George W. Bush's first year in office (List of 77 accomplishments)

www.redpepper.org.uk ^ | 3/25/02 | Red Pepper staff

[Blood of Tyrants]

Most of it looks pretty good. Especially the parts where he cut government spending.

[IncPen]

Are they complaining?

[KC_Conspirator]

Even though I have been miffed at some of the things Bush has done recently, I would have to say:

78) Restored decency to the Presidency the very moment his foot hit the carpet in the Oval Office.

[weikel]

Too bad hes slided so far to the left recently...

[LarryLied]

The left sure isn't happy with him as we can see from the list above. That is comforting. When they are upset, I sleep better.

[MassExodus]

TOP OF YOUR LIST SHOULD BE

#1. Helped KILL the first Ammendment

From Drudge just now...

Bush Will Sign Campaign Finance Bill Mon Mar 25,10:19 AM ET SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (Reuters) -

President Bush (news - web sites) said on Sunday he would sign landmark campaign finance reform legislation with only a slight hesitation, reflecting his ongoing concerns about the measure.

"I won't hesitate" signing it, Bush said at a joint news conference with Salvadoran President Francisco Flores as the president wrapped up a four-day trip to Latin America. "It will probably take about three seconds to get to the W, I may hesitate on the period, and then rip through the Bush." The legislation to reduce the influence of money in politics won final congressional approval last week, and Bush has pledged to sign it soon. The bill would ban unlimited contributions known as "soft money" to national political parties, limit such donations to state and local parties and restrict broadcast ads by outside groups shortly before elections.

I'm a member of the NRA, amongst several other gorups who supported this SHMUCK and who will now suffer for it.

Never again will I vote for a RINO.

[TruthNtegrity]

79) Conducted the WOT with a perseverance not seen in the previous 8 years, and despite the Military and DoD having been gutted.

80) Put in place a Cabinet of serious, honest adults.

81) Has a real marriage with the lovely First Lady, Laura Bush.

[SunStar]

"I won't hesitate" signing it, Bush said at a joint news conference with Salvadoran President Francisco Flores as the president wrapped up a four-day trip to Latin America.

I expected more from the President on this issue, like, say, fulfilling his campaign promise not to sign it unless his terms were met. On top of that, he's currently meeting with the money-grubbing Latin American leaders, all of whom are supporting the UN Global Tax proposals.

AND, the Congress is on Easter Break, right? Where's the recess appointments?

Oh yeah, and I just heard on CBS news that the White House is curretly pressing Israel to lift Yasser Arafat's travel limitations...

Just what the hell is going on in our White House right now??????

[rhombus]

Got ALL WORKING PEOPLE a tax rebate and tax cut -- thanks George

[massadvj]

Most of these are relatively minor executive actions. His really big stuff, with the exception of the tax cut, has been all liberal. And a tax cut without concurrent spending cuts is no bargain since we just pay for the expanding government through borrowing, higher interest rates, etc.

Here's a list:

(1) Education Bill that greatly expands the scope of federal intervention and funding (enabling even greater liberal indoctrination at the earliest ages).;

(2) Budget that increases the size of government greater than the rate of inflation, even factoring out increased defense spending;

(3) Steel tariffs of 30 percent which lower the standard of living, depress the economy and ruin our credibility as a global trade partner;

(4) Probable signing of an amnesty for illegal aliens;

(5) Probable signing of Campaign Finance Reform.

In terms of meaningfulness, the list of 77 pales in comparison with this list of 5.

[B. A. Conservative]

If the Libertarian candidates get enough votes in this fall's congressional elections, maybe that will get the attention of politicians who want to woo conservative votes. Losing control of the House and having to suffer a term under Gephardt is just the lesson they need. An voting Libertarian or for the Constitutional party candidates is important. The Republicans should have their faces rubbed in why they lost control of the House. Otherwise some of the intellectually incompetent political whores from New England might think they need to move farther left.

[biblewonk]

This is funny. It's almost like the person who made the list is trying to imply that these things are bad.

[Protagoras]

Restored decency to the Presidency the very moment his foot hit the carpet in the Oval Office.

I agree if you are referring to BJs in the oval office etal, but I don't think signing the repeal of the first amendment or engineering the beginnings of the state takeover of churches to be "decent" things.

[LarryLied]

1. He failed to get bin laden. 2. He failed to seal our borders. 3. He lied about campaign finance reform. Im with you. Give me a real socialist democrap any time. At least they are honest.

Welcome to Free Reublic. Hope you enjoy your stay.

[LarryLied]

This is funny. It's almost like the person who made the list is trying to imply that these things are bad.

lol...I got that impression too. You don't think Red Pepper.com is a socialist site, do you?

[MassExodus]

It's almost like the person who made the list is trying to imply that these things are bad.

C'Mon.

Given the last 8 years of raw Communism in the White House,

the list of accomplishments that a "Conservative" would hope to enjoy within a years time while occupying the White House

should STILL be scrolling up your screen!

[San Jacinto]

Nice post, Larry. Way to go, Dubya. All that in only one year. Re-elect George W. Bush!

[LarryLied]

(Bush)engineering the beginnings of the state takeover of churches to be "decent" things.

Thomas Jefferson started that. He belonged to a church which lived off tax money you know. He wanted everyone in the country to adopt his religion too. He was around when Congress had the gall to authorize the printing of Bibles and he even attended a 4 hour church service at the Treasury Department while he was President. Evil guy. Wanted a theocracy in America he did.