to offer a perspective, i was (and have said often) not a fan of president clinton. however, said almost as often, i think he'd be great to hang out with. he seems like a cool guy. plus, we'd be in with the ladies!
also, as said before, im not the biggest W fan in the world, but i think the guy is a good president. i can't imagine wanting to hang out with him, other than to say "hey, i'm with the president."
it does seem that, with the great polarization felt in the US since the 2000 election, that many who dislike president dubya, actually dislike dubya, himself. i'd find it impossible to believe whomod, for example, if he said he didn't hate the guy.
this isn't to say that all people who dislike the president dislike the guy. i'm not even making an argument that such feelings or opinions are wrong to have, which i don't think they are. however, i'd say its almost common enough to seem obvious that many who are currently speaking out against certain actions or policies of the white house specifically dislike bush.
