Comments on: Once More, America’s President http://dancody.org/archives/once-more-americas-president.html Progressive commentary & Wisconsin politics by Dan Cody of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mon, 1 Dec 2008 20:58:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: mwarden http://dancody.org/archives/once-more-americas-president.html#comment-1468 mwarden Mon, 01 Nov 2004 19:32:59 +0000 http://dancody.org/wordpress/?p=593#comment-1468 Look, Dan. If you want your elected officials to be accountable to the electorate, go live in a representative democracy. Look, Dan. If you want your elected officials to be accountable to the electorate, go live in a representative democracy.

]]> By: Dan http://dancody.org/archives/once-more-americas-president.html#comment-1467 Dan Mon, 01 Nov 2004 18:33:50 +0000 http://dancody.org/wordpress/?p=593#comment-1467 I don't know of any positive contexts for the president to come off as an overconfident, 'above the law', 'never wrong' person, but that's neither here nor there. To answer you're question though, it was Bush's answer to a question about how he holds meetings. I think it's also safe to say, based on his debate performances this year for example, this it's his attitude towards anyone who questions him, his administration, or it's policies. When asked who he had in mind as a Supreme Court replacement should he be re-elected in another debate, "I'm not telling" was his response, and followed it up by refusing to admit a single mistake (though asked for three) in his entire term. "I don't feel like I owe anyone an explanation" should sound like it came from the mouth of a rebellious fourth grader, not the most powerful man in the world. And one who should be answering to the people he represents at that. I don’t know of any positive contexts for the president to come off as an overconfident, ‘above the law’, ‘never wrong’ person, but that’s neither here nor there.

To answer you’re question though, it was Bush’s answer to a question about how he holds meetings.

I think it’s also safe to say, based on his debate performances this year for example, this it’s his attitude towards anyone who questions him, his administration, or it’s policies.

When asked who he had in mind as a Supreme Court replacement should he be re-elected in another debate, “I’m not telling” was his response, and followed it up by refusing to admit a single mistake (though asked for three) in his entire term.

“I don’t feel like I owe anyone an explanation” should sound like it came from the mouth of a rebellious fourth grader, not the most powerful man in the world. And one who should be answering to the people he represents at that.

]]> By: Yeah Boy http://dancody.org/archives/once-more-americas-president.html#comment-1466 Yeah Boy Mon, 01 Nov 2004 15:40:12 +0000 http://dancody.org/wordpress/?p=593#comment-1466 You've got to explain this quote further Dan ... what was the context of the comment? Who was he referring to when he said "somebody"? I certainly hope you know the answer to the questions above. If you know who he was referring to and the situation he was talking about it doesn't sound as bad as you have posted. I hate this about politics ... people take others out of context too much. You can take any soundbyte and make somebody look how you want them to look. You’ve got to explain this quote further Dan … what was the context of the comment? Who was he referring to when he said “somebody”?

I certainly hope you know the answer to the questions above. If you know who he was referring to and the situation he was talking about it doesn’t sound as bad as you have posted.

I hate this about politics … people take others out of context too much. You can take any soundbyte and make somebody look how you want them to look.

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