Thank you for taking the bate Double A.
1) Has Bush taken any private property?
2) Has Bush nationalized any industries?
3) Has Bush arrested any political opponents?
4) Has Bush accused any foreign powers repeatedly of trying to assassinate him - with not even a pretense of evidence?
5) Has Bush put media under state control?
6) Has Bush restricted political speech?
7) Has Bush restricted the right to assemble?
Has Bush granted himself the right to rule by mandate (ie. invent laws)
9) Has Bush declared himself above the law?
10) Has Bush abolished term limits?
11) Have Bushes political rivals mysteriously died off?
12) Has Bush disbanded any of the courts?
A dictator is "a ruler who is unconstrained by law." Bush is countered by a Democratic Congress, the courts, and most of the American people. He will leave office in a short time. Any perceived constitutional violations have been litigated through Due Process and many of his propositions have been denied. He has NOT imprisoned rivals, stolen private property, governed by mandate, nor even sought to remain in office past his term.
You use language very loosely. When you call Bush a dictator what term is left for the man who actually does all the above? Your hyperbole has cost you most of your credibility.
and I am far, FAR from thinking Bush has done a good job. Larger Government - bad. More privacy intrusions - bad. Higher deficit - bad. More entitlements - bad. War effort - bad. Public Speaking - bad. Religious agenda - bad. Diplomatic Relations - bad. Staff management - bad.
But to pretend he is a dictator is absurd.
