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: 04-16-2004
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 4:16pm
-- not authoring any potentially controversial legislation

He hasnt authored ANY legislation, which is my problem. A leader, especially someone with 20 years in the Senate, who is supposedly a caring person for the common man would have done something in 2 decades of service.

Not John Kerry though. He is just along for the ride it seems. I guess if Uncle Ted were not there to hold his hand, Kerry would have washed out of politics a long time ago.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-16-2004
Fri, 08-06-2004 - 4:20pm
I cant try to understand what you are saying when you can not say it in a comprehensible manner.

With regards to your point that I discount information, what information has been provided for me on Kerry's achievements as a US Senator? So far I have a big blank spot, and I have been asking this question for over 3 months.

This is the question EVERY American should be asking. Who cares what happened when he returned from Vietnam. What did he do in 20 years in the Senate?

So far, the answer is nothing. He has not authored any legistlation, he has not co-authored any legislation. He co-sponsors bills, but that is as easy as signing onto a bill that is going before Congress. A monkey could do that.

How about some original thought from that coiffed head of his? So far...nada

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-12-2004
Sat, 08-07-2004 - 2:07am
no, it is not, my point precicely. I only know that there were numerous cuts, and nobodys budget was doubled in social services. so I am arguing that nothing was doubled, perhaps on paper somewhere, it was supposed to look that way, but when you are in the trenches you know the truth. You can tell me until you are blue in the face that we got more money because of Bush. I will always dispute it. It is simply not true.
iVillage Member
Registered: 05-12-2004
Sat, 08-07-2004 - 2:32am
He worked to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from drilling. He passed legislation to stop drug trafficing and laundering money of terrorists. He created 100,000 police jobs that helped the crime rate go down for four years steadily. His work on HMO reform. He fought against Newt Gingrich’s anti-labor and anti-environmental regulatory reform. He wrote the first ever bill to reduce acid rain.

Kerry played an important role in getting Big Tobacco to stop marketing ot teens and kids. He was influential in the Clean air act, the childrens health incurance program and the COPS program. are any of these things meaningful to you? or are you going to find a reason to keep asking this question? Because I can come up with a lot more, but I am sure you can come up with reasons that these are not actual accomplishments.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-05-2003
Sat, 08-07-2004 - 2:40am
Bush can give the states more money, and can try to encourage the states to work forward for children... however... the feds function under some constitutional limitations... read the following from http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/10facts/index.html ...

"Because the U.S. Constitution does not designate a public education role for the federal government, responsibility for K-12 education falls to the states. However, because there is a compelling federal interest in the quality of the nation's public schools, the federal government, through the legislative process, provides assistance to the states and schools in an effort to supplement, not supplant, state support. The primary source of federal K-12 support began in 1965 with the enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

ESEA authorizes grants for elementary and secondary school programs for children of low-income families; school library resources, textbooks, and other instructional materials for school children; supplemental education centers and services; strengthening state education agencies; and education research and research training.

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is a reauthorization of ESEA. The law's express purpose is to close the achievement gap through accountability, research- based instruction, flexibility and options for parents, so that no child is left behind."

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-05-2003
Sat, 08-07-2004 - 2:44am
missmaryjennifer wrote - "He worked to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from drilling."

Well if you are saying he voted to keep america energy dependent on arab oil, well yes... guess we'd agree... however I believe the question was more along the lines of what has Kerry lead... not just voted.... Kerry seems to have missed most votes, and when voting generally taken the party line... well except when supporting troops... where he votes against. He's also opposed to windmills in view of his Cape Cod mansion, don't want the view blemished ya know... so lets just say Kerry is hostile to clean energy alternatives in his backyard or in any backyard within view of his mansions.

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-2004
Sat, 08-07-2004 - 2:36pm
I agree with you 100%. I too am a republican turned democrate due to all the successes of Bush. My boy friend and I are out of work due to outsourcing after 32 years with the same company. Absolutley no jobs in this area can't even get one sweeping floors. In our early 50's so maybe a short training course will help but there are still no jobs in the area. Our savings are gone and if we get lucky we may be able to save our home. Can't move to another country nobody likes Americans anymore. I'm really scared for my grandchildren. When they grow up there'll be nothing left. I really hope people start rallying together and make sure that whoever is representing our towns, villages, cities, etc. are doing their jobs or impeach them all.
iVillage Member
Registered: 05-12-2004
Sun, 08-08-2004 - 1:32am
the no child left behind act is a funny as the dare program. literally a waste in opinion, it basically pays for some people to sit around making pie charts. Children who cannot read are still getting into high school. it is not any type of educational reform, it is more of a pacifier. no real work gets done, only that it gives teachers and students "accountability" when what needs to happen is that our educational theory is old, and out of date, does not recognize the individual, and it should.

But, no other president has changed this either, so I can't blame Bush, the educational system failed him too. They let the guy graduate college without any type of public speaking profiency test.

I often think about moving to europe where in many places, education is quite progressive. we are behind, and that is not Bush's fault, I am not sure whos fault that is.
iVillage Member
Registered: 05-12-2004
Sun, 08-08-2004 - 1:39am
hey, i guess it is not the hard work you do, it is the name that goes on it. actually is is the oil empires interest to keep us more dependant on oil in general, that is an option. there are alternatives, go to greenpeace.com and research that for a moment if you would, you might find some interesting info there as to why we are at war in the first place. OIL.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-20-2003
Sun, 08-08-2004 - 2:34pm
he has successfully made the USA not liked, successfully made the pollution worse, successfully the healthcare worse, etc

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