Bush is not a great President. No doubt about it.
However, the truth is the only person to blame in America for American's problems are Americans.
I don't blame Clinton when people were running record personal debt and credit card debt in the late 90's. That's American's fault.
We are a people who do not honor our contracts or risk not honoring them. We get a loan and we don't work our hardest to pay it off ASAP. Instead we go out to eat 3 times a week... wives go to bed bath and beyond.. husbands run up a debt at lowes.
Suddenly the market gets shaky and where is your nest egg? Your nest egg is in useless sh_t hanging around your house made for pennies by cheap ass labor in a foreign country.
We don't invest our money in things we will need for the long term. The truth is that most people who don't have insurance can afford it. They chose not to buy it because it takes away from their fun and games. It takes away with buying the DVD of the week, the few restraunt trips a week, the cable TV, the high speed internet, the trinkets, the candy, the fast food runs (not that kind of runs)... etc etc etc and it goes on and on and on...
The days when people lived for what they needed have changed. We live for what we want. That's not bad, but take care of your needs first... right?
Speaking of, my sister, who is uninsured, just bought a brand new LCD TV... Hope you enjoy paying for her surgery!