Quote from Thunderdog:
Sure, the US Treasury has been shot to shit, ...
Nonsense, even after the terrible blow of 9/11 and while we were fighting major wars to free two nations from terrible dictators and stabilize the Middle East, the economy took the tax cuts and did fine, way above other comparable economies around the world, and millions of new jobs were created. We were again loved by our friends and feared by our enemies - not a bad place to be. Dignity was finally restored to the White House after the Clinton disgusting affairs and lies under oath that resulted in his impeachment and humiliating disbarment. I understand how that made Democrats feel, guys, but it's not the Republicans' fault, is it? Good judges were once again appointed, education was given a new chance to life and seniors are getting their medicine for almost nothing for the first time ever. Most of these initiatives were achieved through healthy bipartisanship, with even Ted Kennedy supporting Bush's education plan, not to mention the Medicare prescription plan that was passed almost 50-50 across both Houses.
Yes, the economy is naturally a bit soft now but the turn is happening as we speak, and no concrete evidence of a recession (two consecutive quarters with negative growth) is apparent anywhere. Many, if not most, market experts are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel at about the end of this year and are gradually bidding the market up. Our debt is high, but wasteful bills like this Farm bill that Bush failed to stop are making the situation worse, and he can't fix it alone. There's the reason why Americans approve of him about double than they approve Congress, it's the right ratio to have at this point. Yes, UBL is still alive (maybe) but AlQaeda is crushed and on the run. Yes, our troops are still in Iraq, but, with our help, the Iraqi government is taking over and having several first major successes in combatting the various renegade militias that Iran is supporting, eg, in Basra, Mosul, Baghdad. Soon, we will have free and democratic Iraq and Afghanistan, if we don't turn around and run like irresponsible cowards. That's what the Democrats and their media are afraid most of all: that, under close scrutiny, things are actually not that bad and are actually getting better all the time. Nooooooo! They can't have that, something must be wrong, somewhere, and if they can't find it, they'll lie about it, no problemo...
If only we could have four more years... or eight if possible... any ideas, anyone?
