Do you think Bush wishes he had never been president now?

I think even *he* wishes Gore had won at this point.

Edit to add, if Gore had won, I honestly don't think we would be in the mess we're in now. And we wouldn't be in Iraq.

Which is more than can be said for those troopes and Iraqi civilians.

Because he thinks every thing he did was right. He has no shame.

I'm sure he's humiliated. And I bet his father is, too.

We will never get over it, Scalia.

counting of votes.

There is a good likelihood that a Gore administration might have been able to prevent 9/11. Since Richard Clarke was a holdover from the Clinton administration, presumably his warnings in the summer of 9/11 would have been listened to far more seriously and acted upon.

Edited for typo.

And I agree with you about 9/11, but if it HAD occurred, we wouldn't be in Iraq had Gore been at the helm.

9/11 gave the PNACers a suitable pretext for an agenda they already wanted to enact.

Since Gore was not a PNACer and actually sane, and since there was absolutely no connection between Iraq and 9/11 (other than Iraq's proximity geographically to Saudi Arabia), I agree that 9/11 would not have led a Gore administration to invade and occupy Iraq.

I actually think Gore might not even have invaded\occupied Afghanistan or made the 'deal with the devil' with the Northern Alliance that BFEE did had 9/11 occurred on his watch. I am not sure what Gore would have done but it would have probably been far more clever and strategically effective than the incompetence demonstrated by the BFEE.

in office?"

Our world has changed so drastically in the past eight years. I can barely remember what it was like in the Clinton years not to be afraid of our government, actually believing that our rights and privacy were being protected, not horrified at our relationships with the rest of the world... I can't believe what BFEE has turned this country into in such a short period of time. America as we knew it, just doesn't exist any more -- in so many ways and on so many levels.

I don't think we'll ever be able to know exactly who got the most votes. Too many variables, too many counties, too many different counting standards, too many absentee ballots, the networks calling the state while the panhandle was still open, etc.

Elections are not made to be so precise as to handle a difference of 500 votes out of 6 million. Keep in mind that we are talking about fewer than 1/100 of 1% of the total votes cast.

These folks who just wanted to have a beer with the guy surely couldn't foretell the mess he would make, could they? I mean, EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS venture he touched turned to shit in the private sector. Not ONE success.
And THAT is who they chose to run this country.
Why is anyone surprised? I'm not.

His pals made a shitload of money, and that is the only reason he wanted to be President.

n/t

GHWB....not a terrific president by any means, but a respected one (left office with a 56% approval rating.)


Now he'll go down in history as the chimp's dad. His legacy is ruined.

It's a matter of personality. Those who are driven to seek power (Republican or Democrat) have huge egos. It's almost a necessary trait. And those kind of people have a tendency not to look back in regret. They have a certain way of pushing through to the next thing on their list. And they tend to believe they are right, no matter what. So introspection and regret from Bush? No way.

He's not strutting around like he's John Wayne anymore. The swagger is gone. His demeanor has really changed. I think he knows he's going down as the worst president in history.

worst president in history? That's a term so clouded by our current perspective that it really doesn't mean anything. In reality, how many of the presidents do most people have any idea of? We know the famous ones in the beginning, and the last ones. But the multitude of presidents from the 1820's to the 1900's, I don't think most people know anything about.

I just don't see Bush as having regret. I see him as someone who believes he had a purpose and who was right about most things. I don't see him as reflecting on what might have been.

when he's convinced he was chosen by God to lead this country. The fact that he's led us into utter ruin is of no matter to Junior. In his small mind, he has fulfilled his divine destiny and will be rewarded in heaven, if not on earth in his lifetime.

from the disasters he creates, and it's pissing him off that he has to stick around for a few more months, but sorry he was ever Prez? NO! He got to play with his army men, play with all that money!!!!, and get treated like a king for almost EIGHT YEARS!

for real introspection which I think he lacks.

Bush is the type that never believes anything is his fault and has been surrounded his whole life by a cheering section.

Besides, it's always the fault of BILL CLINTON. LOL

That would have propped it up long enough for him to make it out of office.
IMHO, this is an INTENDED action of his presidency.
There is NO way no matter what that Democrats will be able to do ANYTHING for the people (healthcare, jobs, etc).
They will be able to do nothing EXCEPT try to make the disaster a little less painful. You cannot run a company without money. You cannot run a country either.:(

I doubt he has any regrets. In his mind everything happens to him. He's never responsible, he's the victim.

In his mind, any fault lies with the unwashed masses for not appreciating the great work he has done for freedom, democracy and the American Way of Life.

His sole drive is being the center of attention and provoking reaction.

He's ready to let someone else clean up his mess, like always.

not be bothered by how his presidency has gone. Cheney on the other hand hardly looks a day older, despite being older.........Cheney has no soul. I think bush is getting his punishment for stealing the election.......both times.

he's ready to go though

surround him wouldn't dare tell him otherwise.

he only had to make canned speeches in front of friendlies and he'd have the summers off.