I believe over all historians will view W a lil better then most RIA members and the media. Iraq has proved a success. Obama constantly using Bush to blame for the current economic situations and policies will get old as the days go by that he is in office. As Obamas approval number have not gone up, but down, never has a president blasted his predecessor more then Obama. VERY unproffessional! He has been a lil too critical of Bush. Bush on the other hand showed a class act by saying Obama " deserves my silence."

Also everyone complains about Bush and Iraq. How about Obama sending thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan? Why are we still there? Yea, all you anti war people, where are you know?

Ok. I am blown away that he is even getting a 2.61! I mean really? what do you say to that? I dont even know where to start. Im just gonna make this a short paragraph so I dont rant. So anyway A lot of theese people below me are claiming  OH HES STANDING UP TO TERRISOM! NO HE IS NOT! The reason we went Into Iraq had APSOLUTLY NOTHING TO DO WITH 9/11 OR TERRISOM. We CAUSED TERRISOM IN IRAQ! Ok so we went into iraq becuse saddam was not letting U.N weapon inspecters into the country. Before this we were on a 2 month campaign to compat al queda in the hills. We gave up. We were unable to capture osoma. so we invade iraq. Look at iraq now. Are troops are targerts for al queda. And WHY IN THE HELL ARE WE IN IRAQ WHEN All the other middle eastern nations are 100 times worse then iraq was when saddam was in power! Iran supplies weapons to terriost orginations that fight isreal. Thats a basic rundown of it. If I was not so angry I could have some better grammer. Ah well

Bush sucks and everyone knows it he should of never became president! He's so stupid and people who support him are afraid to admit it

The flaws of an aristocratic and/or monarchical government are best summed up by our very own George III. (Yes, George Washington, George Bush I, George Bush 2). When you grow up, you are waited hand and foot by Mummy, Daddy, nanny, butler, and basically all of the hired help. The king/spoiled brat can do no wrong. Anytime you spill something, the maid wipes it up. Poop in your diapers? Nanny wipes your precious WASP bottom. Fall off your bicycle? Mummy kisses your little booboo. Submit an assignment? Mummay and Daddy write it. Wreck the next door neighbor's house? Mummy and Daddy pay for it. Now that junior is on the throne, the same happens all over again: except Mummy and Daddy's hands are now clean. Anytime he spills something (oops, CIA leak!), his spin masters wipe it up. Anytime he speaks, the ghostwriters are there. And anytime he poops  (i.e., big deficit further increased by tax cuts), wrecks the neighbor's house (Iraq), takes a mighty tumble (everything else he), our nation pays for it. What happened to true republican accountablility?

President Bush has served the USA with honor. Unlike the last two Democrats who served (Clinton and Carter). He didn't get BJ's in the oval office and lie about it and he did not cause double digit inflation as Carter did. He has made our country strong again which was needed after eight years of socialism and cowardice. The economy is booming with unemployment below 5% (which is full employment), home ownership at an all time high, and per capita income higher than it has ever been. He has stood up to terrorism instead of ignoring it.

Liar! Weasel!

Szin - so are you saying he basically won by default? And barely scraped out the wins to boot!

Whatever else history will say about this guy (the book is still being written), one fact will be particularly noteable: George Bush won the biggest elections of his life because the quality of his "mainstream" opponents and of the people who so rabidly opposed him were inferior to what he offered the American public.

Fools!! You thought Kerry would wreck havoc on America if elected!? Look at who the real culprit is! Take a step back and notice that it is your George W. Bush that is destroying our world!! He is no more a christian than satan is himself! Bush is a liar, a fake, a thief, and a phoney!! Kind of reminds you of someone, doesn't it....satan, perhaps? A clever reincarnation or the father of all lies himself? Which is truly in the White House? Let me assure you folks that it surely is NOT one of our Lord's followers!!

He is not going to score too highly on the presidential greatness chart, is he?

Look in the Scarletfeather Dictionary and you'll see a picture of this cretin next to the definition of jackass. Arguably the stupidest man ever elected to the presidency, I spend a lot of time reminding folks that this moron is really from Connecticut, not Texas;he and his family are carpetbaggers. I have disliked presidents before, but at least I could respect them or see their good qualities. This guy's even worse than Nixon;Nixon at least was smart, had a good foreign policy, and seemed to care about the middle class. Well, Bushie-boy has had a charmed life clinging to Daddy's coat-tails, but I have a feeling maybe his 2nd term won't be the Teflon-coated cakewalk his first term was. We're headed for hell in that proverbial handbasket, but why should I be marooned on this ship of fools? I didn't vote for the guy in 2000 or 2004. Guess I'd better hold on, though, it's gonna be a helluva ride! UPDATE: I'm so glad a recent poster explained the 2005 Updated Rules of (Limited) Freedom in the good ole U.S.A. Apparently, it was fine and dandy to trash and vilify Clinton during his stint in office because he was just a nasty Democrat, and a HORNY Democrat at that. However, it is "un-American" not to blindly kowtow to Bush since he is such a Fearless Patriot. Oh, I see. Are you going to put me in the stocks now?

mr evangel you are a shining example of what i dislike about many of the conservatives i encounter. generally they are all good, reasonable people that have different political views from mine, but some like yourself like to exploit the idea of american you said bunch of anti-americans out rating today and i am so tired of hearing this. Since when does having an opinion different than that of the right constitute you as un-american. Being American and patriotic has nothing to do with whether you are a republican democrat independent or what have you. thats an ignorant statement and i am tired of hearing that i'm america hater just because my views dont fall in line with george w. bush's

Bunch of Anti- Americans out rating today huh !! Folks if kerry comes into office America is in trouble. President Bush is a sure leader and a man of morals. This country needs him. In comparing Clinton could never be as good as president Bush. Don't even get me started on Hilary! Oh and lets talk about this Kerry. If he is elected this nation is going down hill. The sad thing is their are people stupid enough to vote for him. President Bush supporter all the way.

Finally we have a President who has convictions.

He is a very good president. He holds strong positions, cares about his citizens, and global cooperation. He is constantly under fire from scumbag liberals, but doesn't flinch. This guy truely is an American President.

This man is the worst president our country has ever seen. He has done nothing to help our country. I wish that 51% of the country would stop and think, and they would see that too.

Unfortunately there are to many people living in their own fantasy worlds and more willing to listen to a fat guy from Michigan with a camara than they are willing to see reality. Hopefully, history will be kinder to George W. Bush than many of the people on the left in America.

Idiot

The Best President Ever!!! Bye Johnny

Well, he's elected now, despite my vote to the contrary. Hope the majority was correct in letting him stay in office....

Forget 4 more years i want at least 8.

Dubya is a dope.

He is a good president he protect us from terriorists and makes sure they don't get near... I don't agree with some things he does but no one has all the same ideas.. I think he is the best president we can have at this time..

lol, i find it funny, all these people are coming on here and saying, OH YAY victory, woo hoo!!!! i will be very curious to see what they will be saying in 4 (or however long it is that bush remains in the white house) years, when chances are, things will not be much better, or quite possibly even worse. I am not saying that i hope that happens, by all means, i really want bush to do good for america. anyone who doesnt is an idiot. But, i have to say, i doubt it will, call me a traider or whatever you want for saying it, but if things were really going to improve in the next four years, bush will either have to completely change most of his policies, and smarten up, or take another IQ test and be considerd unqualified for the job and forced to resign. Like i said, i hope he does good, but after having the incredible misfortune of seeing him ruin the greatest country in the world, there is little promise that he will.

UPDATE 11/12/O4----To Dac and who ever else needs to hear it: Who cares what the foreigner think, they have no say in our politics....Liberal ideology of the last 40 years has relentlessly chipped away at American quality of life and power. Americans are starting to wise up and see that 90% of liberal thought that has been made law hasnt made anything better only worse. For example to name just a few of the biggies--abortion, laws restricting religious freedom like taking bible and 10 commandments out of schools and now public life (which of course is against the constitution). There is more muder, rape, poverty, drug addiction, sexual deviation etc. than ever before. Is this what we term freedom. Should everybody just do whatever the hell they feel like, is it all relative, or should their be moral laws, should there be limits and statutes. If we declare that the 10 commandments are unconstitutional then our whole law system is unconstitutional because it is solely based on it. People think.....Think People!!!! GO DUB'YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh dear, If the Americans only knew why the rest of the world hates the US- you need look no further than President Bush. UPDATE: so concerned is the world's people that Bush never set foot near the White House again, two voting websites have been created for them to 'vote' in the next Presidential elections, www.theworldvotes.com being one. It's ok, they obviously can't really vote, but they are hoping and trusting(?) that all decent Americans will do the right thing this time. (They really do want to see a free and strong America that engages with the rest of the world properly, kinda like having your best mate coming home again) UPDATE: Instead of Republicans nyah-nyahing at their fellow Americans, they should seriously be concerned as to what they have put into power. Whether Bush were to be a Democrat or a Republican, the man is actually ideologically dangerous for America in the long run-and you just can't see it, which is the crying shame of it all. Indeed, PBeavr, this is an international website and therefore you should be prepared to hear international opinions - people are writing to you from overseas concerned not because they are liberals or conservatives but that this has serious consequences for everyone on the planet. Based on your comments about Europe, I feel that the once great western alliance of the US and its allies, may well in the next four years drift apart and that must be exactly what you wanted- an isolated US. What a great, great pity. The US is no longer the super country to be admired as it once was. Good luck - you're going to need it, I guess we all are. FINAL UPDATE to my sparring partner Eschew: I agree Europe comes from another time. We are trying to look to the future in order to create new solutions, you appear to be travelling backwards.

MY FINAL UPDATE: Daccory, we know why, Americans just don't care about our way smarter brethren across the pond and their shallow, unthoughtful criticism. This was OUR election, we consider you guys as citizens of another country, on another continent, with opinions that seem to come from another planet, or maybe another time. UPDATE: If the electoral college majority holds up, this will be read as a resounding mandate for Bush, preemptive strikes, tax cuts and war-time deficit spending. 1960's liberalism has been resoundingly rejected by the American people, and the separation of American ideology and the growing liberal ideology of western European nations will become more distinct and more bluntly discussed. I think we are witnessing the formulation of the Bush Doctrine regarding terrorists, and hope, more than ever, that it is as right as I have believed it was for the past 3 years. Time will tell. (ORIGINAL COMMENT 10/24/04): Economy steadily improving after the dual blows of Clinton's late 2nd term stewardship and the September 11 attack/catastrophe, unemployment rate at 5.4% (lower than when Clinton was re-elected), a coalition of allies in the Iraq War that includes everyone from the Gulf War except France & Germany, an enormously successful War in Afghanistan, routing al Qaeda and the Taliban and the absence of a Senate voting record characterized as the most liberal record of any Senator, including John Edwards AND Ted Kennedy. Bush's platform is consistent with his track record. So is Kerry's, hard as he has tried to run away from it. If this liberal empty suit is elected, we send the most chilling message to our allies, to US taxpayers, to the Afghan people, the Iraqi people and the terrorists. Please think hard. Whose kool-aid is really the poison?

I am proud that Bush was re-elected. The reason why is that I'd feel more safe and secure with him as president. Plus Kerry wasn't ready for president.

Well, I guess its over. What remains now is for the good people of my UNITED States to quit bickering and start working to better this counrty, because all these freaks who want us dead love the whole division thing.

I really hate getting into political or religious issues on this site as it just tends to get nasty, but it also saddens me that some of these posts are extremely narrow minded. Absolutely no disrespect to the Americans, but some of you wonder why the world hates you and despises you so much? Just read how ignorant and arrogant some of your comments are in this particular forum. I wish that some of you would look beyond your borders and realise that America is not the only country on this planet. I'm not going to get into an argument as to why this man was re-elected into the white house and I'm most certainly not going to question those who saw fit for this man to run a second term, but I find it disturbing that some of you are turning a blind eye as to what is going on in this world. Do the Bali and Madrid bombings mean nothing to you? Do you some of you even know what happened or where these paritcular parts of the country are in OUR WORLD? Does it not concern you that some of our British forces (Blackwatch) are now holding a front-line and three service men have died for you guys (Americans) whilst the election campaign for Bush was running? Does it not concern you that its no longer a matter when Great Britain will be hit, but where? O'h yes I forgot, you guys are American, just as long as everything is alright for you guys the rest of us in the world can go to pot!!

BUSH WINS! FOUR MORE YEARS! I BET HOLLYWOOD MUST BE REAL SAD!! UPDATE: Daccory, I'm proud of America for choosing the best candidate for the presidency and for you to advance the theory that Americans are oblivious to any mistakes they make is a mistake in and of itself. Furthermore, yes, this is an international website but that doesn't protect you from being questioned when you make irresponsible statements. Oh yeah, you can keep your luck and save it for the DNC when they decide to overhaul their left wing image.

Bush AND the Red Sox won this year! Sometimes, things turn out better than predicted.

There have been times that I've wanted to smack W for things he's done. But when I compare him to the other candidates he gets a 5. I find the attacks on his intelligence and his speaking ability hilarious. If he's so stupid as you say then how did he get elected to 2 terms in the White House? You poor babies. Kerry lost. I'm sorry. Let me get you a kleenex.

God Help Us. I would give him a 1 star rating but he ran a better campaign than kerry and put him on the defensive

Oh great, 4 more years of stupidity and pure hell!!!! How exciting!!!!

My stand is obvious. Dean shoulda won...

America has just committed one of the biggest blunders in its history. George W. Bush is a raging ignoramus. His atrocious public speaking skills coupled with his dogmatic political agenda are reason enough to get him out of office. Obviously, the indoctrinated American public found it advantageous to continue their plunge into an abyss of awful decisions that are made with regard only to those in the top echelon of the socio-economic scale. Simply a disgrace.

He did it again, now what does that tell you? The majority of the country supports him! Now we can sigh a sigh of relief, at least until '06, when the next canidates start up.

Yeah!!! Eat that all you whining Liberals and naive sheeple! Eat this all of you left wing musicians, Springsteen, James Taylor, Carole King, Dixie tricks, Eddie Vedor etc... who thought you were gonna make a difference. (I have a particular problem with those since I am an entertainer myself who would never do that)I woke up with a little more faith in Americans as a whole. I'd like to think this means that there are still a majority of smart achievers out there who still know the difference between a man with charachter and one who is just a pure sleazy politician. I feel so much better now.

KERRY CONCEDED, BUSH WON AS EXPECTED! 4 MORE YEARS BABY! TAKE THAT MICHAEL MOORE, ABC, CNN, NEW YORK TIMES, HOLLYWOOD LIBERALS, DAN RATHER, AND MANY MORE!

AMERICA MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE. NOW LET'S MOVE ON.

Oh to see the expression on Fat Idiot Michael Moore's fat ugly face last night. Obviously his so-called Tour de Farce, Fahrenheit 911, did absolutely nothing to sway the mind of the American people last night. I could picture him running around in his underwear screaming, Stupid White Men...Stupid White Men.

Dubya is staying in the White House with close to a 4 million vote advantage, the first majority vote since 1988, a landslide victory for the republicans in the Senate and an increase in the House. Dubya is stamping his legacy on the history of the world and the Democrats are too stupid- to blinded by ignorant hatred to notice, just like they were when Reagan was president. 4 MORE YEARS BABY! Misunderestimated every time.***Daccory, guess what??? American's really couldn't care spit what the rest of the world thinks! America is the greatest country this world has ever produced and will continue to be for a long time because we adhere to our own values, our own traditions, that define our actions on our own terms. Those values and traditions are winning throughout the world. Globalization is a real and the infusion of western American style traditions on places in Asia and New Europe can not be dismissed. George W. Bush is a great leader, and a great president. American's showed tonight that we couldn't care less what the rest of the world thinks and is too stupid to notice.**********It is telling that these Sallys would rather move to France than live in a country that stands up for freedom throughout the world and actually acts rather than talks. Bon Voyage!

George W. Bush is the most pitiful president we've ever had. he screwed up America and gave this nice country a bad rap. he had done a terrible job with our economy and put us in danger by sending our forces into iraq. He succeeded in driving saddam out but terrorist attacks still continue to occur. Bush must be impeached immediately! Update-It looks like the Texas Redneck Stalin has won the 2004 Presidential Election. Off to France I go!

GEORGE W. BUSH HAS WON RE-ELECTION FOR ANOTHER 4 MORE YEARS AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

Electing Bush in 2004 would be a mistake Americans cannot afford to make. In only four years, the president has ruined our reputation abroad and made us the most hated and feared country in the world. He has started a war on Iraq with at the most sketchy evidence and lied to the American people, saying that Saddam was connected with the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Osama Bin Laden, not Saddam Hussein, attacked us on September 11. President Bush should have used our energies on looking for Bin Laden and let the United Nations weapons inspectors finish their jobs in Iraq. Doing this would have saved the lives of thousands of Iraqis and American soldiers. Bush took a budget surplus and created an enormous deficit which will take years to erase. Unemployment is up, and the gap between rich and poor is only increasing. The president wants to privatize Social Security, which would be the worst thing that could happen to it. Do you really want a large corporation with nothing but profits on its mind to be responsible for Social Security? 44 million Americans are without health care, but Bush instead has moved to give it to all Iraqis. Don't forget that Bush has played into the hands of the extremely wealthy on all fronts. His fabulous tax cuts have benefited only the top 2% of the American population. John Kerry, in contrast, wants to give tax cuts to the middle and lower classes. Companies can still dump dangerous chemicals into our air and water. Bush, of course, refused to join the Kyoto Protocol to reduce global warming. Lastly, President Bush and John Ashcroft have mounted a full frontal assault on our civil liberties. The USA Patriot Acts I and II are some of the most dangerous pieces of legislation that have passed in the United States's history. Heed Benjamin Franklin's words: They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. I urge all Americans, whether Democrats, Republicans, or Independents, to vote for John Kerry instead of George W. Bush this November 2.

Alright, I think I'm prepared to drop off my final election prediction. (Before I do this, let me say that it might change if immediate circumstances warrant.). I've said all along that Bush is going to win, but I now I believe that Kerry will pull it off narrowly. Bush has run a very aggressive campaign that despite all of his political problems, has managed to keep him viable and strong throughout primarily by running a very negative campaign against his opponent--the correct strategy for an incumbent in deep trouble. The economy isn't as bad right now as the Democrats say, thus helping the President. Kerry has run a competent campaign, but not the most electrifying. He has proved to the American people that he's up to the job, more so than the incumbent, but that's not enough to decide the election. People haven't connected on a personal level with Kerry, unlike Bush who wears his emotions on his sleave. What Bush does have going for him is the residue from his leadership after 9/11, but his tenure has been defined by a rigid political outlook that hasn't been appealing to a clear plurality of Americans. Iraq especially is hurting--many people are questioning the President's better judgement for staring that war. Also there are other concerns with the Patriot Act and the state of our foreign affairs. But that aside, it is still going to be a close election. I anticipate that Kerry will more than likely carry (except New Mexico and maybe Wisconsin) all of Gore's states plus Florida, Ohio, and New Hampshire. Colorado and Arkansas may also be surprise victories for Kerry, being that he seems to be running well there. These smaller states however aren't going to be enough to decide the election for either side: Florida and Ohio, with a total of 57 electoral votes that are up for grabs, are absolutely critical for both candidates to win. The popular vote will be approximately 50% for Kerry and 48% for Bush. However, I also don't believe that the election will be decided on Election Night. Get ready for court battles in Ohio and Florida, where the count is going to be very narrow. Republicans, in anticipation of this, are already filing a case in Ohio alleging that 35,000 early ballots were cast illegally. In short, there's no case, but Ohio is a very close state and those 35,000 votes may contain the winning margin. The litigation is going to slow the results, but Kerry will pull ahead because of stronger turnout in rural areas along with a positive verdict for him in the courts. The bad economy there doesn't help matters either. In Florida, various cases have been filed by the Democrats alleging voter discrimination. Don't be surprised if the new computerized voting machines also give problems. A lack of a paper trail here compounds the problems. Bottom line, it'll be close again, but Kerry will be on top by a couple thousand votes, which is very narrow considering the size of this state. The situation here is more volatile both legally and politically. However the litigation in both states will only last about 3 weeks at most. Of course, I don't know if it will really go into litigation--Kerry might win FL and OH by a large enough margin to make him the indisputable victor, but don't count on it. Hopefully we will be spared of all this.

American idiot- enough said!

Kick this lying BUMB out of office! Oh, that's right he never DID WIN, did he!? Appointed by the Supreme Court (And they who voted to stop the count and appoint him should ALSO be ousted out on there butts!) he is STILL a LOSER and NEEDS TO GO - NOW - BEFORE HE COMPLETELY DESTROYS OUR NATION!

Self-righteous, whacko-Christian, jackass who thinks he is the authority on moral character. He just CAN'T keep his own personal religious views out of things. Consider abortion - does he really want all those babies born and put into group homes?!?!?! What's WRONG with this guy? I hate him as much as I hate John Kerry.