HEre are my standards:

A willingness to communicate honestly.

A real interest in the world and a desire to know more about it.

Demonstrated intelligence in solving problems, including the ability to recognize what the problems are and which ones are more important than others.

An ability to communicate clearly and a willingess to use it.

A decent respect for the rule of law.

A decent respect for the principles of basic humanity and a reluctance to do harm to others.

A compassion for and respect for citizens of any social level.

I could name a few others but you get the idea. By all these standards Bush was a miserable failure. Obama passes some of them with higher grades than others, but he passes all of them.


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