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Old 01-08-09, 03:39 PM   #1
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President Bush inherited a peaceful, prosperous America. As he exits, Salon consults experts in seven fields to try to assess the devastation. Jan. 8, 2009 | After a couple of presidential terms, mismanagement in every area of policy -- foreign, domestic, even extraterrestrial -- starts to add up. When George W. Bush entered the White House in January 2001, he inherited peace and prosperity. The military, the Constitution and New Orleans were intact and the country had a budget surplus of $128 billion. Now he's about to dash out the door, leaving a large, unpaid bill for his successors to pay.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/08/damage/
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Old 01-08-09, 03:55 PM   #2
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Sigh once again the attempt to blame the current situation created by past democratic presidents on Bush.

Inherated peace and prosperity? Well at least the illusion of such except for that darn 9/11 thing.

Dont you ever tire of this diatribe?

You do know he is for all intents an purposes he is no longer in office right?

Lets all hope that the incoming administration can do better than the past ones.
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Old 01-08-09, 04:05 PM   #3
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This is utter stupidity. Peace and prosperity? Yeah, there was no Islamic terrorism before Bush. What planets do you Democrats live on? Seriously? The funny thing about this is the fact that Mr. Clinton ignored multiple terrorist attacks against our nation. He basically swept 4 terrorist attacks under the rug. Meaning no action whatsoever. I don't think the people who died in the Khobar towers incident, the African embassies, the USS Cole, or Bosnia believe in the "peace" angle of this idiotic article intended for the truly stupid among us. Surplus?!?!? As a former member of the Clinton military, I can directly attest to the lack of proper funding. I remember the pay freezes. I think I know how some of that Surplus was accounted for. Through neglect of vital Constitutional government obligations. As far as prosperity goes, I wonder if they forgot about the situation involving the influencing of lending institutions to give bad loans to people with no ability to pay it back.

Not to mention the Maneuvers made by the Clinton Democrats to move dual use technologies to the Commerce Department from the DoD. This has made things more dangerous potentially for our sailors who serve in the 7th fleet. Peace and prosperity?? Nonsense.
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Old 01-08-09, 04:07 PM   #4
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Not a budget surplus, a budget surplus FORECAST.

That's like saying you'll have enough money to buy that Lamborghini because you expect your salary to quadruple in coming years.

Democrat finances: Coming soon to a taxpayer wallet near you... :rotfl:
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Sigh once again the attempt to blame the current situation created by past democratic presidents on Bush.
Hehe, it's like insulting a mirror.
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Democrat finances: Coming soon to a taxpayer wallet near you... :rotfl:
Even better. Democrat definitions: Tax credits or government handouts now are the same thing as tax cuts.
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Inherated peace and prosperity? Well at least the illusion of such except for that darn 9/11 thing.

Dont you ever tire of this diatribe?
Good call Steam. The idiots of the Left don't understand that there actually was no peace before Mr. Bush. Only an idiot would buy this article from salon. The Clinton Democrats simply ignored terrorist threats and actions against our nation.
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Inherated peace and prosperity? Well at least the illusion of such except for that darn 9/11 thing.

Dont you ever tire of this diatribe?
Good call Steam. The idiots of the Left don't understand that there actually was no peace before Mr. Bush. Only an idiot would buy this article from salon. The Clinton Democrats simply ignored terrorist threats and actions against our nation.
Yes, these incidents were ignored. But, American as whole, has a short memory span. We carry on.
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Yes, these incidents were ignored. But, American as whole, has a short memory span. We carry on.
Indeed we do. But this article is beyond just a short memory. It is colossal ignorance at large. Looks like the dopes at salon have an even shorter memory than most of us. Less than 2 days for them. I love this line in their junkpile:

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Now he's about to dash out the door, leaving a large, unpaid bill for his successors to pay.
Didn't Mr. "Office of the President Elect" just say that we're going to see years of Trillion dollar deficits of his creation? More government spending and largess coined as "economic salvation"? I can't believe the ignorance. I guess the average Democrat dummy doesn't know that this means years of "Unpaid Bills". It would be funnier if this kind of ignorance wasn't so tragic.
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Inherated peace and prosperity? Well at least the illusion of such except for that darn 9/11 thing.

Dont you ever tire of this diatribe?
Good call Steam. The idiots of the Left don't understand that there actually was no peace before Mr. Bush. Only an idiot would buy this article from salon. The Clinton Democrats simply ignored terrorist threats and actions against our nation.
ofcourse, everyone on the left is an idiot cant be no other way
now back to reality
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The funny thing about this is the fact that Mr. Clinton ignored multiple terrorist attacks against our nation.
Wrong. Read the the 9/11 Commission Report.
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Old 01-08-09, 05:08 PM   #12
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ofcourse, everyone on the left is an idiot cant be no other way
now back to reality
I read "the idiots of the left" more as "those who are idiots on the left of the political spectrum.."

But I can see how one can read that as a gross generalisation, too
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ofcourse, everyone on the left is an idiot cant be no other way
now back to reality
The Left doesn't seem to know or understand that Islamic terrorism actually precedes the Bush administration by many years. Perhaps peace to a Lib/Dem is allowing Islamic fanatics to have the ability to target U.S. national interests and people, without any response. Perhaps to them, Clinton Democrats could make it all go away by just sweeping it all under the rug. Also this article seems to believe that Mr. Bush can snap hurricanes into existence. Or the aftermath is his sole responsibility. What about the Dem mayor? What about the state governor? Looks like they really judge the intellect of their target audience as low. Sorry if you can't see the glaring ignorance and humor all wrapped up into one stupid little hit-piece.


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Sorry if you can't see the glaring ignorance and humor all wrapped up into one stupid little hit-piece.
I have similar feelings towards your posts on this thread....
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ofcourse, everyone on the left is an idiot cant be no other way
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The Left doesn't seem to know or understand that Islamic terrorism actually precedes the Bush administration by many years. Perhaps peace to a Lib/Dem is allowing Islamic fanatics to have the ability to target U.S. national interests and people, without any response. Perhaps to them, Clinton Democrats could make it all go away by just sweeping it all under the rug. Also this article seems to believe that Mr. Bush can snap hurricanes into existence. Or the aftermath is his sole responsibility. What about the Dem mayor? What about the state governor? Looks like they really judge the intellect of their target audience as low. Sorry if you can't see the glaring ignorance and humor all wrapped up into one stupid little hit-piece.

i wasnt talking about any of that, but the fact that you seem to think that every Dem. is a complete and utter retard
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