This thread is full of people bragging about the socialism that Bush has given us.
Bragging, on FR.
You have a point there. I think the point was to show what the President has done "for" the poor, not "to" the poor. I agree that these programs hurt the poor more than help, because they should be able to pay their own way and if not, charities can step in. The government doesn't have the monopoly on charity. You can't win with liberals- on one hand, they want the government in our lives to tell us how to live. At the same time, they want no one to tell us how to live. Either you want the government to make all decisions, by which the poor get a free pass at our expense, or you get the government out of the way and let the poor fend for themselves.
The tragedy is that the boy has to write a paper about something the teacher knows won't really become apparent for many years. When it comes to history, it can take centuries to see the impact on the world.
Our forefathers would not have known that democracy would spread to far reaches of the globe - to those who have known only monarchies and tyrants.
It may take decades to reverse the sense of entitlement of our citizens.
I agree. It's pathetic. W likes spending other peoples money. The only thing W has done is add to the growing grandiose sense of entitlement in this country.
He would be better to remember what Jesus said about the poor...you're always going to have them.