As a person who voted for GWB twice, I feel it is important for everyone to realize that the USA was faced with a couple of really bad choices. I hate to say this and I'll probably never see my country recover from the aftermath of his term in office, but GWB at the time of the elections seemed to be the lesser of the two evils. Both times, the democrats offered someone whose credibility was sorely lacking, at least to our ability to determine such.
Which doesn't mean I particularly like the way GWB is playing hard, fast, and loose with security rules. I doubt it will happen, but I sincerely hope that the Democrats come up with a truly viable candidate next time around. That would be the only way we can eradicate some of the schmutz hanging around the White House right now.
The American system is still one of the better ones in terms of the freedom it gives its people, but when the minority party/parties cannot offer a reasonable candidate, the freedom becomes more problematic. I for one would be overjoyed to see a real third party take shape. It would so deeply change the balance of power in the USA that the current scoundrels on BOTH sides of the aisle would have to slink away in the darkness.
