Reply #46: I've benefited [View All]

[DrCorday]

But it's not worth it.

As a member of the highest tax bracket, my average income tax payment was lowered significantly. I recieved a larger return.

Yet, this benefit was easily outweighed by the devastation Bush's economy did to many of my personal investments. However, switching all of my currency investments to the euro after Bush's first "election" was most profitable.

Despite this, I would like to believe I'm not a selfish bastard and vote based on the good of the county instead of the good of myself. (I assume Republicans vote the same way too, but sometimes it's hard to tell.)

Social policies? He really didn't do anything there that affected me at all.

Libya's abandonment of nuclear proliferation was a plus, but again far outweighed by the foriegn policy nightmare this Administration created elsewhere.

Bush made one of the most significant strikes in history against Al-Qaeda. He did more than Clinton in terms of taking military action to dissolve the terror group. Despite this, many leaders of the organization have not been apprehended, and much of the investigations and detentions resulting therefrom have amounted, at best, to a wild goose chase.

Saddam Hussein, a brutal dictator and enemy to human rights worldwide, was deposed by Bush's arrogant Iraq campaign. Having removed Saddam from power was a massive achievement, but is again reversed by the human rights violations, deaths, and fiscal cost incurred to accomplish this.

One thing I noticed in trying to answer this post is that: aside from the War, the tax cut, and the "Patriot Act-related activities," Bush really hasn't done a whole lot.