tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364633220941829678.post2295024018892016219..comments2010-02-28T19:19:45.244-05:00Comments on My American Truth: A Presidential ComparisonBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726855081537528516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364633220941829678.post-5492330637528353892009-06-07T20:00:40.343-04:002009-06-07T20:00:40.343-04:00Kristen
I certainly agree that the Bush administr...Kristen<br /><br />I certainly agree that the Bush administration had a hand in much of the mess we're dealing with today. <br /><br />Bush called himself a compassionate conservative. Unfortunately he wasn't very conservative at all (at least fiscally). He yielded to many Democratic initiatives like the Community Reinvestment Act and Medicare Part D. The irony is that conservative voters abandoned him, and he still couldn't win any Democratic supporters.<br /><br />Now let's turn to President Obama. He's spending money at a record pace. He talks about important initiatives like health care reform by suggesting that the cost consumes a far too large percent of our nations GDP. Guess what? He's right. But what's the first thing he wants to do with health care? He wants to increase taxes to raise money that will allow him to give free health care to people who are currently uninsured. Noble - maybe. Addressing the cost issue - absolutely not! Why doesn't he talk about something that would help reduce costs like tort reform? Could it be that the John Edwards type ambulance chasers donated a lot of money to his campaign?<br /><br />President Obama is intent on redistributing the wealth in this country. He is not deterred by what impact this will have on the economy. He knows that he can blame a deepening recession on Bush. He is also not deterred by the fact that no country has ever prospered with such a socialistic agenda.<br /><br />So go ahead and support what our President is doing. But first try to think of one place where this has worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364633220941829678.post-73446355043074402462009-05-27T12:50:51.064-04:002009-05-27T12:50:51.064-04:00I don't think that all of these necessarily consti...I don't think that all of these necessarily constitute events that define a presidency. It's a little bit of pot/kettle calling. Or just pot. The kettle's been left alone.<br /><br />Personally, I couldn't care less about giving the Queen an iPod. She reacted positively. And bowing to the King of Saudi Arabia? Bush kissed him, held his hand and changed our policies toward his country.<br /><br />As for the money, maybe more oversight would have kept us out of the current economic situation. I don't know. I'm not an economist. Our debt did increase $4 trillion or 71.9 percent during Bush's presidency and we're now in a recession. I don't know that I'd compare that to confusing Austrian and Austrian German.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105680755485062414noreply@blogger.com