The Treatment of Bush Has Been a Disgrace (Featured)

Opinion Journal (WSJ) by Jeffrey Scott Shapiro | Nov. 5, 2008 (Editorial)

The treatment President Bush has received from this country is nothing less than a disgrace. The attacks launched against him have been cruel and slanderous, proving to the world what little character and resolve we have. The president is not to blame for all these problems. He never lost faith in America or her people, and has tried his hardest to continue leading our nation during a very difficult time. Full Story »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Nov. 6, 2008

The author seems to miss a key aspect about the relationship between the American public and the U.S. President - That the President serves at the will of the people. His entire argument centers on this misinterpretation of American democracy, rendering his gripe moot.

The American people owe their elected representatives nothing. If opinion polls seem irrational and unfair, it's the President who needs to articulate himself better to the American people. Welcome to a democracy Mr. Shapiro. It can get messy when people decide.

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