Posts Tagged ‘Bush’

Question by Jamie: Why Did Republicans Support Massive Federal Spending Under GW Bush? Then Rail against Obama?
I don’t Understand this. Why did Republicans stand behind and Support Monster Federal Spending under GW Bush for 8 years? Then Act like If Obama’ spend’s something to help the Economy, It’s Socialism? For 8 years Bush Blew the National Debt out of the Water, with Trillion dollar Deals like ” Medicaid Part D” 1.2 Trillion dollars. The Iraq War alone 1+ Trillion , The Bush Tax cuts, Rather they want to Say they Generated Revenue or Not, For every dime we don’t account for we have to Barrow from China, and Pay them back with 40% Interest. Bush Doubled the National Debt, and walked away with the Economy In Flames, After all his Investments… And the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Spent on Upgrading Iraq’s Infrastructure? So Then I guess by Republicans It’s Ok for Socialism, As long as my Tax Dollars are going to Someone Iraq, but it’s not ok to help some Poor american’s who are starving to death? Because they got Laid off?

Question by Sugar: Bush 2009 budget. Details came from Yahoo News. Why does he want to keep taking away from poor and elderly?
“The president is proposing to once again slash health care coverage for seniors and low-income working Americans,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said. “The president’s cuts are exactly the wrong medicine when the cost of health care and the number of uninsured continue to rise and families are feeling economically insecure.”

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Answer by Scotty K
First off, you have to look at who is saying that….after all the quote was from Nancy Pelosi. The cost of healthcare can be blamed on the insurance companies, and people who sue over everything under the sun. As for the uninsured, that in my personal opinion is the fault of the worker, find a better job with better benefits, most people are too complacient or lazy to find a better job. My understanding is that McDonalds has pretty sweet insurance.

George Bush

iTech Software Solutions~~iTech Software Solutions come up with great Biography series on George W. Bush.George Walker Bush was the 43rd President of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009, and the 46th Governor of Texas, serving from 1995 to 2000.Bush is the eldest son of President George H. W. Bush, who served as the 41st President, and Barbara Bush, making him one of only two American presidents to be the son of a preceding president.After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, Bush worked in oil businesses. He married Laura Welch in 1977 and unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election. In a close and controversial election, Bush was elected President in 2000 as the Republican candidate, defeating then-Vice President Al Gore in the Electoral College.Eight months into Bush’s first term as president, the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks occurred. In response, Bush announced a global War on Terrorism, ordered an invasion of Afghanistan that same year and an invasion of Iraq in 2003. In addition to national security issues, Bush promoted policies on the economy, health care, education, and social security reform. He signed into law broad tax cuts,[6] the No Child Left Behind Act, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, and Medicare prescription drug benefits for seniors. His tenure saw national debates on immigration and Social Security.We have carried out a biography of George W. Bush with a great information about him,which will amplify your knowledge about George W. Bush.

Question by Welfare4 Republican Billionaires: Bush listed many reasons for giving GM billions of dollars. Do you agree with him.?
Here is the offical white house press release/fact sheet from president bush on Dec 19, 2008.

In this press press release, President Bush says:

On Friday, December 19, President Bush announced that the Treasury Department will make loans available from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to assist the domestic auto industry in becoming financially viable….These auto manufacturers will be provided with $ 13.4 billion in short-term financing from the TARP. An additional $ 4 billion would be made available in February, contingent upon drawing down the final tranche of TARP funds….Firms must accept limits on executive compensation and eliminate perks such as corporate jets.”

Bush also listed reasons why we should bailout GM:

“Effects Of A Domestic Auto Industry Failure

(Via Heather, crooksandliars.com ) Joe Scarborough thinks the trillion Iraq war that was accompanied by tax cuts didn’t balloon the deficit more than the current healthcare bill. You know, the healthcare bill that’s entirely paid for — and will actually reduce the deficit. Guest Joe Conason made the mistake of pointing this out, stirring Scarborough into one of his little freakouts. Of course he denied supporting the combination of wars and tax cuts, which, if you watched any cable news during that time, is total horseshit. (All opinions expressed on this channel are mine and NOT those of Media Matters, Crooks and Liars, or any other source. Furthermore, any right-wing “tooliness” will result in blocking, and deletion of your comments. Don’t like it? Too effin’ bad. If you think I’m infringing your “Free Speech” rights you’re just too stupid for word, and need to go away. Thank you.)
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Question by Jean G: Where is the difference between McCain (now not 4 yrs ago) and Bush?
Senator John McCain has aggressively tried to distance himself from Bush in an effort to avoid being tagged by Democrats as running for Bush’s third term. However, as Think Progress notes, McCain’s chief surrogate, Senator Lindsey Graham, did not adhere to that message during his appearance on ABC’s This Week, with George Stephanopoulos.

Stephanopoulos asked Sen. Graham if McCain’s tax and healthcare policies are essentially “an extension or maybe an enhancement of the Bush policies.” Sen. Graham answered, “Yeah, absolutely.”

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