On June 5th, 2008, the US Senate issued a report saying that the Bush administration misused intelligence in the run up to the Iraq war.  It goes on to say that the administration selectively declassified information to bolster the case and misled the public about contacts between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda.  While the report does not say the President lied, it sure seems to come close.
 
In 2002 and 2003 when Dick Cheney and others were making it seem like the war was going to be easy and it was absolutely necessary I knew that we were going to be in trouble.  There was no way that we were going to be greeted as liberators, oil was not going to magically pay for everything and it was going to take a long time.  To set it up as anything less was asking for it.
 
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Popularity: 4% [?]

I know that George Bush’s popularity is probably one of the lowest of any sitting President and has been under a lot of scrutiny recently with the book written by Judas Iscariot, um, I mean Scott McClellan.  Many will point to this and say, “George Bush is the worst President this country has seen in a long time, maybe ever.”
 
While I understand the sentiment, I do not think that is really evidence enough.  High popularity should not be seen as a sign that a person is a good leader, Stalin and Putin had approval ratings through the roof and they were bad people.  Others like John Adams and Harry Truman left the white house beaten and bruised only later to be remembered for the great leaders they really were.  Continue Reading

Popularity: 3% [?]