Bush's emotional Achilles heel..

[kentuck]

He cannot withstand any criticism of the capture of Saddam Hussein or the manner or why he invaded Iraq. He will lose it. His entire belief system is structured around his belief that it was a good thing to invade Iraq and capture that evil dictator, Saddam. Otherwise, he could not reconcile with himself knowing that he is personally responsible for 1000 deaths in Iraq that were not necessary. He would become emotionally unstable if he were challenged on those premises.

[freedom_to_read]

1. shorter version:

"He cannot withstand any criticism"

why else do you think they keep him cloistered away, and make anyone who would want to talk to him sign an "oath of loyalty."

(funny: I just accidently typed "oath of fealty"... hmmm, maybe that's true too.)

[cthrumatrix]

9. our short answer - we don't care...deal with it "bunny pants"

[Catfight]

2. Yes, Bush cannot stand people to disagree with him, he's insecure

because he's a little man with little ideas. Bush, a LOSER in the WORLD, a LOSER in America!

[LiberalCat]

3. This could make the debates interesting.

Kerry needs to criticize during the debates, so *bush loses it or walks out of the debate. I would greatly enjoy watching either happen.

[Veggie Meathead]

4. I think you may be wrong about this.In my opinion, Bush has no

belief system other than his inherent right to dominate others.The American people, Saddam, WMD's,Iraqi people all are just fodder for his megalomania.

[classof56]

5. Who would challenge or criticize him in a public forum?

I am fervently hoping that Kerry will during a debate. But Bush will not change his stance or back down, because God has spoken to him. He said so! Perhaps that's the most significant indication of his emotional instability and verify he's on the verge of collapse. It's up to his "brain"--Rove--to keep the wolves at bay. I wouldn't mind seeing Bush do a total meltdown in front of the world. I no longer have one ounce of sympathy for this lying, thieving, worthless excuse for a human being.

I said it and I'm glad!

Bush MUST GO!!

[LibDemAlways]

8. I hope Kerry puts the pressure on

for him to show up at all three debates, and then embarrasses the shit out of him at the second by reminding everyone that he had wanted to opt out. "Why did you try to avoid this debate, George? What were you afraid of?" I think the suggestion that he is a "girlie man" would send him over the edge.

[PurityOfEssence]

6. Overthrowing Hussein is only good if the following government is better

Will it be? At the moment, there's much more crime, not to mention that unseemly little WAR. Dictatorships are usually good at clamping down on things like hijackings, kidnappings, murders and the like; things are much worse right now on all these counts. Lest we forget, the sewage and drinking water situation is much worse, and electricity STILL isn't back to pre-war levels, even though this is an energy corporation administration.

Apples to apples: we can't compare the factual reality of Hussein's administration to the mythical guesswork and fantasy of what might happen in the future. We CAN compare it to the current affairs, and the comparison is not the least bit good.

Couple this with the fact that the assumptions and predictions of this administration have been uniformly WRONG, and what do you have? Since we can't even enter most of the major cities in the country, we won't even be able to have sham elections.

Right now, for the average Iraqi, it's much worse than it was under Hussein. We may well have overthrown one of the worst scoundrels on Earth and made the situation even worse; sharp shootin' there, Junior...

[eleny]

7. Sociopaths have little feeling for pain they inflict on others

And yet they cry like a wounded puppy when they're finally kicked back in the shins. :cry:

[blm]

10. I disagree. Bushes are STONE COLD HATERS AND KILLERS.

Even Nixon admired the degree that Barbara Bush could hate. GWB is exactly like her.

They only PRETEND to tear up when they think they can squeeze a vote out of it.

[kentuck]

11. I don't think he would break down and cry....

I think he would lose it and get angry.... wrong emotion. :)

[blm]

12. I understood that aspect.

But, I still think he is too heartless to feel anything.