I was so sure that we were going to see change on the domestic front having control of 2 branches of government. Other than fighting the war, Bush has been a dismal failure over all. Forget about Republican pork. He won't even veto Democrat pork. He generates his own brand of pork. I could go down a long laundry list of things he has done wrong. But I won't because I'll bet you could cite them on your own without my help.
Here's something for you to consider. Remember how the Repubs fought Clinton tooth and nail during his entire administration? Even when they were still a minority...Phil Gram "..over my cold dead body.." regarding HillaryCare '93? I don't see that kind of behavior from them anymore except for a few conservatives like Tancredo. They see a Bush Administration as an opportunity to bring bacon home to there districts.
Having said that, I don't look forward to a Kerry presidency but I don't look forward to another 4 years of the same-o-same-o either.
And if the 1% rabid 'Bush isnt good enough for us' folks were to get their way - President Al Gore would not have responded to 9/11 as Bush did, would not have taken the fight to the enemy, would not have cut taxes to restore the post-bubble economy.
WE cannot AFFORD to be complacent about how bad Kerry and his gang could be on both national security AND values issues AND his willingness to be a radical tax-hiking tax-and-spend President.
And the list of Bush conservative accomplishments is too long not to notice.
I was so sure that we were going to see change on the domestic front having control of 2 branches of government."
As long a there are 41+ Democrats in the Senate, we dont fully control the legislative branch. dont forget that!!
Every single example of more spending v less spending - the Democrats are on the tax-and-spend-more side ... oh, except when it come to supporting the troops in war.
worrying about the budget when we are in a war is imho misplaced.
Bush has fixed many regulatory problems and other problems along the way. He's fixed law enforcement and homeland security, is transforming the military and has transformed
education accountability.
Can we do more, much more? You bet. we ave proposals by Bush admin to make tax cuts permanent and to permanently CAP SPENDING. Stop growing the Government! Bush proposed that in January ... And before you get bent out of shape about spending in the last 4 years, consider the new challenges in the war on terror and the fact that with more military spending and with 'no child left behind' Bush was keeping promises he made in 2000. Although Clinton left our military in weaker state than it should have been, 'balancing' the budget by mainly cutting army divisions, we managed to persevere with the military and restore our capability and win two wars.
it's real simple on tax-and-spend:
Kerry wants to cut the deficit in half - by increasing taxes
Bush wants to cut the deficit in half - by restraining spending
Which is better?