posted 10-09-08 05:47 PM CT (US)
it seems to me that the Bush administration, if not for 9/11, would've ended up a lame duck administration, simply because Bush is not great at presenting himself as a leader, keeping the public in the loop or presenting new ideas to the country. Even now - seven years after 9/11, he seems powerless over what happens, he isn't speaking to the nation to keep everyone calm, he's doing his "minimal press interaction" routine.
Do you think that if 9/11 hadn't occurred but Bush still ran the country, the U.S. would be facing these economic problems? Do you think his administration's policies have anything to do with what's happening with the U.S. economy, and by extension the global economy?