It IS a fair question, is it not? BTW, I'm not one of "you guys". I'm just plain old mild-mannered Uncle Sham, one of your fellow freepers searching for answers. I won't bite, that's a promise. :-)
It took you only thirteen minutes to come up with your "fifty-percent return" estimate. It shouldn't take that long to cite just what prompted such an number. Perhaps such a listing would be enough to bring "us guys" around to your way of thinking.
You keeping count of time? LOL I have a life outside of FreeRepublic and if I choose not to answer a certain question, in your time frame, or for that matter, if I choose not to answer your questions at all, thats my right. Having said that, I find myself agreeing with PresBush well over half of the time. The idea that there isn't much legislation becoming law, can be viewed in two ways. First, there are some 50 bills that have passed through the House and are being held up in the Senate by the obstructionist Tom Daschle. OTOH, the fact that little legislation has been signed into law by PresBush, could be viewed as a positive accomplishment by Bush&CO. As a conservative, the fewer legislative actions there are in Congress, the better I like it. We shall see what things look like at the end of his Presidency to make a final decision.
A few observations on your remarks. A significant number of Clinton's last minute EO`s never made it through the official process. Many were never listed in the Federal Registar and others were immediately pulled when Bush&Co took power. I believe the Education dept should be abolished, so I'm somewhat ambivilant to the entire subject and didn't support the bill that was signed by Bush. But the truth is, he campaigned on education being his #1 priority. So why are you so surprised he signed it? He didn't get vouchers, but he did get his twin cornerstones of accountability and responsibility. Making airport security personnel, federal employees was a bi-partisan decision that most Americans agreed with.
If you have anymore areas of contention, involving some Bush policy or decision and you'd like me to address that specifically, fire away.
Moving right along.
Even though President Bushes tax cut plan was, too small for my tastes and the effect dates too far in the out years, it nonetheless was a tremendous accomplishment. The President's 14.5% increase in military spending for 2003 is the largest increases since Reagan. Bush signed two military two pay raises and increased medical/housing benefits for our men and women in uniform. His AG/SG directive that the RKBA is an individual right and not a collective right, was a significant victory for 2nd amendment supporters, like me. Bushes throwing out the Kyoto protocol and disposing of the ABM Treaty were two victories for conservatives. Another conservative victory, was Bush securing funding for a NMDS (SDI). Bushes decision that the US won't have anything to do with the International Criminal Court was another victory for conservatives. Bushes opposition to lifting the embargo on Castro's Cuba, was a victory for Florida conservatives of Cuban heritage. Bush recinded stricter standards for arsenic and CO2. Bush signed a repeal of ergonomics rules that would have hurt small home businesses. Bushes energy policy was pro-nuclear power, pro exploration/drilling and supported reducing oil imports.
Abortion is a passionate issue for me. The fact that nothing has been done on PBA`s, has bothered me, but its still early. However, being a pro-life advocate, I can tell you, if you don't believe Bush is a pro-lifer, then you don't know what your talking about. Bushes halting of government funding, for further destruction of human embryo's, shows his respect for human life and his continued opposition to abortion. Bushes signature that eliminated taxpayer funding of overseas abortions, shows Bushes further support for the right to life of the unborn. Bushes budget proposals for 2002 and 2003 eliminate funds for the UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, despite the fact that Congress appropriated $34 million for the program in December. The administration also plans to cut the USAID portion of the international family planning budget by $21.5 million in 2003.
I'll defend the President's conservative record where I can. It hasn't been a perfect record, but its been far better then the President's detractors here on FR, have made it out to be.