The President ignored the advice of the Army CoS as to the number of troops required in Iraq. The CoS was correct and Bush was wrong! The Secretary of the Treasury, Paul O'Neill stated that Bush did not even read the memo's sent to him by his most senior staff. Secretary of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Chairman told Bush his tax cuts sho
The saying of e e cummings comes to mind, "Consistancy is the hobglobben of little minds". Works for me to describe the , "stay the Course" mind of George W.
Afghanistan never attacked the US but it did make the error of supporting terrorists that did. They paid the price. That is what would happen to any rouge state that attacked a major power. The United States, Russia , China and others powerful nations would react the same way. Iraq was not capable or attacking the United States and the no fly zones, sanctions and UN inspectors made them incapable of action aginst their neighbors. Bush had
Our war in Iraq is bankrupt in several ways. First, rogue states, like Iraq, Iran , North Korea will not attack a major power especially the only super power on earth today. The reason for this is very simple to do so would be to commit suiside. Rogue states are run by dictators that are dependent on maintaining power to act they way they want. If they attacked the US they loose everything. The only way a rogue state would be a threat is if the could
Thanks drmiler for the Link. How do you add them to your replies? I am new at the machanics. That article points to a " projected surples" Bush had a projected surples of $5.7 Trillion when he justified his first tax cut. If we did have a real surplus in that amount, I wouold agree with a tax cut. The peoblem was, fist the assumptions Bush used to get his $5.7 Trillion projected surplus were not realistic. He used spending increase assumption
Some day he will!
There are some who would like to cut or end both SS and Medicare. Yes rich do spend money. However, the more money you have the less of each added dollar is spent. Middlle income taxpayers will spend all or most of any money from a tax cut. The wealthly will spend far less and save more. Bottom line, CBO estimates that about $270 Billion of the current year deficit of about $450 Billion is due to the tax cut. We are borrowing money, paying interest on
"Starving the Beast" is a theory that says, the conservatives are creating a financial crisis by drastic cuts in taxes with sizeable increases in spending. Professor Paul Krugman of Princeton is one who talks about this idea. This theory says,the purpose of creating this fiscal crisis is to attack Social Security and Medicare which many conservatives hate. It is d
Some help for drmiler and the Budget Surplus I believe the problem may be that drmiler expected the national debt to drop when the surplus existed. He did not see that on the treasury link. The reason for this is that our government did not apply or use the surplus in 98,99 and 2000 to reduce the National Debt but spent it on other things. However, the surplus did exist and my statement that" Bush turned a surplus ( 3 years running) into th
Reply to Terpfan 1980 You are correct most of the tax cuts that will benefit the rich have not fully phased in to date. However the Congressional Budget Office estimated about 270 Billion of the 450 Billion annual deficit on FY 04 comes from the tax cuts that have taken place. Thus, as more and more of the tax cuts to the upper incomne group take effect the problem with the annual deficit gets worse. Bush wants to make all his tax cu
Sorry, The Office Of the President,and OMB clearly document an annual surplus in 98,99,2000. You are not looking at the annual budget but the cumulative debt including interest. One ic cumulative the other is the net of a single years transactions Rev less Exp. in one year only! Face it , we did have annual surpluses for the last three year of clinton and ran annual deficits every other year from 1980 except for those three years
Lets get a few facts streight. The total debt is made up of that held by the public (US and Foreign) and that which is held by the US Governmnet mostly in the Social Security and Medicate Trust Funds. There is a difference between the cumulative net deficit and the gross deficit that includes interest payable. The gross deficit including the amount held by Social Security/Medicare is the total amount we owe. In 1998, 99 and 2000 we ran an ann
It is not GW but his policies I do not like. I do not like them because they are harming this nation and the vast majority of our people. If you do not understand why running America into Debt is bad for us or why creating a terrorist operation in Iraq is not bad for us, I feel sorry for you.
Truth in not hateful. People like you see waht they want not waht is and in that you are like George W.
Reply to drmiller I do not hate ANYONE. Everything I have said is the truth. It may not reflect well on George W. but that is because of the results from the choices he has made! That is what we need to be looking at. Bush is like someone that is up for a performance review. His results need to be looked at with clarity not through rose colored glasses.
He converted an "Evil Dictatorship" to the worlds worst "terrorist haven" in Iraq! He has turned a budget surplus to the largest deficit in our history! His economic policy and tax cuts have failed to produce jobs for the 5 Million new workers that entetred the work force since he bacame president! Five million Americans have lost the
Reply to Grim Xiozon Glad you liked Four More.
I am a Republican and I believe Kerry won but not by a lot. Bush was defensive and his face at both some of the questions and Kerry's answers were very telling. It will be interesting to see how they both handle the questions about other areas like the economy, jobs, the out of control deficit etc. If you want to get the facts on ALL the Bush policies, read "Four More For George W?" Look at the reader comments posted on Amazon.com about this book!</fo
reply to drmiler Did Bush do this himself? YES. Read my post from Professor Lee. George was not only President of the fraternity but : "Bush chased Lee, spanked him and made him bend over a desk with his pants down while he branded him" If you do not think that behavior is sick, there is something wrong with you!
Now Professor Bradford Lee, of the Navel War College in Newport, RI said, Bush chased him, spanked him and made him bend over a desk with his pants down while Bush branded him like a pig with a triangle-shaped branding iron. Prefessor Lee still has the scars, physical and emotional to this day.
That is likely. However, the documemnts released by DoD earlier ths month confirm Bush did not take required physical, he did not fly after April 1972 and an investigation into why was driected at the time (Sept 29, 1972). That report can not be found??? The other issue about him not attending drills from April to Oct 1972 was also confirmed by HIS RECORDS. Thus the truth of the Bush failure to obey Air Force Regulations is true. How did Bush secure
reply to drmiller. The pattern is very clear. George W. NEVER admits when he has made a mistake. That is important today. This man is in a dream world - the economy, debt, jobs, Iraq etc.
Read, "Four More For George W?" for the impact of relecting him in November. Look at the reader comments on Amazon.com. The book can be ordered at 888-280-7715
It keeps getting better and better. It turns out that Delta Kappa Epsilon applied hot branding irons made out of coat hangers to the backs of pledges when George W. Bush was President of the Fraternity at Yale. The branding was done to 40 pledges and the hazing scandal was reported in the campus newspaper. The story was investigated and the fraternity was fined f
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