He lost the initial election. He barely won the second.
How am I taking it personally? I didn't vote for Bush. I don't have anything to apologize for. I'm kind of stunned by the stance you're taking and how little you seem to understand about the American political system as well as current events, but that's about it.
He won by 51%. That's hardly a landslide unless you're buying into his mandate bullshit. A majority the other way only requires two percent shifting our way. Or my way. And more people disapprove of Bush than approve of him; the majority of Americans are on my side now.
And I'm not saying that I made a mistake. I'm saying that if someone voted for Bush and then regretted it, it's better than the people who voted for Bush and are still in favor of him. Much, much better. That is acknowledging a mistake and fixing it, as best as they can since they can't revote until next year.
Politics are brutal, people are fickle and this is the system and there is no point hating people that voted for a leader that they thought would do right by them. They were wrong, but the point is, they still voted the way that they thought was right and now the whole country is suffering for it. That doesn't mean that every American should be victimized under Bush's policies and it definitely doesn't mean that the fact that they have to fight against their own constitution should be dismissed with they voted for him so they deserve it.
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How am I taking it personally? I didn't vote for Bush. I don't have anything to apologize for. I'm kind of stunned by the stance you're taking and how little you seem to understand about the American political system as well as current events, but that's about it.
He won by 51%. That's hardly a landslide unless you're buying into his mandate bullshit. A majority the other way only requires two percent shifting our way. Or my way. And more people disapprove of Bush than approve of him; the majority of Americans are on my side now.
And I'm not saying that I made a mistake. I'm saying that if someone voted for Bush and then regretted it, it's better than the people who voted for Bush and are still in favor of him. Much, much better. That is acknowledging a mistake and fixing it, as best as they can since they can't revote until next year.
Politics are brutal, people are fickle and this is the system and there is no point hating people that voted for a leader that they thought would do right by them. They were wrong, but the point is, they still voted the way that they thought was right and now the whole country is suffering for it. That doesn't mean that every American should be victimized under Bush's policies and it definitely doesn't mean that the fact that they have to fight against their own constitution should be dismissed with they voted for him so they deserve it.