I still like President Bush as a man, but I disagree with him on many issues. There is no incoming candidate who I agree with on everything. The only ones I dislike as people are the ones who try to inspire hatred of their opponents by villifying them or implying they are retarded.
It is really dissappointing to see the loathing of political figures on both sides. I think that if President Bush said that the sky was blue, his detractors would say it wasn't and then call him some names. The same is true for the candidates like Hillary Clinton. She will never be given credit by the right for an approach to the Iraq conflict which has been much more sober than her Democratic rivals. Centrists, like President Bush, John McCain, Rudy Julliani and Senator Clinton, are villified by both sides and become polarizing. Clinton had to move left to, at least, try to save one constituency. It will be interesting to watch her move to the right after she gets the Democratic nod.
The President gets no love for all the liberal things he pursues because the left can't get over their hatred. The conservatives are leaving him in droves because he is too liberal on immigration, foreign aid, prescription drugs, and now, global warming. The left hates too much to give him credit for anything.
Our form of government will not work if we can't disagree and argue with a man but still respect him as a man. He is not an idiot and he is not a god. He is a man, just like any of us. He is way more successful than most of us, and there really aren't that many Forest Gumps in the world. Who among you could meet the standard being set for these politicians? I think no one.
