George W Bush, Like or Hate Options

[*hcosurfkid*]

I think George W bush is not a good president.. i aint into this whole republi thing, but i think he is gay, putten us through all this stuff..

[ComradeRed]

The recession started in MARCH of 2000, not November. But it's not accureate to say that it was cauesd by Clinton -- recessions and expansions are rarely caused by a President. Most Presidents presided over both an expansion AND a recession (Reagan, Clinton, Carter, etc.)

I'll admit that Senior was a total moron, even more so than Junior. "We're already facing a huge budget crisis, so why don't we spend even MORE money to send troops to fight an internal Mid-East War, and then raise taxes going directly against our campaign promises, all the while increasing social spending, especially medicare, to create an even bigger deficit!"

I will proudly say that I would've voted for Ross Perot in 1992, and again in 1996 (Well, maybe Harry Browne in 1996, but I didn't like Andre Marrou).

In terms of financial management, there's just something wrong with the Bushes. Reagan and Clinton both kept the budget balanced (There wasn't a 'surplus' under Clinton -- the way they calculate a budget 'surplus' involves ten-year projections ... but under Clinton and Reagan the deficit grew MUCH slower than under the Bushes). Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. just totally screwed up. And to try to cover up their screwing up, they both decided to mount expensive military operations in the Middle East. Remember that Reagan pulled US troops OUT of Mid-East ... withdrawing from Beirut and lowering the amount of troops in Saudi Arabia -- as a result, we suffered NO terrorist attacks during his watch. On the other hand, Bush Sr., Clinton, and Bush Jr. all raised American military presence in the Mid-East -- as a result, we've been hit by terrorirsts every few years.

WMDs: They haven't been found yet. That's like saying, "We killed someone because we had reason to believe that he committed a crime -- but we haven't found any evidence yet." Bush decided to do something controversial -- thus, the burden of proof ought to fall on him and him alone. Since he hasn't met the burden of proof, it is in fact fair to call him a liar.