conversationpc wrote:
- I won't use the war because that's an entirely debatable issue but, yes, the tax cut is one thing. The revenues coming in despite the tax cuts are the highest in history.
What programs are those revenues being used for that help the people of this country? Oh yeah, the war.
- Another is that we have not had another successful terrorist attack since 9/11 and many have been thwarted.
And that has what to do with Bush? Just because he's in office? He was in office on 9/11 too.
- Bush has appointed more women and minorities to positions of power than any other President.
Yeah, his own personal flunkies.
- Provided additional funding (not including wartime) to a depleted military coming from the Clinton years.
Yep, he's vetoed the health care and education bills but passed a multi-billion dollar non-war related package for the Pentagon. That was great for us?
- Severely damaged/hindered Al Qaeda.
Sure he did, just like he got the Taliban out of Afghanistan.
- Signed the Amber Alert and Adam Walsh bills into law.
Oh and we all know that wouldn't have happened if a Democrat had been in office. That's grasping at straws there Dave.
- Kept Gore and Kerry out of office...
For which he should be procecuted.
- Low unemployment (hey, if you give Clinton credit, Bush gets it also)
Oh yeah, the unemployment rates are low. You do know that the unemployment rate is based on the number of people who are drawing unemployment benefits don't you? It's not based on the number of people who use their state employment commissions to look or apply for jobs. People who fall of their rolls because their unemployment benefit fund has been depleted drop off the rolls whether they find a job or not.
And yes they were detemined the same way when Clinton was in office. The unemployment figures used as bragging rights by any administration mean no more that economy indicators they use. It's nothing but numbers that no longer relate to the reality that the people of this country are dealing with in their daily lives.
What's happened that's different in the Bush regime is all the people who lost a middle income job with health care benefits and now have a minimum wage job with no benefits. They've also lost their homes along with all those people who bought all those houses during the last 6 yrs and made the economic number look good for Bush.
- Despite the bungling of the war effort...Saddam Hussein at the end of a hangman's noose.
And that has helped this country in what way?
Still, politicians have ruined America for future generations. I love our country but can't stand our leadership. Our system is broken, and doesn't allow decent people anywhere close to the Oval Office.
