Let's be fair...what has President Bush accomplished during his term?

[Furious]

Originally posted by Dago
It's my understanding that many terrorists and terrorist cells have been captured and or put out of business on our own soil.

I would consider that an accomplishment, pretty much something not done by previous administrations.

dago

...'course he didn't actually do this until after a couple buildings got knocked down, but hey hero worship requires denial.

[Red Tail 444]

Originally posted by storch
There was a collection of Middle eastern types in a subdivision where we were installing an access control system.  One day the feds rolled in, rolled out and the house has been vacant since.  Not a word in the press either.

And, as we all well know, all Middle Eastern Types just have to be rounded up...kind of scary to have anyone just disappeared like that, IMO.

[lazs2]

he gave me $300 of my own money back.  

lazs

[MetaTron]

He gave my three businesses enough of a tax break for me to put another fifty-seven people to work. When profits went up again I hired another twenty-three people. If this trend continues another one-hundred people will have jobs over the next four years.

[midnight Target]

Originally posted by MetaTron
He gave my three businesses enough of a tax break for me to put another fifty-seven people to work. When profits went up again I hired another twenty-three people. If this trend continues another one-hundred people will have jobs over the next four years.

What business?

[Drifter1234]

MT

My guess would be boiler room marketing.  Getting old ladies to send in their life savings for the next great thing coming to the internet.

[AKS\/\/ulfe]

Why am I reminded of that episode of The Simpsons where "Bear Patrol" was put into effect.

Later, a full-force Bear Patrol is on watch.  Homer watches proudly.

Homer: Not a bear in sight.  The Bear Patrol must be working like a
       charm.
 Lisa: That's spacious reasoning, Dad.
Homer: Thank you, dear.
 Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away.
Homer: Oh, how does it work?
 Lisa: It doesn't work.
Homer: Uh-huh.
 Lisa: It's just a stupid rock.
Homer: Uh-huh.
 Lisa: But I don't see any tigers around, do you?
        [Homer thinks of this, then pulls out some money]
Homer: Lisa, I want to buy your rock.
        [Lisa refuses at first, then takes the exchange]


The absence of something doesn't mean something is working, there wasn't any attack on American main land soil by Al Qaeda after the 1993 WTC bombing until 2001.
-SW

[muckmaw]

Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
Why am I reminded of that episode of The Simpsons where "Bear Patrol" was put into effect.

Later, a full-force Bear Patrol is on watch.  Homer watches proudly.

Homer: Not a bear in sight.  The Bear Patrol must be working like a
       charm.
 Lisa: That's spacious reasoning, Dad.
Homer: Thank you, dear.
 Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away.
Homer: Oh, how does it work?
 Lisa: It doesn't work.
Homer: Uh-huh.
 Lisa: It's just a stupid rock.
Homer: Uh-huh.
 Lisa: But I don't see any tigers around, do you?
        [Homer thinks of this, then pulls out some money]
Homer: Lisa, I want to buy your rock.
        [Lisa refuses at first, then takes the exchange]


The absence of something doesn't mean something is working, there wasn't any attack on American main land soil by Al Qaeda after the 1993 WTC bombing until 2001.
-SW

This type of baseless speculation is a waste of time.

No one here knows if AQ tried to hit us and was thwarted, or have simply been planning the next big thing for the past 3 years.

[AKS\/\/ulfe]

Exactly my point - someone attempted to attribute the lack of terrorist attacks to the Bush admin... I'm saying there isn't any proof either way.
-SW

[Edbert]

I'm going to agree with Bush's detractors here. The fact that AQ has not yet hit us on American soil is a bad choice to use as a credit to the administration. They WILL hit us, it may be tomorrow it may be another 10 years. I "think" the administration has made it harder on them, and likely foiled at least one attempt or maybe even a dozen, and I definitely beleive they are on the run much more so than they were under Clinton. But it is specious at best to give the prez full credit for their inability to hit us so far.

[Lizking]

Yeah, that one is no acheivement.  The others though are good.  Of course he has done things from day one that piss me off, like steel tariffs, education bill, immigration, etc, but he is by far our best choice.

[lazs2]

I'm hoping he will give me even more of my money back this time and ignore the fact that I own guns.  

That makes him..... not kerrie.

lazs

[AKS\/\/ulfe]

Yes, we got it Lazs. As long as it isn't Kerry. But what if... what if Kerry voted on two ways on issues, and was elected on only one side of the issues across the board. Does that make him not Kerry?
-SW

[Steve]

The conservative branch of American politics has claimed to be for the reduced size/authority/spending/intrusiveness of the federal government. That is ALL GONE under 43's watch.

This is incorrect!  Other than the war, Bush has reduced spending each year he has been in office.  During the Clinton administration budget increases were in double digits.  During "W"'s adminstration, war aside, spending increase has been in the 5-6% range for the first couple of years, going towards a freeze of late.  

Important:  Govt revenues have gone up dramatically, due largely to the jump start the tax cut gave the economy.  Poor Bush bashers,  they have no where to go in an honest debate, they are left w/ "Bush lied" and things of that nature.  When I asked specifically what he lied about, the line goes dead.

[lazs2]

If I beleived the kerrie that was on my side of the issues then I would be fine with him but... course the guys who believed the kerrie that was on the oppossite side of the issues would feel pretty betrayed but... Why bother?  Bush has been at least as straightforward as any I have seen... He only takes one side and sticks to it better than most.   He is too liberal for me but better than the other guy who has a chance.

lazs