Reply #225: I Disagree. Here's Why.

[Donkeykick]

1) In part -- how large a part we can argue another time -- the presidency of George W. Bush is your fault. That's right, your fault. By the time your second term was over your juvenile, self-indulgent, adulterous behavior had rendered you so radioactive Al Gore was unable to leverage the many positive things you did while in office. Your embarrassing behavior nearly got you impeached, invigorated the sheep on the religious right, virtually handing the keys to Oval Office to the Neo-cons we've had to endure for the past seven years.

IMO: Actually I feel that it was Al Gore's fault; if he would have embraced Bill Clinton, instead of ignoring him during the campaign, than Al would have been in there instead of George Bush. During the impeachment process polls showed Bill Clinton's popularity numbers were high, which followed him even as he left office, so that doesn't show me that he tarnished anything at all.:shrug:

2) Your misbehavior also served to lower the bar to the US Presidency. Your behavior so diminished the grandeur of the office of President of the United States that a half-wit blowhard like George W. Bush suddenly became electable. He wasn't electable because he offered solutions, vision or substance, but because he reassured voters he'd "restore dignity to the Oval Office."*

Oh for the love of Pete! It's Washington DC! The only difference between DC. and Vegas is whatever happens there doesn't necessarily stay there. Whoever believes that they're going to get a perfect person in DC. can go and smoke their socks with the religious right:eyes: