so ive been wondering for a very long time, is there anyway to fairly and legitimately conduct a study on whether Bush or Obama received greater flack from their nay-sayers and the public? Which president had to put up with more crap?
Today everyone is crying about how Obama is facing the most obstructive and hateful oppoisition ever faced by a president. They say the hardcore tea partyers and are calling for his impeachment and making up incredibly outlandish stories about his "tyranny." Additionally the Repubs have pretty much united against him to obstruct anything with his stamp of approval on it.
But how does this compare to Bush? He was pretty hated too and had to put up with a ton of shit from liberal media outlets. I even remember dolls of Bush being made for people to mock Bush. He was called idiotic and sometimes even the worst president in American history, much like some people say of Obama now.
Now, why were each hated? Bush had the two wars and the economic collapse under his belt. Obama has his healthcare reform, and immigration I guess? I guess its just his overall agenda people seem to poke holes in. Personally, I think two wars and an economic collapse are more worthy of public ire. but people now seem to hate Obama for not being able to remedy those obstacles as well as he promised. Also he is leading with a very obvious agenda focusing on liberal reforms. Immigration, healthcare, gay rights, education. They all scream liberal. Is that bad? Well, it is to some and isn't to others. Just a perspective. Did Bush have an agenda and goals that obviously screamed conservative? Maybe.
How do you answer this? How do you figure out which faced more flak? Who faced more bullshit? You can't just put out a general public poll today because I dont think people will fairly judge. Because I think the political mindset of the nation has shifted greeatly between now and Bush's fifth year? How is shifted? you tell me, but i think it did. So you would have to somehow find quantitative data on what things were flying around in each era, and how much of it was shared and spread amongst the public How popular was it to crap on each president?
Personally, I think Bush was called a worse president more often during his presidency, and faced more flak than Bush. I think the flak facing Obama is more outlandish and unwarranted, giving a certain harsh edge to it. But Obama sympathizers shouldnt be always crying that Obama is the only one to face this and it being attacked cuz he is black. for some people it is true, but not all of it. Bush was hated on too.
