Originally posted by 10Bears
Odd, Funked up, the stock market pecked in Dec 2000..
Naw, if you take away Bush loosing the 300 billion surplus adding a half a Trillion more to the deficit.. tinkering with the Bill of Rights to cause major damage to the 1st and 4th amendments,... Lying through his teeth to the American people, Congress, the U.N security council about the reasons for war of aggression why.... you’d have a mighty fine President.
the Markets were on their downward spiral well before Dec 2000.
I remember in August before the election hearing a guy on the radio blaming the markets downward trend on Greenspan.
The surplus. if I remember correctly was a "projected" surplus.
The idea He "lied" is a bunch of BS. If he lied so did many Democrats including Clinton, Gore. And many in Congress also.
Tell us. PLEASE explain to us how he lied to Congress when in 1998 Dem members of Congress including its leadership said this
"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998.
And this
"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998.
And how about Clintons Secratarty of State saying this?
"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face."
Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998.
and this
"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destrution and palaces for his cronies."
Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999.
All these statements were made prior to Bush even being elected
So please I implore you. Explain to us how "Bush lied" and they didnt.