One of the things that attracted me to this forum was the lack of political threads and staying within the "tech" if you will. Now having said that I feel compelled to inject my 2 cents, I will not respond as what I post here will be my only rebuttal to what I see as just plain rubbish on some peoples part.
First off, this Bush=Hitler garbage has to stop. If you can equate President Bush to a murderer of millions of Jews and tens of millions of others around Europe then please refrain from ever replying to any of my posts here.
The President cannot make laws! Let me repeat that, the President cannot make laws. Only Congress has the power to create legislation, the President signs or does not sign that legislation into law. The statement that President Bush is trying to make a law banning men from going shirtless should really be backed up with verifiable evidence and/or please stop spreading falsehoods.
For a president that has so-called stomped on freedom and civil rights let's take a partial look at his record so far.
30 million freed form the brutal oppressive Taliban in Afghanistan.
25 million freed from a murdering, torturing, kidnapping, rapist "Butcher of Baghdad" in Iraq. You can hate President Bush all you want but your eyes still must see the over half a million bodies being pulled from mass graves all over Iraq.
For the first time in nearly 1 century the Afghan people had free elections and women were allowed to vote AND run for office. Pre-Bush, women were beaten and killed for showing their face in public.
8 1/2 million Iraqi's for the first time in 50 years had free elections and again, women were allowed to vote AND run for political office.
Kuwait for the first time has allowed women to vote and run for office after the Bush administration pressured them to do so.
It was the United States under President Bush that pressured Syria to withdrawal it's troops from Lebanon after decades of occupation.
Israel and the Palestinian people are closer than ever to reaching a true peace accord that would see the realization of a Palestinian state.
There has not been another terrorist attack on American soil since 9-11. Bill Clinton had 8 under his belt and did nothing to combat terrorism here or abroad.
African Americans have been appointed to the highest of positions under President Bush, something his predecessor failed to do. If anyone can look at Colon Powell's and Condi Rice's background and education and call them "tokens" then your way lost to the left and will never see the truth.
Not a bad record when it comes to freedom and democracy so far is it? Freedom and democracy is spreading across the Middle East at a break-neck speed and President Bush is largely responsible.
Now, do I think President Bush is without fault? Absolutely not! But he is no Hitler, he is no "Emperor" nor is he a dictator. President Bush is doing what he can only do within the laws to protect America.
Now onto President Bush and God. It was John Kerry who was campaigning in churches, which is illegal by the way, not President Bush. Kerry did it in such a way as to skirt the laws but none the less he did it.
Bill Clinton mentioned God more in public speaking then President Bush ever did and yet no one calls Clinton on it, only President Bush gets flack for mentioning God.
Talking about God, Clinton vs Bush.
Now I was no fan of Bill Clinton but my dislike came from actual policies and real news events. You may not like President Bush and that's fine. Dislike him not because someone told you lies your ready to believe into but because you have policy and or personal differences with the man based on fact, not emotion.
Now if you would excuse me, I have some tech threads to reply to. Have a nice day all.
