My history class is doing a major research project. My part of the project is called %26quot;Ask America%26quot;. I am looking for answers to these questions, to show controversy within different states. Please answer and tell what state you're from!Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?Bush is the worst president ever. I'm from Indiana where we finally voted democrat in a presidential election for the first time in 42 years. Plus there are a lot of racist people here in Indiana, so for a black man to be the winner, the republicans had to screw up pretty bad.Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?Worse. As we exchange Presidents and their administrations, let’s also hold our representatives and senators, on both sides of the isle, responsible for their parts in the economic meltdown. The politicians below have been exposed for their unbridled greed, ignoring their fiduciary responsibilities, lying to and deceiving the American people.
(R) Chris Cox; Chair--Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
(R) Henry Paulson; Secretary of the Treasury
(D) Barney Frank; Chair--House Finance Committee
(D) Chris Dodd; Chair--Senate Banking Committee
(D) Chuck Schumer; Heads Joint Economic Committee
(D) Richard Syron; CEO--Freddie Mac.
(D) Frank Raines; CEO--Fanny Mae
(D) Charlie Rangel; Chair--Ways and Means Committee (W%26amp;MC)
(D) Pete Stark; Chair--W%26amp;MC subcommittee on Health
(D) Sandra Levin; Chair--W%26amp;MC subcommittee on Oversight
(D) Michael McNulty; Chair--W%26amp;MC subcommittee on Social Security
(D) Jim McDermott; Chair--W%26amp;MC subcommittee on Income Security and Support
(D) Richard Neal; Chair--W%26amp;MC subcommittee on Selected Revenue MeasuresDo you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?bush has RUINED America. I'm from North Carolina.
**********************************
“Emergency Management: They completely failed to manage the first large-scale emergency since 9/11. Despite all their big talk and hundreds of billions of dollars spent on homeland security over the past four years, this administration proved itself stunningly incompetent when faced with an actual emergency. (Katrina Relief Funds Squandered)
Fiscal Management: America is broke. No wait, we're worse than broke. In less than five years these borrow and spend-thrifts have nearly doubled our national debt, to a stunning $8.2 trillion. These are not your father's Republicans who treated public dollars as though they were an endangered species. These Republicans waste money in ways and in quantities that make those old tax and spend liberals of yore look like tight-fisted Scots.
This administration is so incompetent that you can just throw a dart at the front page of your morning paper and whatever story of importance it hits will prove my point.
Katrina relief: Eleven thousand spanking new mobile homes sinking into the Arkansas mud. Seems no one in the administration knew there were federal and state laws prohibiting trailers in flood zones. Oops. That little mistake cost you $850 million -- and counting.
Medicare Drug Program: This $50 billion white elephant debuted by trampling many of those it was supposed to save. The mess forced states to step in and try to save its own citizens from being killed by the administration's poorly planned and executed attempt to privatize huge hunks of the federal health safety net.
Afghanistan: Good managers know that in order to pocket the gains of a project, you have to finish it. This administration started out fine in Afghanistan. They had the Taliban and al Queda on the run and Osama bin Laden trapped in a box canyon. Then they were distracted by a nearby shiney object -- Iraq. We are now $75 billion out of pocket in Afghanistan and its sitting president still rules only within the confines of the nation's capital. Tribal warlords, the growing remnants of the Taliban and al Qaeda call the shots in the rest of the county.
Iraq: This ill-begotten war was supposed to only cost us $65 billion. It has now cost us over $300 billion and continues to suck $6 billion a month out of our children's futures. Meanwhile the three warring tribes Bush %26quot;liberated%26quot; are using our money and soldiers' lives to partition the country. The Shiites and Kurds are carving out the prime cuts while treating the once-dominant Sunnis the same way the Israelis treat the Palestinians, forcing them onto Iraq's version of Death Valley. Meanwhile Iran is increasingly calling the shots in the Shiite region as mullahs loyal to Iran take charge.
Iran: The administration not only jinxed its Afghanistan operations by attacking Iraq, but also provided Iran both the rationale for and time to move toward nuclear weapons. The Bush administration's neocons' threats to attack Syria next only provided more support for religious conservatives within Iran who argued U.S. intentions in the Middle East were clear, and that only the deterrent that comes with nuclear weapons could protect them.
North Korea: Ditto. Also add to all the above the example North Korea set for Iran. Clearly once a country possesses nukes, the U.S. drops the veiled threats and wants to talk.
Social Programs: It's easier to get affordable -- even free -- American-style medical care, paid for with American dollars, if you are injured in Iraq, Afghanistan or are victims of a Pakistani earthquake, than if you live and pay taxes in the good old U.S.A. Nearly 50 million Americans can't afford medical insurance. Nevertheless the administration has proposed a budget that will cut $40 billion from domestic social programs, including health care for the working poor. The administration is quick to say that those services will be replaced by its %26quot;faith-based%26quot; programs. Not so fast...
%26quot;Despite the Bush administration's rhetorical support for religious charities, the amount of direct federal grants to faith-based organizations declined from 2002 to 2004, according to a major new study released yesterday....The study released yesterday %26quot;is confirmation of the suspicion I've had all along, that what the faith-based initiative is really all about is de-funding social programs and dumping responsibility for the poor on the charitable sector,%26quot; said Kay Guinane, director of the nonprofit advocacy program at OMB Watch..%26quot;
The Military: Overused and over-deployed.
Former Defense Secretary William Perry and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright warned in a 15-page report that the Army and Marine Corps cannot sustain the current operational tempo without %26quot;doing real damage to their forces.%26quot; ... Speaking at a news conference to release the study, Albright said she is %26quot;very troubled%26quot; the military will not be able to meet demands abroad. Perry warned that the strain, %26quot;if not relieved, can have highly corrosive and long-term effects on the military. (More)
With military budgets gutted by the spiraling costs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the administration has requested funding for fewer National Guard troops in fiscal 2007 -- 17,000 fewer. Which boggles the sane mind since, if it weren't for reserve/National Guard, the administration would not have had enough troops to rotate forces in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Nearly 40 percent of the troops sent to those two countries were from the reserve and National Guard.
The Environment: Here's a little pop quiz: What happens if all the coral in the world's oceans dies? Answer: Coral is the first rung on the food-chain ladder; so when it goes, everything else in the ocean dies. And if the oceans die, we die.
The coral in the world's oceans are dying (called %26quot;bleaching%26quot;) at an alarming and accelerating rate. Global warming is the culprit. Nevertheless, this administration continues as the world's leading global warming denier. Why? Because they seem to feel it's more cost effective to be dead than to force reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. How stupid is that? And time is running out.
Trade: We are approaching a $1 trillion annual trade deficit, most of it with Asia, $220 billion with just China -- just last year.
Energy: Record high energy prices. Record energy company profits. Dick Cheney's energy task force meetings remain secret. Need I say more?
Consumers: Americans finally did it last year -- they achieved a negative savings rate. (Folks in China save 10 percent, for contrast.) If the government can spend more than it makes and just say %26quot;charge it%26quot; when it runs out, so can we. The average American now owes $9,000 to credit card companies. Imagine that.
Human Rights: America now runs secret prisons and a secret judicial system that would give Kafka fits. And the U.S. has joined the list of nations that tortures prisioners of war. (Shut up George! We have pictures!)
I could go on for another 1,000 words listing the stunning incompetence of the Bush administration and its GOP sycophants in Congress. But what's the use? No seems to give a fig. The sun continues to shine in this fool's paradise. House starts were up in January. The stock market is finally back over 11,000.
But don't bother George W. Bush with any of this. While seldom right, he is never in doubt. Doubt is Bush's enemy. Worry? How can he worry when he has no doubts?”
http://www.alternet.org/story/32382/?pag…Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?Well I'm in Canada and I say worse. America's reputation outside of the US has declined dramatically in the past 8 yrs. Definitely worse.Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?for the better, now more Americans are aware of the dangers of the far left and far right looniesDo you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?Worse. The National Debt is at an all time high. The general opinion of America in the world is lower than ever before. We are headed into very tough financial times. The war in Iraq is still a problem %26amp; was unnecessary. And a lot more reason. Bush was the worst president ever.Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?if youre white and make over 4000000 a year, then yeah sure he's great
but if youre iranian, like me, then the world ******* hates you
godisimaginary.com
zeitgeistmovie.com
leftovercrack.orgDo you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?Within states or between states?
Well, I am of the mind that Bush destroyed America. So worse. Why? Because he's an idiot. Take how he talks, for instance. Example:
%26quot;I can honestly say that... That I... trained for 5 years... uh... with Al-qaeda!%26quot;
I mean, who makes that kind of mistake?!!?!?!?!?!?!?
CA.Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?President Bush is the worst president in our nations history. Michigan.Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?for the better..... Americans stop attending churchDo you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?Worse. Duh. Ever since he became president bad things have been happening to our country and its reputation. He sent all of our jobs overseas to China, who is already trying to poison us with their products. We're in a recession and he's thinking about what mansion he wants to live in. Honestly, I think it was all set up to challenge Obama. They're tryin to pressure him and make it seem like it's his fault.Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap,
we should soon want bread.
Thomas JeffersonDo you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?I think he is a criminal just like most of our presidents since Kennedy.. Bush can lick my chode, and so can Obama.. Do some reading.. Watch a few videos.. Things aren't what they appear to be. This world is an illusion.. I live in Florida, but I wouldn't wish to be associated with this miserable melting pot swamp of crap in a million years.. blehh!!Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?I'm from Kentucky but in the minority here I'd say. I think worse. His administration led the way to even more deregulation of the financial industry and Wall Street (yes, I know it started in the Clinton administration), which has resulted in the current financial crisis. The war in Iraq has resulted in less resources being expended for the capture of bin Laden and the war in Afghanistan and has cost the US billions in money that could have been spent on the war in Afghanistan or projects in the US that would have assisted our own citizens. The US is probably less respected around the world than any time in the modern era. The Patriot Act has provisions in it that impinge on civil liberties and although the purpose was good, the Bush administration has apparently abused it at times. Under Bush, FEMA has failed to do the job it was created to do when the hurricane devastation occurred.Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?Much Much better.
Before Bush America was allowing every rogue nation on the planet do what ever they wanted. They had no fear of retaliation because Clinton would not fight, even when attacked. Bush will not only attack when attacked, he will attack if he thinks harm is about to befall America.
Bush also brought with him his convictions. He did not and does not make decisions based on polls, something Clinton lived by. Bush makes a decision and carries it through to the end, not just surrender when polls slide.
Economically, Bush did more than any President in the past 20 years to cut taxes on working families. Yes he did spend too much but an economy can grow its way out of that if taxes are kept low on those who actually earn the money. Something lost on the incoming Obama band of thieves- thieves defined as taking money out of my pocket because the can.Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?the worst president in history !!!Yes, Bush has ruined America!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlDybjNpD…Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?Bush wasted hundreds of billions of $ on an unnecessary war.
Bush delayed by 8 years making America better by not:
1) raising environmental standards
2) raising auto mileage standards
3) making medical more affordable
4) reducing drug usage through rehab programs
5) increasing corporate responsibility.
It was revealing when he told Obama to have fun and enjoy being president. This meant that for Bush, being president was about entertaining himself, not making the country better.
Bush held the country back, wasted a trillion dollars, caused the death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians, increased the wealth of the extremely wealthy, given billions to corporate America.
We lost eight years. Tens of millions have suffered.
I don't know if that is %26quot;changing America.%26quot; He damaged it - and millions have and will suffer. Obama might help America improve.
california.Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?I always said, %26quot;It has to get worse before it can get better.%26quot;
President Bush for sure made it worse.
But hopefully he made it worse ENOUGH that it finally CAN get better!
Thank you, George W. Bush!!!!!Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?Personally, I think it's too early to tell... At this point in time maybe worse... it really depends on which side of the fence you are on... Many of the crises and melt downs that we are facing today and in the last few months have been building up for years and even decades... So to blame it all on one man or one party is ignorant at best... our politicians, from the municipal level up to the federal level, have figured out how to by-pass the needs and interests of the people they represent and work for, to cater only to their needs and interests... whether that is them personally or only listening to their constituents in the interest of being re-elected... Personally, Bush is no better than the rest nor is the rest any better than Bush... they are all corrupt and we as a people need to stop re-electing people that have been re-elected many MANY times...Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?Worse.
NC.Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?Better. It's obvious.
But, the country sure got nailed once Pelosi and the Dems took over.Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?as far as the economy goes, blaming bush for the economy is like blaming ronald mcdonald for a bad cheeseburger.Do you think George W Bush has changed america for the better, or the worse? Why?I am from Louisiana and I do not believe that George Bush changed America for the worse .... People just blame him b/c he is the president .... its so much more involved than that .... I cant wait till to blame Obama for everything
