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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: MrCoffee on October 01, 2004, 12:13:22 PM
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I wanted to ask this question to all the Bush supporters here on the AH forum. I know that alot of the Bush supporters are saying to themselves, Bush may not no how to speak but I'll vote for him for what he has done and or is going to do. So then what exactly has Bush done that has been so great. What is it that he will do that will be so wonderfull for America?
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Someone post that little trolling boat picture for me...
Thanks.
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(http://www.dogsnot.net/pics/trolling.jpg)
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Something along this line.
Bush accomplishments (http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/achievement/)
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Originally posted by Martlet
(http://www.dogsnot.net/pics/trolling.jpg)
Thank you!
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Hey I can think of a few for them!!
Saved face and repatriated the detained crew of a US spy plane
http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/04/02/bush.transcript/
Attacked the Taliban and AQ (with literally global support and backing!)
http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=16480
Issued a White house proclamation on a "Day of Prayer" for May 3rd, 2001!!!
(ok. I was being facetious with that last one but I couldn't think of more than two positive things he'd done. And I thought "a couple" sounded so much less than "a few " and pity took over. To be honest when I searched with Google all I could find were long lists of negatives.)
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He protected you and your family by allowing no terrorist attacks on US soil since 9/11.
MiG
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He protected you and your family by allowing no terrorist attacks on US soil since 9/11.
Holy crap let me stop laughing. Yeah he has done a great job at that! Like that is even quanitfyable. Where the hell was he before 911. It took 911 for him to get his head out of the hole he had it in.
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Originally posted by mars01
Holy crap let me stop laughing. Yeah he has done a great job at that! Like that is even quanitfyable. Where the hell was he before 911. It took 911 for him to get his head out of the hole he had it in.
Yeah, for a whole 7 months. Then he still had to fight Kerry to get the ball rolling.
Kerry missed 76% of the intelligence committee meetings leading up to 9/11 then proposed to slash the intelligence budget by 6 billion FOLLOWING 9/11.
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Martlet I'm not even goint to start with you.
Jesus Christ could come down declare Bush is the Anti Christ and you would still vote for him. And in America that is your right. So good luck and .
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He saved me two hundred dollars on my car insurance!
No, maybe that was Geico.
-SW
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Originally posted by mars01
Martlet I'm not even goint to start with you.
Jesus Christ could come down declare Bush is the Anti Christ and you would still vote for him. And in America that is your right. So good luck and .
Of course you won't start with me. You can't deny my facts.
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He protected you and your family by allowing no terrorist attacks on US soil since 9/11.
Look at the job Clinton did after 1993! Eight years without a foreign terrorist attack on US soil. Obviously, using similar logic, it was the change in policy under the Bush administration that is solely responsible for 9/11.
Charon
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Originally posted by Martlet
Of course you won't start with me. You can't deny my facts.
Sure I can. As usual, you're full of it:
http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?DocID=153
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Look at the job Clinton did after 1993! Eight years without a foreign terrorist attack on US soil. Obviously, using similar logic, it was the change in policy under the Bush administration that is solely responsible for 9/11.
not quite sure what you are saying here
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Originally posted by Horn
Sure I can. As usual, you're full of it:
http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?DocID=153
Um, your link backs up my statement, moron.
You also missed this page. As usual, I'm right on the money.
http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=241 (http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=241)
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Of course you won't start with me. You can't deny my facts.
Yeah you keep believing the Martlet, if it makes you feel better. The rest of these guys are handling you just fine.:aok
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I'm just saying that the fact there hasn't been another attack on US soil since 9/11 could be due to a variety of factors that might or might not be unique to GWB.
There is no question that any president would have tightened the borders, tightened security and cracked down after the attack. 9/11 also diluted the ready pool of competent martyrs (a fairly rare commodity, apparently). This buys some time and will make the next attack more difficult. Just how much time and how much more difficult, and if enough money and effort have been focused on the internal threat while we're on the offensive in Iraq, will become more apparent after the next attack occurs or is stopped. Was something suggested but not funded because the money went to Iraq? Was it an area that was overlooked entirely - nobody's fault. That kind of stuff.
Charon
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Originally posted by mars01
Yeah you keep believing the Martlet, if it makes you feel better. The rest of these guys are handling you just fine.:aok
You sure as heck can't. You just proved my point for me.
Good job! I don't blame you for running now. You should have done it earlier.
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You sure as heck can't. You just proved my point for me.
Good job! I don't blame you for running now. You should have done it earlier.
Sorry Mart havnt run anywhere and especially not from you. As I have seen here and in other posts there is no debating with you. You state conjecture as if it is fact, you have your opinion and I could care less about it.
So therefore no I won't get into it with you. Your need to denigrate and belittle anyone who disagrees with you, instead of focus on the topic at hand makes responding to you even less worth while.
This is my last response to you. As I said, I have nothing to say to you and am not going to get into it with you.:rolleyes: You can walk away like a man or you can post some stupid comment either way I am done with you.:aok
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Originally posted by mars01
Sorry Mart havnt run anywhere and especially not from you. As I have seen here and in other posts there is no debating with you. You state conjecture as if it is fact, you have your opinion and I could care less about it.
So therefore no I won't get into it with you. Your need to denigrate and belittle anyone who disagrees with you, instead of focus on the topic at hand makes responding to you even less worth while.
This is my last response to you. As I said, I have nothing to say to you and am not going to get into it with you.:rolleyes: You can walk away like a man or you can post some stupid comment either way I am done with you.:aok
You had something to say to me when you were proving my point for me.
Like I said, I don't blame you for running. If I'd just tried to present an argument and failed miserably, I'd haul butt too.
Thanks for proving my point for me, though. Appreciate it! :aok :aok
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How about this:
(http://www.jeffhead.com/iraqifreedom/03saddamcapture.jpg)
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why are you liberals whining so much , "everybody" knows john heinz-kerry will be elected and he will 'fight for this country" just as he did in nam, i just hope it will be for more than 3 months.
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RESUME
GEORGE W. BUSH
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20520
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Law Enforcement:
I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been "lost" and is not available.
Military:
I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam.
College:
I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a cheerleader.
PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:
I ran for U.S. Congress and lost. I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas, in 1975. I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas. The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock. I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money. With the help of my father and our friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS:
I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil
companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union. During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America. I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of
billions in borrowed money. I set the record for the most executions by any governor in >>American history. With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida, and my father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President after losing by over 500,000 votes.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:
I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record.
I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one billion dollars per week. I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury.
I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S.history. I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period. I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period. I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market.
In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs and that trend continues every month.
I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire," Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her. I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President. I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations. My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. History, Enron. My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision.
I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history. I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed. I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history. I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts. I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than any President in U.S. history. I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States government.
I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history. I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission. I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law. I refused to allow inspector's access to U.S. "prisoners of war" detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention. I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. election). I set the record for fewest numbers of press conferences of any President since the advent of television. I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period. After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst securit˙y failure in U.S. history. I garnered the most sympathy for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history.
I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protests against any person in the history of mankind.
I am the first President in U.S. history to order an \unprovoked, \pre-emptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S. citizens, and the world community. I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a >>cut in >>duty benefits for active duty troops and their families -- in wartime. In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for >>attacking Iraq and then blamed the lies on our British friends. I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security. I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster," a WMD. I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden to justice.
RECORDS AND REFERENCES: >
All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's library, sealed and unavailable for public view. All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-president, attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review.
PLEASE CONSIDER MY EXPERIENCE WHEN VOTING IN 2004. PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERY VOTER YOU KNOW.
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now thats what i call a unbiased opinion....LOL
xrtoronto is really james carvill
hey james , you forgot, saddam and his insane sons no longer rape, torture, and kill Iraq's...bin laden no longer has a safe base in afganistan.....lybia has stopped trying to make a nuke bomb...china is working with the USA to get NK to stop working a nuke.....also don't forget all the binladen people that have been killed/arrested around the world.
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Originally posted by john9001
...bin laden no longer has a safe base in afganistan.....
oh no?
if you know where he is (and obviously you do) you should inform your government where his safe base is...i believe they have been looking for him for years
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Originally posted by xrtoronto
oh no?
if you know where he is (and obviously you do) you should inform your government where his safe base is...i believe they have been looking for him for years
you sound pretty sure of yourself. why dont you let us in on where in afghanistan you think he is since its obvious youre convinced hes somewhere in afghanistan. also a safe base is a place where its safe. why dont you name me one place in afghanistan that is "safe" from direct action by us military forces? not holding my breath mind you.
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before boosh/hitler attacked poor afghanistan binladen made lots of videos, after the evil boosh/hitler attacked afghanistan i have not seen ONE binladen video.......are the batteries in his sony cam dead or is binladen dead?
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he wasn't goron the last 4 years and he won't be skerry for the next 4 years ... that in itself is enough for me
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He provided a Tax cut that it let me by private Health Insurance.
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Originally posted by mars01
You state conjecture as if it is fact, you have your opinion and I could care less about it.
How very "Michael Moore-esque" of you Martlet. These libs should be used to it by now.
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Originally posted by Martlet
Yeah, for a whole 7 months. Then he still had to fight Kerry to get the ball rolling.
Kerry missed 76% of the intelligence committee meetings leading up to 9/11 then proposed to slash the intelligence budget by 6 billion FOLLOWING 9/11.
are you really going to bring up the subject of attendance while suporting Bush?
Really?
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Originally posted by capt. apathy
are you really going to bring up the subject of attendance while suporting Bush?
Really?
Yep. Why wouldn't I? Are you going to defend Kerry's attendance, or just make snide remarks in hopes that you won't have to address my statement?
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Originally posted by MrCoffee
So then what exactly has Bush done that has been so great. What is it that he will do that will be so wonderfull for America?
You asked, now you read...
Strengthening Our Economy. America's families and small businesses have more money to spend, save, and invest because the President proposed and signed into law the Jobs and Growth Act. Under this new law, 91 million taxpayers received, on average, a tax cut of $1,126. Since the President took office, 109 million taxpayers have received, on average, a tax cut of $1,544. 23 million small business owners received tax cuts averaging $2,209. This new law accelerated the tax relief signed into law by the President in 2001, including marriage penalty relief, an increase in the child tax credit, and tax rate reductions for every family that pays income taxes. It also provided new incentives for businesses, especially small businesses, to invest in plants and equipment and create new jobs.
According to the Department of the Treasury, without the fiscal measures implemented under President Bush, there would be as many as 2 million fewer jobs for American workers today.
President Bush's economic leadership is producing positive results. America's economy grew at the strongest rate in almost 20 years in the third quarter of this year. 328,000 jobs have been added over the last four months - the most robust four-month job growth record in nearly three years. More manufacturers are reporting an increase in orders than at any time during the past 20 years.
President Bush signed into law new free trade agreements with Chile and Singapore that will enable U.S. manufacturers and workers to compete on a level playing field and that will continue to open new markets to American products.
Making Prescription Drugs More Affordable for Seniors. For the first time in Medicare's history, a prescription drug benefit will be offered to more than 40 million seniors and disabled Americans. The historic legislation the President signed will create a modern Medicare system, providing seniors with prescription drug benefits and more health care choices so they can find the coverage that best meets their needs. It also makes Medicare smarter and more efficient, providing screenings to diagnose and treat health problems early. Beginning next year, seniors will save 10-25% off the cost of most medicines through a Medicare-approved drug discount card, which provides savings until the full drug benefit goes into effect. Beginning in 2006, seniors will be able to join Medicare-approved plans. Beneficiaries who lack coverage will cut their yearly drug costs roughly in half, in exchange for an approximately $35 monthly premium. The more than one-third of seniors with low incomes will be eligible for even
Making Health Care More Affordable and Available. The historic Medicare legislation that the President signed included a provision establishing Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) -- tax-free savings accounts that can be used to pay for medical expenses incurred by individuals, as well as spouses and dependents. These HSAs will allow more Americans to save for health care needs, and will allow more small businesses to help workers secure health coverage. This year, President Bush also took action to make it easier for generic drugs to compete with brand-name drugs, saving Americans an average of $3 billion in drug costs each year.
Maintaining Fiscal Discipline While Funding America's Priorities. The Fiscal Year 2004 budget funds the President's priorities of winning the war on terror and securing the homeland, while continuing to restrain spending in other areas. The President brought the rate of growth in non-security annual discretionary spending down from 15% in the last budget of the previous Administration to 6% in his first budget, to 5% in 2003, and now to an expected 3% in the current Fiscal Year. When the Senate passes the pending omnibus appropriations bill, growth in annual discretionary spending will be limited to 4%, the same growth rate expected in family income for this year. The President's pro-growth economic policies and fiscal restraint will put us on a solid path toward cutting the deficit in half, to a size that is below 2% of GDP, over the next 5 years.
Expanding Homeownership Opportunities for All Americans. Building on the President's goal to increase minority homeownership by 5.5 million families by the end of the decade, more than 1 million minority families have already become homeowners in the past 18 months. Congress responded to the President's request to help 40,000 low-income families purchase homes by authorizing downpayment assistance through the American Dream Downpayment Act, which the President will sign soon.
Improving Education for Every Child. Parents, teachers, and principals are seeing a positive difference in America's schools. Signed into law by President Bush in January 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act is raising standards for students and putting the focus on student achievement. This year, all 50 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico now have accountability plans in place for improving public schools and increasing student achievement. And the Bush Administration is investing more money in elementary and secondary education than at any time in American history. All 50 states have received grants totaling $1.8 billion to improve reading instruction and ensure all students are reading at grade level by grade 3.
Promoting a Culture of Life. President Bush signed legislation to end the abhorrent practice of partial birth abortion, a late-term abortion procedure that offends human dignity and is not accepted by the medical community. The Department of Justice is vigorously defending the new law in court.
Honoring Our Commitment to Veterans. America owes veterans and those on the front lines of freedom a great debt of gratitude. President Bush was pleased to sign legislation that resolved the issue of concurrent receipt in a fair and responsible manner. The President also signed the Military Family Tax Relief Act of 2003 to provide tax relief and other benefits to members of the armed services and their families.
Keeping America's Children Safe. President Bush signed the PROTECT Act in April, which gives law enforcement additional tools to prevent, investigate, and prosecute violent crimes against children. The bill strengthens child pornography laws and builds upon the steps already taken by the President to expand, enhance, and coordinate the successful AMBER Alert system across America. President Bush also signed legislation requiring states to conduct criminal background checks on prospective foster and adoptive parents. Fostering a More Compassionate America. The Administration has taken a number of steps to help our most vulnerable citizens by partnering with faith- and community-based charitable organizations.
Removing Barriers to Faith- and Community-Based Groups: The President's executive order to end discrimination against faith-based groups is being implemented and the barriers to faith-based groups are coming down. In September, 4 previously announced regulations were put in final form, making billions of dollars in federal money now available for fair competition. In addition, 6 new regulatory or policy changes were proposed so that all groups competing for federal grant dollars are treated fairly.
Supporting Local Charities: The President's Compassion Capital Fund provided $30.5 million in grants to 81 organizations to provide help and resources to faith-based and community organizations so that they can improve and expand their services. Fifteen faith-based organizations received $7M to support abstinence education.
Providing Mentors for Disadvantaged Youth: In his State of the Union Address, President Bush announced an initiative to provide mentors for disadvantaged youth - including the children of prisoners - to help guide them as they grow into adulthood. Since then, the Bush Administration has made available nearly $9 million in grants to 52 organizations to train adult volunteers as mentors to children whose parents are incarcerated. The Administration provided another $17 million to 121 schools and community-based organizations for school-based mentoring.
Building a Culture of Service. The President's initiatives have greatly expanded volunteer opportunities. Through USA Freedom Corps, more than 900 local communities have formed Citizen Corps Councils, doctors and nurses in 170 communities are now part of a new Medical Reserve Corps, Neighborhood Watch programs have doubled, programs providing volunteers to police departments have increased 900 percent, and Community Emergency Response Team training has more than tripled, expanding to 635 communities in 51 states and territories. The Peace Corps received its largest budget ever and has grown to nearly 7,600 members. Protecting and Preserving Our Environment. As part of the President's Healthy Forests Initiative, he signed bipartisan legislation to improve forest health and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires while upholding environmental laws, restoring our nation's forests, and preserving the forest economy. The Bush Administration proposed stringent new rules on diesel fuel and power plant emissions, which will result in dramatic reductions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury.
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Enhancing Consumer Credit Protections. The President proposed and signed into law the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 to ensure citizens are treated fairly when they apply for credit. Consumers now have the right to receive their credit reports free of charge every year. In addition, the legislation creates important new tools to address the growing problem of identity theft by establishing a nationwide fraud alert system.
Establishing a "Do Not Call" Registry for Unwanted Telemarketing Calls. On June 27, 2003, the President helped launch the national "Do Not Call" Registry with the Chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission. Over 54 million phone numbers have been registered on the national list, protecting millions of Americans from most unwanted telephone solicitations.
WINNING THE WAR ON TERROR AND ADDRESSING GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Protecting Our Homeland and Making Americans More Secure. The Bush Administration has made unprecedented progress in making America more secure.
Reorganizing the Federal Government to Better Address the Terrorist Threat: The Department of Homeland Security officially opened on March 1, 2003, integrating border protection, transportation security, critical infrastructure security, and crisis response into a single department. In his State of the Union Address, President Bush also announced the creation of the Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC), which will enable full integration of U.S. Government terrorist threat-related information and analysis, collected both domestically and abroad. Additionally, the President created the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) which will drastically improve information sharing among and within federal and local law enforcement agencies.
Helping State and Local First Responders: In Fiscal Year 2003, the President allocated over $5.5 billion to state and local governments to assist in terrorism preparedness including training for first responders. The President will make over $5 billion additional funding available for Fiscal Year 2004, continuing to give our nation's first responders and public health system the training and equipment to prepare, prevent and respond to any future terrorist attacks.
Disrupting Terror Groups and Bringing Terrorists to Justice: The Department of Justice and the FBI have aggressively moved to disrupt terror cells and bring terrorists to justice, and the Treasury Department has frozen over $136 million from over 240 terrorist-related entities.
Addressing Emerging Threats: The President provided a framework for protecting our critical infrastructure by releasing the first-ever National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructure and the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. He also created the National Cyberspace Security Division, the principal federal entity for all cyberspace vulnerability reduction and protective efforts. In March, the President directed the creation of a National Incident Management System to improve response capabilities of federal, state and local activities and the consolidation of multiple federal response plans into a single National Response Plan.
Project BioShield: In his State of the Union Address, the President announced Project BioShield - a major effort to develop new vaccines and other medical countermeasures to protect against the threat of biological and chemical weapons. Project BioShield is fully funded at $5.6 billion.
Protecting America by Acting to Address the Growing Threat of Saddam Hussein. President Bush led an international coalition to enforce U.N. Resolutions and remove Saddam Hussein's regime. By acting in Iraq, the U.S. and our allies freed 25 million people from a brutal dictatorship that developed and used weapons of mass destruction; cultivated ties to terror groups; harbored known terrorists; defied more than a dozen U.N. Security Council Resolutions demanding that it disarm; and threatened its own people, the region and world. Working with the Iraqi people, we are now learning the full truth about Saddam Hussein's regime, including: the mass graves of more than 300,000 victims of Saddam's brutality; clear evidence of Saddam's illegal weapons program; and previously undocumented ties to terror organizations.
Leading the International Effort to Stabilize and Rebuild Iraq. President Bush has clearly said America will stay the course and complete its mission in Iraq, so the Iraqi people can enjoy freedom and the state will not again become a breeding ground for terror. Congress passed both of the President's emergency supplemental budget requests to provide support for rebuilding Iraq and important assistance for our troops.
Building International Support: Our mission has broad support from the international community, including troops from 18 out of 25 current and future NATO countries. The Iraqi people themselves are the largest single contributor of forces and police for security efforts. Most troop contributors have also sent civilian personnel who are participating in the Coalition Provisional Authority's (CPA) reconstruction efforts. At the Madrid donors' conference, 73 countries and 20 international organizations joined together and pledged over $30 billion for Iraq.
Helping the Iraqi People Transition to Democracy: The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution endorsing the rebuilding efforts in Iraq and calling on the Iraqi Governing Council to present a plan for transitioning to democracy. The Governing Council has already appointed Iraqi ministers to supervise key day-to-day responsibilities. The CPA and the Governing Council have also reached an agreement on a plan that will enable the Iraqi people to take control of their country sooner, while providing time for the Iraqis to draft, debate, and ratify a constitution and create durable institutions acceptable to Iraq's diverse population.
Helping the Afghan People. America and more than 20 allied countries are working to help the Afghan people rebuild their war-torn nation. More than 15 million Afghan citizens have been freed from the brutal zealotry of the Taliban. The United States led the world in providing humanitarian assistance and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. The U.S. Congress passed the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act, which authorizes $3.47 billion for Afghanistan over fiscal years 2003-2006. More than 400,000 metric tons of food has been delivered since operations in Afghanistan began. The United States is assisting in the repair of more than 2,500 miles of roads, including re-establishing the critical Kabul-Kandahar highway link by the end of this year, reconstruction of more than 25 bridges; and the rehabilitation of over 6,000 water wells, canals, dams, and water systems. The fundamental rights and health of women have been a particular area of focus. Millions of Afghan women are experiencing freedom for the first
Hunting Down al-Qaida. Although the al-Qaida network remains a threat, it is being dismantled leader-by-leader, and members of the group are being hunted down one-by-one in dozens of countries around the world. Of the senior al-Qaida leaders, operational managers, and key facilitators the U.S. government has been tracking, nearly two-thirds have been taken into custody or killed. Counterterrorist activities against al-Qaida leaders have splintered that leadership and diminished the group's ability to plan and carry out attacks. With the help of allied nations, we have been able to disrupt the cadre of facilitators - movers of money, people, messages, and supplies - that have acted as the glue binding the global al-Qaida network.
Promoting a Forward Strategy of Freedom to Expand Democracy in the Muslim World. During his state visit to the United Kingdom, President Bush outlined 3 pillars for increasing the security and peace of the free world. The United States will work to strengthen international institutions and alliances to deal with terrorist groups and rogue states, ensure that free nations have the will and the strength to restrain aggression and despotism, and expand democracy throughout the world as an alternative to despair and terror. The Administration has also committed $129 million to the Middle East Partnership Initiative, a presidential initiative founded to support economic, political and educational reform in the Middle East and champion opportunity for all people of the region, especially women and youth. Leading the Fight Against HIV/AIDS. In his State of the Union Address, President Bush announced the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - an historic 5-year, $15 billion effort to turn the tide of the AIDS pandemic. The President's comprehensive plan addresses one of the modern world's most urgent needs by preventing 7 million new HIV/AIDS infections, providing life-extending drugs to 2 million infected people, and caring for 10 million HIV-infected individuals, including AIDS orphans. Only 4 months later, Congress passed legislation authorizing the Emergency Plan based on the President's proposal.
Building an International Consensus on North Korea. The United States conducted the diplomacy necessary to bring Japan, South Korea, China, and Russia to the table for unprecedented discussions with North Korea on ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. This multilateral approach has strengthened U.S. cooperation with major Northeast Asia powers and has increased the pressure on Pyongyang to completely, irreversibly, and verifiably eliminate its nuclear weapons programs.
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Reducing the Spread of Dangerous Weapons. In his September address to the United Nations, President Bush called for a new Security Council anti-proliferation resolution urging all nations to criminalize proliferation activities, to enact strict export controls, and to control any and all sensitive materials within their own borders. This call has received widespread international support. Also, over 50 countries have expressed support for the weapons of mass destruction interdiction principles embodied in the Proliferation Security Initiative, which the President announced in May. The U.S. has taken the lead on deterring and defending against WMD, including developing defenses against ballistic missiles and improving our capacity to protect against chemical and biological attacks, including creation of a network of environmental sensors to detect biological attacks against major U.S. cities.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS PENDING IN OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS BILL
A number of significant Presidential initiatives are contained in the omnibus appropriations bill that is still pending before Congress, including:
D.C. School Choice: Based on President Bush's request to provide funding for the Choice Incentive Fund, the bill contains funding for a School Improvement Plan for the District of Columbia, including a program to provide low-income parents with opportunity scholarships of up to $7,500 to enroll their children in higher-performing schools.
Funding for AmeriCorps: With passage of the omnibus bill, AmeriCorps is on track to reach the President's goal of 75,000 members after the House approved the largest funding level in the program's history.
Mentoring: Congress will make $100 million in grants available in the coming year for the President's mentoring initiative.
Drug Treatment Funding: In his State of the Union Address, the President announced an initiative to reach the thousands of Americans in search of drug treatment who currently cannot obtain care and who desire greater choices to personal recovery. With passage of the bill, Congress will make $100 million in grants available in the coming year to empower individuals to choose treatment programs that will help them the most, including faith- and community-based institutions.
Millennium Challenge Account: President Bush proposed the creation of new Millennium Challenge Account Initiative that links greater contributions by developed nations to greater responsibility and accountability by developing nations, in order to promote sound policies in the developing world. These sound policies include good governance (including eliminating corruption), investment in the health and welfare of the people, and sound economic policies promoting free enterprise and entrepreneurship. The omnibus bill includes $1 billion to fund the first round of Millennium Challenge Account.
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
You asked, now you read...
Or not...
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Originally posted by mars01
Holy crap let me stop laughing. Yeah he has done a great job at that! Like that is even quanitfyable. Where the hell was he before 911. It took 911 for him to get his head out of the hole he had it in.
Would that be the same hole Clintons head was in both before and after the first WTC bombing?
In all Fairness nobody can lay claim that is was the sole blame of any one person for 911 The whole system fell apart.
I fthere is blame to lay it is with both parties.
Both sides had a hand in reducing our capabilities to predict prevent and defend.
Both knew the threat existed and and neither side overwhelmingly put forth any serious effort to getting Bin Laden after WTC1
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On a personal level.....
His tax child credit increase allowed me to get out of the debt whole that I got dug into after having kids. My tax return DOUBLED under bush and I make under 30k a year.....
So not only did rich people benifit from the Bush tax cuts so have proud parents who don't make that much money.
I know a bunch of other stuff that he did that has effected me but the one mentioned above helped me out the greatest.
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Great news!
The tax fiasco enabled you to help yer kid.
Too bad, and somewhat ironic, that yer kid is going to end up paying for it.
You oughta stop thanking Bush for this, and instead start thanking your kid for paying his own way at such a young age.
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Originally posted by Nash
Great news!
The tax fiasco enabled you to help yer kid.
Too bad, and somewhat ironic, that yer kid is going to end up paying for it.
You oughta stop thanking Bush for this, and instead start thanking your kid for paying his own way at such a young age.
nah
we'll just invade another arse backwards sand country and steal all their oil to pay off our debt .. like we are doing to Iraq - right?
I'm for tax breaks over a depression but I'm sure some would rather have seen America spin into another Great one ...
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oookay....
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:D
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Ripsnort,
Looks like you cut n paste that stuff right from the whitehouse website. Nicely done.
Really can't understand the tax cuts, especially when the deficit is as high as it is. Think it's basic economics that even for the US economy which is consumer driven that tax cuts are only a short term fix. Long term the next generation are the ones that have to pay.
...-Gixer
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Ok Ripsnort let see what you have written:
Strengthening Our Economy--> I'm completely lost on this one. I thought is was worse than before. Or are saying he just didn't let it get as bad as it could of?
Making Prescription Drugs More Affordable for Seniors-- Seen too many seniors saying that yes prescriptions are cheaper, but they cut other areas of Medicare to pay for it. So actually overall not all that big of help.
Making Health Care More Affordable and Available-- Don't know about yours, but my healthcare has done nothing but gone up. By the way we had HSA's before Bush.
Maintaining Fiscal Discipline While Funding America's Priorities-- LOL don't even know how to respond to this one.
Expanding Homeownership Opportunities for All Americans-- What helped homeownership was the bad state of the economy and low interest rates. Was the recession part of his plan for this?
Improving Education for Every Child-- Yeah that's why I have to tell the 16 yr old at Mcdonalds how much change I'm supposed to get back. Also still a matter of debate among teachers and parents. I'm sure we both could come up with proof of this argument.
Promoting a Culture of Life-- Can't argue here, this needed to be done.
Honoring Our Commitment to Veterans-- This must be why our VA hospital here in Kansas City was found to have patients with magots and flies in open wounds.
Keeping America's Children Safe-- Haven't seen a lot on this so I won't comment except I know he didn't have much to do with the Amber Alert.
Well can't keep going through your book right now because I'm at work, but I'll try to finish up later.
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Yeah but Parker.... don't you know that if Kerry is elected, he will outlaw the bible!?!
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Ok my bad, then guess I will vote for Bush :aok:rofl
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Originally posted by Gixer
Ripsnort,
Looks like you cut n paste that stuff right from the whitehouse website. Nicely done.
Really can't understand the tax cuts, especially when the deficit is as high as it is. Think it's basic economics that even for the US economy which is consumer driven that tax cuts are only a short term fix. Long term the next generation are the ones that have to pay.
...-Gixer
I guess thats why every economist I saw said that in a time of recession you cut taxes to help spur the economy. which seems to make sence to me.
You cant expect people to pay higher taxes they cant afford during a recession.
You can up the taxes during a boom because then people can more easily afford to pay them.
Its only a short term fix untill the next boom, when taxes can be raised again not the next generation.
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Originally posted by Gixer
Ripsnort,
Looks like you cut n paste that stuff right from the whitehouse website. Nicely done.
Really can't understand the tax cuts, especially when the deficit is as high as it is. Think it's basic economics that even for the US economy which is consumer driven that tax cuts are only a short term fix. Long term the next generation are the ones that have to pay.
...-Gixer
Jumped through the rest of the thread to answer this. Basic econimics shows that tax cuts actually increase tax revenue. It's not just a theory, it's proven in past tax cuts. Our country's deficit is very high, but not as high as it has been in the past. Comparing current day dollars with dollars 20, 30, 80 years ago is specious. Adjustment for inflation or even using a % of GDP shows that it is lower than many modern administrations deficits were.
Another fact, deficit spending during a recession helps the country to recover from that recession. Our economy started going downhill in 2000. The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center accelerated that recession more than anyone could have forseen. I don't agree with the rampant spending that the Bush administration has allowed in the last 3 years, but much of it was needed to keep our country from sinking into a recession.
Myself, I tend to lean more towards the Libertarian ideology. The old Rep party is what I want. Go back farther, the old Dem. party is what I want. It's funny how they've both changed faces over the years.
Bottom line, the fed gov needs to be much smaller than what it is. The states need to make most of the decisions. The original idea was that the Fed gov was there to protect from invaders, be they foreign countries, internal seperatists, or terrorists. That's all it should do in my opinion.
Christ, where's that breathalizer.
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The states need to make most of the decisions. The original idea was that the Fed gov was there to protect from invaders, be they foreign countries, internal seperatists, or terrorists. That's all it should do in my opinion.
So if the Federal government had kept to just protecting us from invaders and such, do you really believe we would of ever ended Slavery? Hate to tell you, but when when it's on such a local level like that, you get crap like racism, sexism and diversion of the elite(who would have the power) and the poor.
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I do agree with you though the states should have more rights, but the federal government has a much bigger role than just protection.
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Originally posted by Nash
Or not...
ICKY FACTS EWWWWWWWWWW RUN AWAY!!!
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Originally posted by parker00
So if the Federal government had kept to just protecting us from invaders and such, do you really believe we would of ever ended Slavery? Hate to tell you, but when when it's on such a local level like that, you get crap like racism, sexism and diversion of the elite(who would have the power) and the poor.
Did you miss part of what I said?
The states need to make most of the decisions. The original idea was that the Fed gov was there to protect from invaders, be they foreign countries, internal seperatists, or terrorists. That's all it should do in my opinion.
In bold.
But I will agree that it has grown to include much more than that. What I was saying was that that was all it was originally intended to do. And I agree with that. The smaller the Fed Gov is the better.
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Actually I did see all that, but they were not considered seperatists until the feds stepped in and said slavery was wrong and should be illegal. But don't get me wrong, I do agree with you that the federal government has taken way to many rights away from the states and something should be done.
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Originally posted by parker00
So if the Federal government had kept to just protecting us from invaders and such, do you really believe we would of ever ended Slavery? Hate to tell you, but when when it's on such a local level like that, you get crap like racism, sexism and diversion of the elite(who would have the power) and the poor.
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I do agree with you though the states should have more rights, but the federal government has a much bigger role than just protection.
And whats wrong with Sexism?
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Never mind, Dont wanna turn this into a civil war thread