Top 10 Bush Administration Mistakes and Screw-ups

			1. The War in Iraq 2. Credit Crisis 3. Violation of human rights 4. Hurricane Katrina 5. Global warming 6. Foreign Affairs 7. Gonzalez-gate 8. Enron and California Power crisis 9. Valerie Plame - Scooter Libby Spy affair 10. Steering the US automotive industry into bankruptcy

We have asked 217 political bloggers, journalists and commentators both republicans and democrats to give their opinions on which mistakes and screw-ups they consider as the worst from president Bush and his administration. Not surprisingly almost all top entries were related to the Iraq war, which we have just grouped into one entry

1. The War in Iraq     From starting the war in Iraq partly based on non-existing WMDs to the implementation without a proper post-war plan for the country

2. Credit Crisis     By de-regulating the financial institutions and not trying to counter the sub prime crisis or the real estate bubble in time

3. Violation of human rights     Waterboarding, Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, transporting detainees to torture sites and regimes in Eastern Europe and the middle east. There have been many cases to coose from.

4. Hurricane Katrina     A domestic screw-up where the top-level responsibility for having appointed incompetent people and by not responding to the crisis in the best way

5. Global warming     Denying that global warming could be man-made, dismissing the Kyoto-treaty and other important initiatives and reports

6. Foreign Affairs     Having left America more isolated in the world, weakened the UN and not progressed towards solutions in troubled regions.

7. Gonzalez-gate     Firing US Attorneys based on political motives

8. Enron and California Power crisis     Involvement in the Enron scandal and not intervening in the California power crisis out of political reasons

9. Valerie Plame - Scooter Libby Spy affair     The Plamegate affair

10. Steering the US automotive industry into bankruptcy     The Bush tax break for heavy trucks seems to contradict other national goals, such as improving vehicle fuel efficiency. A more economical fleet would aid two important national goals: reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil and cutting greenhouse gasses. In addition the competitiveness of the US automotive industry is sufering now as focus was not on fuel efficient models.