Poll: What was President Bush's top accomplishment of 2005? 8 choices give

Capital News ^ | December 28, 2005 | the eagle has landed

[TheEaglehasLanded]

Poll Of The Day

What was Pres. Bush's top accomplishment in 2005? Domestic issues (health care, energy, highway bill) 0% Gulf Coast recovery from hurricanes

1%

Homeland Security

10%

International aid & trade (CAFTA, AIDS relief)

1%

John Roberts confirmed as Chief Justice

33%

U.S. economy

13%

War on terror abroad (Iraq, Afghanistan)

18%

Other

25%

Total Votes: 1589

[Preachin']

"I'm not a huge Coke drinker but love a good bbq!"

I don't drink much Coke either, but here in Atlanta we use the term "Coke" as a generic term for all carbonated drinks.

That's because Coke is HQd here in Atlanta.

For instance, I might as my wife if she wants a Coke; If she says yes, I ask, "what kind". Then she'll say something ridiculous like, "Pepsi".

BBQ here in the US is a relative word. There are as many varieties of BBQ and chili as there are people.

In my opinion, the best is smoked with a light vinegar baste, like they do where my wife is from (Greensboro, N.C.).

Most people in the Atlanta area like a "ketchuppy" type of sauce. I used to prefer that until I bought some in NC at a fire station fund-raiser.

After trying it, all I can say is "I'll never be the same".

[Aussie Dasher]

Sounds good to me.

I'm always ready to try something new!

[Huck]

Yeah, I can't help feeling that was a close one!

Well, it wasn't THAT close, if only because she was friggin doomed. But it shows that sometimes GWB is a friggin idiot.

[Owen]

You guys never seem to embrace reality.

Conservatives often prefer little government action on anything. Given this, then there actually is, properly, essentially no conservative agenda.

Therefore, the President's strongest, most powerful accomplishment for 2005 is denying Democrats power to enact their agenda.

In fact, this is always the number one goal. When we vote, our number one goal must always be to deny Democrats power.

In the case of Democrats, a strategy like this would encounter derision by various factions who would say "you have to be for something, not just against something".

In this regard we have a strong advantage. We do not, and should not, be "for" something -- because we prefer little government involvement in society. We have a lot of government involvement currently, but what we achieved on election day 2004 was an enormous victory when we denied Democrats power -- because they would institute far more.

[wardaddy]

Roberts and Alito/Continuing WOT

without those, the rest is moot

[jla]

What was President Bush's top accomplishment of 2005?

Hard to pick just one, but it'd be between

• the masterful way he sold America on Social Security privatization
• reformed the tax code
• resolutely carrying the pro-life standard

...and he did this with only a party majority in both houses of Congress.