[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I enjoyed the press conference. Straight and to the point. A little humor but kind of sad.

People can criticize Bush's legacy all they want to but they need to remember that a lot goes on that the president doesn't initiate or have complete control over. The president is the "fall guy" for many decisions and the target of domestic and international hatred when things fail. That makes sense because populations are at the whim of their governments and those in power. You verbally (or, unfortunately physically) attack the visible target because that's the only target you know about/have access to.

I hope that Obama has a successful presidency. However, I won't give him full credit for most of the successes and failures that occur in the next 4 years. A lot of it won't be of his doing. He will, however, bore the hell out of me with his speaking style. Hopefully he'll get over the "charismatic speaker" gig soon enough. I'll try to stomach him enough to enjoy his historic inauguration speech. Afterall, I did vote for him.

Well said