Reply #51: well i conceded that point to you [View All]

.....both that Bush's administration can be accused of doing the same thing as Chavez and the hypocrisy of calling him him EVIL. I don't agree with that mentality anymore than you do. I'm sure Chavez is doing some good things with his presidency. But don't you see if, you look hard enough you can say that about Bush too. He increased aid to Africa to x4, he's been the most responsive to the tragedies in Darfur as any President to date. And I know 2 families that get $600 dollars extra in their taxes cause of Bush's taxcuts (they're on the cusp of the cut off, one a small business owner). It still doesn't make up for the fact that he's dismantling our Constitution, that he's ruined our image around the world with the Iraq occupation, the stripping of Habeas Corpus and the torture of unconvicted "terrorists". Not to mention he's brought to a head the growing cancer of special interest groups and political cronyism that's been crafting legislation like the WTO and NAFTA for years. I will agree with you that Bush and co are Hypocrites, we all are at one point. I will also agree with you that the crimes they've committed are unforgivable. I'm just saying I think you're dipping into the same Hypocrisy and it undermines your argument. But it was a rant, so I'll give you some credit.