I don't really blame Bush for all our troubles.

Instead, I blame everyone who voted for him.  Every single person.

The idea that people would vote for someone who they'd "like to have a beer with" is totally insane to me.  Seriously?  That's a deciding factor?

I don't want a president with whom I'd want to have a beer.  I want a president who is BETTER than that.  I want a president who's so freaking smart that I'd be almost embarrassed to talk to him.  I'd rather have Thomas Jefferson than Ulysses S. Grant.  For that matter, I'd rather have Ulysses S. Grant than George W. Bush.

Those who voted for him though that those of us on "the left" were motivated by Bush hatred. OF COURSE WE HATED THE GUY.  However, it's not true that we thought his policies were stupid because we hated him.  Instead, we hated him because we thought his policies were stupid.

Here are some instances from my personal experience:

1. I remember telling a neo-con (which should be synonymous with "stupid and venal" from now on [I'll get to that later]) that it was wrong to attack Iraq, since we didn't yet KNOW if they had WMDs, and we should abide by something approaching the rule of law.  I was told I had no idea what I was talking about.

2. I argued with a neo-con that Bush's fiscal policies were suicidal, and mentioned that Bush was setting up the same economic conditions that preceded the Great Depression.  I hadn't made that up; it reflected what a LOT of economists were saying back in 2006 and 2007.  I was told that Bush had provided a great economy, and I should stop complaining.

3. I was told that the increase in the price of gasoline was strictly due to market forces, rather than manipulation. Even the FTC finally recognized that there was manipulation in the oil market.

4. The best thing?  I was told that "liberals" only want to increase taxes, and that the robust economy created by Bush would be so freaking awesome that the growth would get rid of any deficits. Wrong.

The list goes on, but what's the point? Neo-cons are ALWAYS WRONG.  And that pisses me off. I hate Bush because he was an idiot.  But more than that, I hate every single idiot who voted for the guy.

You, the people who voted for Bush, fucked each and every citizen of the United States of America.  You have failed us.

Please, never vote again.