George Bush is a good president

Slow down there policydebategod…we still have 2 more rounds. When I built Debate.org, I decided not to run it like a dictatorship, but rather by the will of the community. They are the ones who get to decide the winner with their votes, not you or me. Furthermore, I'm not sure how you expect to win when you make outrageous statements like, "He…created the Patriot Act, making our constitution invalid," and "He failed to do ONE good thing for America." These statements do nothing more than give away your clear hatred for a man you don't even know. In addition, none of your statements are backed up by any facts. They are completely opinion based, and some of them are so untrue, that I'm not going to even waste my time disputing them. This debate is about whether or not George Bush is a good president, or a bad one, as indicated by the topic. If I am to understand your arguments, you believe he is a bad president because he pushed a bill to improve the schools, started a war in Iraq to hunt down terrorists and their supporters, personally destroyed the economy and the dollar, raised gas prices, and null and voided our constitution. I would argue that George W. Bush is a very good president because of the following: He is honest, unlike our last president whom you cited in the last round. I'll bet that you cannot point to a single lie George Bush has told the American people. I know what you're thinking, "he lied about WMDs in Iraq." We all know that our president, along with Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, France, and Great Britain all believed Iraq had WMDs, so don't bother going there. If you are truly intellectually honest, you would admit that George W. Bush is a man of his word. He says what he believes, and believes what he says. If you believe Bill Clinton was a good president, then you must also believe that a man who can point his finger and lie to your face in order to circumvent the rule of law is good leader. I would argue that the guidelines you use when determining a good president are therefore seriously flawed. George Bush has done more than any other president in history to protect our nation from terrorists. Unlike our last president who nearly decimated our military through funding cuts, ignored every terrorist attack against our allies, military, and citizens, President Bush has rebuilt the military and taken the fight to our enemies in order to protect your right to say these horrible things about him. This unequivocally qualifies him as a "good president". Finally, President Bush doesn't put his finger in the air and determine policy matters by public opinion. He pushes legislation that he believes will better the country. That is the sign of a true and good leader. Bill Clinton was the most neutered president I've ever seen in my 31-years. He was unable to do anything productive because he didn't want to upset a portion of the country. George Bush on the other hand decided that part of his responsibility as President is to try and improve the country. NCLB is one such example that you have cited, albeit a bad policy in your opinion. In my opinion, it is a much needed policy. When I went to high school, teachers were passing students that couldn't read and write at a competent level. NCLB will clearly fix this problem, by forcing teachers and school administrators to get these students up to par if they want their funding. Tough love hurts sometimes, but this is in my opinion a very effective strategy. I have a feeling you dislike NCLB because your current teachers are affected by it. If your teachers are every bit as incompetent as mine were, then I understand why. With a policy like NCLB, the bad teachers should be worried. It's high time we abolish the teachers unions so we can fire these bad teachers, but that's another debate. I would like to know from you how often your teachers openly trash NCLB, just as a side note. We'd all like to know from whom a 14-year old gets the idea that NCLB is so bad. I must admit that I'm more than a little confused about your statements regarding NCLB. On your profile, you're listed as 14-years of age, yet in round 2 you stated, "I went to Chamblee High where there were too many classrooms, and very few students. The year NCLB was passed, they added 7 trailers, kids were learning in storage closets, they hired new, less qualified teachers and our average test scores dropped by 90 points." As I recall, students enter high school at/around age 14. If that's the case, you're telling me that in your first year of high school, NCLB was so bad that your school went from completely vacant to completely overcrowded? Much like your previous arguments, it just doesn't hold any water. To sum it up, I believe George W. Bush is a good president because he is honest, he is proactively protecting our country from terrorist threats, and because he pushes legislation he believes in, not bills to make him popular. In other words, his concerns are those for the betterment of America, not his personal legacy. As far as I can tell, he could care less what the media thinks of him, he's going to continue working for America to try and improve some of the problems we all face.