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Presidency of George W. Bush -- the first 42 months
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 President Bush signing a federal ban on Partial Birth Abortion
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U.S. Forces In Baghdad
Posted on 07/18/2004 6:16:18 AM PDT by yoe
This is a re-post - lest we forget and what must be told about our President Bush - read it carefully and see why the Democrats are fighting back so hard to regain power - from unions to the environmentalists to the United Nations – President Bush has acted for America and Americans. Please pass this on.
Presidency of George W. Bush -- the first 35 months
· Banned Partial Birth Abortion
· Reversed Clinton's move to strike Reagan's anti-abortion Mexico Policy
· Killed the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty
· Killed U.S. involvement in the International Criminal Court
· 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.
· Killed the U.S. - CCCP ABM Treaty that was preventing the U.S. from deploying our ABM defenses
· Has CONSTRUCTION in process on the first ten ABM silos in Alaska so that America has a defense against North Korean nukes
· Pushed through THREE raises for our military.
· Increased Defense Dept funding which had deteriorated during the previous 8 years
· Stopped foreign aid that would be used to fund abortions.
· Supported and upheld the ban on abortions at military hospitals
· Signed E.O. reversing Clinton's policy of not requiring parental consent for abortions under the Medical Privacy Act
· 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
· Told the United Nations we weren't interested in their plans for gun control (i.e. the International Ban on Small Arms Trafficking Treaty)
· Successfully executed 2 wars: Afghanistan and Iraq. 50 million people who had lived under tyrannical regimes now live in freedom
· 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)
· The capture of Saddam Hussian
· 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.
· 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 privatizing 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.
· 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)
· Turned around an inherited economy that was in recession.
· Passed tough new laws to hold corporate criminals to account as a result of corporate scandals.
· Signed 2 income tax cuts ---- 1 of which was the largest Dollar value tax cut in world history.
· 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 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.
· Passed Medicare Reform (authorized $39.5 Billion per year for preventive medicine such as drugs and doctor visits as well as included a ten year Privatization option)
· 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, improve national grid, etc.)
· Endorses and promotes The Responsibility Era
· Started the USA Freedom Corps
· Initiated review of all federal agencies with a goal to eliminate federal jobs (completed September 2003) in an effort to reduce the size of federal gov while increasing private sector jobs.
· Part of coalition (Russia, Israel, EU, 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. br> · 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 (Environmental Impact Statement) before removing fuels/logging to reduce fire danger.
· Significantly eased field-testing controls of genetically engineered crops.
· President Bush signed the workplace verification bill to prevent hiring of illegal Aliens S. 1685, the Basic Pilot Extension Act of 2003, was signed by President Bush on December 3, 2003. It extends for five years the workplace employment eligibility authorization pilot programs created in 1996. It expands the pilot programs from the original five states to all 50 states.
Thank you, I bookmarked this post.
Wow. This stuff needs to get into a campaign ad.
NOTE: this is not meant to be "one upmanship". ;)
Presidency of George W. Bush -- the first 41 months
President Bush signing a federal ban on Partial Birth Abortion Banned Partial Birth AbortionReversed Clinton's move to strike Reagan's anti-abortion Mexico Policy Stopped foreign aid that would be used to fund abortions.Supported and upheld the ban on abortions at military hospitalsSigned E.O. reversing Clinton's policy of not requiring parental consent for abortions under the Medical Privacy Act
Killed the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty
Killed U.S. involvement in the International Criminal Court
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
Killed the U.S. - CCCP ABM Treaty that was preventing the U.S. from deploying our ABM defenses
Has CONSTRUCTION in process on the first ten ABM silos in Alaska and California so that America has a defense against North Korean nukes
President Bush pledged to Israel on 4/14/2004 that it could keep parts of the West Bank, giving international legitimacy to Jewish settlements there
Denied Palestinian refugees any right of return to what is now Israel, saying they should be resettled in a future Palestinian state insteadPart of coalition (Russia, Israel, EU, Palestine, USA) for Israeli/Palestinian "Roadmap to Peace"
Pushed through THREE raises for our militaryIncreased Defense Dept funding which had deteriorated during the previous 8 years
Signed TWO bills into law that arm our pilots with handguns in the cockpitCurrently 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
Told the United Nations we weren't interested in their plans for gun control (i.e. the International Ban on Small Arms Trafficking Treaty)
Signed the 2004 Omnibus Budget 1/26/2004 that now MANDATES that gun buyers' background check information be fully and permanently destroyed within 24 hours of the completion of the check, no matter what.
Disarmed Libya of its Chemical, Nuclear, and biological WMD's without bribes or bloodshed
Won an agreement that U.S. Navy sailors may now freely board thousands of commercial ships in international waters to search for weapons of mass destruction under a landmark pact between the United States and Liberia, the world's No. 2 shipping registry (signed Feb 11, 2004), and Panama 5/10/2004 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/11/international/americas/11ship.html).
Successfully executed 2 wars: Afghanistan and Iraq. 50 million people who had lived under tyrannical regimes now live in freedom
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)
Bush Administration diplomacy led to the 5/25/2004 peace accord that ended a massive 20-year civil war between Sudan's north and south after two million deaths
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.
Created NATO's Rapid Response ForceChanged 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 privatizing 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.
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)
Turned around an inherited economy that was in recession.
Passed tough new laws to hold corporate criminals to account as a result of corporate scandals.
Signed 2 income tax cuts ---- 1 of which was the largest Dollar-value tax cut in world history
Reduced taxes on dividends and capital gains In process of eliminating IRS marriage penalty.
Increased small business incentives to expand and to hire new peopleEliminated the Estate Tax (AKA "Death Tax") that was taking small farms and businesses from families
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 authorityCommitted US funds to purchase medicine for millions of men and women and children now suffering with AIDS in Africa
Passed Medicare Reform (authorized $39.5 Billion per year for preventive medicine such as drugs and doctor visits as well as included a ten year Privatization option)
Urging federal liability reform to eliminate frivolous lawsuitsSupports 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, improve national grid, etc.)
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
Initiated review of all federal agencies with a goal to eliminate federal jobs (completed September 2003) in an effort to reduce the size of federal gov while increasing private sector jobs.
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 (Environmental Impact Statement) before removing fuels/logging to reduce fire danger.
New Forest Rules Gives States Power Over Federal Forests Inside Their BordersSignificantly eased field-testing controls of genetically engineered crops.
President Bush signed the workplace verification bill to prevent hiring of illegal AliensS. 1685, the Basic Pilot Extension Act of 2003, was signed by President Bush on December 3, 2003.It extends for five years the workplace employment eligibility authorization pilot programs created in 1996. It expands the pilot programs from the original five states to all 50 states.
Original posted by Southack
Post #3, and posted on 07/13/04
URL … http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170429/posts
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Presidency of George W. Bush -- the first 42 months
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President Bush signing a federal ban on Partial Birth Abortion
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U.S. Forces In Baghdad
I see that this is a site with an intelligent conservative viewpoint. I hope you don't mind debating me, I'm neither Republican or Democrat-I choose from both parties, based on the abilities they bring to the office.
One thing you've said troubles me.
"Changed the tone and restored honor and dignity"?
No. There has been no effort to heal the deep divisions that threaten to tear our country apart.
The Bush administration attacks it's critics with little to no regard for the truth. (Kerry didn't try to "gut our intelligence" when he suggested we use it's surplus. Using the vote against funding for the war would have been more convincing as a vote against giving our troops body armor would have been more convincing had Bush not also done the same thing. He voted against a similiar plan that would have paid for itself through less upper class tax cuts)
More troubling has been the way the war against Iraq was sold to the world.
There was a strong humanitarian case to be made, as well as prosecuting an act of war (the assassination attempt). We had every reason to believe he might be hiding weapons.
There was no need to try to decieve the public, "honorable lies" be damned.
A CIA analysis indicated Saddam was likely to only use WMDs/give WMDs to Al Quada as a response to invasion and was censored, the opposite of what the administration claimed.
Ties between Saddam and 9/11 were hinted at, despite no evidece to support such a conclusion.
It made us look like we had something to hide, and gave Germany and France's leaders good press.
But worst of all, many Islamic moderates lost their credibility, as the fundamentalists were able to claim that it was proof that the Bush administration was leading a "crusade". (remember that to many, a crusade is a synonym for a Jihad.)
As a result of that,(and a poorly planned foreign policy attacked by such far left liberals as Sen Lugar, George Bush sr, and George Will) we lost much of the support we had after 9/11.
Only those who have a vested interest in reelecting the president have counted that as a triumph.
I hope you understand, for the rest of us, that's not good enough.
You like kittens?
What have you heard from GWB's mouth? Has there been any screwing going on in the Oval Office?
Just where do you want to go with that statement?
RE: "There was no need to try to decieve the public, "honorable lies" be damned.""
I'm afraid I can't help you here, as your mind has bitten off the Democrat Party propaganda sandwich, and swollowed it whole.
RE: "A CIA analysis indicated Saddam was likely to only use WMDs/give WMDs to Al Quada as a response to invasion and was censored, the opposite of what the administration claimed."
Here, again, you are missing many relevant facts. Or rather, seem to be choosing to ignore them.
RE: "Ties between Saddam and 9/11 were hinted at, despite no evidece to support such a conclusion."
Once again your facts are wrong.
Though you are a troll, I have treated you with thoughtful respect. I won't do so a second time.
You are now dismissed.
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Welcome to FR. Enjoy your stay, very quickly.
bump for later use!
Welcome to FR. No one's laughing at you, honest.
Excuse me, but you sound like a Democratic hack. It is obvious that President Bush went out of his way in the early years of his term to extend his hand to Democrats and lower the decibel level of vitriolic rhetoric which became the norm on both sides during the Clinton years. He talked about lowering the volume repeatedly and went out of his way to court Democrats in dozens of areas. He chose largely, if not exclusively, moderate people for cabinet and high-level security posts, including three blacks (unlike Clinton), and even got Ted Kennedy to help construct his education bill. He even dared to try to bring people together in a commission on social security . . . all the Democrats could do was turn it into a political football and shoot it down, . . . the same sort of thing they have done all this past year. The make a lot of noise, stir up their buddies in the media, remain as incalcitrant as possible, and then cry "Bush is a divider." They are absurd people. You can listen to the shrill voices of people like NOW and the NAACP (led by two bomb-throwing former Democrats) if you choose, but the Administration has preferred constructive dialogue with people who can speak in a civil tongue. As for Iraq and "lies," perhaps you should turn on the television. As we speak, British and, it seems (ahem) French intelligence is now reporting that Bush was right all along on the question of Saddam's quest for nuclear power and uranium from Nigeria . . . the line he was so famously blasted for in his State of the Union. But then, if you only read the NY Times or watch NBCABCCBS or the Clinton News Network, you won't hear it. I suspect you simply don't want to hear it. But try reading a conservative publication now and then or changing the channel. You might be surprised.
Thanks for posting this excellent summary.
SH, please repost your great summary of what GW has done for America since he was sworn in to clean up 8 years of the Clintoons and Rats being in charge.
Yep! That's where I got it from. Southhacks' post # 3.
Ooops!
I didn't go down far enough before asking you to repost your great summary!
Thanks.
I saw yoe's first, so thanks to all three of you.
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