Poster boy for f---ing up the international situation with Uncle Sap bogged down in not one but two wars that we are losing.

On virtually every crisis, this guy has been ultra lame. Saudis pull off the WTC job? Go after Iraq. Can't find Bin Laden after five years? Bomb a supposedly neutral country like Pakistan to find two supposed top-end henchmen. Don't worry about the 18 innocent Paki civilians who got killed as a result, among them 6 children. The economy? Going great. US auto manufacturers getting rid of 36,000 workers because five-year projections don't look so good. Kinda makes the Bush leadership on tax cuts look shakey: the selling point on that richfolk giveway was that the short term pain would be outweighed by the long term gain. What a joke. What about the criis in health care costs and insurance coverage that's been going on for five years, or more? At least Clinton tried to address that issue. With Bush, the attitude is: let the poor, working class and middle class fend for themselves. Let's figure out instead a means to put another $100,000/year in the pockets of people already making $5 million or more. And the list goes on...

Saw crisis as an opportunity to suspend the 4th Amendment and pursue a partisan agenda.

That guy is retarted !

Oh my god! Every day I'm afraid I'm gonna die. I'm young, still under 18, and I've got my whole life ahead of me. I don't want to waste it dead or in the military. Bush has definitly been leading us all in that direction. To start. His terrible handling of the 9/11 attacks. He was reading a book to dumb[butt] KIDS in FLORIDA when this happend! If he had just focused on what happend, he could have easily stopped that from happening. Then it got worse. We stopped looking for Osama! We went to Iraq, which was pointless because theres no weapons of Mass Destruction there! And now, people are dieing in Iraq becuase Bush wants to impress his father, and now were LOSING THE WAR! In the first time in American history we are about to lose our own war (Vietnam was not really our war, so it doesn't count). Meanwhile, kids like me are afraid, we don't want to go into the army. In the army you just run in and then get shot and die at age 18. I don't want that. I want to be a sucessful adult. I want to do things. If I had been born about ten years earlier and this was the 90's, I prbably would have been able to have a life, but now I'm not so sure, thanks to stupid, retarted, war loving, half-brained, TEXAN Bush! He's not my president and he'll never be!

'Those who choose to criticize Pres. Bush regarding his handling of the fallout from 9/11 offer no credible solutions.'----------------------------- No credible solutions? How about not starting a war with a country that had little to do with terrorism.

I was impressed with him after 9-11;he did a good job of leading the nation after that tragedy. But since that time it seems he has created crises rather than leading us through them.

He's a man that can bring a country through a great tragedy... He's led this country with fierce leadership... any man that can do that gets my appreciation.. those cynics out there need to look at what he's done for this country and shake his hand thanking him.

I am not a Bush supporter, and I never have been, but I do have to applaud his efforts in pulling the country together after the events of September 11th, 2001. He did a good job, evidenced by his approval ratings of the time (as high as 88% at the end of September, contrasted to a 45% approval at the beginning of that month). Of all the things that has happened in his adminastration, I think that is the only thing I like the guy for.

Donovan, did you feel good when Bush said Bring it on?. Did you feel good when Bush alienates the rest of the world, scaring off badly needed help for us? I don't mean to be insensitive to your dilemma, but the man is doing more harm than good. Outing a CIA agent to score political points? Scandalous.

A great president who has delt with events other presidents only had nightmares about. As I read some of the comments of others on this list, you remind me of back seat drivers. You talk the talk but don't offer a solution. The events of 9-11 were horrible I agree, President Bush is actually dealing with the situation, not just sitting back criticizing. My son serves in the military and is going to Iraq in September, it scares me to death. I don't want him to go. If I could take his place I would. These are bad times in which we live, folks it's time to get out of your chair and take action. Support your country, my son will fight to protect your right to complain. How many of you are involved in our countries war programs? How many of you have at least joined a local Citizens Corp (set up by Bush after 9-11)? I am really getting sick of people criticizing our country and it's president. Kerry can't even make up his mind on what he believes in, at least President Bush took the bull by the horns and brought it down. Yes, Osama is still loose, but soldiers are dying trying to find him. What does Iraq have to do with 9-11, plenty! The country was taken over by a man as evil as Osama and with a murderous record far worse. The media has done a poor job in displaying the truth, the people in Iraq want to be free, just like you. A few terrorists are getting all the media attention and are giving the impression that the country hates us, they don't! I work for a government job where I receive a lot of intelligence about the war on terrorism, what you hear on the news is not the whole truth. Wake up America, unite together less we fall. Mr. Michael Moore, thanks for nothing!

I thank I-Riley for informing me I rated the wrong Bush. Bush responded to 9/11 the proper way. These terrorists can not be dealt with diplomatically! If you read my comments on Clinton, you have seen examples of the wrong way of handling terrorists!

this guy is actively working to bring the US down to the level of third world countries.

What leadership?

Great at Creating a crisis, though.

i know i may seem very pecimistic to most of you reading my comments but i honestly do not see how bush a good at giving speeches...especially when he never served in vietnam like kerry did and he says to the terrorists..bring it on or when he claims he is a war president 9 months before election. not a very smart guy. compare him to FDR and youll see who DEALS with crises and PUSHES THEM ASIDE.

Since September 11, and Bush's leadership, the world actually has seemed to become a more dangerous place. Osama bin Laden is still on the loose, and George W. Bush has taken the opportunity of September 11 to start an unneeded department, The Department of Homeland Security. It began a bogus terrorist-alert scale (the colors), which have absolutely no base. Also, what exactly does bring to justice mean? Does it mean execute them without a trial? Does it mean torture them? Whatever that phrase means, it makes me uncomfortable. The government, for some reason, has changed its priorities. Now Iraq seems to be more important, for some reason, even though bin Laden attacked the U. S. and Saddam didn't. Go figure.

I consider 9/11 the biggest crisis since Pearl Harbor. Those who choose to criticize Pres. Bush regarding his handling of the fallout from 9/11 offer no credible solutions. Regardless of the results of the 2004 election, Pres. Bush will always be admired by me for his conviction to do what is right for this country in terms of protecting its citizens and national security.

George W. Bush showed he could be a true leader under pressure after the tragic events of 9/11. The fomration of the Homeland Security Department was a stroke of genius, bringing together the information of over 15 seperate departments in a streamlined fashion. Numerous Al Queda members have been arrested, killed, or otherwise stopped. Iraq has been liberated and the threat of attack from Saddam Hussein is no more. Personally, I think the nation is safer now, more than ever!

There is no doubt in my mind that George W. Bush did his best when it came to 9/11, he was very swift and professional when it came to dealing with this horrible tragedy. In this matter, I have alot of respect for him, at least in the beginning of it all. I still think he has made alot of mistakes in his presidency, but I still have respect for the man. If he is elected in the next election, I really pray he does a great job for our country as I get really worried about the future sometimes.....

It's hard to give an objective analysis given that the Bush Presidency is not over yet. However, when we think of the crisis that was thrust upon this man on September 11th, you have to develop a deep respect for the man. Bush's response to 9/11 was swift and calculated. Unlike his predacessor, Bush realized that bold action was needed. Firing a cruise missile into an empty tent was not the solution, and Bush realized this. He acted boldy, and built a worldwide coalition. He ousted the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, a longtime mastermind behind terrorist activities. September 11th is a day that many Americans will never forget, and fifty years from now, Bush's leadership during that trying time will be his legacy. Now, we come to Iraq. I did not support the War on Iraq, but not because I did not think that Saddam Hussein's regime was a threat. I did not support the War on Iraq because it was a question of priorities. Was Iraq THE BIGGEST threat on U.S. national security right now? I'm confident the answer is no. Other regimes around the world posed a much greater threat to the United States than that of Saddam Hussein. I also found the liberation of the Iraqi people argument to be faulty. There are plenty of regimes around the world that threat their people that way, and we're not ousting these regimes? It's just a question of consistancy. Is Bush going to be like Clinton? If you recall, Clinton initiated several humanitarian missions, but then in Rwanda, refused to do so. When the oppurtunity comes to liberate an oppressed nation, will Bush take it? I hope so. So many people around the world are denied basic human rights. I do not think that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction, and thus, he was not an immediate threat. I do, however, believe that he was pursuing a program, and that strong action needed to be taken. Recall in 1994 that Clinton signed an agreement with North Korea in which they promised not to develop nuclear weapons, and what did they do? Now, we are having to face up to the North Korean problem. Twenty years from now, had Saddam not been ousted, we may have had to face up to him as well. I did not support the war because a clear reason was not given. I did not support the war because I believe that other nations that were closer to providing an immediate threat to the U.S. needed to be dealt with. Iraq would have to wait its turn. So, in the final analysis, Bush's foreign policy has been accused of being a policy of arrogance. Well, with all due respect, IMO, ridding the world of our enemies, liberating an oppressed people, and making our country safer is not arrogance, it is boldness.

I'm not a big fan of much of W's domestic achievements through the first 2 1/2 years, but give the guy credit for dealing with the worst crises in an incredibly effective manner. We're truly lucky to have someone with such good instincts, strong vision, and impeccable character. I also find that, as bad as his off-the-cuff speaking is, he's probably the best teleprompter-speech-giver I've ever seen.