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As with any decisive leader, holding a strong opinion or position immediately polarizes the constituancy into two or more camps. And considering Bush is likely the most decisive of the last three presidents that we have had, it strikes us in one of two ways: either you admire him or you detest him. If he were a middle of the road sort of person, there'd be grumblings, sure, but the reaction from the general populace would be largely neutral. As it is, he brings out strong emotions in people for good or evil, one way or the other.
No one minds decisiveness. Stubborness is something alltogether diffrent. Bush isn't particularly decisive. He's caved to pressure from both the right and left, dozens, possibly hundreds of times. What he's done is shown an inability to ever correct a mistake. In point of fact, to ever admit to a mistake.
No one's ever responsible for ANYTHING in the Bush administration. No matter how badly a decision turns out, he will never admit to an error, or more importantly show the flexibility to correct a problem.
Everything's fine in Iraq, it's going perfectly, it's been run perfectly, it's all accordinng to plan the US is safer because of it, the world is safer because of it, it's wonderful.
It's the same with any issue you name. Loss of jobs is great. It's not the administrations responsibility. It'll fix itself if we just cut taxes on the ultra rich as much as we can.
Our relationship with other nations is great. Everything's fine.
Blah blah blah.
That's not the same as decisiveness at all.