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George
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Accomplishments
as president:
- My
administration continues to promote and/or reward
those whose failures on Iraq have become obvious so
it was disclosed recently that two Army analysts whose
work has been connected to a major intelligence shortcoming
on Iraq have received awards for job performance over
the last few years.[1]
-
A newly published US Army War College assessment concludes
that more than three years after the attacks of Sept.
11, 2001, my administration has failed to define the
overall aim of the war on terrorism providing a penetrating
critique of American strategy.[2]
- Deliberately
edited environmental reports to downplay the effects
of greenhouse gas emissions on global warming using
an official who previously worked at the American
Petroleum Institute to do so.[3]
- Got
caught trying to overpay for oil and gas rights in
the Everglades to reward a family comopany who gave
lots of money to the GOP and my brother, Jeb.[4]
- Altered
critical portions of a scientific analysis of the
environmental impact of cattle grazing on public lands
before announcing that it would relax regulations
limiting grazing on those lands.[5].
- Secretly
worked to undermine Tony Blair's efforts to tackle
global warming.[6]
- I
spurned the overture by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il,
who attempted to engage me directly on the nuclear
weapons issue three years ago as stated by two American
experts on Asia said on Wednesday.[7]
- Already
accused by veterans groups of seeking inadequate funds
for health care next year, my administration acknowledged
yesterday that it is short $1 billion for covering
current needs at the Department of Veterans Affairs
this year.[8]
-
Because of my stupid Iraq war, the United States'
image is so tattered overseas two years after the
Iraq invasion that communist China is viewed more
favorably than the U.S. in many long-time Western
European allies, an international poll has found.[9]
- In
violation of the federal Privacy Act which requires
accepting public comment before creating new record
systems, my Dept. of Defense built an extensive database
of 30 million 16-25-year olds for three years before
announcing it.[10]
- A
leading group of pediatricians blasted my "abstinance
only" policy for teenage sex education.[11]
- Helped
Iraq replace Afghanistan as the training ground for
the next generation of "professionalized" terrorists,
according to a report released by the National Intelligence
Council.[12]
- My
administration in a Senate Committee cut the budget
for rail and mass transit security by 1/3 just before
the recent terrorist attacks in London.[13]
- An
independent panel headed by two former U.S. national
security advisers said Wednesday that chaos in Iraq
was due in part to inadequate postwar planning by
my administration.[14]
-
Brutalized more words of the English language than
any president in the history of the U.S. --from
a viewer
- The
only President in U.S. history who continued his vacation
when informed that a well known and capable enemy
was PLANNING to attack the United States and the only
President who continued reading his book when informed
that that same enemy is ATTACKING the United States
at that very moment. --from viewer Cameron, Houston,
TX
- Invaded
a country [Iraq] and lost.--from a viewer
- The
only President of the U.S. who was shamefully lied
to by God since He was strenuously consulted by me
prior to this war! I'm very disappointed in Him since
we all know he is on our side. (Should I have consulted
my father who had fought this very same enemy and
had successfully dealt with UN and our allies? Hmmmm...nahhhh...who
is he compared to the Higher Father;who, by the way,
is on our side!) --from viewer Cameron, Houston,
TX
- The
only president going back to Eisenhower allowed to
avoid regular press conferences by the media. Other
presidents were required to defend their policies
in front of the American People - Not a select few.
--from a viewer
- Helped
ensure major problems for the Gulf Coast and New Orleans
ravaged by Hurricane Katrina by having 3,000 members
of the Louisiana National Guard's 256th Brigade, who
serve as the front-line saviors when natural disasters
strike their home state, sent to Iraq where they can
only watch helplessly as the storm batters their neighbors
and friends. I also cut funding for the US Army Corps
of Engineers. They absorbed a record $71.2 million
reduction in federal funding. This was an epic reduction
for one fiscal year. The cuts mean major hurricane
and flood protection projects will not be awarded
to local engineering firms. Also, a study to determine
ways to protect the region from a Category 5 hurricane
has been shelved for now.[15]
- Made
sure the top U.S. Army contracting official ["Bunny"
Greenwood], a whistleblower who first raised criticism
over Halliburton's no-bid contract in Iraq, was demoted
Sunday for what the army called poor job performance
-- the first time her performance was rated low in
20 years.[16]
- During
my presidency in 2004 an extra 1.1 million Americans
dropped below the poverty line last year, according
to the US Census Bureau. There were 37 million people
living in poverty in 2004, up 12.7% from the previous
year.[17]
- My
administration was sued by Oregon, California and
New Mexico yesterday over my decision to allow road
building, logging and other commercial ventures on
more than 90,000 square miles of the nation's remaining
pristine forests.[18]
- Right-wing
pundit Pat Buchanan called for my impeachment over
my lack of enforcement of immigration policy.
- Was
responsible for weakening FEMA so it had problems
getting life-sustaining supplies to survivors and
buses to evacuate them from New Orleans after Hurricane
Katrina. Experts have long warned me that the moves
I made would weaken the agency's ability to effectively
respond to natural disasters.[19]
- I
won the 2004 presidential election in part because,
after my pal and heavy contributor Walden O'Dell,
CEO of Ohio-based Diebold Election Systems, largest
maker of ballot-coounting equipment in the USA, promised
at a 2003 fundraiser to "deliver" that state's electoral
votes for me, Ohio ended up going my way despite the
predictions of practically every pre-election survey
and every exit poll. Ballot anomalies in a number
of other key states helped too, including a reported
tendency for machines to record votes for my opponent
as votes for me. I choose to interpret these things
as signs of God's favor.--from viewer Eric, Staten
Island, NY
- Bypassed
the Senate to fill a top Justice Department slot with
an official whose nomination stalled over the tactics
used at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, naval facility.[20]
- "Analysts
linked to intel failure rewarded", AP,
May 28, 2005.
- "Bush
strategy lacks clarity, report asserts", by Bryan
Bender, Boston
Globe, May 29, 2005.
- "US
official edited warming, emission link," Reuters,
June 8, 2005.
- "US
overvalued Everglades land, report says", Bloomberg
News, June 8, 2005.
- "Land
Study on Grazing Denounced," by Julie Cart, LA
Times, June 18, 2005.
- "New
US move to spoil climate accord ", by Mark Townsend,
The
Observer, June 18, 2005.
- "Bush
spurned secret 2002 N. Korea overture-report,"
from Reuters,
June 22, 2005.
- "Funds
for Health Care of Veterans $1 Billion Short,"
by Tom Edsall, Washington
Post, June 24, 2005.
- "Poll:
In wake of Iraq war, allies prefer China to U.S.,"
CNN,
June 24, 2005.
- "Talk
of the Draft," Detroit Free Press, June 25, 2005,
5A.
- "Doctors
group says teenagers need access to birth control,"
by Lindsay Tanner, Detroit
Free Press, July 5, 2005.
- "Iraq
New Terror Breeding Ground War Created Haven, CIA Advisers
Report, Dana Priest, Washinton
Post, January 14, 2005.
- "America's
vulnerable railways," by Tom Oliphant, Boston
Globe, July 10, 2005.
- "Panel:
Bush was unready for postwar Iraq." by BARRY SCHWEID,
AP,
July 27, 2005
- "Here's
the Funny Part," by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout.org,
August 30, 2005.
- "Senior
Democrat says decision to demote Halliburton worker
will chill whistleblowing", Raw
Story, August 29, 2005.
- "US
Poverty Rate Continues to Rise," BBC
News, August 30, 2005.
- "Three
states file suit over national forests," by Terence
Chea-AP, The
Seattle Times, August 31, 2005.
- "Ex-officials
say weakened FEMA botched response," by Frank James
and Andrew Martin, Chicago-Tribune,
September 3, 2005.
- "Recess
appointment fills Justice post," Omaha.com,
September 1, 2005.
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