Defiantly changed the way the the rest of the world feels about us for the better and unfortunately yes we do need the rest of the world to survive. Some say fuck everyone we should do our thing yeah there is a few countries like that we call them Korea, Iran, and Venezuela. Thing is two of them have way more oil than we do can't exactly run our tanks off solar.
I agree with pretty much everything you said, but I strongly disagree with you right here. We have the ability to be self sufficent, we don't need the rest of the world for anything except cheap Chinese crap at Walmart. We are sitting on who knows how much oil on our own soil and off our own shores, yet we are prevented from ultilizing it. Honestly, what is one thing we can't grow or produce here in the USA? We need to lock our borders down, bring all our men and women from around the world home, and do our own thing. Free trade is a good thing though, there really is no need to stop all of it, but why make fat cats in China, or Saudi Arabia rich from stuff we could be producing here anyway.
One good thing Bush has done I challenge anyone please educate me because I cannot think of one or find one. We are worse as a nation because of his policies nobody is arguing that Obama has a shit ton of work to do but WE ALL KNEW THAT so why is it a surprise. I'm not happy either but I'm happier than any of the other choices he just needs bigger nuts
I think Bush sucks as much as everyone else, but people seem to completely forget that he did do good things. For example - tax cuts. Going back to what I just said, free trade. More free trade statutes and free trade pacts were enacted and signed, respectively, during the Bush administration than during the three prior administrations combined. He was responsible for a lot of business/lawsuit/tort reform. For example the Lawful Commerce in Firearms Act, The Healthy Forests Restoration Act, The Energy Policy Act and The Class Action Reform Act, which some might see as a bad thing, but personally, I think we need less lawsuits in the country, not more.
So there you have it, I took up your challenge hehe. Anyway, we all know Presidents are just tools for people behind the scenes. They all suck, especially the guys behind the scenes. Lets get someone in office that isn't a tool for once.