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Originally Posted by rdeel2000
I guess it is human nature to place the blame on someone so I guess Bush is as good as anyone. I'm sure he invited those terrorists to fly planes into our buildings just so that he could take our country to war. I'm also sure that he got on his cosmic telephone and asked God to send all the hurricanes we've been forced to deal with. Let's get real and stop looking for a scapegoat. Life happens and some of it stinks but somehow we manage to find a way to go on.
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I expect my gov't to heed warnings about terrorists using airplanes and, oh, I don't know, maybe put some stronger airport security - maybe on the level of European standards. (which we still aren't at).
I expect my president to heed the warnings of the outgoing president about major terrorist threats and to follow-up with the task force he put in place - even one meeting would have been nice.
I expect my president to see that 1) war rarely affects the person we want it to and is more likely to affect the innocents of the country, 2) Iraq was not involved, 3) Saudi arabia was and 4) you need an exit strategy beyond "we'll be welcomed with open arms".
I expect my president to listen to scientists say global warming is a reality and not say it's "fuzzy science" while allowing industry to continue to do things that increase the effects of global warming. Could he prevent global warming? Not completely, no, but he could at least take it seriously.
I expect my gov't to be prepared for a natural disaster and to mobilize. He was asked for help by the governor, but refused to provide it unless she would submit to martial law (which wouldn't have been necessary if help had gotten there sooner). She asked for help before the hurricane hit.
I expect my president to live in reality and not say "you're doing a heck of a job" to someone who is clearly not.
Now those may seem unreasonable to you. To me, those are the bare minimum and what we came to expect from the Clinton administration. Remember those days, when we had time to worry about the definition of "sex"?