Quote Originally Posted by cbl_chaz View Post
...when it comes right down to it, the President or any political leader for that matter has very little absolute power. He/she may make a decision, but by the time the political advisors, and the infinite number of other "leaders" are finished manipulating it to fit their OWN agendas, there isn't really much left of the original decision.
Tell me you can look at how badly Bush and his cronies (and I'm not just referring to the Republican-led congress that was in place until 2006) have ruined so many things about this country.

The President can manage to do an awful lot of fucked-up things, and in the case of Bush, the losers he appointed to the Supremes will be there ruining the country for years after Bush is gone.