Republican Party's Accomplishments for past 14 years

The REPUBLICAN congressional years 1994 - 2006 (and 2000-2008 President Bush years) will be remembered for all they've accomplished...

Seven year war in Afghanistan, 5 year war in Iraq with close to 660 billion dollars spent, part of which we now owe China to pay for them.

North Korea, Iran and now Russia, are all greater powers then before the GOP took control of government. Pakistan with nukes is about to lose their (U.S. picked) leader. China is now listed as having the most manufacturing companies in the world.

Our food and toys are either poisoned or lead filled.

We're told that even though our attorney general's office committed crimes by picking justices by looking at their political views, they won't be charged with a crime because, "Not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime," says Attorney General Michael.

Our privacy has forever been invaded.

Abortion (Roe vs Wade) is still legal even though GOP had control of White House, Congress and a conservative Supreme Court.

A CIA operatives name was leaked to the media by Bush's right hand men - with his and Cheney's permission - yet after promising to fire anyone that leaked the info, those persons remain free.

It's now been proven that American's were manipulated into going to war with a country that had nothing to do with 9/11.
We'll remember the famous Abu Ghraib abuse photos and that we didn't torture prisoners, then later we're told, we did...but only three times.

New Orleans victims are still waiting for -safe- housing from Fema after the Katrina hurricane.

The new Homeland Defense dept is now building it's on central intelligence office - outside of CIA.

President Bush has written over 200 special executive orders, overriding bills he's signed into law - so that he can avoid obeying those new laws.

We've had the worst housing crisis in America's history. Millions of jobs are lost and the country is in a recession. The rich got richer while middle class was forgotten. Oil companies made record breaking profits. Gas prices more than tripled and natural gas prices shoot up sky high.

Last but not least, we'll always remember being attacked by terrorists on 9/11 - (Bush had been in charge for 8 months - intelligence was warning his administration for at least 3 and a half of those months - of imminent danger) and when told, how our president took 7 minutes to finally get up and attend to the business of our nation instead of sitting in a class room full of children telling stories. We'll remember finding out later that the Bush administration was warned in August's NIE about people planning to use planes hit buildings with and that Osama Bin Laden was aiming to attack the U.S... President Bush just sat at his Texas ranch on vacation and did nothing about it.

President Bush says the terrorists hate Americans because of FREEDOM.

Osama Bin Laden is still FREE - Somehow I doubt he hates freedom.

Memories...

The Straight Talk Express bus driving away and in the background McCain(from his sketch on SNL) is singing...

"Memories, light the corners of my mind, Misty water-colored memories, of the way we were."



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you could have just said Bush's 8 years (none / 0)

because nearly all of those things happened from January 20, 2001 to the present day, not from 1995-1/20/2001. The 104, 105, and 106 Congresses were bad, but because Clinton was President during them, it wasn't that bad.

Also, get Presidential term years right. They begin in odd years, because inauguration is when they take power. the Bush years were 2001-2009, not 2000-2008, just like Clinton was prez from 1993-2001, not 1992-2000.


by Lakrosse on Mon Aug 18, 2008 at 09:08:17 PM EST

Re: you could have just said Bush's 8 years (none / 0)

First off - I mention the GOP congress years during Clinton's time because they COULD have tried to stop abortion, gun laws and gay rights but didn't.

Secondly - I look at the time they president actually SERVES.  They don't take office till year after election month.  Election day is Nov 2008 but whomever wins doesn't take office till Jan 2009.

So sorry to disagree with you on that.


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by coonbug on Mon Aug 18, 2008 at 09:57:42 PM EST
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Re: Republican Party's Accomplishments (none / 0)

I thought that it was a fair rundown of the "contributions," if I can use the term cynically. One accomplishment that should have been included, against the grain, is the Annapolis and Bush proposal for Middle East peace. Last and ineffectual that it was, at least we should give credit where credit is due.

The rest of the picture is as dismal as you have painted it.


by shyboy on Mon Aug 18, 2008 at 10:52:42 PM EST


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