I miss Bush. I was a Dem/Gore voter back in 2000 but I always thought W was a likeable guy. I never thought that of Obama. In fact, I’ve thought every president going back to Carter was likable. Carter was the first president I remember and I’m not sure if I disliked him at the time or if my dislike of him now has tainted my memories.
Well, I think that was part of the problem with Bush. He WANTED to be liked, a little too much. He compromised on far too many things, apparently to avoid “distasteful” arguments. And I use the word “compromised” loosely, he let others walk all over him.
I may be wrong though, maybe I’m not aware of him fighting for his beliefs, and those of his supporters, behind the scenes.
The 2003 tax cuts were a huge boost for the economy. I remember hearing the word “unexpectedly” month after month, jobs report after jobs report, revenue report after revenue report, all unexpectedly better than what they thought. The media was baffled by the thought that low tax rates could create incentive for people.
How about the surge? He wasn’t trying too hard to be liked there.
And his prescription drug plan incorporated a lot of market approaches and the cost of that deal has come in under predictions.
I’m not the only one with a poor memory though as others have obviously forgotten about the tax cut boost, they’re all clamoring to repeal it ASAP. Those damn rich people NOT paying even MORE taxes! How dare they?
The surge, another underappreciated turn.
Well, anything accomplished by a conservative or under conservative watch is going to be underappreciated by the press, and it goes without saying, by the opposition.
I’m not sure about the prescription drug plan. I don’t know enough about what was being done before, how it’s working now, and what it means for the future.
BTW, the “No Child Left Behind” program is actually quite successful, but you’d never know it if you only read the mainstream press, or listen at all to the opposition. So that may be another legacy I overlooked.
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More like a list of his fulfilled 2008 campaign promises…
No, he promised to bring fundamental change to the US. I’d say he kept that one.
I get what you’re saying, but both plans are, apparently:
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Wow, I was just thinking, I miss Bush. That’s a surprise.
I miss Bush. I was a Dem/Gore voter back in 2000 but I always thought W was a likeable guy. I never thought that of Obama. In fact, I’ve thought every president going back to Carter was likable. Carter was the first president I remember and I’m not sure if I disliked him at the time or if my dislike of him now has tainted my memories.
Well, I think that was part of the problem with Bush. He WANTED to be liked, a little too much. He compromised on far too many things, apparently to avoid “distasteful” arguments. And I use the word “compromised” loosely, he let others walk all over him.
I may be wrong though, maybe I’m not aware of him fighting for his beliefs, and those of his supporters, behind the scenes.
Jdoors, I agree with your assessment of W.
The 2003 tax cuts were a huge boost for the economy. I remember hearing the word “unexpectedly” month after month, jobs report after jobs report, revenue report after revenue report, all unexpectedly better than what they thought. The media was baffled by the thought that low tax rates could create incentive for people.
How about the surge? He wasn’t trying too hard to be liked there.
And his prescription drug plan incorporated a lot of market approaches and the cost of that deal has come in under predictions.
Thanks for jogging the ol’ memory.
I’m not the only one with a poor memory though as others have obviously forgotten about the tax cut boost, they’re all clamoring to repeal it ASAP. Those damn rich people NOT paying even MORE taxes! How dare they?
The surge, another underappreciated turn.
Well, anything accomplished by a conservative or under conservative watch is going to be underappreciated by the press, and it goes without saying, by the opposition.
I’m not sure about the prescription drug plan. I don’t know enough about what was being done before, how it’s working now, and what it means for the future.
BTW, the “No Child Left Behind” program is actually quite successful, but you’d never know it if you only read the mainstream press, or listen at all to the opposition. So that may be another legacy I overlooked.