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1. Instituted tax cuts for ALL Americans. Despite what the liberals lead you to believe the rich already have a unfair portion of the tax burden. The wealthest 5% of americans pay over 50% of the taxes in this country. So ofcourse if you cut everyone's taxes by 1% (not what happend but use a figure) then ofcourse the "rich" will get back more money, since they paid more in the begining. Add to this that by giving the "rich" some money back many of them can put that money into their companies thus creating more jobs.

Did you even see the federal deficit today? May be you should take a look again!

2. Went after and crippled the Talaban/Al Queda. IF we look back since 1992 AQ attacked us at the 93 WTC bombings, the African Embacy bombings, and the USS Cole. Finaly in 2001 they attacked and took down the WTC. Under Clinton we did nothing and AQ attacked us harder. Under Bush we did something, and AQ has not been as much a problem since.

Yea we did something. AQ is still attacking us. Not even 2 weeks ago he fired missal against US ship. And the Man himself ( Osama) still preaching and planning attack against US. Only thing we did in Afghanistan is remove extremist government and made that country the largest poppy field in the world!

3. Took out a evil man named Saddam. Anyone who thinks Iraqi's are better off under a man who gassed his own country men, and raped tortured and killed those who opposed him; then they are under the new leadership that is emerging is darn right stupid.

Is that why we went to war? To take out an evil man ? Gee , I must have been sleeping last 4 years. Because in my dream I saw it was WMD in Iraq which are going to kill us. But thanks for letting me know I was sleeping!

4. Kept us out of Kyoto. All this treaty was for was to destroy america. Saddly the worlds fastest growing industrial nation China, was not effected by this treaty. Does it not make sence to regulate them now, instead of wating? Unless ofcourse you dont care about China, and your aim is to attack america.

Doesn’t make any difference!

5. Appoint Condi Rice as Sec of State. What is the best thing you can do when you are fighting a people who believe that a woman's place is at home covered and basicly your proporty? Apoint a woman as your chief diplomat. What is even better is that Condi is basicly one of if not the smartest woman on earth, and a exseptional forgein policy expert.

I respect Dr. Rice very much. But interesting Bush can’t tolerate difference of opinion and that is why he removed Powel and put Rice in his position. So much so about his preaching about democracy and tolerance. By the way, my be you should read some foreign media and see that despite anti-Americanism around the world, everyone respected Sec. Powel. Removing him was another idiotic decision of Bush administration just like putting Bolton in UN.

6. Signed the Partial Birth Abortion bill. While this was not a complete ban on abortions, it definatly was a step in the right direction.

Yea this one is good. Agree!

7. Stopped federal funding on all embrionic stem cell reserch lines. For those of us who believe that by destroying those embryos is paramount to murder (just like abortion) this was wonderful news that our money was not going to support this.

Good! Agree!

8. Has not had "sex" with an intern. Morality of the president goes along way in my book. After 8 years of a adulturer in the Oval Office it is good to have a family man in there to "clense" the place.

Aha, so he didn’t have sex, but with his idiotic policy he is sending our man and woman to get slaughter, and also murder innocent people around the world. I guess as long as he doesn’t commit adult he is O.K with God. I forgot, we removed “ thou shall not kill” from ten commandments.

9. Made ultimadums to the UN/ kept us out of the International Court. These two go hand in hand and i count them as one. First Bush basicly said to the UN to shape up or risk becoming useless (to late). and on the second point he kept us out of a Court that would be bias against America and seek to undermind America at all points.

Why is Bush afraid to be part of International court if he is so righteous? You sending 200K American men and women to remove an “evil man” from power all the way to tigress river, in the name of preaching “ democracy” but you don’t want to be accountable to any one?

10. Advocated Social Security Reform. Im sorry, but mathimaticly it is imposible that SS can last that much longer. As long as cost of living goes up, there is no way what grandma paid 60 years ago, can support her today. It just is not mathamaticly possible.

You know I agree SS is a mass. There is no Solution. No one wants to touch that issue. I do admire that at least Bush has the courage to fix the problem. But knowing what bush did past 5 years, I can see he is gona destroy whatever left of SS.

You said ten right....no more? aww..

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6. Signed the Partial Birth Abortion bill. While this was not a complete ban on abortions, it definatly was a step in the right direction.

Yea this one is good. Agree!

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Frankly, I don't think this one counts. Bush signed it, but it's been hung up in the courts ever since and has never gone into effect. Three appeals court justices have ruled against it (including one appointed by Dubya's dad), because it specifically goes against the Supreme Court's ruling on what limitations on abortion procedures must recognize in terms of women's health. This one will never go into effect, and the legislators who wrote it KNEW it never would. They just wanted something to take back to their constituents to say, "hey, we tried", when they knew perfectly well how to write better legislation.

So count that one, if empty gestures matter to you.

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All I am gona say about him, he is one fake Christian who fooled us all. Even I was fooled in 2000 by his “ I have morel conviction” speech.

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"Better legislation" as concerns the abortion in the parlance of the left means "that which doesn't restrict abortion in any descernable manner".

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That may be; I was using it in the sense of legislation that would hold up and have a chance of being put into effect. I am cynical enough to think the legislators never intended that it should.

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Seems to me this thread is nothing but a nasty trap! The original OP makes it sound like a thread for Bush non-supporters to come and vent,but all that has happened here if those of us who do not support Bush have had everthing we have posted ridiculed,irregardless of the support for our stance/beliefs. Anyone else feel like we've(non-supporters) been AMBUSHED?
I ask you what did the OP make you think this thread would be like? [/quote<<

I'm certain Bush was holding a gun to Fritz's head when he created this horrible nasty trap!

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Yes, cynical indeed.

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You don't live in Washington as long as I have, and work on the Hill like I have, without seeing how it's done.

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QUESTION - How can the richest, most powerful nation in the world rank only 8th in terms of quality of life?

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ORIGINAL: Stephanos

Interesting how the poll was done by liberal leaning thinkers.

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The problem is that most of the "civilized world" is liberal leaning by Republican standards.

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ORIGINAL: jgarden

Most Livable Countries: UN Human Development Index, 2004

The Human Development Index (HDI), published annually by the UN, ranks nations according to their citizens' quality of life rather than strictly by a nation's traditional economic figures. The criteria for calculating rankings include life expectancy, educational attainment, and adjusted real income.

“Most Livable” Countries, 2004
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Netherlands
6. Belgium
7. Iceland
8. United States
9. Japan
10. Ireland

QUESTION - How can the richest, most powerful nation in the world rank only 8th in terms of quality of life?

ANSWER - Iceland doesn't have George Bush!

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ORIGINAL: jgarden
"right leaning" thinkers (oxymoron)

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ORIGINAL: jgarden

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tensparks
Speaking of cowards.... I would l-o-v-e to see you make this statement in front of a Guard Unit.

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ORIGINAL: Stephnos
Interesting how the poll was done by liberal leaning thinkers.

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Flojpt:Why do I feel persecuted today?

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I say we cange paranoid to BIG TEETH and KICK BUTT. When the liberals whine to stop the war and bring the troops home, I says we send more and knock the insurgents teeth out! Maybe that's what Bush is doing.

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The following Vietnam War Statistics showed what happened when the military "sent more and knock the insurgent's teeth out." Also notice the negligable contribution of the National Guard which made it an attractive choice. When all was said and done, the US evacuated its troops and North Vietnam was successful in conquering the South. All those casualties were for nothing.

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ORIGINAL: Jhud

Iraq isn't Vietnam. There is no popular upraising, the insurgents don't control the north, or the south, or any significant portion of Iraq. They don't have a standing army. We aren't bogged down with low moral troops, or massive opposition to the war (the anemic left-wing opposition doesn't count).

Iraq simply isn't Vietnam except in the minds of those who desperately want it to be.