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George W. Bush--The First 30 Months
7-1-2003 | Justshe

Posted on 07/01/2003 8:46:22 AM PDT by justshe

The Summer of Our Discontent with George W. Bush

The amount of discontent being expressed toward President George W. Bush on Free Republic seems to be increasing exponentially. 

For the purpose of discussion, I have attempted to to draw up 2 lists.  The first list is of accomplishments or 'directions' this administration is going.  The second list, is for those items or behaviors many would like to see addressed or changed.  I have made every attempt to list as many items as I could recall....or find by perusing MANY threads.  I am sure I have missed some items.

Obviously, some of you will think some items on each list are not correct,  that they should either NOT be listed, or are listed on the wrong list.   Either way, it IS a start. 

I have gleaned these items from multiple threads and posts going back over two years on Free Republic.  These are NOT listed in any 'time-line' order.

If you have individual ping lists.....please use them to facilitate the widest possible discussion.  

Presidency of George W. Bush    --the first 30 months                                            

Killed the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty.

Killed U.S. involvement in the International Criminal Court.

Killed the U.S. - CCCP ABM Treaty that was preventing the U.S. from deploying our ABM defenses.

Reversed Clinton's move to strike Reagan's anti-abortion Mexico Policy.

Killed Clinton's CO2 rules that were choking off all of the electricity surplus to California.

Killed Clinton's "ergonomic" rules that OSHA was about to implement; rules that would have shut down every home business in America.

Passed 2 tax cuts----1 of which was the largest tax-Dollar value tax cut in history

Pushed through TWO raises for our military.

Increased Defense Dept funding which had deteriorated during the previous 8 years

Signed TWO bills into law that arm our pilots with handguns in the cockpit

Currently pushing for full immunity from lawsuits for our national gun manufacturers.

Ordered Attorney-General Ashcroft to formally notify the Supreme Court that the OFFICIAL U.S. government position on the 2nd Amendment is that it supports INDIVIDUAL rights to own firearms, NOT a leftist-imagined "collective" right.

Successfully executed 2 wars:  Afghanistan and Iraq.   50 million people who had lived under tyrannical regimes  now live in freedom.

Changed the tone in the White House, restoring HONOR and DIGNITY to the Presidency

Reorganized bureaucracy...after 9/11, condensed 20+ overlapping agencies and their intelligence sectors into one agency:  the Department of Homeland Security.

Initiated discussion on Social security and individual investment accounts.

Improving govt. efficiency with .8 million jobs put up for bid...weakening unions and cutting undeserved pay raises. Wants merit based promotions/raises only.

Executed a WAR ON TERROR by getting world-wide cooperation to track funds/terrorists (has cut off much of the terrorist's funding and captured or killed many key leaders of the al Qaeda network) 

Stopped foreign aid that would be used to fund abortions.

Ended abortions on military bases

Signed E.O. reversing Clinton policy of not requiring parental consent under the Medical Privacy Act

Told the United Nations we weren't interested in their plans for gun control.

Set to sign Partial Birth Abortion Ban

Orchestrated Republican control of the White House, the House AND the Senate.

Killed the liberal ABA's role in vetting federal judges for Congress.

GWB signed an executive order enforcing the Supreme Court's Beck decision (re: union dues being used for political campaigns against individual's wishes)

Brought back our EP-3 intel plane and crew from China without any bribes or bloodshed

Started withdrawing our troops from Bosnia and has announced withdrawal of our troops from Germany and the Korean DMZ.

Signed the LARGEST nuclear arms reduction in world history with Russia

Initiated comprehensive review of our military, which was completed just prior to 9/11/01, accurately reported that ASYMMETRICAL WARFARE was critical.

Has CONSTRUCTION in process on the first ten ABM silos in Alaska, so that America will have a defense against North Korean nukes

Turning around an inherited economy in recession.

Passed tough new laws to hold corporate criminals to account as a result of corporate scandals.

Reduced taxes on dividends and capital gains

In process of eliminating IRS marriage penalty.

Increased small business incentives to expand and to hire new people

Signed into law the CFR legislation (under dark of night)

Signed into law the No Child Left Behind legislation delivering the most dramatic education reforms in a generation (challenging the soft bigotry of low expectations)

Reorganized the INS in an attempt to safeguard the borders and ports of America and to eliminate bureaucratic redundancies and lack of accountability.

Signed trade promotion authority

Committed US funds to purchase medicine for millions of men and women and children now suffering with AIDS in Africa

Urging Medicare Reform

Urging federal liability reform to eliminate frivolous lawsuits

Supports class action reform bill which limits lawyer fees so that more settlement money goes to victims

Submitted comprehensive energy plan--awaits Congressional action. ( works to develop cleaner technology,  produce more natural gas here at home, make America less dependent on foreign sources of energy)

Endorses and promotes The Responsibility Era ("In a compassionate society, people respect one another and take responsibility for the decisions they make in life. My hope is to change the culture from one that has said, if it feels good, do it; if you've got a problem, blame somebody else -- to one in which every single American understands that he or she are responsible for the decisions that you make; you're responsible for loving your children with all your heart and all your soul; you're responsible for being involved with the quality of the education of your children; you're responsible for making sure the community in which you live is safe; you're responsible for loving your neighbor, just like you would like to be loved yourself. "   -----this quote was too good to leave out)

Started the USA Freedom Corps

Pushing for passage of Prescription Drug Benefit package for Seniors which will have 'means' testing with a goal towards privatization of Medicare and CHOICES based on current Federal Employee Health benefits program.

Initiated review of all federal agencies with a goal to eliminate federal jobs (review to be done by September 2003) in an effort to reduce the size of federal gov while increasing private sector jobs.

Part of coalition (Russia, Israel, Palestine, USA)  for Israeli/Palestinian  "Roadmap to Peace"

Challenged the United Nations to live up to their responsibilities and not become The League of Nations ( in other words, completely irrelevant)

Nominated strong, conservative judges to the judiciary.

Changed parts of the Forestry Management Act to allow necessary clean-up of the national forests in order to reduce fire danger. 

As part of the national forests clean-up,  the President restricted judicial challenges (based on the Endangered Species Act and other challenges)  and removed the need for an EIS (Enivironmental Impact Statement) before removing fuels/logging to reduce fire danger.

Significantly eased field-testing controls of genetically engineered crops.

Cut federal spending on libraries by $39 million.

Cut $35 million in funding for doctors to get advanced pediatric training.

Cut funding for research into renewable energy sources by 50%.

Revoked rules that reduced the acceptable levels of arsenic in drinking water.

Blocked rules that would require federal agencies to offer bilingual assistance to non-English speaking persons

Proposed to eliminate new marine protections for the Channel Islands and the coral reefs of northwest Hawaii

Cut funding for research into cleaner, more efficient cars and trucks by 28%

Suspended rules that would have strengthened the government's ability to deny contracts to companies that violated workplace safety, environmental and other federal laws.

Approved the sending of letters by Interior Department appointee Gale Norton to state officials soliciting suggestions for opening up national monuments for oil and gas drilling, coal mining, and foresting.

Appointed John Negroponte -- an unindicted high-level Iran Contra figure to the post of United Nations Ambassador.

Abandoned a campaign pledge to invest $100 million for rainforest conservation.

Reduced by 86% the Community Access Program for public hospitals, clinics and providers of care for people without insurance.

Rescinded a proposal to increase public access to information about the potential consequences resulting from chemical plant accidents.

Suspended rules that would require hardrock miners to clean up sites on public lands.

 Cut $60 million from a Boy's and Girl's Clubs of America program for public housing.

Proposed to eliminate a federal program, designed and successfully used in Seattle, to help communities prepare for natural disasters

Eliminated funding for the Wetlands Reserve Program, which encourages farmers to maintain wetlands habitat on their property.

Cut program to provide childcare to low-income families as they move from welfare to work.

Cut a program that provided prescription contraceptive coverage to federal employees (though it still pays for Viagra).

Cut $700 million in capital funds for repairs in public housing

Appointed Otto Reich -- an un-indicted high-level Iran Contra figure -- to Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs.

Cut the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency by $500 million.

Proposed to curtail the ability of groups to sue in order to get an animal placed on the Endangered Species List

Rescinded the rule that mandated increased energy-saving efficiency regulations for central air conditioners and heat pumps.

Abandoned campaign pledge to regulate carbon dioxide, the waste gas that contributes to global warming.

Gutted the White House AIDS Office.

Renegotiated a free trade agreement with Jordan to eliminate workers's rights and safeguards for the environment.

Cut the Community Oriented Policing Services program

Allowed Interior Secretary Gale Norton to shelve citizen-led grizzly bear re-introduction plan scheduled for Idaho and Montana wilderness

Continues to hold up federal funding for stem cell research projects

Makes sure convicted misdemeanor drug users cannot get financial aid for college, though convicted murderers can

Refused to fund continued cleanup of uranium-slag heap in Utah

Refused to fund continued litigation of the government's tobacco company lawsuit.

Signed a bill making it harder for poor and middle-class Americans to file for bankruptcy, even in the case of daunting medical bills

Cut $15.7 million earmarked for states to investigate cases of child abuse and neglect

Helped kill a law designed to make it tougher for teenagers to get credit cards

Canceled 2004 deadline for automakers to develop prototype high mileage cars.

Earmarked $4 million in new federal grant money for HIV and drug abuse prevention programs to go only to religious groups and not secular equivalents

Reduced the Low Income Home Assistance Program by 40%; it aided low-income individuals who need assistance paying energy bills

Told U.N. "NO" re: global tax

Items still to be accomplished and/or addressed

Allow sunsetting of AWB

Fix illegal immigration issues and border control

Limit/eliminate  federal entitlement programs

Cut size of federal budget

Shrink federal government job force

Hate all Dems and do not treat them civilly

Don't appoint any homosexuals to public office

Don't meet with Grover Norquist--or Muslims--or Homosexuals

Kill all terrorists in Israel

Drop the idea of a Palestinian state

"Eliminate"  all Palestinians

Need means testing on Senior Rx legislation

Get the United States out of the United Nations

Banish the United Nations from U.S. soil.

Stop all foreign aid.

Stop all foreign aid to the Palestinians

Eliminate  Steel and Wood tarrifs

Talk non-stop, at every opportunity, about judicial nominees and lack of Senate vote.

Push Frist out.....bring back Trent Lott

Fire Karl Rove

Fire Colin Powell

 

 

 

 


 



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To: Miss Marple
At least those Mole-Men replaced the sewer lids.
441 posted on 07/01/2003 7:26:08 PM PDT by ArneFufkin
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To: Sir Gawain
$2 billion over 10 years to help companies develop cleaner-burning coal.

WISE investment for a country known as the Saudi Arabia of coal.

442 posted on 07/01/2003 7:26:55 PM PDT by Jorge
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To: Sir Gawain
Ordered military to begin deploying a missile defense system.

It's about time.

443 posted on 07/01/2003 7:28:17 PM PDT by Jorge
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To: Mo1
Luckily you need little sleep. (big grin)
444 posted on 07/01/2003 7:28:44 PM PDT by justshe (Educate....not Denigrate !)
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To: Sir Gawain
Proposed economic stimulus package which could cost as much as $600 billion over 10 years.

Of course this is mostly tax cuts which doesn't actually "COST" anything. It simply means the Govt takes less of OUR money and we get to spend it as we see fit.

Another great initiative by Bush.

445 posted on 07/01/2003 7:31:49 PM PDT by Jorge
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To: Brian_Baldwin
What will these telemarketers ask their callers? Indian telemarketers will be raising money for Bush and the GOP, and to inform Americans about all the Republicans are doing to increase jobs in America and improve the economy.

This story has already reported to be false ..

446 posted on 07/01/2003 7:39:52 PM PDT by Mo1
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To: Miss Marple
MM, this scenario is turning into a replay of 1999, when the same ilk turned their fangs from Bill Clinton to the GOP Senate and then to George W. Bush.

I can't wait until next February when we get the return of "True2GOP" and the rest of the faux McCaniacs.

It's the same people running the same scams.

447 posted on 07/01/2003 7:40:00 PM PDT by ArneFufkin
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To: Howlin
Way to go Howlin. I very seldom listen to Rush anymore, but no way would he have said what TLB said he did!

Guess TLB doesn't recognize sarcasm either when he hears it.

Any bets if TLB apologizes for misquoting his hero, Rush? If I were Rush, I wouldn't want hero worshipers that cannot get his comments right and spins to fit his Agenda. Now who does that sound like -- misquotes someone and spins to fit their own agenda?

448 posted on 07/01/2003 7:44:29 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (Bush Cheney '04 - VICTORY IN '04 -- $4 for '04 - www.GeorgeWBush.com/donate/)
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To: DanlBoone
((Virgin post))


take time and set your state flag on your profile page...
449 posted on 07/01/2003 7:46:40 PM PDT by deport ( BUSH/CHENEY 2004...... with or without the showboy)
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To: DanlBoone
And hope you enjoy freeping... welcome
450 posted on 07/01/2003 7:47:28 PM PDT by deport ( BUSH/CHENEY 2004...... with or without the showboy)
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To: Mo1
Do tell.
451 posted on 07/01/2003 7:50:31 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin
It was dicussed here the other day or so about this claim .. apparently a freeper recieved this info in an email and posted it .. of course, everyone went off the edge before research on what really happened was posted.

Turns out that the RNC/GOP is not out sourcing jobs

Let me see if I can find the link
452 posted on 07/01/2003 7:55:40 PM PDT by Mo1
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To: Brian_Baldwin
Bush has a bold job plan for India. The GOP Hires 75 Telephone Marketers in New Delhi Suburb to Raise Funds for the Republicans.

What will they be doing. Raising money for the Republican coffers, of course. In the January 31, 2003, article in a New Delhi business publication called the "Business Standard," HCL eServe, the business process outsourcing arm of the India based HCL Technologies, is utilized, "HCL eServe has put in place a team of 75 people to work on the project out of its call centres in Noida and Gurgaon . . . These operators are required to call up people in the US seeking their support for President George W Bush and a donation for the Republican cause."


Got proof or something that trumps this denial by the NRC......


453 posted on 07/01/2003 7:55:46 PM PDT by deport ( BUSH/CHENEY 2004...... with or without the showboy)
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To: TLBSHOW; Howlin; All
anyone seen showboy since his last post at 6:12 CDT this evening?
454 posted on 07/01/2003 8:00:01 PM PDT by deport ( BUSH/CHENEY 2004...... with or without the showboy)
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To: MJY1288
Rush did carry conservatism on his back for years. From the end of Reagan's second term until Newt Gingrich came along and led the GOP takover of Congress in 1994. I've always said, Rush is a political animal, but he's an entertainer before anything else.

If memory serves me right, Rush said he never met Reagan, but was sent a letter by the former President around 1991, where Reagan praised Rush for his staunch conservatism and basically handed over the mantle of conservative leadership to Limbaugh.

I've listened to Rush since 1990, but in recent years he's been getting a bit tiresome and boring. But there's no doubt that from Reagan, to Rush, to Gingrich and now to Sean Hannity, all four men have kept the conservative agenda front and center. Many GOP centrists and moderates don't like them at all, but its clear without all four pounding the conservative message, each in his own fashion, George W.Bush would never have been elected POTUS. You can take that to the bank.

It's a political evolution.

455 posted on 07/01/2003 8:01:57 PM PDT by Reagan Man
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To: Howlin; TLBSHOW
Thanks for the verbatim transcript. TLB's brief summary was accurate.
456 posted on 07/01/2003 8:04:43 PM PDT by Fred Mertz
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To: TLBSHOW
Well, TLB, it looks like Rush has lost 6 female listeners and one or two pantywaist males.

I'm sure he can live with that. LOL

457 posted on 07/01/2003 8:10:06 PM PDT by Fred Mertz
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To: Howlin; deport
Here is the thread ..

Republican Party outsources fund-raising calls to India
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/937455/posts


Deport did the research on this post
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/937455/posts?page=16#16
458 posted on 07/01/2003 8:11:37 PM PDT by Mo1
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To: deport
"anyone seen showboy since his last post at 6:12 CDT this evening?"

Well, I haven't, but I sure have noticed that there are a few people that 'feel the need' to speak for him.

459 posted on 07/01/2003 8:15:11 PM PDT by A Citizen Reporter ("We are facing something familiar, but they are facing something new." GWB 8/3/2000)
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To: deport
Fred is here, Todd is probably having a cigarette
460 posted on 07/01/2003 8:20:09 PM PDT by MJY1288 (The Gifted One is Clueless)
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