Things I don’t miss about George W. Bush (Michelle Malkin)

Michelle Malkin ,com ^ | February 9, 2010 | Michelle Malkin

[sickoflibs]

Sorry to be a wet blanket, but someone has to do it.

The “Miss Me Yet?” billboard (inspired by Jonathan Maney’s t-shirts) is cute. But let’s not get carried away with nostalgia.

President Bush put America on the proper war footing after 9/11 and deserves much credit for doing so, but he also:

1) joined with open-borders progressives McCain and Kennedy to try to force shamnesty down our throats;

2) massively expanded the federal role in education;

3) championed the Medicare prescription drug entitlement using phony math;

4) kowtowed to the jihadi-enabling Saudis;

5) stocked DHS with incompetents and cronies;

6) pushed Hillarycare for housing;

7) enabled turncoat Arlen Specter;

8. nominated crony Harriet Myers to the Supreme Court;

9) pre-socialized the economy for Obama by embracing TARP, the auto bailouts, the AIG bailout, and in his own words:

“I’ve abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system.” – George W. Bush

No, I don’t miss having a corporate socialist Republican in the White House any more than I like having a corporate socialist Democrat in the White House now.

[A.Hun]

slobbering slavish Bushbot.

You get a D- for insults. Use some imagination...you know, like calling me a whig. (That is my favorite so far!)

[BufordP]

Clinton recession: You're not telling me anything I don't already know. That doesn't excuse huge budget increases during his term. And as for Dem control? Bush had in his hand a rare opportunity other Republican Presidents would cream their pants over. What do Dems do when they get these opportunities? We're seeing it now. What did Bush do? Go back and read what Thatcher said in my previous post.

Table reduced for brevity sake.

		House						P r e s	Senate
Congress	Years	# of Congs	Reps	Dems	Majority	Others	Vacant		# of Sens	Reps	Dems	Majority	Others	Vacant
93rd	1973-1975	435	192	242	50	1			100	42	56	14	2
94th	1975-1977	435	144	291	147				100	38	60	22	2
95th	1977-1979	435	143	292	149				100	38	61	23	1
96th	1979-1981	435	158	277	119				100	41	58	17	1
97th	1981-1983	435	192	243	51				100	53	46	7	1
98th	1983-1985	435	167	268	101				100	54	46	8
99th	1985-1987	435	182	253	71				100	53	47	6
100th	1987-1989	435	177	258	81				100	45	55	10
101st	1989-1991	435	175	260	85				100	45	55	10
102nd	1991-1993	435	167	267	100	1			100	44	56	12
103rd	1993-1995	435	176	258	82	1			100	43	57	14
104th	1995-1997	435	230	204	26	1			100	52	48	4
105th	1997-1999	435	228	206	22	1			100	55	45	10
106th	1999-2001	435	223	211	12	1			100	55	45	10
107th	2001-2003	435	221	212	9	2			100	49	50	1	1
108th	2003-2005	435	229	204	25	1	1		100	51	48	3	1
109th	2005-2007	435	232	202	30	1			100	55	44	11	1
110th	2007-2009	435	202	233	31	0			100	49	49	2	2
Legend:
^Democrats control House and Senate	^Democrats control all three				^Democrat majority	Major Events such as World Wars, Great Depression, etc.						^Democrat majority
^Republicans control House and Senate	^Republicans control all three				^Republican majority							^Republican majority

Data Sources:
The office of the Clerk U.S. House of Representatives
Majority and Minority Parties (U.S. Senate)

 

[mkjessup]

She [Michelle Malkin] is just angry and self-absorbed and clearly desperate for attention.

Hey, that's the story of your life. Sounds like you're projecting again.

Say there Professor, what happened to your GWB Tribute Page?

[A.Hun]

I think you’re missing the part about the Dems controlling the Senate for the first two years, and GWB never having a conservative majority in the Senate, ever.

By the way, the Dems had a supermajority and couldn’t get health care through. (Miraculously!)

Nice chart though.

[ohioWfan]

That's a pretty wimpy personal attack for you, mr posse man.

Usually you're far more malicious and deceitful than this. Off your game, are you?

[jwalsh07]

You’re welcome.

[ohioWfan]

btw, since I am a person filled with joy and happy to from the top of my head to the tips of my toes, I'm going to watch the lovely snow fall for a while and then spend a sweet night in peaceful slumber with my wonderful husband.

You may feel free to lose your temper now, mr posse man. I shall not be here to watch you lose control again.

I've seen you do that enough for a million lifetimes. It's not pretty.

Good night. :)

[jwalsh07]

A pox on the lot of you!

LOL. You understand that your list of complaints is dwarfed by the conservative accomplishments by Bush while in office, right?

[Bokababe]

Actually, I am going to chide sickoflibs, for not knowing better than to find himself in a spitting match with someone whose homepage declares:

I'm an adjunct professor, who believes that George W. Bush is God's appointed man with the strength of character and conviction to begin bringing this great country out of its moral decline.

It's impossible to have any kind of productive debate with a zealot.

[ohioWfan]

A Christian who believes God's word.

I wrote those words in 2001 and still know them to be true today. Truth doesn't change with the whims of emotion, and the changing political whims.

Thanks for allowing me to point that out.

And good night to you too, whoever you are.

[BufordP]

I think you’re missing the part about the Dems controlling the Senate for the first two years, and GWB never having a conservative majority in the Senate, ever.

You're putting words in my mouth. I'm not missing anything. It's right there on the chart. I didn't say he had a Senate majority in the first two years. I merely presented the chart which shows he had an unprecedented period where he could have accomplished a great deal and he did nothing to shrink the fed.

And I guess your "qualifying" majority in the Senate, ever by saying "conservative majority" as opposed to Republican majority - which he DID have from 2003-2007.

[A.Hun]

Here’s a breakdown of GWB’s discretionary spending 2001-2004. (It’s a lib center but their numbers are correct).

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1552

That GWB was a big spender is not correct, and repeating it just helps Obama.

Thats it for me tonight.

Good evening.

[sickoflibs]

BBB,

Rab’s already scolded me on this tonight and you are both right. A weak moment on my part.

[Liberty Valance]

Michelle left out #10 ...

[A.Hun]

as opposed to Republican majority

Including Hagel, Snowe, Collins, Specter, McCain, Graham, Gregg and Chafee among others.

Good evening again.

[mkjessup]

That's a pretty wimpy personal attack for you, mr posse man.
Usually you're far more malicious and deceitful than this. Off your game, are you?

You stated in your post #228 that Michelle Malkin was "just angry and self-absorbed and clearly desperate for attention."

What is your factual basis for that assertion?

[mkjessup]

Rab’s already scolded me on this tonight and you are both right. A weak moment on my part.

It's ok S.o.L., when dealing with weak minded, slavish BushBots, it's not unusual to experience a weak moment.

[sickoflibs]

Yep, always loved her!

[mkjessup]

btw, since I am a person filled with joy,
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Good night. :)


Yeah, whatever. G'nite ya old dingbat.

[jwalsh07]

It's impossible to have any kind of productive debate with a zealot.

289 posted on Tuesday, February 09, 2010 11:06:42 PM by Bokababe (Save Christian Kosovo! http://www.savekosovo.org)

Are you a Christian Kosovo zealot?