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<![CDATA[Be careful using all of that economic terminology- conservatives have a hard time understanding above a 5th grade reading level.]]>

<![CDATA[Ooops another broken link. What are you technologically challenged? Read your own F%%##King report. Either bring something to the table or shut up. I've done plenty of reading. I've already read enough your bullshit to last a lifetime. Dick Cheney is one of the biggest liars on the planet. Do you believe for one second that CHENEY HIMSELF didn't out Valerie Plame for her husband exposing the Nigerian Yellow cake Uranium lie? If you do you're a liar and an apologist. The idea that the war in Iraq had anything to do with WMDs or Terrorism is so ludicrous I'm laughing when I should be crying. 1. There really wasn't any WMDs and everyone knows it. 2. If it was really about terrorism, why didn't we put the hammer down on Saudi Arabia? Virtually all of the Hijackers were from Saudi Arabia. But we go and attack Iraq. Bullshit!!! It didn't pass the smell test in 2002 and it doesn't now. ]]>

<![CDATA[Think abou this. Congressional Committee that haw several bilion dollars to spend, and teh Comittee is IT. They decide where to spend it. Th emoney was appropriated, and given to said Committee to determine WHERE it is spent. Foreing aid? Not hardly. It was PLACED INTO THE CIA OPERATIONS BUDGET. Did you ever listen to any parts of that movie, or were you jerking off all the time? Did you even WATCH it? Wilson made deals with the Saudis as well. FOr every million WE gave teh Mujihadeen, they would match it. THEN....he made a better deal. THey would DOUBLE whatever we gave them. So.....for ever million WE gave them, the Saudis would give them two more million. THat all went to teh CIA to buy weapons from various countries, such as CHINA, even Israel and other countries as well. You aren't very well informed, and the only reason you are arguning it to tell us all that it was Reagan's fault. If you really cared aboutexactly what happend, go read teh book. The author lists INTERVIEWS WITH LEADING DEMS OF THE TIME, as well as ALL SOURCES for his information. Tell you what....until you are grown up enough to understand that the Democratic Party as well as the Republican Party have done and STILL do this kind of shit, and stop living in dreamworld, the better off you will be. BOTH PARTIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHERE WE ARE TODAY. Maybe not in your mind, but in reality they all are. Now...if you rreally want to see some behind the scenes stuff, go read about all the things that happened while JFK was President, including their ties with the mafia and the effort to kill Castro by use of teh mafia. PEople who were in his cabinet then have now come forward to tell their stories, and guess what? They all agree on their story, so I would imagine that not all of them got together just to tell a lie.]]>

<![CDATA[Yes....I'm mocking you. You're a fucking IDIOT. The president's FIRST resposibility is to protect and defend THE NATION. Secondly, to protect and defend THE CONSTITUTION. Got it, asswipe? ps: I HATE the present administration....and EVERYTHING they've wrought. I'm not a fucking Bushie. But, barring a sniper's rifle, what real happiness will I realize? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to: comm-683693679@craigslist.org Date: 2008-05-16, 5:31PM PDT Please explain to me what is wrong with the statement. You're mocking me. I see nothing wrong with that statement. Are you arguing that it is factually wrong? Or are you arguing that it is grammatically incorrect? If you are arguing that it is factually incorrect, fine. Lets hear your argument. But, if you are criticizing my sentence structure, you should remember who the President of the United States is right now and bite your tongue, because he can't string two coherent sentences together. Now, what were you saying? ]]>

<![CDATA[Actually it is you who can not read. If you would have opened your eyes you would have seen 1 column "Yearly Average Norminal Price" and then in another column "Yearly Average Adjusted for Inflation". I will break it down so you may better understand: Column 1 Year Column 2 Yearly Average Norminal Price (Dollars) Column 3 Peak Price Column 4 Price Deflator (2007=100) olumn 5 Yearly Average Adjusted for Inflation (Dollars) Now you will need to use your other hand now Column 6 Peak Price Adjusted for Inflation (Dollars) Just a clue for you, the national average is not what all pumps read. That means you add up all locations then divide the total by the number of entries you made. here if you add 100 + 200 + 300 you get 600 total divide by 3 and you have 200. Yet not everyone has two hundred. So depending on where you were your price would be different. duhhhh I will bring flash cards if you need help..lol ]]>

<![CDATA[Please explain to me what is wrong with the statement. You're mocking me. I see nothing wrong with that statement. Are you arguing that it is factually wrong? Or are you arguing that it is grammatically incorrect? If you are arguing that it is factually incorrect, fine. Lets hear your argument. But, if you are criticizing my sentence structure, you should remember who the President of the United States is right now and bite your tongue, because he can't string two coherent sentences together. Now, what were you saying? ]]>

<![CDATA[Really??? I'm not right about the Price of Gasoline? Wow, I'm surprised the United States Department of Energy would post fictional prices in a spreadsheet and post that to their website? Maybe you should contact them about that? This Excel Spreadsheet provides weekly National Averages of All Grades of Gasoline from August of 1990 to today. You can get yours as well. Go to the following link.<a href="http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/wrgp/mogas_history.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/wrgp/mogas_history.html</a> Now asshole, don't you think you ought to be careful before you put your other foot in your mouth. Your link is a yearly average adjusted to 2007 inflation adjusted dollars prepared by the State of California. NOT THE ACTUAL PRICE OF GASOLINE AT THAT TIME!!! Why is it you right wing morons can't read? ]]>

<![CDATA[His fuckin' ass is GONE in about 8 months. Too bad we can't "abort" him sooner. And I'm a Republican!]]>

<![CDATA[You said: "....the President of the United States, the Commander in Chief, who's main Constitutional Authority is foreign policy." Huh? Wanna try again? PLEASE tell me you're NOT old enough to vote. PLEASE.]]>

<![CDATA[ I have not yet read the book. I only saw this movie. I saw the original report on 60 minutes about Charlie Wilson. I don't believe everything I see or everything I read. The movie was pretty good, but like all movies I'm guessing there is some exaggeration, but books are known to exaggerate as well. You are making the Oliver North argument..."plausible deniability" Literally a mainstay of Neo-Conservative practices. If the Libs can't prove it or get it to court it doesn't matter if we lie our asses off. I doubt sincerely that Reagan or his administration was out of the loop. Can I prove that? No, but I ask myself hmmmm, is it likely that billions of dollars were funneled out of the US Treasury to fund the Mujhadeen without the knowledge of the President of the United States, the Commander in Chief, who's main Constitutional Authority is foreign policy? Maybe I'm wrong but that seems highly unlikely. However, I'll accept your recommendation and read the book. I've heard it is a good read.]]>

<![CDATA[BUSH Fucks up AGAIN!! What good is he??? This was a stupid idea to begin with, this is America we should have the option to solve our own concerns with out any other help! But Environmental Extremists have blocked our options to our own oil reserves, making us dependant on other nations. This year alone we will spend $431 Billion to import oil, "Yes We Have Plenty" 10 Billion Barrels in Alaska’s National Wildlife Reserve (the domestic terror group Greenpeace has just pushed to make the Polar Bear an endangered species, to make this even more difficult) We also have 1.2 Trillion barrels in Rocky Mountain oil shale. This is what an ex-oil man can do. NOTHING. More of the same from this piece of shit administration. NOTHING. "Bush fails to win Saudi help on gas prices" By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent 1 hour, 17 minutes ago President Bush failed to win the help he sought from Saudi Arabia to relieve skyrocketing American gas prices Friday, a setback for the former Texas oilman who took office predicting he would jawbone oil-producing nations to help the U.S. Bush got a red-carpet welcome to this desert kingdom, home to the world's largest oil reserves, and promised to ask King Abdullah to increase production to reduce pressure on prices, which soared past $127 for the first time Friday. But Saudi officials said they already were meeting the needs of their customers worldwide and there was no need to pump more. Their answer recalled Bush's trip to Saudi Arabia in January when he urged an increase in production but was rebuffed." ]]>

<![CDATA[re: RE OK: Cut and Paste vs Thinking for oneself. The Point - Cheney lied over and over and over again that Saddam and Iraq were aligned with the 9-11 terrorists even though there was no intelligence for that. Read the report It is just just plain right and here is why. One, The document you point to is is a busted link. <a href="http://a.abcnews.com/images/pdf/Pentagon_Report_V1.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://a.abcnews.com/images/pdf/Pentagon_Report_V1.pdf</a> Secondly, the fact that Saddam and Al Qaeda had similar desires is not relevant..nor is it necessarily enlightening. You and I might both want to be rich. It doesn't mean that we have any connection at all!!! You point to the fact that both might have been enemies of the United States as some sort of evidence of cooperation or collusion. It it not. Again read the report <a href="http://a.abcnews.com/images/pdf/Pentagon_Report_V1.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://a.abcnews.com/images/pdf/Pentagon_Report_V1.pdf</a>]]>

<![CDATA[WHY the fuck won't Cheney?? His socialistic/government-paid health care? DIE mo-fo, die. Do the nation a tremendous favor. Take your fucking perpetual smirk with your dead carcass. Or at least take Dumbya hunting. And have an "accident".]]>

<![CDATA[This is what an ex-oil man can do. NOTHING. More of the same from this piece of shit administration. NOTHING. "Bush fails to win Saudi help on gas prices" By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent 1 hour, 17 minutes ago President Bush failed to win the help he sought from Saudi Arabia to relieve skyrocketing American gas prices Friday, a setback for the former Texas oilman who took office predicting he would jawbone oil-producing nations to help the U.S. Bush got a red-carpet welcome to this desert kingdom, home to the world's largest oil reserves, and promised to ask King Abdullah to increase production to reduce pressure on prices, which soared past $127 for the first time Friday. But Saudi officials said they already were meeting the needs of their customers worldwide and there was no need to pump more. Their answer recalled Bush's trip to Saudi Arabia in January when he urged an increase in production but was rebuffed." ]]>

<![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.energy.ca.gov/gasoline/statistics/gasoline_cpi_adjusted.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.energy.ca.gov/gasoline/statistics/gasoline_cpi_adjusted.html</a> check out that site . Shows stats on gas prices. in 2000 was already $1.723 per gallon for reg. unleaded. Your national average is not accurate. Many states many prices. As far as blaming Dems for rising gas prices. lmao Yes it went up when they took control,even you admitted that. You don't think it is an underhanded ploy of thiers to continue Bush bashing. Naaa Your people are HONEST.. LMFAO there are moreresponsible for the rise in price than just Bush Admin. GET A FUCKING CLUE!]]>

<![CDATA[ Ellen Degenerate is getting married to Portia now that the California Supreme Rosicrucian council has declared the ban on marriage between same sex individuals unconstitutional. Yeah! My wife and I are taking our elderly neighbors to Nevada this weekend to get divorces, then we are all going to pile over to California to do same sex marriages so they can enjoy the privileges and immunities we enjoy. We'll get their death benefits and their home when they pass on, and they'll have our great medical benefits in the meantime. We really love them, and this is a great help to all of us. More freebies for us, and you really nice Democrats are the ones we can thank for it all. May the earth bless you with worms and rot. Hey! you might consider marrying your own same sex children, birth defects can't be a problem there; that way they can really reap the rewards of America's descent into debauchery. Did you hear? You are a pathetic, dumb-ass motherfucker. Enjoy watching the rest of the country leave your small-minded world behind- its only a matter of time before gay marriage becomes a reality across the US and there's nothing you can do about. Do you really think your post is meaningful in any way? Could you not previously divorce and marry your neighbors in a "traditional" man-woman marriage? You really are dumb. Fuck off and die- we don't need or want you. You are a drain on this society and a pathetic disgrace to humanity. PS 7 out of 8 of the judges who made the decision were nominated by republicans.]]>

<![CDATA[First of all idiot, do some research. Gas Prices historical is very easy to look up. George W. Bush took office On January 20, 2001 at that time, the price of a gallon of gasoline was $1.47 and then proceeded to drop!!! However within two years later it was priced pretty much the same as when he took office. However that's where the stability ended. By March of 2003 the price for Gasoline was a $1.64 up 10%. By May the following year, the price of gas had risen to $2.00 a gallon up another 20%. A year later it had risen another 10% to $2.20 a gallon. So Clinton's policies led to a stable market but after a couple of years of Dumbya reign, the price of gasoline started to rise precipitously. One could point to actions by George W. Bush that could easily contribute to the rise of Gas prices. I'm curious sir what actions by the 109th Democratic Congress in your opinion that has led to the rise in Gasoline prices? Get ready for some amazing logic people. From mid 2003 (notice any coincidence to the timing of the US invasion in Iraq?) to 2007 The price of Gasoline had risen about 44%. This was more than a gallon of Gasoline had risen in the previous 13 years. Granted the price increases have not slowed down. and have actually increased since the Democrats took control of Congress. The question is is this a mere coincidence or could the simple fact that the Democrats took control of Congress resulted in higher prices at the pump? I would love to see the twisted logic of this Neo-Con as he tries to blame the Democrats. ]]>

<![CDATA[I told you....READ THE FUCKING BOOK, don't go with just the movie. Reagan had to know towards the end, but in the beginning, it was all clandestine. Besides that, who really cares, other that pointing fingers and placing blame. BOTH PARTIES WERE INVOLVED. Like that better? No? Why not? Because you can't place all the blame on the republicans, that's why not. Wilson stated it rolling, and got his fellow Dems to go over the top CIA director's head through various comittees. The head CIA guy didn't really know exactly what was happeneing until later, as some of his own people didn't tell him, because of internal struggles. It happens all the time folks, believe it or not. It is most likely that Reagan would not have know UNLESS his people told him, and if you think that just anyone can walk into the president's office to tell him something you are in lala land. Now.....Bill Clinton NEVER met with his director of the CIA while in office. He only met with his close personal aids who had contact with the director. See what I mean? If an aid didn't feel it important enough to tell the Pres, then he may never find it out. It's all history. Go read the fucking book, will you? The movie leaves so many details out you can't believe it. Besides that, if you think Reagan absolutely knew about it, then provide proof of that claim. Prove it. Show some statement from a cabinet member or member of his administration that states it. Speculation when placing blame isn't fair, but then again, I don't see many libs that argue with facts, or with fairness. Only emotion and what they WANT to think. ]]>

<![CDATA[Hey Dumb-Fuck- I said ACCOMPLISHMENTS......NOT "doing". Tell me again about the "accomplisment" of meeting foreign heads of state? Goddamn you Bushies are fucking IDIOTS! Lemme guess.....you have degrees from Yale and Harvard, and like YOUR "leader"(?).....FAIL to use it!?? ps: Nice cut/paste job; right off the Faux News site? ]]>

<![CDATA[Ellen Degenerate is getting married to Portia now that the California Supreme Rosicrucian council has declared the ban on marriage between same sex individuals unconstitutional. Yeah! My wife and I are taking our elderly neighbors to Nevada this weekend to get divorces, then we are all going to pile over to California to do same sex marriages so they can enjoy the privileges and immunities we enjoy. We'll get their death benefits and their home when they pass on, and they'll have our great medical benefits in the meantime. We really love them, and this is a great help to all of us. More freebies for us, and you really nice Democrats are the ones we can thank for it all. May the earth bless you with worms and rot. Hey! you might consider marrying your own same sex children, birth defects can't be a problem there; that way they can really reap the rewards of America's descent into debauchery.]]>

<![CDATA[Myth: Oil prices are rising due to lower supply and increasing demand. Fact: The price of oil has diverged from market fundamentals in such a dramatic way that it is placing our economy at grave and immediate risk, not to speak of the consequences of the enormous, unprecedented transfer of wealth that is taking place. There are no crude oil shortages. Commercial inventories of crude oil, even excluding our Strategic Petroleum Reserve that is currently at 97% are 9% higher than they were at the end of last year. Crude inventories increased in seven of the last eight weeks. This past week crude oil inventories jumped by 6.2 million barrels far more than the 1.7 million barrels forecast. Yet prices barely budged below their all time highs of $128/bbl. Gasoline inventories are at their highest levels in the past 18 months. The price of oil has increased by over 120% over the past 15 months. Myth: the oil lease for drilling in Anwar would benefit the economy of the United States. Fact: the oil will be sold to the highest bidder, most likely Royal Dutch Shell and then refinded & sold wherever & whenever Royal Dutch Shell chooses. Who serves as General Counsel for Shell? None other than Gale Norton, who served for five years as President Bush's Secretary of the Department of the Interior. That the bulk of the wealth derived from the development of these public lands will land on Royal Dutch Shells bottom line and not in the public purse is a given. This is not a Socialist nation, we do not have Nationalized oil. We will be paying for the oil twice, once through the giveaway at the well, and again at the pump when we buy it back through the price of gasoline. Myth: the United States will make bank on this oil because we are selling it to the highest bidder. Fact: Based on the record of sale of oil in the Chukchi Sea offshore northwest Alaska in Feb 2008, the United States leased this area for approx. 14 cents per barrel of oil. The going price as of today is $128 per bbl. the Minerals Management Service, the federal agency responsible for the auction covering 29.7 million acres has estimated that the area contains 15 billion barrels therefore benefiting Royal Dutch Shell to the tune of 1.28 Trillion. ]]>

<![CDATA[The comments coming out in here are ridiculous. Next time you say our news is lying, you are stupid, or your an ass being led by the nose. Look in the mirror and say the same thing. Your congressman are the only ones who do not lie or steal or lead you around like idiots? The Democrat party is just as guilty if not more. funny how they have been on a witch hunt ever since clinton was impeached. They did a close door meeting and decided to leave him in office so dumb ass gore could not take the office. Then Gore lost, Tried to lie about it, got busted in court with his lies and now anythihng and everything they can think of is anti Bush. Gas was $2 a gallon before bush took office not after. He held the price around $2.25 for a few years and then low and behold the Democant's take office(ontrol) and now gas prices have almost doubled. Bush's fault not Dem's? BULL SHIT They are the party who is raping you of your rights and spreading all thier lies. But the little brains think they are the good. Yeah right. Open your eyes dumbfucks, takes more than one to tango. Rich right? Not Left has the right tripled in income. Radical Right christian cultist? What about the left's radical christians? I learned in life those that are quick to judge or verbally attack another with profanity or name calling is a clear sign they are guilty and or under educated. dang I can't answer so let's attack them. We are the Americans,well some of us, we need to act together not mywaymyway attitude. Both sides give a little and take a little. That is how people make changes. Negotiating. Talking works but there are times you have to stand up to the plate and prove your words as true, not just idle threats. Many of years there have been talking and negotiating,one side saying do not do this and the other side agreeing with you while simultaniously doing it anyway. How many times are you going to look the other way before saying enough? You love France, or China, or Mexico so much then why not go there. This is America,built on judeo christian beliefs. We have the freedoms to do alot more than any other country. So if you do not like it then leave. Please feel free. any time please go. Dems swear they want opn borders and peace everywhere. Then why is it that the Dems are protecting people who wear masks? Or why is it them who spew the most hate from thier mouths? Sounds peaceful to me. Just remember someday your mouth may open to the wrong person and They may turn and punch you in the nose, or just shank you. Pretty tough then you ignorant keyboard commandos ]]>

<![CDATA[THANK YOU, George Bush!!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to: comm-683084999@craigslist.org Date: 2008-05-16, 9:41AM PDT You want "legacy"? Hahahaha!!!! How 'bout: *Two WARS without end? (No plan, concrete goal) The goal to win *New record, $127/barrel Oil (Bush's latest rip to Saudi Arabia, he's rebuffed)environmentalists need to take credit here *$9.6 TRILLION defecit (How's that 'stimulus" thing goin'?)still just getting started WHAT has this guy accomplished in the good column?. December 2000 Al Gore challenges election results delaying the Bush administration preparation for office for more than 30 days. January 2001 Clinton staffers vandalize and sabotage the White House leaving behind unusable computers, pornography on the computers and walls, and unusable telephone systems from the cutting of cables and wires. President Bush proclaims a National Day of Prayer Executive order by President Bush establishes the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Energy crises hits the western part of the United States- rolling black outs hit California and energy costs soar. February 2001 President Bush proclaims National Consumer Protection Week President Bush releases agenda for tax relief President Bush and President Vicente Fox of Mexico hold joint press conference President Bush speaks at dedication of Oklahoma City National Memorial President Bush and Prime Minister Blair hold joint press conference President Bush address' Joint Session of Congress March 2001 President Bush speaks at christening ceremony for the USS Ronald Reagan President Bush speaks at Chicago Mercantile Exchange President Bush and meets with President Kim Dae-Jung of South Korea President Bush meets with National Energy Policy Development Group President and Mrs. Bush Speak to women business leaders President Bush welcomes Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel President Bush speaks at La Sociedad Cubana President Bush welcomes Catholic Leaders to White House President Bush proclaims Education and Sharing Day, USA President Bush speaks to Greek Community Leaders President Bush speaks to high tech leaders President Bush speaks to African American leaders President Bush proclaims National Child Abuse Prevention Month. President Bush speaks to members of the Baseball Hall of Fame President Bush signs resolution repealing ergonomics regulation that repeals burdensome and broad regulation dealing with ergonomics. April 2001 A Chinese fighter jet downs a US spy plan causing an international incident. China held the crew for 11 days, until the Bush Administration negotiated their release without admitting responsibility. President Bush proclaims National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day. President Bush congratulates Winners of Horatio Alger Award President Bush proclaims Jewish Heritage Week President Bush proclaims National Crime Victims' Rights Week. U.S. forces participate in apprehension of indicted war criminal The Mississippi River experienced severe flooding of historic significance - the river rose to its highest level since 1965 affecting residents in 4 states and causing billions in damages. President Bush declares several Mississippi counties disaster areas President Bush speaks at Holocaust Museum President's speaks at the Summit of the Americas - Quebec City, Canada President Bush recognizes national teachers of the year President Bush proclaims National Day of Prayer May 2001 President Bush proclaims Law Day President Bush announces formation of Social Security Commission President Bush speaks at National Day of Prayer reception President Bush proclaims Small Business Week President Bush welcomes Amir of Bahrain to the White House President Bush declares disaster exists in Illinois President Bush speaks with math champs President Bush speaks at 20th annual Peace Officers Memorial Service President Bush declares disaster exists in Minnesota, Maine and Nebraska President Bush signs Medal of Valor Bill President Bush speaks to national leadership of the Hispanic faith-based organizations President Bush meets with the Dalai Lama President Bush speaks at U.S. Naval Academy Commencement President Bush proclaims Prayer for Peace President Bush delivers Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery President Bush announces National Parks Legacy Project. President Bush Signs World War II Memorial Bill. President Bush sign Executive Order: Actions Concerning Regulations that Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use. June 2001 President declares disaster exists in West Virginia President Bush proclaims National Child's Day President Bush Signs wildfire bill into law June 4, 2001 President Bush speaks at Royal Palm Visitors Center in Everglades National Park President Bush speaks to Habitat for Humanity Supporters President Bush speaks at Dedication of National D-Day Memorial President Bush signs tax cut bill reducing Federal Income Tax Rates and sends a refund to millions of Americans President Bush speaks at the Fourth National Summit on Fatherhood President Bush speaks at tax reduction celebration event in Iowa President Bush holds press conference with President Jose Maria Aznar President Bush speaks at the opening of NATO meeting in Brussels President Bush holds press conference with President of the Republic of Poland, Aleksander Kwasniewski - Warsaw, Poland U.S. and Poland sign Open Skies Agreement President Bush holds press conference with Russian Federation President Putin President Bush speaks at Summit on the 21st Century Work Force President Bush declares disaster exists in Mississippi President Bush declares disaster exists in Pennsylvania U.S. and Poland sign comprehensive trade package President discusses faith-based initiative at Conference of Mayors President Bush and Prime Minister Sharon meet in Oval Office President Bush meets with President of South Africa President Bush meets with Prime Minister Koizumi of Japan - Camp David, Maryland July 2001 President Bush visits Jefferson Memorial President orders federal aid for Montana storm recovery President Bush speaks to participants of America's Promise President speaks to specialty doctors and patients on Patients' Bill of Rights President Bush announces Medicare initiative President participates in roundtable interview with foreign press President Bush and President Chirac of France speak to the press - Genoa, Italy President Bush and President Putin hold press conference - Genoa, Italy President Bush meets with the Pope John Paul II - Rome, Italy President Bush and Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi hold press conference - Rome, Italy President Bush speaks to troops in Kosovo President Bush recognizes 11th anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act August 2001 President Bush discusses first six months in office President Bush signs Agriculture Supplemental Bill President Bush speaks about character development at YMCA Picnic Statement by the President about faith-based and community initiatives President Bush signs Export Controls Executive Order President to Bush visits workers at Harley Davidson factory President Bush speaks with students at Crawford Elementary President Bush announces Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff President Bush gives tour of Crawford Ranch President Bush speaks at Little League World Series President Bush discusses defense priorities at American Legion President and Mrs. Bush unveil new White House Web Site September 2001 President Discusses economy at Teamsters barbecue in Detroit, Michigan President Bush meets with President Fox of Mexico President Bush proclaims National Birmingham Pledge Week President Bus proclaims National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 over 3000 innocent Americans are killed. Anthrax laced letters cause several deaths, closing post offices and delaying the delivery of mail across the US. President proclaims National Day of Prayer and Remembrance President Bush salutes heroes in New York at the site of the World Trade Center disaster President Bush launches online American relief and response effort President Bush signs Authorization for Use of Military Force Bill President Bush authorizes additional disaster funding for New York President Bush addresses a Joint Session of Congress and the American People after the attack on September 11, 2001- The Bush Doctrine on Terror President Bush released $5.1 billion dollars to assist in the humanitarian, recovery, and security related to 9/11 President Bush signs Airline Transportation Bill to assure the safety and stability of the nation's commercial airlines President Bush signs executive order freezing the assets of terrorist organizations President Bush proclaims Family Day President orders federal disaster aid for Florida President Bush meets with the King of Jordan October 2001 President Bush opens Reagan National Airport President Bush proclaims National Breast Cancer Awareness Month President Bush unveils back to work plan President Bush initiates military action in Afghanistan dismantling the Taliban regime and liberating 25 million people President speaks at 20th annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Tribute President Bush signs Executive Order establishing Office of Homeland Security Gov. Ridge sworn-in to lead Homeland Security President Bush meets with Chancellor Schroeder of Germany President Bush announces new Counter-Terrorism and CyberSpace Security Positions President Bush unveils "Most Wanted" Terrorists President Bush Proclaims Child Health Day. President Bush Proclaims National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. President Bush announces, "America's Fund for Afghan Children". President Bush meets with Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi President Bush rallies troops at Travis Air Force Base President Bush meets with President Jiang Zemin - Shanghai, People's Republic of China President Bush holds press conference with Russian President Vladimir - People's Republic of China President Bush says terrorists won't change American way of life President Bush announces education partnership with Muslim nations President Bush signs the Patriot Act. President Launches Bush "Lessons of Liberty" November 2001 Airline crashes in Queens New York killing 255 people on board. President Bush proclaims National Adoption Month. President Bush proclaims World Freedom Day. President Bush signs Presidential Records Act Executive Order. President Bush signs Military Construction Appropriations Bill to improve quality of housing for military personnel. President Bush signs National Emergency Construction Authority Executive Order President Bush Acts to make holiday travel safer. President Bush authorizes transfers from Emergency Response Fund. President Bush signs Interior Appropriations Bill. President Bush signs Internet Access Taxation Moratorium so the growth of the Internet is not slowed by taxation. President Bush issues military order -Detention, Treatment, and Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in the War Against Terrorism December 2001 Dec. 2, 2001: Enron, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. He is attacked by Democrats wanting to know his involvement and then attacked by Democrats for not getting involved. President Bush lights National Christmas Tree President Bush proclaims Human Rights Day & Bill of Rights Week. President Bush signs Afghan Women and Children Relief Act. One of the worst winter snowstorms in 100 years leave ice and snow from Texas to New York. President Bush empowers communities in the fight against illegal drug abuse President Bush highlights administration's first-year accomplishments President Bush signs Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act President Bush establishes the first-ever International Wildlife Refuge President Bush signs National Museum of African American History Act President Bush grants permanent trade status to China President Bush signs Defense Authorization Act - authorizing the funding necessary to defend the United States. President Bush signs Intelligence Authorization Act authorizing appropriations to fund US intelligence, including activities essential to success in the war against global terrorism. January 2002 President Bush holds town hall forum on economy in California President Bush meets with economic advisors and Fed Chairman Greenspan President Bush signs Landmark Education Bill President Bush takes action to help restore Everglades President Bush signs Brownfields Bill. President Bush proclaims Religious Freedom Day President Bush meets with labor leaders to discuss energy policy President Bush honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. President Bush signs Terrorism Relief Act providing tax relief to families of those killed in the attacks on September the 11th, the anthrax attacks and the Oklahoma City bombing. President Bush increases the budget for border security. President Bush announces substantial increases in Homeland Security budget. President Bush meets with Afghan Interim Authority Chairman Hamid Karzai - White House President Bush delivers State of the Union Address President Bush signs Executive Order establishing the USA Freedom Corps President Bus signs Investor & Capital Markets Fee Relief Act. February 2002 President Bush names Faith-Based & Community Initiatives Director President Bush proclaims National African American History Month President Bush, Prime Minister Sharon discuss Middle East President Bush announces plan to strengthen Peace Corps President Bush Opens 2002 Olympic Games. President Bush announces clear skies & global climate change initiatives President Bush increases funding for Bioterrorism by 319 Percent. President Bush, Prime Minister Koizumi of Japan hold press conference President Bush Vvsits Demilitarized Zone President Bush & President Kim Dae-Jung meet in Seoul President Bush meets with Chinese President Jiang Zemin President Bush speaks at Tsinghua University March 2002 President Bush launches quality teacher initiative President Bush welcomes President Mubarak to White House President speaks at Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Gov. Ridge, Deputy P.M. of Canada discuss smart border plan President Bush signs Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 President Bush proclaims West Point Bicentennial Day President Bush meets with President Toledo in Peru President Bush meets with President Flores in El Salvador President Bush proclaims Greek Independence Day President Bush signs Campaign Finance Reform Act. President Bush outlines U.S. plan to help world's poor- proposes $5 billion plan to help developing nations. April 2002 President Bush proclaims National Child Abuse Prevention Month President Bush announces early childhood education initiative. President Bush proclaims National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day President Bush promotes Citizen Corps for safer communities President Bush calls on Senate to back human cloning ban President Bush calls for Crime Victims’ Rights Amendment President Bush proclaims National Crime Victims' Rights Week President Bush proclaims National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week President Bush meets with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia President Bush proclaims National Day of Prayer May 2002 President Bush presents Congressional Medals of Honor President Bush proclaims Law Day, U.S.A President Bush proclaims National Charter Schools Week President Bush proclaims Loyalty Day President Bush signs Farm Bill President Bush meets with Prime Minister Sharon President Bush signs Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act. President Bush proclaims Armed Forces Day President Bush addresses National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast President Bush proclaims National Missing Children's Day President Bush and Russian President Putin Sign Nuclear Arms Treaty President Bush meets with French President Chirac President Bush commemorates Memorial Day at Normandy June 2002 President Bush delivers graduation speech at West Point President Bush proclaims National Homeownership Month President Bush proclaims National Child's Day President Bush commemorates one-year anniversary of tax relief President Bush meets with Egyptian President Mubarak President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Sharon President Bush signs Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Bill President Bush signs Export-Import Bank Act President Bush promotes new mother and child HIV prevention initiative President Bush visits displaced families in Arizona July 2002 President Bush commemorates Lewis and Clark bicentennial President Bush orders federal aid for Guam for disaster relief President awards posthumous Medal of Honor to Vietnam War hero President Bush, President Kwasniewski of Poland hold joint press conference President Bush, Mrs. Bush & Bruce Willis announce adoption initiative President Bush proclaims Parents' Day President Bush proclaims National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day President Bush signs Corporate Corruption Bill August 2002 President Bush, King Abdullah discuss Middle East Peace President Bush signs Trade Act of 2002. President Bush tours area damaged by Squires fire President Bush discusses education with Hispanic leaders President Bush proclaims Women's Equality Day West Coast Port workers strike lasts two months and costs the US economy one billion dollars a day. President Bush signs Born-Alive Infants Protection Act. President Bush signs executive order prescribing regulations relating to the safeguarding of vessels, harbors, ports, and waterfront facilities of the United States. September 2002 President Bush proclaims Patriot Day President Bush proclaims National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month President Bush, Prime Minister Blair discuss keeping the peace President Bush holds roundtable with Arab- and Muslim-American leaders President Bush addresses the United Nations General Assembly President Bush proclaims National Hispanic Heritage Month President Bush meets with Prime Minister of Italy at Camp David President Bush introduces history & civic education initiatives President Bush proclaims National POW/MIA Recognition Day President Bush proclaims Family Day President Bush, Colombia President Uribe discuss terrorism President Bush sends Iraq Resolution to Congress. October 2002 President Bush proclaims National Domestic Violence Awareness Month President Bush proclaims Child Health Day President Bush proclaims German-American Day President Bush proclaims National School Lunch Week President Bush condemns attack in Bali President Bush welcomes Prime Minister Sharon to White House The Beltway Sniper paralyzes Maryland, Virginia and Washington. President Bush proclaims National Character Counts Week President Bush acts to protect pensions and retirement security for all Americans. President Bush, Chinese President Jiang Zemin discuss Iraq, N. Korea President Bush signs historic election reform legislation into law- Help America Vote Act. President Bush proclaims National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month President Bush signs two bills improve health care. The first to increase the number of community health care centers and the second to provide faster access to safe and effective medical devices. November 2002 President Bush proclaims National Adoption Month President Bush proclaims National Hospice Month National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week President Bush signs Pledge of Allegiance Bill reaffirming one Nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, and "In God we trust" as the National Motto President Bush proclaims America Recycles Day President Bush, President Havel of Czech Republic discuss Iraq, NATO President Bush, P.M. Blair meet in Prague President Bush proclaims National Family Week President Bush welcomes Romania to NATO President Bush signs Homeland Security Act President Bush signs Terrorism Insurance Act President Bush signs 911 Commission Bill December 2002 President Bush signs Executive Order: Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-based and Community Organizations. President signs National Defense Authorization Act. President Bush lights National Christmas Tree President Bush proclaims National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day President Bush signs E-Government Act. President Bush signs Wetlands Conservation Act President Bush proclaims Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day; Human Rights Week President Bush implements key elements of his faith-based initiative President Bush visits D.C. Food Bank President Bush speaks to the people of Iran January 2003 President Bush proclaims National Mentoring Month President Bush rallies troops at Fort Hood ps: Claiming "he's kept us safe" WILL be accepted....but ONLY if you also acknowledge that he FAILED to protect our country during 9/11!!!! pps: How's that Bin Laden hunt goin'?!!! ]]>

<![CDATA[THANK YOU, George Bush!!!! You want "legacy"? Hahahaha!!!! WHAT has this guy accomplished in the good column? President Bush celebrates first anniversary of No Child Left Behind President Bush signs National Flood Insurance Act. President Bush proclaims National Sanctity of Human Life Day President Bush proclaims Religious Freedom Day President Bush meets with wounded soldiers at medical center President Bush honors Martin Luther King, Junior in church service Tom Ridge sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security President Bush delivers "State of the Union" President Bush meets with Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi President commemorates 1st Anniversary of Freedom Corps President Bush meets with Prime Minister Blair February 2003 The Space Shuttle Columbia breaks up over the United States upon reentry into the atmosphere killing all aboard. President Bush addresses the nation on Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy President Bush attends memorial service for Columbia astronauts President Bush meets with Prime Minister Howard of Australia President Bush signs executive order transferring certain functions to Homeland Security. Secretary of State Colin Powell addresses the U.N. Security Council President Bush meets with Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar President Bush meets with National Economic Council President Bush wlcomes employees to Department of Homeland Security March 2003 President Bush signs executive order establishing the Global War on Terrorism Medals President Bush welcomes Irish leaders to White House President Bush signs executive order: Blocking property of persons undermining Democratic processes in Zimbabwe President Bush rallies troops at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa President Bush proclaims National Child Abuse Prevention Month President Bush says Saddam Hussein must leave Iraq within 48 Hours Operation Iraqi Freedom. President Bush initiates military with Iraq dismantling the Saddam Hussein regime and liberating 22 million people. April 2003 President Bush proclaims National Donate Life Month President to welcome Singapore Prime Minister to White House President Bush meets with Prime Minister Blair in Northern Ireland President Bush proclaims National D.A.R.E. Day President Bush proclaims Loyalty Day President Bush proclaims National Volunteer Week President Bush speaks to the people of Iraq President Bush signs Protect Act- Amber Alert Bill expanding nationwide a rapid-response network to help find kidnapped children. President Bush proclaims National Day of Prayer May 2003 President Bush lands on USS Lincoln. It was the first time a sitting president has arrived on the deck of an aircraft carrier by plane President Bush announces combat operations in Iraq have ended President Bush signs U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement President Bush proclaims Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week President Bush welcomes President Arroyo in state arrival ceremony President Bush meets with Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi President Bush signs Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. President Bush signs The United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003. President Bush signs executive order establishing the Bob Hope American Patriot Award. President Bush signs executive order protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and other property in which Iraq has an interest President Bush proclaims National Child's Day June 2003 President Bush and Russian President Putin sign Treaty of Moscow President Bush meets with President Mubarak of Egypt President Bush meets with leaders of Jordan, Israel and Palestinian Authority President Bush proclaims Flag Day and National Flag Week President Bush proclaims June 2003 as National Homeownership Month President Bush welcomes Brazilian President Lula to White House President Bush signs "Keeping Children Safe Act" President Bush signs Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2003, which extends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program and certain related programs. July 2003 President Bush names Randall Tobias to be Global AIDS Coordinator President Bush speaks at Goree Island in Senegal. President Bush meets with South African President Mbeki President discusses AIDS Initiative, Iraq in Botswana President Bush meets with President Obasanjo of Nigeria President Bush, Prime Minister Blair hold Press Conference on war on terrorism President Bush highlights health and fitness initiative President Bush proclaims Captive Nations Week President Bush, PM Berlusconi discuss Iraq and war on terrorism Uday and Qusay Hussein are killed during raid in Iraq. President Bush discusses new initiative to stop illegal logging President Bush welcomes Prime Minister Abbas to White House President Bush honors 2003 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients President Bush names Randall Tobias to be Global AIDS Coordinator August 2003 President Bush thanks military remarks by the President to military personnel and families - Miramar, California President Bush signs executive order blocking removal of Iraqi property from that country by the former Iraqi regime, its senior officials and their family members President Bush proclaims Women's Equality Day President Bush proclaims September 22, 2003, as Family Day President Bush Promotes Healthy Forests in Arizona President Bush delivers remarks to 85th American Legion Convention September 2003 President Bush signs Chile, Singapore Free Trade Agreement Bills President Bush signs Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 President Bush proclaims Patriot Day President Bush commends military in speech at Fort Stewart, Georgia President Bush unveils Nation's Founding Documents at the National Archives President Bush proclaims Citizenship Day and Constitution Week President Bush, King Abdullah of Jordan meet at Camp David President Bush proclaims National Hispanic Heritage Month President Bush welcomes Iraqi Ministers to Oval Office President Bush addresses United Nations General Assembly President Bush, Chancellor Schroeder meet at United Nations President Bush meets with Russian President Putin at Camp David President Bush signs Do Not Call Registry October 2003 President Bush proclaims Marriage Protection Week. President Bush proclaims Child Health Day President Bush proclaims General Pulaski Memorial Day, 2003 President Bush addresses the Philippine Congress President Bush meets with President Hu Jintao ofChina President Bush meets with South Korean President Roh President Bush signs Homeland Security Appropriations Bill President Bush proclaims October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month President Bush addresses the Australian Parliament President Bush proclaims National Character Counts Week November 2003 President Bush Signs Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 President Bush proclaims World Freedom Day President Bush proclaims November 2003 as National Adoption Month President Bush Meets with Iraqi women leaders President Bush Signs the Animal Drug User Fee Act of 2003 President Bush proclaims National Family Week President Bush signs Military Construction Appropriations Act President Bush signs the National Defense Authorization Act President Bush meets with troops in Iraq on Thanksgiving December 2003 President Bush proclaims World AIDS Day President Bush signs the Adoption Promotion Act of 2003 President Bush signs Nanotechnology Research and Development Act President Bush signs Healthy Forest Restoration Act President Bush signs Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act President Bush signs Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 Saddam Hussein is captured in Iraq President Bush signs American Dream Downpayment Act of 2003 Libya pledges to dismantle WMD programs January 2004 President Bush celebrates 2nd anniversary of No Child Left Behind Act President Bush proclaims National Mentoring Month President Bush, President Fox meet with reporters in Mexico President Bush speaks at Summit of the Americas ceremony President Bush and President Aznar of Spain Meet- Oval Office President Bush speaks with faith-based and community leaders President Bush proclaims National Sanctity of Human Life Day President Bush proclaims Religious Freedom Day President Bush delivers the State of the Union Address President Bush celebrates two-year anniversary of USA Freedom Corps President Bush meets with the nations top economists February 2004 President Bush proclaims National Consumer Protection Week President Bush meets with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan President Bush proclaims National African American History Month President Bush Announces Formation of Independent Commission to look at American intelligence capabilities President announces new measures to counter the threat of WMD President Bush meets with President of Tunisia President and Mrs. Bush's dog spot passes on President Bush speaks to the National Governors Association President Bush signs Executive Order encouraging innovation in manufacturing President Bush calls for Constitutional Amendment protecting marriage President Bush welcomes Georgian President Saakashvili to White House President Bush welcomes German Chancellor Schroeder to White House March 2004 President Bush marks Homeland Security's accomplishments at year one President Bush speaks at faith-based and community initiatives conference President Bush signs Social Security Protection Act of 2004 President Bush proclaims Women's History Month President Bush and Mexican President Fox meet in Crawford, Texas President Bush commends recipients of Malcolm Baldridge Awards President Bush and PM of the Netherlands meet at the White House President Bush welcomes Prime Minister Ahern of Ireland for St. Patrick's Day President Bush welcomes seven nations to the NATO Alliance President Bush announces Dr. Rice to provide public testimony to commission President Bush welcomes baseball Hall of Famers to White House April 2004 President Bush signs Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 President Bush proclaims National Child Abuse Prevention Month 308,000 Americans find work in March President Bush proclaims National Donate Life Month President Bush and Egyptian President Mubarak meet with reporters President Bush meets with Israeli Prime Minister Sharon President Bush proclaims National Crime Victims' Rights Week President Bush announces wetlands initiative on Earth Day President Bush presents Environmental Youth Awards U.S. eases economic embargo against Libya President Bush unveils Tech initiatives for energy, health care, Internet President Bush meets with Swedish Prime Minister Persson President Bush welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Martin to White House President Bush proclaims Older Americans Month President Bush proclaims National Charter Schools Week President Bush proclaims National Day of Prayer May 2004 President Bush meets with the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba President Bush proclaims Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Interview of the President Bush by Al-Ahram International President Bush meets with King of Jordan President Bush condemns brutal execution of Nicholas Berg President Bush speaks at the American Conservative Union 40th Anniversary Gala President Bush delivers commencement address at Concordia University President Bush honors the nation's fallen law enforcement officers President speaks at Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site President Bush meets with Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis President Bush delivers commencement address at Louisiana State President Bush speaks at National World War II Memorial dedication President Bush observes Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery June 2004 President Bush speaks at Air Force Academy Graduation President Bush meets with Australian Prime Minister John Howard - White House President Bush presents Medal of Freedom to Pope - The Vatican, Italy President Bush remarks on the passing of President Ronald Reagan President Bush meets with Prime Minister Berlusconi - Rome, Italy President Bush, President Chirac mark 60th anniversary of D-Day - Normandy, France President Bush proclaims Great Outdoors Month President Bush proclaims D-Day National Remembrance Day President Bush proclaims National Child's Day President Bush attends the G8 Summit - Sea Island, Georgia President Bush delivers eulogy at funeral service for President Reagan President Bush proclaims Flag Day and National Flag Week President Bush welcomes President Clinton and Senator Clinton for portrait unveiling President Bush meets with President Karzai of Afghanistan - White House President Bush salutes the military at Macdill Air Force Base in Tampa President Bush salutes soldiers in Fort Lewis, Washington President Bush welcomes Prime Minister of Hungary President commemorates Black Music Month at White House President Bush meets with Religious Leaders - Istanbul, Turkey President Bush discusses democracy, freedom from Turkey - Istanbul, Turkey July 2004 ]]>

<![CDATA[THANK YOU, George Bush!!!! You want "legacy"? Hahahaha!!!! WHAT has this guy accomplished in the good column? President Commemorates 40th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act President Bush announces over 1.5 million jobs created and 10 straight months of job gains President Bush speaks at 4th of July Celebration West Virginia State Capitol Grounds President Bush welcomes Iceland Prime Minister to White House President Bush signs African Growth and Opportunity Act President Bush signs Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act President Bush announces initiatives to combat human trafficking President Bush welcomes President Lagos of Chile to White House President Bush welcomes Malaysian Prime Minister to White House President Bush signs Project Bioshield Act of 2004 President emphasizes minority entrepreneurship at Urban League President's speaks to the Athletes of the International Children's Games and Cultural Festival - Cleveland, Ohio August 2004 President Bush signs Department of Defense Appropriations Act President Bush Signs U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement President Bush meets with Prime Minister Belka of Poland President Bush nominates Congressman Porter Goss as Director of CIA President Bush tours hurricane damage in Florida President Bush speaks at VFW convention President Bush declares National Airborne Day, 2004 President Bush signs executive order establishing National Counterterrorism Center President Bush signs executive order for strengthened management of the intelligence community President Bush signs executive order strengthening the sharing of terrorism information to protect Americans President Bush signs executive order establishing the president's board on safeguarding Americans' civil liberties September 2004 President Bush speaks to the 2004 Republican National Convention President Bush proposes new "opportunity zones" President Bush proclaims Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2004 President Bush proclaims Patriot Day President Bush proclaims National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2004 President Bush proclaims National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2004 President Bush proclaims National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2004 President Bush celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month President Bush proclaims Citizenship Day and Constitution Week, 2004 President Bush meets with first responders in Alabama President Bush meets with Iraq Prime Minister Allawi President Bush visits flood area of Pennsylvania President Bush proclaims National Hunting and Fishing Day, 2004 President Bush proclaims Gold Star Mother's Day, 2004 President Bush tours hurricane damage in Florida October 2004 President Bush and Senator Kerry hold first 2004 presidential debate President Bush proclaims National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2004 President Signs Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 President Bush proclaims United States-Israel Agreement on Trade in Agricultural Products, 2004 President Bush proclaims Child Health Day, 2004 President Bush and Senator Kerry hold second 2004 presidential debate President Bush proclaims General Pulaski Memorial Day, 2004 President and General Tommy Franks's hold rally in Morrison, Colorado President Bush and Senator Kerry hold third 2004 presidential debate President Bush proclaims National Mammography Day, 2004 President Bush congratulates 2004 Olympic and Paralympic teams President Bush proclaims National Character Counts Week, 2004 President Bush proclaims National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2004 Service-Disabled Veterans Executive Order By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the President Bush signs executive order to strengthen opportunities in Federal contracting for service-disabled veteran businesses President Bush signs Ronald Reagan National Defense Authorization Act, 2005 November 2004 President and Mrs. Bush's Remarks at a RNC pre-election victory 2004 rally at Moody Coliseum at Southern Methodist University President Bush thanks Americans in acceptance speech after election victory President Bush proclaims National American Indian Heritage Month, 2004 President Bush proclaims National Family Caregivers Month, 2004 President Bush proclaims National Hospice Month, 2004 Mrs. Bush Officially Reopens Pennsylvania Avenue President Bush proclaims World Freedom Day, 2004 President Bush nominates judge Al Gonzales as next Attorney General Millennium Challenge account eligible countries for FY 2005 President Bush honors veterans at Arlington National Cemetery President and Prime Minister Blair meet to discuss Iraq, Middle East President Bush nominates Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State President Bush nominates Margaret Spellings as Secretary of Education President Bush speaks at the Clinton Presidential Center President's speaks at CEO Summit closing session in Chile President Bush's Thanksgiving Day 2004 Proclamation President Bush proclaims National Family Week, 2004 President Bush nominates Carlos Gutierrez as Secretary of Commerce President Bush and Canadaian Prime Minister Martin meet to discuss common goals in Ottowa, Canada December 2004 President Bush nominates Governor Mike Johanns as Secretary of Agriculture President Bush proclaims National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2004 President Bush makes statement in support of Aung San Suu Kyi President Bush and President Musharraf discuss international relations and commerce at White House President Bush and Iraqi interim President Al-Yawer discuss Iraq future at White House President Bush thanks military personnel and families for serving our country at Camp Pendleton, California President Bush nominates Jim Nicholson as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs President Bush proclaims Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2004 President Bush nominates Sam Bodman as Secretary of Energy President Bush signs the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 President Bush nominates Mike Leavitt as Secretary of HHS President Bush and Italian Prime Minister discuss Middle East and economy at the White House President Bush presents Medals of Freedom to George Tenet, General Tommy Franks and Jerry Bremer President Bush signs Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act President and Mrs. Bush visit with soldiers and their families at Walter Reed Army Medical Center President Bush signs the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act, 2004 President Bush proclaims To Take Certain Actions under the African Growth and Opportunity Act President Bush's Christmas Message, 2004 President Bush signs the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004 President Bush makes statement on Bay of Bengal earthquake and Tsunami President Bush to send delegation to assess tsunami relief aid President Bush commits $350 million for tsunami relief efforts January 2005 President Bush asks former Presidents Bush and Clinton to help raise funds for tsunami relief President Bush signs Accelerating Income Tax Benefits for Charitable Contributions for Tsunami Victims President Bush nominates Michael Chertoff as Secretary of Homeland Security President Bush proclaims National Mentoring Month, 2005 President Bush proclaims National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2005 President Bush proclaims Religious Freedom Day, 2005 President Bush honors Secretary, Mrs. Powell at 'Let Freedom Ring' event President Bush thanks Armed Forces at 'Saluting Those Who Serve' event President Bush thanks military, guests at 'Celebration of Freedom' concert President Bush sworn-in to second term This was just the first term, 2nd term still in progress...If we all vote for none of the above could we just keep him for four more years? ]]>

<![CDATA[War through the eyes of a vet Sherry Wolf reviews a new film that shows one veteran's transformation into an opponent of war. May 16, 2008 ON HIS fifth day of service in Iraq, Tomas Young was shot while riding in an unarmored truck through Sadr City, which left him paralyzed from the chest down at the age of 25. A new film by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro, Body of War, chronicles Tomas's painful physical, emotional and political transformation from Top Gun fantasy warrior to active spokesman with the Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW). Incensed by the corporate media's gung-ho coverage of the war in Iraq, Donahue and Spiro spent three years chronicling the odyssey of this one critically wounded soldier to expose the harsh reality behind the bipartisan rush to war. In its most powerful moments, Body of War allows the audience to witness the devastation of life after war for many of the 30,000 wounded so far. As Tomas relates, most people see a man in a wheelchair and think he just can't walk, but watching him struggle to put on his pants, sit without falling over or passing out, insert a catheter he must wear, take morphine to kill the pain and grapple with his inability to have an erection fuels outrage at the way governmental indifference leaves the wounded to deal with these daunting burdens alone. At one point, Tomas is rushed into the Veterans Affairs hospital for an emergency operation to deal with life-threatening lead levels in his blood--something he had to fight the bureaucracy to even test him for. He's left lying on a gurney afterward with fewer medical instructions than he received after getting his tattoo. In a meeting with a paraplegic Vietnam veteran, he discovers that the less seriously wounded vet before him spent nearly two years in hospitals and rehabilitation to regain his strength and abilities, while Tomas was rushed through the system in less than three months, with no after-care or genuine rehabilitation. The stress and superhuman patience and constant nursing he requires daily eats away at his new marriage to a young woman whose personal life is narrowed to non-stop caretaking for a man whom she sadly relates has only been able to have sex with her five times. Scenes of Tomas attending his first antiwar march in September 2005, speaking before a church audience, joining Cindy Sheehan in Crawford, Texas, at her vigil to confront Bush that August, and becoming involved in the nascent IVAW are reminders of how a vocal and visible antiwar movement can draw in and give greater purpose to young vets like him--and his mother, who begins to rail against the imperial aims of the U.S. government. She comments about the insanity of how young men are made to feel that only as soldiers can they be brave and honorable as she watches Tomas' younger brother head off to fight in Iraq. She'd be just as proud if he were working at Target for six bucks an hour. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE FILM is seriously weakened by its adherence to Democratic Party politics and the invisibility of Iraqis as the primary victims of this war. The backdrop to the film is the October 2002 "debate" and vote on the Iraq war in Congress. Scenes of Tomas going about his daily struggle and evolving politicization against the Bush regime and war are cut with familiar clips of both Republicans and Democrats repeating the lies about WMDs and Saddam-Hitler comparisons in the run-up to the war vote. While Donahue and Spiro don't hesitate to show Democrats like Sen. Hillary Clinton enthusiastically chiming in for war, they transform the 23 senators who voted against it--in particular, the palsied Constitution-waving Sen. Robert Byrd (D.-W.Va.)--into heroes of the story. Byrd's passionate rhetoric against a rush to war and for the constitutional responsibility of Congress and not the president in declaring war aside, the political content of his and the other no-vote Democrats' appeals hardly amount to a principled antiwar stance. Some are seen arguing for a United Nations or multilateral invasion, as if that would have made the destruction of Iraq and killing of 1.2 million people more acceptable. There is an underlying presumption that the Afghan war, given that country's supposed ties to al-Qaeda and 9-11, was justified. Despite five years of Democratic votes to fund the war--including the current debate, in which a Democratic-controlled Congress actually added $70 billion to Bush's requested $102 billion war-spending bill--the film portrays the war as Bush's boondoggle, not a bipartisan imperial project. Byrd, who voted for the USA PATRIOT Act and has been a war hawk for most of his 50 years in Congress, is strangely pictured as the elder antiwar icon in this film. As the Senate Appropriations Committee chairman, Byrd is one of the architects of the Senate's current ploy to toss in a few domestic spending carrots to make this bloated war-funding bill appear palatable to voters in this election season. In a Q&A with Donahue at the preview screening in Chicago, it became clear that, despite the filmmakers' good intentions, they blunted the message to avoid arguments for immediate withdrawal and didn't portray the war's horrifying impact on Iraqis because of their false presumptions that Americans are too right wing. But the Gallup polls showing Bush's handling of the war and economy placing him at sub-Nixonian levels and the 80–95 million twenty-somethings who register record pro-union and ardently antiwar positions tell a different story. Tomas Young's tale is a harrowing one that deserves a better conclusion than nudging viewers to go vote for Bush's pro-war collaborators in November. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Review: Movies Body of War, a documentary by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro. ]]>

<![CDATA[But, actually, I was closer to being right in the first place. The national debt is divided into two parts according to the US Treasury. The first is the debt owed outside the US, and the second is the debt owed back to US citizens. The 9 trillion dollars the hater of dumb-asses was referring to includes both of these; but the real national debt, what we owe to other nations, is close to my original assertion but is fast approaching 5 trillion dollars. Now that does not mean that the 9 trillion number isn't valid, it is. The government is still spending 1.5 trillion every day over and above what it takes in to pay on Democrat Socialist Boondoggles. The result is that other nations and even America's own citizens own you and I because we gave up our freedom from debt for our own personal safety and comfort in defiance of James Madison's and Thomas Jefferson's warnings and admonitions. We want! We want! We want! But are not willing to pay the historical price of patience, perseverance, and righteous determination. We whine when one another suffer, rather than accept our own mortality. We've become a Godless people. The real national debt, that which is owed to other nations, is projected currently to be close to 12 trillion dollars, and according to the Congressional Budget Office will be tripling and quadrupling in the near future. I predict a total national debt of over 100 trillion dollars within ten years if these socialist programs are not throttled or refinanced by capital investment instead of debt generating taxation. I do not want America to be like Europe. I want America to be a light in the World of what could be for every man. Like John McCain, I want everyone to be able to live in a home like mine; but taxes will never achieve it, only the acceptance of our own mortality. My wife and I are both union employees who have paid the price of a lifetime to achieve our goals. But we are free through and through, and intend to stay that way.]]>

<![CDATA[Haha! Yeah, they're using it for the election alright...to make sure you repukelicons get what you deserve....PIE IN YOUR FACE! Dumbya's war is a sham and a scam and everyone but you idiotic republicons know it. But hold your horses! Here come's grandpa McInsane to kick the party in the pants for another 100 years in Iraq. What a genius! Just what every neocon wants...FOREVER WAR! Yipeeee! Sing it with me now: Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Goodbye! Asta La Vista ya repubelicon sucka's! : )]]>

<![CDATA[Please join the Tacoma Socialist Alternative meeting on May 19th, at 6:30 pm at the One Heart Cafe on 604 Fawcett Ave. We will be discussing a working class perspective, movement building, our current campaigns, and our group in general. Right now we are working on a campaign to end the WASL, presidential election work focusing on a break from the corporate two party system, an end to the Iraq/Afghanistan wars, and promotion of single payer health care. Please email me for meeting location, and visit our websites for more information. www.tacomasa.blogspot.com www.socialistalternative.org]]>

<![CDATA[* 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually assaulted by age 18 * 15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12. * 7% of girls in grades 5-8 and 12% of girls in grades 9-12 said they had been sexually abused. * Every two minutes someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted. * Sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes, with 60% still being left unreported. * Males are the least likely to report a sexual assault, though they make up about 10% of all victims. Together, we CAN make a difference! (Wo)Men Speak Out is an organization dedicated to eradicating rape, sexual assault and gender violence. We seek to educate both men and women, cultivating healthy relationships and gender equity. Learn more today: <a href="http://www.womenspeakoutnow.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.womenspeakoutnow.com</a> <a href="http://www.menspeakoutnow.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.menspeakoutnow.com</a> On myspace: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/menspeakout" rel="nofollow">http://www.myspace.com/menspeakout</a>]]>

<![CDATA[Hey! Why not ask Nancy Pelosi, Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton why a Democrat controlled Congress cannot stop the War in Iraq now? Why use the idea of stopping it as a shill for their election? Bummer! They're playing the ignorant like a fiddle. This isn't simply my war, it is Congress's war, and Congress has not seen fit to end it, because that would be stoopid! But the Democrats are not above using the idea of it as an election gotcha! Hey! Every vote counts for the power maddened. Their handlers are demanding universal health care from them, and promising them great power and wealth in exchange for exacting it from you.]]>

<![CDATA[Dear DUMB-Ass... Math not your best subject? Try more than DOUBLING your figure.....thanks to another math impaired moron.....DUMBya and the rest of Bush-league Co. Here you go; no need to thank me.....I have to educate Bushies all the time as to THE FACTS. U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK The Outstanding Public Debt as of 16 May 2008 at 05:59:07 PM GMT is: $9.4 TRILLION The estimated population of the United States is 304,000,308 so each citizen's share of this debt is $30,813.82. The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $1.56 billion per day since September 28, 2007! Concerned? Then tell Congress and the White House! Oh, bummer! I was wrong! It's much higher now than I thought. Let's see. The Iraq war, approved by Congress, and only stoppable by a Democrat controlled Congress - which they have not done because they need it as an election shill. The Iraq war has on average consumed about 2 billion dollars per month, divided by 31 days, consumed about 64 million dollars per day. You say the national debt is accruing at 1.56 billion dollars per day; which means that the daily national debt increase without the cost of the War on Terror is, 1.56 billion less .06 billion(64 million), about 1.5 billion dollars per day. 1.5 billion dollars per day equals, 365 times 1.5, over half-a-trillion dollars increased debt per year. Now, taxes collected far exceed all Constitutionally mandated functions of government, and even plow a big swath through the socialist boondoggles of the Democrat Party; but the responsibility for the national debt sits squarely upon the shoulders of the Democrat Party and its socialist boondoggles. And now they seek to add another socialist boondoggle for your vote so they can become even wealthier, and cinch their one-Worldism, just as Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security are about to exponentially increase with the advent of the first wave of baby-boomers. I am home free, because I was born in 1946, so I've nothing to lose but to see my children suffer under the idiocy of those who would imprison all mankind to the World Wide Church of Man. The only ones who benefit from all this are those who are invested internationally - the George Soroses, William Gateses, and Heinz/Kerrys of the World. They are now maneuvering for the destruction of America's Ideals of Constitutional Republicanism for expedience' sake. They're going to break the Spirit of this Nation to create the chaos required for International Socialism to take hold - the advent of the INAZI. Because they must. They're your numbers partner, read'em and weep. It's your choice. Accept the pitfalls of life now, or pay the price forever.]]>

<![CDATA[Cheney lied over and over and over again that Saddam and Iraq were aligned with the 9-11 terrorists even though there was no intelligence for that. It is just just plain right and here is why. One, The document you point to is is a busted link Secondly, the fact that Saddam and Al Qaeda had similar desires is not relevant..nor is it necessarily enlightening. You and I might both want to be rich. It doesn't mean that we have any connection at all!!! You point to the fact that both might have been enemies of the United States as some sort of evidence of cooperation or collusion. It it not. Actually none of your rambling backs up Dick Cheney or Bush... because Cheney said there were ties yet even you admit that there is no smoking gun. Cheney spoke a minimum of a dozen times that Mohammad Atta met with Iraqi agents in Prague yet the CIA and other intelligence agencies deny this. But that didn't stop Cheney from repeating that lie. Simply stated the NY Times article that you call out on the carpet as being somehow deceptive is far less deceptive than your point. In fact, it is accurate. The report that you point out actually says nothing other than the fact that both Saddam and Al Qaeda had no love for the US. The same thing could be said about a dozen middle eastern nations. There were ten times more ties between Saudi Arabia and 9-11 and America did not attack the Saudis. Sadly, this is what passes for an argument from the right. Bush never lied because he carefully parsed his words. Bush deliberately employed a tactic which tied Iraq to 9-11 without actually saying that. It was an administration wide tactic that resulted in having more than 70% of all Americans believing that the terrorists who attacked us on 9-11 were actually Iraqis even though none of them were. I never said Bush lied.. I said Cheney lied and he did. But Bush lied too. Bush lied about the Yellow cake Uranium. He lied about the mobile chemical weapons labs. etc....etc....etc. You can defend these liars all you want. The vast majority of Americans know they are liars and are just counting the time until they leave office. I know that Clinton lied about his peccadillo. I also know that Cheney and Bush lied about WMDs and 9-11 in regards to Iraq. ]]>

<![CDATA[himself. Anyone who likes President Bush as much as O' Reilly, or say Rush, must have something wrong with his brain. We're mired in an endless, costly, unfruitful war, and we didn't sign the Kyoto Protocol Treaty, the administration's insiders were all indicted, and all we have to show for it is an ever-escalating price for pork (does ethanol ring a bell?), and oil prices through the roof. President Bush, thanks for making our collective lives a living hell. Obama for President, 2008.]]>

<![CDATA[I've always hated this fuck...his twisting of the truth, the facts, etc. But....it's delicious to see him self-destruct on-camera!! What a self-deceived, psychopathic LIAR; the "no spin zone" is anything but!!!]]>

<![CDATA[In America, everyone's a democrat, but few know to be a Republican. Democrats, believing in good, building the World Wide Church of Man, one law at-a-time. Just like Eve.]]>

<![CDATA[Saturday, May 31st from Noon to 4:15pm Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave in Seattle's First Hill Neighborhood Intersection of 8th Ave & Seneca St Click here for directions: <a href="http://www.townhallseattle.org/directionsAndParking.cfm" rel="nofollow">http://www.townhallseattle.org/directionsAndParking.cfm</a> In 1971 Vets from the Vietnam War, organized by Vietnam Veterans Against the War, came together to provide testimony about the horrific events that occurred during the War. Many spoke about the killing innocent civilians, rape, and torture that they had witnessed and taken part in. Last month Iraq Veterans Against the War held a similar event in Washington D.C. IVAW Seattle Chapter 8 will be holding a regional Winter Soldier at Seattle's Town Hall on May 31st. The event will be followed by a march to the Federal Building. Our intent is to fill Town Hall to capacity then to own the streets of Seattle. While Winter Soldier in Washington D.C. was powerful and moving to all that witnessed it and it was well covered by media from around the world, it was not covered by major media in the United States. We want this to be different. We need to make enough noise on the streets of Seattle that the media can't ignore this event. To do this IVAW needs the help of the people and organizations of the region. Please distribute this email as far and wide as possible. click here for rideshare info: <a href="http://newsds.org/wiki/index.php?title=Northwest_Winter_Solider_Rideshare" rel="nofollow">http://newsds.org/wiki/index.php?title=Northwest_Winter_Solider_Rideshare</a>]]>

<![CDATA[Dear DUMB-Ass... Math not your best subject? Try more than DOUBLING your figure.....thanks to another math impaired moron.....DUMBya and the rest of Bush-league Co. Here you go; no need to thank me.....I have to educate Bushies all the time as to THE FACTS. U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK The Outstanding Public Debt as of 16 May 2008 at 05:59:07 PM GMT is: $9.4 TRILLION The estimated population of the United States is 304,000,308 so each citizen's share of this debt is $30,813.82. The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $1.56 billion per day since September 28, 2007! Concerned? Then tell Congress and the White House! ]]>

<![CDATA[Be sure to vote the Democrat Party of George Soros and William Gates into power. They need your support in reducing America to the ashes of European socialism for their continued prosperity. They, by their own admission in the news media, seek to convert our freely accessed health care providence to a 'system' of reduced services for corporate profitability. But they need to bust the unions to do this, so they've enlisted their next-door neighbors, your union bosses, to help them obtain their international socialism goals by convincing you to vote for leaders which will insure they make universal health care a reality in America. The big money international bankers and stockholders; conquering the World one nation at-a-time, only America stands in their way now. But you can help them . . . vote Democrat, so you to can experience the joy of 10 to 20 percent unemployment, 25 percent less income, living in compressed rental flats they provide, higher suicide rates, and far less access to medical care for those who earned it. You can be just like your European bretheren; you know, the one's whose oppression so many escaped centuries ago when coming to America. You will be able to abandon your faith, and trade it in for the World-wide Church of Man. Put a tear in your eye like Hillary; say, 'yes, we can', like the pretty man; and you are on your way to unity, where nothing is discerned but that some are wealthy, but most merely pay to exist. Democrats, like moths to the flame, rushing headlong to their death.]]>

<![CDATA[America's current national debt stands at about four trillion dollars. This includes the cost of the War on Terror. But America's projected debt liability due to the socialisms of the Democrat Party alone currently stands at nearly twelve trillion dollars. Interestingly, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reports that Medicare/Medicaid costs are projected to quadruple from five percent of the Gross Domestic Product to as much a twenty percent of the GDP. Social Security costs are even more frightening. Early in America's history, Madison/Jefferson Democratic Republicanism was overrun by the big money mongers in New York City known as the Federalists. You see, Madison wrote and argued for the Constitution he authored on the grounds that federalism and pure democracies do not foment freedom. He constructed the ideals of Constitutional/Republican government in our Constitution in order to keep the general public from voting itself largess from and through the public treasury; and to keep government dispersed into more localized authorities. He envisaged an America which provided for the common defense . . . but which only promoted the general welfare through the application of laws and punishments for behaviors deemed wrong by the people. But the wealthy bankers of New York were pushing federalism, concentrated power and the appeasement of the people to their own profit. Within a few years, America's single party government was overrun with the money of the New York elite, and they've been at their work ever since. Eventually, the Democratic Republican Party of Madison and Jefferson's dream lost its Republicanism, and the name was eventually changed to simply the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party has been run by the international money elite ever since; it is heavily supported today by the powers centralized in New York City. What about the money elite of New York City? It was this group which brought the World the Russian Revolution, communism, and the Iron Curtain, it was this ideology which financed the Nazis through huge contributions in their vision of World dominion. It is this group of something-for-nothing men and women, catering to something-for-nothing people everywhere, who constitute the vast support of federalism and socialism in the World; and all this at the expense of the honest working man, who takes only what he has earned, who pays all the tax burden for the something-for-nothings whether rich or poor, and who doesn't look to other men for his own existence. Today, the Democrat Party claims to be America's original political party, but they fail to tell you of the usurpation of Madison's and Jefferson's vision for the future. It wasn't until Lincoln that Republicanism re-emerged. Folks, international endeavor is important for the future of mankind. I would pray that men and women everywhere could live under Madison's and Jefferson's Constitutional ideals. But the moneyed elite would rather concentrate their control and profitability in appealing to the wants of those who do not pay their own way; raising out of the sea of humanity, a proud tower. Now they profess in the press that they want universal health Care in America because they want to remain profitable in World markets. They want to take away the abundance we all enjoy through our hard earned employment benefits by reducing America to the level of the socialist one-World economy of Europe, where unemployment runs high, where the average income is far lower than ours, where most live in rental flats, and where they wait in line for medical care and procedures we receive freely and promptly. They want to take away the two to three times as much medical benefit we enjoy, because it affects their bottom line. But in doing so, it will add one more line item to the pay stubs of every hard working man and woman. A line item which will make Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security pale in comparison. They are about reducing America's abundance to fit the World model - the leveling of the masses for corporate bliss. They tell us that we can keep whatever health care our employers provide now; but this will not last long as employers seek to shirk their programs with offers of cash to opt out and down to universal health care. They failed in the Soviet Union, but like Nikita said, they will overcome. Socialism is merely the doorstep to communism; where the elite rule in luxury over working men and women. This is your Democrat Party, financed by the international money elite, the likes of George Soros who spends billions of dollars subduing the free man and woman to the one World system which makes him wealthy while repeating the mantra, 'tax me, I'm wealthy'; knowing that the working man pays his taxes anyway.]]>

<![CDATA[Yes it was Charlie Wilson, Tip O'Neil, Murtha and other Democrats, but none of that could have been done without Reagan's approval and other key Republicans. It's not fair to blame or credit any of these people entirely. But Reagan was involved despite what you saw in the movie. He had to be. I'm not even saying that Reagan or Wilson etc were wrong...My only point was that you can't blame Carter for his mistakes involving Iran and not acknowledge other past foreign policy decisions and their ramifications. I actually agree with Oly that Carter did not handle the Iranian issue well. But I also think it's easy to second guess and there is no guarantee that different decisions would have achieved a better result. Brzezinski wanted the Shah to brutally put down his opposition. That could have easily backfired because the Shah had very little popular support. Not to mention the morality of that decision. As for allowing the Shah into the states for cancer treatment. The Shah had been a puppet for the US for more than 30 years...he was our friend. Should we have denied our friend? Probably, but that is a pretty difficult situation. ]]>

<![CDATA[You want "legacy"? Hahahaha!!!! How 'bout: *Two WARS without end? (No plan, concrete goal) *New record, $127/barrel Oil (Bush's latest rip to Saudi Arabia, he's rebuffed) *$9.6 TRILLION defecit (How's that 'stimulus" thing goin'?) WHAT has this guy accomplished in the good column? ps: Claiming "he's kept us safe" WILL be accepted....but ONLY if you also acknowledge that he FAILED to protect our country during 9/11!!!! pps: How's that Bin Laden hunt goin'?!!! ]]>

<![CDATA[Did you see Cris Matthews slapdown of Kevin James yesterday? It was absolutely classic.]]>

<![CDATA[Clinton said in an interview with CNN “that she shouldn't have suggested in a newspaper interview that Barack Obama was having trouble winning over ‘hardworking...white Americans,’ Truth is the truth! Obama can't win in 08!]]>

<![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWtfbISKd8U" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWtfbISKd8U</a> Watch some of O'Reilley's most revealing moments. He's just doin' his part for the Fox News team! Phil Donahue puts Bill O in his place at the end of this video with this line: 'Loud doesn't mean right. You are a part of a loud group of people who want to prove they're tough by sending other people's kids to war'. So tell us LOL, why would you wanna be O'Reilley's little bitch? Do you see the resemblance? Hahahaha!]]>

<![CDATA[Your a lying liberal bitch!]]>

<![CDATA[Myth: There's only a 200-day supply there, so why bother. Fact: The truth is that the latest U.S. Geological Survey estimates are that the entire "1002 Area" contains up to16 billion barrels of recoverable oil. If found, this oil could replace all of our imports from Saudi Arabia for more than 30 years! The reserve could prevent our dependence on foreign oil from getting any worse for decades. Rather than being 56 percent dependent like we are now, it could cut our dependence to around 50 percent, according to the Energy Information Agency. Myth: They want to destroy the last pristine wilderness along Alaska's coast, even though 95% of the area is already open to oil development. Fact: The truth is that only 14 percent of the whole 1,500-mile Arctic coastal plain in Alaska is open to oil exploration. Estimates are upon discovery a major oil field could be developed using modern technology, affecting only a tiny 2,000-acre sliver of the 1.5-million-acre "1002 Area" of the Arctic coastal plain -- one hundredth of a percent of the entire 19-million-acre ANWR area. Remember that 8 million acres of the refuge are in permanent wilderness and roughly another 9.5 million acres are classified as normal refuge. Only a part of the Arctic coastal plain -- the "1002 Area" was left open for possible oil and gas development. Myth: Oil drilling would affect the caribou. Fact: There is absolutely no indication that environmentally responsible exploration will harm the 129,000-member Porcupine caribou herd. In fact, the history over the past 26 years at neighboring Prudhoe Bay shows the opposite. There the Central Arctic caribou herd has more than tripled in size, from 6,000 animals in 1978 to 19,700 today. Caribou will flourish as they have throughout Alaska, where caribou out number people three to two. No hunting by non-Natives will be allowed. Myth: Drilling would destroy the Native Gwich'in culture. Fact: The fear that Arctic development will harm the caribou and the Gwich'in culture is groundless. Given the strict controls planned to prevent disruption to the herd¹s summer calving grounds nothing will prevent the caribou from passing close enough to the Gwich¹ins -- protecting their yearly hunt. The Gwich'ins concern for oil development certainly seems recent. Just 15 years ago they issued a request for proposals to lease their 1.79 million acres of land for oil development. No where did they require restrictions to protect the caribou. Only when no oil was found on their lands did the Gwich'ins oppose oil work. (See Gwich'in land lease proposal) Myth:Canada has protected their wildlife, we should do the same. Fact: Canada finally created a national park, but did so only after extensive exploration in the 1960s failed to find oil. Canadians on their Arctic coastal plain drilled 89 exploratory wells and extended the Dempster Highway from Dawson to Innuvik, cutting through the center of the Porcupine caribou herd's migration route. Such development did not harm the herd. ]]>

<![CDATA[re:e: re: Cut and Paste vs Thinking for oneself. - OK so here is my point...you wrote the following; Cheney lied over and over and over again that Saddam and Iraq were aligned with the 9-11 terrorists even though there was no intelligence for that. I can't tell you how many times this has appeared on this post in one form or another, and never with any supporting evidence. it just gets thrown up there for smeone to react to. It is just plain wrong and here is why. Download the report and read it for yourself: <a href="http://a.abcnews.com/images/pdf/Pentagon_Report_V1.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://a.abcnews.com/images/pdf/Pentagon_Report_V1.pdf</a> A review of more than 600,000 documents seized from the possession of Saddam Hussein has concluded that Saddam did indeed have significant contacts with various terrorist groups, including Al Qaeda. Just like President Bush said before the liberation of Iraq in 2003. If you read the New York Times, you don’t know this is true. In fact, you think the opposite is true, because the Times wrote a story about the report that can only be described as a complete lie. Here is how the Times headlined its story: “Study Finds No Qaeda-Hussein Tie” Here is the lead: There was no direct operational connection between Saddam Hussein’s government and Al Qaeda before the war in Iraq, says a Pentagon-sponsored study released Wednesday. This might be described as a Clinton truth – technically true but designed to mislead. But it’s too generous to give the Times a pass and call this a Clinton truth. The Times lied. That’s all there is to it. If a newspaper is going to do a story about a government report, the story should tell you the relevant information in the report. Bush’s case was always that Saddam supported global terrorism, including Al Qaeda, but Bush never based this part of the justification for war on the requirement that Al Qaeda must be part of the package. And yet it was. The report details how Saddam’s regime worked with various terrorist groups. That included Al Qaeda, as we learn on Page 40: An example of indirect cooperation is the movement led by Osama bin Laden. During the 1990s, both Saddam and bin Laden wanted the West, particularly the United States, out of Muslim lands (or in the view of Saddam, the "Arab nation"). Both wanted to create a single powerful state that would take its place as a global superpower. That seems kind of relevant, don’t you think? The New York Times didn’t. The report goes on to explain that Saddam and Osama hardly trusted each other, but shared enough common objectives that they couldn’t help but cooperate on some level: The Saddam regime was very concerned about the internal threat posed by various Islamist movements. Crackdowns, arrests, and monitoring of Islamic radical movements were common in Iraq. However, Saddam's security organizations and bin Laden's terrorist network operated with similar aims, at least for the short tenn (sic). Considerable operational overlap was inevitable when monitoring, contacting, financing, and training the regional groups involved in terrorism. Saddam provided training and motivation to revolutionary pan-Arab nationalists in the region. Osama bin Laden provided training and motivation for violent revolutionary Islamists in the region. They were recruiting within the same demographic, spouting much the same rhetoric, and promoting a common historical narrative that promised a return to a glorious past. That these movements (pan-Arab and pan-Islamic) had many similarities and strategic parallels does not mean they saw themselves in that light. Nevertheless, these similarities created more than just the appearance of cooperation. Common interests, even without common cause, increased the aggregate terror threat. Finally, there’s this: For years, Saddam maintained training camps for foreign "fighters" drawn from these diverse groups. In some cases, particularly for