Bush's Successes

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Registered: 05-28-2003
Bush's Successes
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Mon, 07-19-2004 - 3:25pm
The Successes of President George Bush

Dear Reader,

I'm getting sick and tired of my fellow Americans

saying that the presidency of George W. Bush is a

failure. With the string of successes he's had,

nothing could be further from the truth. Let me list a

few:

1. He has successfully rid America of that troubling

budget surplus and turned it into a $500 billion

deficit.

2. He has successfully helped America's trading

partners have the highest trade surplus with us in

America's history.

3. He has successfully lowered the taxes for the

richest Americans and corporations at the expense of

99% of the American population.

4. He has successfully started another Viet Nam in

Iraq after lying to the whole world.

5. He has successfully pushed the price of gas up to

the highest level ever here in America.

6. He has successfully allowed American corporations

to dramatically increase their pollution.

7. He has successfully thrown about 10% of the

population out of work.

8. He has successfully allowed corporations to export

our best middle-class jobs.

9. He has successfully divided our country as never

before.

10. He has successfully driven our oldest allies away.

11. He has successfully united the terrorists as never

before (he said all along he was a uniter, not a

divider).

12. He has successfully broken his oath to uphold the

constitution of the United States of America.

13. He has successfully united Democrats (yay!) as

they haven't been for years (I told you he was a

uniter).

14. He has successfully driven me out of the

Republican party for the rest of my life.

You know, with a string of successes like that, it's a

wonder America is still standing.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 05-28-2003
Thu, 08-05-2004 - 2:12pm
I wasn't aware that Bush had done anything legislatively speaking before being appointed President. So if you're going to attack Kerry, please point out to us what Bush did. My understanding of the governor-ship in Texas is that most of the true power doesn't reside with the governor, so to my knowledge Jr. hadn't done much either.

I don't get this argument and I usually like what you point out. Please view both by this argument and let me know what you've got.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-08-2003
Thu, 08-05-2004 - 2:31pm
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My understanding of the governor-ship in Texas is that most of the true power doesn't reside with the governor, so to my knowledge Jr. hadn't done much either.

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His biggest piece on his resume (besides promising the tax cut) was that he got Democrats and Republicans to work together in Texas and would bring the same spirit to Washington.



iVillage Member
Registered: 04-16-2004
Thu, 08-05-2004 - 4:15pm
Again, according to the bureau of labor statistics, the jobs that are being created are not of minimum wage, and more higher paying jobs are being created.

If you want to discuss the tech sector boom that Clinton enjoyed, I guess you could say that he also got to see it explode just before he left office.

Of the 2.7 million jobs lost, guess what percentage was in the tech sector, and lost due to the dot.com bust....... lets see who can come the closest here.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-08-2003
Thu, 08-05-2004 - 4:26pm
My very uneducated guess: 70%

I'm still at a loss as to how we're going to pay off not just the debt rang up in the last couple of years, but from all the years prior. We had what, 2-3 years of a balanced budget in the last 20+?

I also think Kerry should stop playing around with the issue, if he wants us to sacrifice for the greater good and pay more taxes, he should just say so. I for one, expect to pay more under his administration.

And I have no problem paying a little more, it's seeing that money go to greasing the palms he favors that would tick me off.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-16-2004
Thu, 08-05-2004 - 10:19pm
This is why outsiders have an advantage....no voting record for the voters to look at.

Kerry's can, and just may cost him the election.

Look at the past recent Presidents...which one was a Senator or Congressman?

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-12-2004
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 2:54am
I dont know about where you are from but my state saw the proposals, know that a republican was taking office, and made the appropriate cuts BEFORE the cuts took place, it has been a steady increase in job loss after that. It is called projection, and even state organizations and non profit do that. Yes, the plans did nto take effect until later in the year, but they were coming and the state gets ready, just like you might if you know you'd get fired in a year. I work for a non profit oprganization. I also deal with the department of Human services they laid off due to a forseeable budget crisis due to Bushs tax plans, and organizations then must be hired out and that defeats the purpose of the whole thing, but the point is that you can give me all the facts you think exist, but you cannot see the actual damage that has been done, and if you can go to bed feeling good about denying that there is any difference then sweet dreams to you truemobile, you need them.
iVillage Member
Registered: 05-12-2004
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 3:20am
my "rant" as you call it comes from the fact that you keep asking for info abotu Kerry and no matter what anyone tells you you discount it. I made a point that here, this is what the media likes to tell us, and what we opbviously like to hear, stupid Jerry Springer style stuff. My statement is about the media, and your desire to actually know about Kerry versus your desire to state that Kerry has not done anything outstanding. My point is that to be outstanding in this country these days, you need a scandal. If not for Monica, would we still think of clinton much??? no.

You get offended without trying to understand what I am saying and go report me, and I think that in itself is childish.

If you wanted to really know anything, well, obviously you have internet access, then why dont you look it up? the information on Kerry is riddling the web, and maybe it would be more valuable to you than peoples posts seem to be.

I sure hope you don't go reporting this post too now, I am just trying to debate. I thought that was what this place was.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-05-2003
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 8:22am
If as you say they saw the budget "early" whatever that means.... well it doubled the money... thus the appropriate thing to do when your budget is doubled isn't to lay people off... now is it?
iVillage Member
Registered: 05-28-2003
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 8:44am
I really don't think you can predict the outcome of this race by looking to years past. This seems to be a race unlike any other. Kerry has been smart and kept his head down, not authoring any potentially controversial legislation - if he had, he wouldn't be where he is right now. (we seem to have a fear of politicians that speak their mind or are intelligent) But he was part of a lot of legislation that's important. He's been in the Senate for 20 years! I think that's impressive. He served his country rather than claiming bad knee or saying "he had better things to do". The men he served with are standing with him on the campaign trail. His ex-wife still likes him, his step-children like him (which is huge in my own experience.) I trust him more than I trust most politicians. And if I'm wrong about him when he takes office, I'll be a very loud protester even though I know it won't be easy. I'm very proud to say I will be voting for John Kerry and John Edwards.

You keep claiming to be an Independent, but I think you've made up your mind who you're voting for. So just come out and say it. Kerry is obviously not going to say or do the exact things you want him to, but I think he represents what the people are most hoping for - change for the better. And he's trying to represent ALL of us.

(Sorry, if I'm assuming incorrectly that you're voting for Bush, perhaps someone has attacked you recently. Like I said I pop in for a few days and then it'll be another week or two before I'm back. During this last time off from the board I've noticed your posts are angrier or more foreceful. Perhaps you're just responding to the more liberal/Kerry slant (go left is posting quite a bit and you're trying to counter that?) of the board that I've noticed lately. Don't know, but if you're voting for Bush, just say so. We're all just posting our opinions here.)

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-16-2004
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 4:14pm
We will have to wait and see.

I think that if a mule were running, the Democrats would vote for it because it isnt George Bush. It is pretty sad that the Democrats have a candidate that they cannot rally around and support.

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