Who was worse: Charles Haughey or George Bush

CorkMan

Get your votes in people! Outta be an interesting choice.

:cooks popcorn:

Wolfe Tone

Going by what passes as politicians these days, they were both EXCELLENT ones.

El Weirdo

At least they didn't plagiarise poems.

Haughey's Bush

ronnie3585

A great bunch of lads!

admiralofthefleet

bush by a mile, haughey may have lined his pockets but ask the people of doneycarney and the old age pensioners what he was like and they would kiss the ground he walked on, plus he didnt launch any illegal wars on other countries

magick

who was the better poet?

Dempsey

I suppose its fair to say that we know more about Haughey's faults and dodgy dealings. I dont think the dirt on Bush is fully know or certainly not to the degree that Haughey's is.

Bush is the far worse by the sheer scale of the lives that he affected through the idiocy of his ideals

CokaColumbo

Both good men in their own regards.

Isn't it great how there is no option for people who liked both Bush and Haughey?

Ulysses Gaze

In terms of having a direct effect on this country, the country I'm from, and noticeably starting the downward spiral of political ethics here, no question.

The corrupt Haughey.

Iwasfrozen

I don't think I've ever seen anyone as charismatic as Charles Haughey. That man could talk his way out of anything.

Rented Mule

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

I don't think I've ever seen anyone as charismatic as Charles Haughey. That man could talk his way out of anything.

You haven't seen the box they planted him in.

round tower huntsman

i voted haughey cos as an irish man the rot started with him and all the shxt we're in now and the people that caused can be traced back to him.
as far as causing world wide sxit gb takes some beating to be fair.

nullzero

Before I vote, which Bush? W or HW?

AckwelFoley

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

bush by a mile, haughey may have lined his pockets but ask the people of doneycarney and the old age pensioners what he was like and they would kiss the ground he walked on, plus he didnt launch any illegal wars on other countries

Charlie was about to invade the queens country.

It was the Irish version of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Fine line i tell you, fine line

Caoimhín

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

Going by what passes as politicians these days, they were both EXCELLENT ones.

Mussolini, your signature clashes with your user name, why is that?

Are you another barstool republican?

Caoimhín

snyper wrote: »

Charlie was about to invade the queens country.

It was the Irish version of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Fine line i tell you, fine line

What the fcuk are u doin up at this tIme?

yES, i have indeed haDa few BoeerS.

Revolution9

Haughey was an excellent politician. How anyone could be that corrupt and manage to stay in power is beyond me.

Pauleta

One day history will show that George W Bush was one of the greatest leaders of our time.

Caoimhín

Revolution9 wrote: »

Haughey was an excellent politician. How anyone could be that corrupt and manage to stay in power is beyond me.

Because over 40% of the Irish population supported him.

We are quite simply a feckless, filthy and drunkard race, unable to govern ourselves.

Sanjuro

Which is better? A pineapple or a pair of socks?

You cant compare the two. They had different jobs, at different times, and different affects on different people.

Who was worse for Ireland? Haughey.
Who was worse for the world? George W. Bush.

So you cant compare the two.

Caoimhín

Sanjuro wrote: »

So you cant compare the two.

We cant compare anything really. Your interpretation of reality is subjective and intrinsically different from anyone else's.

Dempsey

Sanjuro wrote: »

Which is better? A pineapple or a pair of socks?

You cant compare the two. They had different jobs, at different times, and different affects on different people.

Who was worse for Ireland? Haughey.
Who was worse for the world? George W. Bush.

So you cant compare the two.

He asked who was worse, he wasnt specific with the context but I think in terms of politics and how their politics affect those around them, as they were politicians.

Terry

Dubya was worse.
Haughey was a corrupt liar, but did not make as much of an impact on the world as Dubya did.

We can be insular and blame Haughey for the current recession, but Dubya's war mongering had far more of an effect than Haughey's corruption.

Want to blame someone for your huge mortgage?
Blame yourself.

DOC09UNAM

Needs an Atari Shaguar option.

orourkeda

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

bush by a mile, haughey may have lined his pockets but ask the people of doneycarney and the old age pensioners what he was like and they would kiss the ground he walked on, plus he didnt launch any illegal wars on other countries

He just smuggled a few guns when nobody was looking

face1990

Haughey had style. He had class.

Riddle101

George Bush by a country mile. The man has a lot more dark deeds to his name then Haughey every did

Manach

I'd say Garret Fitzgearld and Barrack Obama.

Terry

orourkeda wrote: »

He just smuggled a few guns when nobody was looking

Do you have a source for that, or is it just word on the street?

I'm no fan of Haughey, but accusing someone of arms smuggling without any evidence is wrong.

D-Generate

Terry wrote: »

Do you have a source for that, or is it just word on the street?

I'm no fan of Haughey, but accusing someone of arms smuggling without any evidence is wrong.

Eh well during the Arms Trial some individuals testified that Haughey was involved in an attempt to smuggle arms in to Northern Ireland.

Dempsey

D-Generate wrote: »

Eh well during the Arms Trial some individuals testified that Haughey was involved in an attempt to smuggle arms in to Northern Ireland.

Did they have actual evidence or should we just believe their statement?