In the words of Forrest Gump:

Could we really, expect anything more from a D student? I think not.

(emphasis is my own)

I think Tony Snow (his name says it all) has got to be smokin' something; we are not in the beginning of the rebuilding of Iraq.

I think it's high time the Bush administration admit its failure at nation building, get down on its hands and knees, beg for forgiveness, and plead to the global community for help. It's time to send in the peace keepers, and get people with real nation building experience in charge.

That is probably a pipe dream on my part, but it is abundantly obvious that the Bush administration is not up to the task of rebuilding Iraq.

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"Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear."

"An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens."

-Thomas Jefferson

A "D" student?

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

Why confused? We all know liberals tend to make things up as they go.

Incidentally Bush did better than Kerry in college.

Varus

Regardless of his college grades Bush failed miserably in every business venture he attempted until the good old boys put him into a partnership using public funds where all he had to was be front man spokesman for a spectator sports team development until the under-appraised land appreciated and they sold it. That proneness to failure obviously followed him into the presidency where even giving him F grades is generous.

That's actually incorrect. His GPA at Yale was 2.35 making him a "C" student.

His SAT score of ~1240 was very average as well.

His scholastic career was mediocre... there are a lot easier things to pick on besides his grades.... like perhaps his unsuccessful business ventures.

However the most compelling things that assess Bush are his actions and their consequences. Many of the things he's done fly against common sense and show a lack of wisdom or vision and the net consequences of his actions are overwelmingly negative for America and the world.

An assessment of his IQ is not really necessary in making the case that he's been a horrible president.

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Screw Change!! Let's have a Seamless Transition of Power and Policy.. John McSame in 2008!

I find it hard to believe that Dubya's SAT score can be verified accurately. Collegeboard is very good at keeping it's secrets.

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Is our children learning? -George W. Bush

"I think—tide turning—see, as I remember—I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?"—Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

You have to love slavish partisanship. (Paraphrased) "It doesn't matter if my horse is a drooling idiot, so long as he's slightly smarter than your horse."

Really reaching for the stars there, huh varus?

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"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases."

-Thomas Jefferson

Well imagine if Bush is such the fools all the libs think he is how worse off this country would be had Gore or Kerry won.

Incidentally Bush has been great for this country. We've deposed two tyrannical regimes. Inserted a military force in the heart of the ME, which incidentally happens to have vast reservoirs of oil. Had it not been for the Democrats, along with the liberal media, combined efforts to saboteauge Bush we might actually have a stable Democrat Iraq. Unfortunately the Dems care more about regaining power they're willing to sacrifice this country if that's what it takes.

Varus

Keep dreaming

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"Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear."

"An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens."

-Thomas Jefferson

Your logic train is careening wildly from side to side, and in danger of crashing into the mountain. First of all, the introduction of Gore is a non-sequitur - no one was talking about him. Secondly, we have to assume the following for your contention here to make any sense:

1) Grades are a direct measure of intelligence.
2) Intelligence is a direct measure of ability to govern (and, by transitivity, grades during college are a direct measure of ability to govern)
3) Slight differences in grades decades ago would translate to a large difference in the well-being of the country (and nothing else, such as policy, diplomacy, perception, random luck, etc matters).

As you can see (but will probably petulantly ignore), your premise asks us to accept some wild, unfounded, and absurd propositions. Truth be told, you'd be better off saying "Republicans rule and democrats drool!" That way you'd earn style points by not wasting our time with the pretense of logical argument - it's hard to argue with someone who's cheerleading... what do you say?


"Give me a G, G! Give me a W, W! Give me a B, B!"

Yes, those Democrats with their green skin and their flying monkeys are constantly trying to stop George Bush in his noble quest for the Ruby Slippers. But you know what to do, varus - just clack your heels, close your eyes, tell yourself it's just a dream, and chant "There's no POTUS as dreamy as Dubya, there's no POTUS as dreamy as Dubya"

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"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases."

-Thomas Jefferson

Wow, we're just figuring out that Bush is an idiot in 2007? What does that make us?

If I was aware of that during the 2000 POTUS campaign, do I get a smiley face on my homework?

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"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases."

-Thomas Jefferson

Whether GWB's score was actually 1240 or 1100, it was still pretty below the Bar for Yale.

But once he got in, he got by. His educational record is not worth attacking.

All this talk about his intelligence would have been good campaign fodder back in '99 or '03, but now it's irrelevant. We elected the man in spite of his shortcomings.

The time for evaluating him based on his qualifications has passed and it's time to focus on evaluating him based on his job performance.

(Incidentally, my sig line is meant for comedic affect. I find Bush's lack of eloquence embarassing and I find his lack of common sense to be obvious.)

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Screw Change!! Let's have a Seamless Transition of Power and Policy.. John McSame in 2008!

I agree actually. Education does not equal intelligence, and vice versa. Clearly Bush is an idiot.

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Is our children learning? -George W. Bush

"I think—tide turning—see, as I remember—I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?"—Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004