The Hamsters In His Head Are Wheezing...

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That's why I like Bush even though people would be crying for him to get out, he'll stay.

Kerry I'm not so sure about. I am just worried he would be a president that does things based on polls rather than his own ideals and his advisors suggestions.

[GreasyItalianPrincess]

i think during elections, it is hard to read that from anyone b/c it's about showmanship and getting the position...and all...right or left...tend to say what voters want to hear...it is, i think far different, once they get in office. it is a deep problem of the election process that it becomes this little game...but if you trail back through history...it's always been like this. Pagentry and promises...till they get the job.

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What stinks for Bush is that he gets to spend the year having everyone critique his record of 4 years in office all the while they may never have to really offer any alternative ideas of how to govern. Kerry says Bush needs to outline how he plans to stabilize the Iraq situation. In the same breath shouldn't he say how he plans to do so as well?

Politics are faaaaaaaaaaaaaantastic.

[GreasyItalianPrincess]

well the deeper issue for Bush, in my humble opinion, is how a man in 4 years has done so little. his only effort was a tax cut for the wealthy, and reacting to 9/11, plus Iraq. Now..the latter part could have been done by anyone in office...so the fact he's only put forth a taxcut for the wealthy...well, I have issue. Furthermore, his efforts in other stuff has been nonexistent. Clinton...love him, hate him...made efforts in other areas and had key people jive up economy (Reich, etC). He made effort...like it or not, like him or not. Bush has taken more vacation time than an president...and has done the least, while in office. The economic landscape has not changed. He has..simply said: failed. In my humble opinion, of course. But i see 4 more years of this ineffectual idiot and his administration as 4 years of little change in times we need change.

[Topper Harley]

Originally posted by GreasyItalianPrincess
He has..simply said: failed.

*sits back and grabs some popcorn

This is gonna be good

I think we should pass a law saying that noone from texas can be elected president ever again.

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Funny how your humble opinion echoes every single talking point that I hear day in and day out.

Taking vacation these days isn't like it was in the past for a president. The guy is essentially never on vacation. At any moment he can be in direct contact via video link or hell even just a telephone with his cabinet.

Just because the guy is in Texas playing cowboy for the cameras doesn't mean that he is actually not doing any real work in any given day.

How many senate votes has Kerry missed?

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btw I do think everyone is entitled to their opinion and I'm not going to criticize anyone for feeling the way they do I just thought it was funny.

It is probably correct that the president hasn't 'done as much' as other presidents but the whole thing is whether you think he did an effective job. I think he did pretty good. You don't.

[Topper Harley]

I think it needs to be said even though it may not be public opinion. We need a jewish president. That will straighten out this goddamn country. It won't happen for a long time because people are just too damned prejudiced.

[GreasyItalianPrincess]

an effective job ((in my humble opinion)) :kiss: means i have seen a discernable change in economic conditions. not running us completely into the ground does not make him a good president.


oh...but here's some smaller things he has done...and let me know if it's made our lives better.

1. Significantly eased field-testing controls of genetically engineered crops.

2. Cut federal spending on libraries by $39 million.

3. Cut $35 million in funding for doctors to get advanced pediatric training.

4. Cut by 50% funding for research into renewable energy sources.

5. Revoked rules that reduced the acceptable levels of arsenic in drinking water.

6. Blocked rules that would require federal agencies to offer bilingual assistance to non-English speaking persons. This, from a candidate who would readily fire-up his Spanish-speaking skills in front of would-be Hispanic voters.

7. Proposed to eliminate new marine protections for the Channel Islands and the coral reefs of northwest Hawaii (San Francisco Chronicle, April 6, 2001).

8. Cut funding by 28% for research into cleaner, more efficient cars and trucks.

9. Suspended rules that would have strengthened the government's ability to deny contracts to companies that violated workplace safety, environmental and other federal laws.

10. OK'd Interior Department appointee Gale Norton to send out letters to state officials soliciting suggestions for opening up national monuments for oil and gas drilling, coal mining, and foresting.

11. Appointed John Negroponte - an un-indicted high-level Iran Contra figure to the post of United Nations Ambassador.

12. Abandoned a campaign pledge to invest $100 million for rain forest conservation.

13. Reduced by 86% the Community Access Program for public hospitals, clinics and providers of care for people without insurance.

14. Rescinded a proposal to increase public access to information about the potential consequences resulting from chemical plant accidents.

15. Suspended rules that would require hardrock miners to clean up sites on Western public lands.

16. Cut $60 million from a Boy's and Girl's Clubs of America program for public housing.

17. Proposed to eliminate a federal program, designed and successfully used in Seattle, to help communities prepare for natural disasters.

18. Pulled out of the 1997 Kyoto Treaty global warming agreement.

19. Cut $200 million of work force training for dislocated workers.

20. Eliminated funding for the Wetlands Reserve Program, which encourages farmers to maintain wetlands habitat on their property.

21. Cut program to provide childcare to low-income families as they move from welfare to work.

22. Cut a program that provided prescription contraceptive coverage to federal employees (though it still pays for Viagra).

23. Cut $700 million in capital funds for repairs in public housing.

24. Appointed Otto Reich - an un-indicted high-level Iran Contra figure - to Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs.

25. Cut Environmental Protection Agency budget by $500 million.

26. Proposed to curtail the ability of groups to sue in order to get an animal placed on the Endangered Species List.

27. Rescinded the rule that mandated increased energy-saving efficiency regulations for central air conditioners and heat pumps.

28. Repealed workplace ergonomic rules designed to improve worker health and safety.

29. Abandoned campaign pledge to regulate carbon dioxide, the waste gas that contributes to global warming.

30. Banned federal aid to international family planning programs that offer abortion counseling with other independent funds.

31. Closed White House Office for Women's Health Initiatives and Outreach.

32. Nominated David Lauriski - ex-mining company executive - to post of Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.

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Originally posted by Topper Harley
I think it needs to be said even though it may not be public opinion. We need a jewish president. That will straighten out this goddamn country. It won't happen for a long time because people are just too damned prejudiced.

But, will we have a black or female president before a jewish prez?