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Great, discussion time! And even with desertgrl 
I have to admit, I was quite blunt with the dumb-statement there, although I stand by it
The reason why (some) people don't like the USA is because it's arrogant. They are the most powerful nation in the world, so they can start a world without the rest of the world agreeing, and they can throw out enviromental pacts if they want to. Noone can touch them. But it's that arrogance that bothers people. (the) Clinton (administration did better though. People liked them, they did good. Bush is just messing everything up.
Wouldn't you think that he was smart enough to get these smart people on his team? And why would intelligent people be willing to work for a dumb man? They must have seen something in him that inspired and/or impressed them.
Anyway, as you probably know, (I'll just copy this Comedian Jon Stewart once joked that watching President George W. Bush pick his White House staff was like watching "the old band get back together." It’s true that many of Bush’s choices for his incoming cabinet and top White House posts come from former Republican administrations, going all the way back to Gerald Ford. But what’s notable about this administration is not only the bona fide government credentials that the staff sports—it’s also the corporate connections they bring into the White House.
So Bush gathered up some of his dad's friends, the republican party provided him with some more cabinet members and that was it. Considering the corporate connections, it's easy to see why they wanted to be in the cabinet. It's those corporation who have benifited the most from Bush's administration, thanks to new tax laws and more lenient enviromental regulations. Everyone had a stake in the adminstration and they all got what they wanted. They had to pay a lot for it though. Bush's election campaign was the most expensive one ever.
What I meant with the common man aspect is kinda like what you said. His grammatical errors, vocabulary aka "the Bushisms", the beer drinking, the mediocre grades made Bush more appealing, his outfit, everything had the common man touch. That appealled to people, especially when compared to the "Al Bore". Even his foolhardy determination (or grit, as you call it) and his black/white vision are shared by lots of people.
Anyway, it's the intelligent people that control Bush. They falsify information, if need be, so that Bush will do what they have planned for him to do. Let's not forget those tragic falsified reports that led the USA in the war on Iraq. Bush does not read the papers, he gets briefed. It was like that for the other presidents too, but shows again how easily Bush can be manipulated. I think of him more as a puppet, though the mightiest one in the world.
Anyway, about Kyoto.. It seems there are quite a few people who oppose the pact as well. It all comes down to the fact whether or not global warming is caused by man or is perhaps non-existent. But we don't know that for sure. So, I think, it's better cut down on CO2-emissions before it's too late.
Kyoto isn't the big reason why I dislike Bush, it's just another string in the tapestry of evil of the Bush administration. Personally, I think Bush and his cabinet are war criminals. They should have waited with warring, like everyone said, until there was a real coalition then so many americans wouldn't have to die in vain each day.
I have to admit, I was quite blunt with the dumb-statement there, although I stand by it
The reason why (some) people don't like the USA is because it's arrogant. They are the most powerful nation in the world, so they can start a world without the rest of the world agreeing, and they can throw out enviromental pacts if they want to. Noone can touch them. But it's that arrogance that bothers people. (the) Clinton (administration did better though. People liked them, they did good. Bush is just messing everything up.
Wouldn't you think that he was smart enough to get these smart people on his team? And why would intelligent people be willing to work for a dumb man? They must have seen something in him that inspired and/or impressed them.
Anyway, as you probably know, (I'll just copy this Comedian Jon Stewart once joked that watching President George W. Bush pick his White House staff was like watching "the old band get back together." It’s true that many of Bush’s choices for his incoming cabinet and top White House posts come from former Republican administrations, going all the way back to Gerald Ford. But what’s notable about this administration is not only the bona fide government credentials that the staff sports—it’s also the corporate connections they bring into the White House.
So Bush gathered up some of his dad's friends, the republican party provided him with some more cabinet members and that was it. Considering the corporate connections, it's easy to see why they wanted to be in the cabinet. It's those corporation who have benifited the most from Bush's administration, thanks to new tax laws and more lenient enviromental regulations. Everyone had a stake in the adminstration and they all got what they wanted. They had to pay a lot for it though. Bush's election campaign was the most expensive one ever.
What I meant with the common man aspect is kinda like what you said. His grammatical errors, vocabulary aka "the Bushisms", the beer drinking, the mediocre grades made Bush more appealing, his outfit, everything had the common man touch. That appealled to people, especially when compared to the "Al Bore". Even his foolhardy determination (or grit, as you call it) and his black/white vision are shared by lots of people.
Anyway, it's the intelligent people that control Bush. They falsify information, if need be, so that Bush will do what they have planned for him to do. Let's not forget those tragic falsified reports that led the USA in the war on Iraq. Bush does not read the papers, he gets briefed. It was like that for the other presidents too, but shows again how easily Bush can be manipulated. I think of him more as a puppet, though the mightiest one in the world.
Anyway, about Kyoto.. It seems there are quite a few people who oppose the pact as well. It all comes down to the fact whether or not global warming is caused by man or is perhaps non-existent. But we don't know that for sure. So, I think, it's better cut down on CO2-emissions before it's too late.
Kyoto isn't the big reason why I dislike Bush, it's just another string in the tapestry of evil of the Bush administration. Personally, I think Bush and his cabinet are war criminals. They should have waited with warring, like everyone said, until there was a real coalition then so many americans wouldn't have to die in vain each day.
