

Bush did so much to ruin Canadian-US relations (*e.g the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative bullshit*), I'm pleased he's having trouble funding the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

P.S. Obama is pro-Canadian: his sister and brother-in-law live in Ontario!

[Theaetetus]

Screw the Bush family. They have done nothing but lead the U.S. (from Prescott to Bush I to Bush II and probably the inevitable of Jeb especially considering many's high expectations of Obama plus the haters--not to mention Sarah Palin's incompetence)--into a pile of dog do-do. The Bush family deserves no sympathy, but the many victims that are resultant of their policies surely do.

[Didymos Thomas]

How can we separate "Bush the man" from "Bush the politician"? It was, after all, Bush the man who was Bush the politician.

[Elmud]

Originally Posted by Theaetetus

Screw the Bush family. They have done nothing but lead the U.S. (from Prescott to Bush I to Bush II and probably the inevitable of Jeb especially considering many's high expectations of Obama plus the haters--not to mention Sarah Palin's incompetence)--into a pile of dog do-do. The Bush family deserves no sympathy, but the many victims that are resultant of their policies surely do.

I guess its somewhat understandable that one would maintain harsh feelings toward another who they feel has hurt so many. But, as for me, I have this thought that his wife and daughters had very little to do with that. I was kind of thinking about them in this matter. As for George himself, I tend to think that he had a lot of advisers around him who influenced him greatly. I have a problem with those who would seek opportunity to get a laugh by downgrading another. Regardless of who it is.