Bush Presidency is Advancing the Progressive Agenda

Sierra Times ^ | 6-17-03 | John Bender

[evilC]

Bush has pushed through tax cuts, a prtial birth abortion ban will be signed, kyoto is dead, and he also rejected the internatiopnal court.

All of those can be undone by the next administration. The extra "social" programs won't be undone in our lifetimes

[Dane]

Gotta go. Will be back to see the replies later. I know there will be vitriol directed at me, but hopefully there will be some good intellectual discussion, also.

[SUSSA]

Bush loves big government. While he was governor of Texas he grew the government of Texas more than Clinton grew the federal government in the same 8 years. According to the Wall street Journal, during Bush’s 8 years as governor he grew the state government more that every state except one. I forget which one it was that beat him, but it was a “Rust Belt” state. Bush beat California, New York, and Massachusetts in growth of state government. The man never saw a government program he didn’t want to expand.

[TLBSHOW]

bttt

They can't bring on facts but watch em turn to smears and attacks like the demorats...Hummmm

[AAABEST]

The wise, or rather more knowledgable swimmer, swims to the side, and eventualy away from the rip tide's influence, thereby winning the struggle for life.

Yeah right, it's "wise" to waste huge sums of money and engage in out of control spending, it's all part of the secret plan to turn things around. Stink-boy Rove has all of our best interests at heart.

"Wise" huh. Your analogy gets my vote for the stupidest one I've seen in 5 years. I'm not kidding either.

[Aloysius]

Bill Clinton didn't have to deal with a crappy economy, and fight a war

Bush decided to start these recent wars. No one forced him to do it.

[TLBSHOW]

ActionNewsBill asked you for facts and you run?

[A Vast RightWing Conspirator]

Bush loves big government. While he was governor of Texas he grew the government of Texas more than Clinton grew the federal government in the same 8 years.

Did anyone mention that he fired Linda Tripp as soon as he got himself installed at his desk?

Does anyone believe that he would be Prez. today sans Linda?

[AAABEST]

These freaking idiots engage in minutia. Is stuff like "he got us out of Kyoto" all they can come up with? Well no country signed up for that one. Have we devolved so far that we're supposed to be thankful that a President doesn't sign away our sovereignty?

"He got us out of Kyoto". Whoopdee effen doo.

[caltrop]

Great article. Bush, like his father, is a Rockefeller Republican. He believes government is the solution, not the problem. Bush is also, as the article points out, doing his best to finish the job his father started by marginalizing conservatives in the Republican Party. All in all, he's a conservative's nightmare.

[SUSSA]

His tax cuts are offset by his tax increases. The taxes on lumber and steel more than wiped out the first pathetic tax cut he passed. I haven't seen the numbers yet but this new tax cut may bring us back to even.

[Destructor]

"Bill Clinton didn't have to deal with a crappy economy, and fight a war"

"Bush decided to start these recent wars. No one forced him to do it."

Either you've been living in a snow cave in the Arctic Circle for the last three years, or somebody needs to get the "jaws of life" to help you remove your head from your @$$!

[TLBSHOW]

(SOCIALIST-BUSH) He believes government is the solution, not the problem.

Ronald Reagan says government is not the solution government is the problem...........

[clamper1797]

W. is no conservative

GW may not be a full conservative BUT he is way better than the alternative. After his term(s) we can adjust a little more. After so many years of socialistic conditioning ... the people of this country are going to take a little time to overcome the brainwashing of the left. We need to remember that a journey consists of a step at a time

[A Vast RightWing Conspirator]

GW may not be a full conservative BUT he is way better than the alternative.

No he's not. As I explained, Gore would have been blocked by the Congress.

[clamper1797]

And we would not have done a thing about 9/11

[SUSSA]

The trouble with your step at a time theory is the fact that Bush’s steps are in the wrong direction. Name just one program he ever tried to eliminate. Let’s make it easier. Name one program he ever tried to shrink. There are none.

Bush is a true believer in big government. He believes government is the answer to every problem. The Republican Party used to be the party of smaller government. Bush is making it the party of bigger government.

You can’t turn around by racing in the same direction you have been going.

[Consort]

The author is playing mind games and he got you good.

[Aloysius]

Either you've been living in a snow cave in the Arctic Circle for the last three years, or somebody needs to get the "jaws of life" to help you remove your head from your @$$!

OK. Next you will tell me we had to start these wars because Saddam was about to get in his canoe and cross the Atlantic with Weapons of Mass Destruction.

By the way, where are those WMDs?