The graphic in my eyes is a comparison between Bush and Obama. The idea of comparing the two simply because they share the trait of being President of the United States to me seems a bit unfair. The two men have worked hard to serve as President and to serve the people of their country. Whether you supported Bush and his administration or Obama and his, the comparison between the two are just causing problems.
People are quick to chose who was a better President, and quite often are not willing to change their mind or give credit to the choices of the other. It seems like everyone is Pro-Bush or Pro-Obama and there isn’t a clear middle ground. Regardless of what you may believe, the truth is that both men have done a great deal of good for the country that we live in, and have made great strides forward.
This comparison reminds me of another comparison I’ve heard before–The comparison between One Direction and The Beatles. The original argument came up to compare oversea success between the two artists, and all was blown out of proportion by the respective fan bases. The comparison between two things simply because they have both served as President of the United States or because they were both British boy bands with huge oversea commercial success is a waste of time, and people should be focusing more on what is happening in the present. Reminiscing on the choices that Bush made isn’t going to do anything because the past is the past.
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Counterintuitive Fall 2022 
Alex, just for fun, I’m going to try to say one thing about each sentence.
P1/1. Save the phrase “in my eyes” for phrases like “the sun in my eyes.” What you mean here is “to my eye.” Now that I’ve said that, cut the phrase from this sentence. The one thing you never have to say in an essay is that it’s your opinion you’re offering.
P1/2. Why is it unfair to compare two presidents? Maybe you mean it’s unfair to claim they’re similar or identical.
P1/3. I don’t see two categories here, Alex. The two men worked hard to serve the people of their country as president. No “and” required.
P1/4. Sorry, three things here 1) You are forbidden to say “you,” 2) the comparison . . . IS causing problems, 3) No, it isn’t. Comparing presidents is a fun sport; debate is important; what’s the problem?
P2/1. “People” have no place in most essays written by people. You might mean “We are quick” or “Americans are quick” or “We Americans are quick.” Instead of giving your reader an easy out to blame others (and disengage from the debate), make her part of the process. “Wait, are we too quick to choose? too dismissive of others? Am I part of that problem?”
P2/2. Again: “It seems we’re all pro-Bush or pro-Obama, or, worse yet, anti-one-or-the-other, instead of pro-good government . . . .” We, not “everyone.”
P2/3. Just a thought about content. Instead of rejecting the image as a trouble-making comparison, couldn’t you choose to interpret it to mean just what you suggest here: that for all their differences, both men, exemplified by the Obama-Bush image in the middle, have advanced us as a nation?
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P3/2.
P3/3. There is nothing at all wrong with your analogy, Alex, but it does not merit 1/3 of your essay’s word count. Smart readers will appreciate the comparison the moment you make it, and will wonder why you’re bothering to elaborate. In one sentence: Trying to equate Bush with Obama is as faulty as saying that, since both popular boy bands came from England, One Direction are the Beatles. And we’re done.
P3/4. This is a brand new slant I wasn’t prepared for. We, your readers, had no idea that all along you meant it’s unfair to hold Obama to the “Bush standard.” I’m not entirely sure that’s what you mean, but you could have helped us out a long time ago by focusing on the attitude of just one group of Americans if your argument is with those who “reminisce” about Bush. Such clear focus would have improved all that preceded it.