Its all Bush's fault
- Thread starter klaatu
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cancel2 2022
Canceled
First sensible thing you've said!
yes, a war that has cost over $1 trillion to date and over another 2$ trillion in future costs (care for wounded and hardware damaged and destroyed or otherwise disposed of) as of the beginning of bho's term in office - all unfunded
christiefan915
Catalyst
Not necessarily.
Since I believe in equal opportunity, some of the blame goes to cheney and rumsfeld, also.
Perle and Wolfie all deserve some credit, also. The architects of the USA takes over the world plan! They would bombed Iran, too, if they had had enough time to get er done!
christiefan915
Catalyst
Absolutely correct.
So here we are, on the record as saying bush doesn't get all the blame.
FUCK THE POLICE
911 EVERY DAY
Glad you've come around to the correct conclusion Klitt.
signalmankenneth
Verified User
Report shows how Bush destroyed the American economy!
Report shows how Bush destroyed the American economy!
Clinton budget surplus and Bush budget deficits
A new report in the Washington Post details exactly how the Bush Administration destroyed the American economy.
According to the Bush Administrations own records, when Bush was elected in 2000, he inherited a federal budget surplus of $236 billion from the Clinton Administration.
In 1998, the Federal budget reported its first surplus ($69 billion) since 1969. In 1999, the surplus nearly doubled to $125 billion, and then again in 2000 to $236 billion."
Office of Management and Budget
Fiscal Year 2002 Guide
The Budget Surplus and Fiscal Discipline
But in 2008, after eight years of George W. Bush, the federal budget deficit soared to $454.8 billion almost triple the $161.5 billion recorded in fiscal year 2007.
How did Bush squander the huge budget surplus, when he had a Republican controlled House and a Republican controlled Senate?
There were many factors involved in creating the Bush Deficits, including the normal ebb and flow of the economy, but presidential mismanagement was by far the biggest factor.
Bush Republicans abandoned three key conservative principles: a balanced budget, a strong military, and service to country. Instead Republicans implemented several other conservative ideas, including lower taxes for the rich and deregulation of the financial industry. The result was a fiscal disaster.
The first to go was the call to make sacrifices for your country. After the 9/11 attacks, the entire country was united behind the President. But instead of asking Americans to make sacrifices for their country in a time of war, Bush told us to go on vacation.
Get down to Disney World in Florida. Take your families and enjoy life, the way we want it to be enjoyed."
President George W. Bush
Chicago, Illinois
September 27, 2001
Instead of asking Americans to pay higher taxes to pay for the War On Terror, Bush threw away the balanced budget and choose to borrow money instead. Americans understood why taxes needed to be raised for the war effort, but Bush and the Republicans didnt.
Republicans thought that holding down taxes was more important than paying for the war. Republicans thought that lowering taxes on the wealthy and deregulating the financial industry would spark the economy.
Exactly the opposite happened. The wheels came off.
Bushs greatest mistake was gutting the military by illegally invading Iraq, instead of crushing Al Qaeda and killing or capturing Osama bin Laden. The war in Iraq stretched the military to the breaking point, shattered the budget, and divided the country in a time of war.
No matter what you think of Bill Clinton (draft dodger, philanderer, cheat), you have to admit that he is highly intelligent and that he did a great job with the economy. George W. Bush, on the other hand, is a man of average intelligence who presided over a historic collapse of the American economy.
For those of us who staunchly believe in conservative principles such as a balance budget, a strong military, and service to our country, the question is simple.
Why would you ever vote for a Republican again? The Republicans are the ones who got us into this mess. Why would you trust them to get us out of it?
Bottom line, Obama is president because Bush and the GOP destoryed America! If you hand over the government to the republicans, we will be well on our way of becoming a third world toilet like India, with objective poverty an America caste system too! signal
Report shows how Bush destroyed the American economy!
Clinton budget surplus and Bush budget deficits
A new report in the Washington Post details exactly how the Bush Administration destroyed the American economy.
According to the Bush Administrations own records, when Bush was elected in 2000, he inherited a federal budget surplus of $236 billion from the Clinton Administration.
In 1998, the Federal budget reported its first surplus ($69 billion) since 1969. In 1999, the surplus nearly doubled to $125 billion, and then again in 2000 to $236 billion."
Office of Management and Budget
Fiscal Year 2002 Guide
The Budget Surplus and Fiscal Discipline
But in 2008, after eight years of George W. Bush, the federal budget deficit soared to $454.8 billion almost triple the $161.5 billion recorded in fiscal year 2007.
How did Bush squander the huge budget surplus, when he had a Republican controlled House and a Republican controlled Senate?
There were many factors involved in creating the Bush Deficits, including the normal ebb and flow of the economy, but presidential mismanagement was by far the biggest factor.
Bush Republicans abandoned three key conservative principles: a balanced budget, a strong military, and service to country. Instead Republicans implemented several other conservative ideas, including lower taxes for the rich and deregulation of the financial industry. The result was a fiscal disaster.
The first to go was the call to make sacrifices for your country. After the 9/11 attacks, the entire country was united behind the President. But instead of asking Americans to make sacrifices for their country in a time of war, Bush told us to go on vacation.
Get down to Disney World in Florida. Take your families and enjoy life, the way we want it to be enjoyed."
President George W. Bush
Chicago, Illinois
September 27, 2001
Instead of asking Americans to pay higher taxes to pay for the War On Terror, Bush threw away the balanced budget and choose to borrow money instead. Americans understood why taxes needed to be raised for the war effort, but Bush and the Republicans didnt.
Republicans thought that holding down taxes was more important than paying for the war. Republicans thought that lowering taxes on the wealthy and deregulating the financial industry would spark the economy.
Exactly the opposite happened. The wheels came off.
Bushs greatest mistake was gutting the military by illegally invading Iraq, instead of crushing Al Qaeda and killing or capturing Osama bin Laden. The war in Iraq stretched the military to the breaking point, shattered the budget, and divided the country in a time of war.
No matter what you think of Bill Clinton (draft dodger, philanderer, cheat), you have to admit that he is highly intelligent and that he did a great job with the economy. George W. Bush, on the other hand, is a man of average intelligence who presided over a historic collapse of the American economy.
For those of us who staunchly believe in conservative principles such as a balance budget, a strong military, and service to our country, the question is simple.
Why would you ever vote for a Republican again? The Republicans are the ones who got us into this mess. Why would you trust them to get us out of it?
Bottom line, Obama is president because Bush and the GOP destoryed America! If you hand over the government to the republicans, we will be well on our way of becoming a third world toilet like India, with objective poverty an America caste system too! signal