Fact: we are going through and will go through one of the worst economic downturns in our lifetime. Clinton oversaw the creation of over 20 million jobs. What about Bush? Bush could end up with an actual loss of Jobs. We had a budget surplus under Clinton, something I thought conservatives cared about, under Bush record deficits, Bush has almost doubled our national debt, when just 8 years prior we were paying that debt down. There are to many things to list, we have seen more corporations fall because of serious corruption, Enron, Tyco, Worldcom, Arthur Anderson, Quest, Adelphia, etc. All under Bush, not to mention the numerous no bid contracts under his administration. So much for the Free market; I would have thought conservatives would at least want competition allowed so other companies could bid on these contracts. One more thing, no one pays their full income taxes, there are so many write offs, its hard to keep up with them all.
Wait, unemployment in 1994 was 6.5%-the same as it is today-two years into Clintons 1st term. Oh, wait. Thats a bad memory! We're no worse off now than any other recession we've been through. The sickness is the same just different sypmtoms. S&L-More banks closed in one day than we've lost in all of this "crisis". Only this time we have more than 3 media outlets to continuously dump gloom and doom through your idiot box.
What happened in 1994 with the elections? Oh right, a Republican majority and the Contract with America. When Republicans where conservative (the Repubs of today can take a lesson)!
Why don't people understand the President does not set the price of gasoline and the President does not run businesses!
No bid contracts? Who but Haliburton does what they do? Granted corruption is inexcusable but come on.
Politics is based on corruption on some level or another. Why do people get into politics, whether it be city council or being president anyways? POWER! Come on. Are we all that naive? Every President we've had has sucked big time in one way or another. Roosevelt-let the Japs bomb us and denied the Jews asylum before and during WWII. Truman killed 50,000 Americans in Korea because he wouldn't let them win. Eisenhower-well, we got the Interstates...Kennedy started Vietnam and blew the Bay of Pigs. LBJ? We got the Great Society, criminals got more rights than victims and he killed 65,000 in Vietnam in a war he wouldn't let us win (the industrial war complex anyone?) Nixon-well you got Nixon. Carter, Ford? Double digit inflation and price controls. The birth of the bigger car with less gas mileage. Reagan-Well, he didn't know about Iran Contra. Sure. Clinton(lets forget about the 1st Bush, ok?)-we got how many ladies, Whitewater, another
impeached President and pardons for sale. GDub-we got a "Republican" who grew up under the wing of Big Government. For what its worth he couldn't do anything without every politician in DC signing off on it. The Dems are just as responsible for our current situations as the Repubs are. Obama will be no different. Why would he rock the boat and upset his potential for ultimate power? He is not a God, just a power hungry man.
When will we learn that both parties are full of dbags and they don't care about us? This government is no longer for us but against us. God Bless the USA or whats left of it.
Who works for minimum wage besides teenagers bagging groceries or frying burgers? Minimum wage is for ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS. Yes, every 16 year old working after school needs to make a living wage to support their wives and 10 children. When its that bad we should offer free sterilization. Better yet how about Norplant implants for all welfare recipients?