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  •  Wilson was a self-righteous prig.,,,. (none / 1)

    but intelligent, capable and not corrupt. Some of the things you mentioned happened after his stroke when his wife and Colonel House were running things. Until this administration I would have given Harding my vote for last place , incompetent and corrupt, but the current president wins hands down. George W Bush the "Disaster President".

    CHRISTIAN, n. One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. A. Bierce

    by irate on Wed Oct 12, 2005 at 05:37:39 PM PDT

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    •  The reason (none / 1)

      I gave Wilson my low rating is that he was intelligent and liberal (to the extent of the times), which makes his mistakes and abuses that much worse.  Bush may be a disaster, but he has two things going for him, he is predictable and he is consistent.

      by Death of the Donkey II on Wed Oct 12, 2005 at 05:44:14 PM PDT

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      •  Bush is predictable and consistent. (none / 1)

             If there's a bad option he'll take it. He has us in a quagmire in Iraq and Afghanistan, has alienated many of our allies, destroyed American credibility, ruined our economy  and generally made the world less safe. Wilson had his faults, Bush has them tto a power of ten. They aren't in the same class as human beings or leaders.

        CHRISTIAN, n. One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. A. Bierce

        by irate on Wed Oct 12, 2005 at 06:03:10 PM PDT

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        •  You are missing my point (none / 1)

          Bush is bad, but what Wilson did was much worse.  Bush is helping those who elected him, just screwing everyone else.  Wilson screwed the very people who got him into office.  He turned his back on the unions in order to increase support for his international agenda.  He then turned his back on his pledge for a fair peace in order to get a couple of his 14 points (which sold us into depression 10 years later).  My point was that Bush is bad, but he is predictable and consistent ("stay the course").  Wilson had his agenda (which was his alone) and acted in any manner possible to get what he wanted even if he had to sell his own supporters down the river.  Bush very well could be the worst ever, but I think we are going to need some time to figure that out.

          by Death of the Donkey II on Wed Oct 12, 2005 at 07:06:42 PM PDT

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