[loramin]

Back to the OP's list though, I gotta ask: is this really what you care about?

Originally Posted by phacemeltar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and used AF One to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?

Presidents have lives, and they go places. When they do they take AF One; yes it costs money, but the secret service pretty much requires it. Do you really want a president who never leaves the White House except for official business?

Originally Posted by phacemeltar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90%and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?

vs. having the company collapse and be worth nothing? Seems like 10% > 0%.

Originally Posted by phacemeltar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVD 's, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?

Really, your judge of a president is what meaningless gifts he gives other heads of state? Really?

Originally Posted by phacemeltar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cin co de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the fourth of May (Cuatro de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?

Really, the president's ability to speak Spanish is how you judge him?

Originally Posted by phacemeltar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If George W. Bush had mis-spelled the word advice would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and potatoe as proof of what a dunce he is?

Again, the president's ability to spell is a big concern for you? Really?

Originally Posted by phacemeltar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11 and called him a total idiot!

I'm sure Obama told his pilot "go low and scare the fuck out of people" and that it had nothing to do with the advice of his pilot/secret service/etc.

Originally Posted by phacemeltar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?

Really? It matters whether a president uses a teleprompter like every other person on TV or not? Really?

Originally Posted by phacemeltar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If George W. Bush had taken out the missile defense system in favor of a smaller one that does not have proof it will work...would you call him an idiot?

C'mon: the old system didn't work either [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I mean, there are lots of really good reasons to dislike Obama: why waste your time caring about his spelling?