Some Bush stuff:
LEGISLATION
·Appointed Chief Justice Roberts – Senate approved 78-22
·Appointed Justice Samuel A. Alito – Senate approved 58-42
·Passed the Secure Fence Act of 2006 – Senate Approved 80-19
·Passed the Military Tribunal Act - Senate Approved 65-34
·Passed the SAFE Port Act - Senate Approved 98-2
·Passed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 - Senate Approved 93-5
·Passed and Extended USA Patriot Act - Senate Approved 95-1;
·Passed a Sweeping Overhaul of the Intelligence Community (Created the Director of National Intelligence) - Senate Approved 89-2
·Passed Medicare Legislation (Prescription Drugs) - Senate Approved 54-44
·Passed Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2002 - Senate Approved 64-33
·Passed Energy Bill - Senate Approved 84-14
·Passed Second Major Tax Cut - Senate Approved 84-14
·Passed Amber Alert - Senate Approved 92-0
·Created Department of Homeland Security – Senate Approved 60-40 (This is the largest re-organization of the Federal Government since 1940s)
·Passed Corporate Corruption Bill - Senate Approved 99-1
·Passed Campaign Finance Reform - Senate Approved 60-40
·Passed Education Bill (No Child Left Behind) - Senate Approved 87-10;
·Passed and Created TSA – Transportation Security
Administration (Federalized Airport Screeners) - Senate Approved 100-0
·Passed the first USA Patriot Act - Senate Approved 96-3;
·Extended Unemployment Benefits - Senate Approved 85-9
·Passed Income Tax Relief - Senate Approved 62-38
·Passed the IRAQ War Act - Senate Approved 77-23
·Passed an act authorizing the President to use all necessary and appropriate force" against anyone associated with the terrorist attacks of September 11 - Senate Approved 98-0
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Cut capital gains tax
Cut inheritance tax
Increased annual contributions to tax free IRAs
Increased contributions to education IRAs
There's more stuff floating around somewhere.
yitbos
LIST OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS
After reading some of the comments here- I have to say "My, how quickly we forget"
Say what you want about president Bush-He led the nation through a DARK time. You can't argue with that.
I will NEVER forget his 9/11 speech while standing in the rubble of the WTC, or the one at the National Cathedral, or to the Congress. He has not backed down in the WOT. God Bless him for that.
While I disagree with him on a few issues, I don't hate the man (unlike some of the posters here-sadly.)
Despite the complaints of the "Arm Chair presidents",it can't be easy to be the leader of the free world. Everyone who has held the office ages at an incredible rate- That alone should tell us something about how much stress and strain .
I am thankful to God that the past 8 years have been under George Bush's presidency, and not Gore's.
(I bet he (Bush)is looking forward to being able to go home to his ranch.)