🚀 go-pugleaf

Bush's main problem is that he lost track of the conservative agenda
to go on a big-government spending spree.

The underlying problem is that nobody was there to stop him-- when the
president and the congress are from the same party,  nobody's guarding
the treasury-- they just spend and spend.

Since we have a Republican congress, what we need is a Democratic
president.


master_blaster100@lycos.com (Jon) wrote in message news:<e1c97c16.0411012117.38a203ef@posting.google.com>...
> You guys are missing the point.
> 
> The question was, even if Bush isn't a conservative, and is "spending
> money like a man with a week to live," why would Kerry be better?
> 
> The answer is, Bush botched the war on Terrorism; he invaded
> Afghanistan to get bin Laden, and failed to do so.
> 
> Kerry couldn't *possibly* do worse-- Bush screwed up.
> 
> But the main problem with Mr. Bush is that he screwed up the economy. 
> He lost jobs-- an amazing feat that no president has done since the
> depression up until Bush.  With the economy on a downturn, he
> *increased* government spending.
> 
> Jonah Goldberg:
> (http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20030718-040025-1117r.htm )

> "Among conservative journalists and activists, the disappointment in
> the Bush Administration's, and the GOP congressional leadership's,
> domestic policies is mounting daily.
>     "On free trade, the president has proved less reliable than -
> shudder - Bill Clinton. His acquiescence (i.e. capitulation) on
> Medicare has been total, refusing to fight for significant free market
> reforms while agreeing to shovel hundreds of billions of taxpayer
> dollars for new entitlements.
>     "In general, Bush has been spending money like a man with a week
> to live. The GOP-led Congress deserves some blame, too. But even when
> they overspend above his overspending, Bush refuses to use his veto
> power. "
> 
> The Republican led congress deserves more than "some" blame-- but
> that's only to be expected.  When the administration and the congress
> are from the same party, it's pig city on the budget.
> 
> Or,  
> http://www.fff.org/freedom/fd0312b.asp