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  How is George W. Bush Jr. Doing?
Bush’s first budget proposed cutting grants to children’s hospitals like the one he visited by 15% ($34 million).
George W. Bush is shattering records for the worst first 18 months in office for a U.S. president as measured by the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500.
Bush’s top economic proposals speak to different conditions than are apparent today.
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 George W. Bush - Uncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Prior to his Presidency, President Bush served for 6 glorious years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas, where he earned a reputation for bipartisanship and as a compassionate conservative who shaped public policy based on the principles of limited government, personal responsibility, strong families, and local control.
President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian who was the inspiration for June Cleaver on the popular television show "Leave It To Beaver".
George Bush has always been a master quotesman, and is continually quoted on nearly every subject one could think of.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/George_W._Bush   (1677 words)

  
 George W Bush wins the Presidential election
Bush as president is the best outcome of this election in the sense that he is a Washington outsider and not implicated in the intrigues and unfair battling which took place in the capital.
George's brother Jeb is six and a half years younger, Neil is nine, Marvin ten and sister Dorothy is thirteen years younger.
George Bush's grandfather was a senator and his father, of course, served as president.
www.cosmopolis.ch /english/cosmo12/bush.htm   (2523 words)

  
 Domestic policy of the George W. Bush administration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bush reiterated his disagreement with the Republican Party platform that opposed civil unions, and said that the issue of civil unions should be left up to individual states.
Bush is the first Republican president to appoint an openly gay man to serve in his administration, Scott Evertz as director of the Office of National AIDS Policy.
Bush has said he opposes government sanctioned and enforced quotas and racial preferences, but that the private and public sector should be encouraged to reach out to accomplished minorities to increase employment diversity.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Domestic_policy_of_George_W._Bush   (5277 words)

  
 George W. Bush on Drugs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Bush said that parents have a responsibility to make up for their youthful mistakes by warning their children to stay away from drugs.
Bush said the timing of the initial news report was ”interesting.“ When asked where the story may have originated, he said, ”I’ve got my suspicions.“ Al Gore and DNC officials both said they first learned of the arrest from news reports Thursday and said it would be inappropriate to comment on the matter.
Bush told Oprah and her millions of female viewers he gave up drinking because “Alcohol was beginning to compete with my affections for my wife and my family.
www.issues2000.org /George_W__Bush_Drugs.htm   (1749 words)

  
 Santa Clara County Democratic Party ~ Santa Clara County Democratic Party
Under George Bush's failed leadership, the number of people without health insurance has increased to a record 46 million and health insurance premiums have increased by an average of $2600.
George Bush has broken his promise to support America's Veterans and his Medicare plan is failing America's Seniors.
Many seniors are led to believe this legislation will pay for their prescription drugs but will be surprised to learn they still have to pay a lot, in many cases most of the costs.
sccdp.org /health.php   (271 words)

  
 George W. Bush Flip Flops
Bush relied on a $400 billion figure for the first decade of the prescription drug benefit in persuading fiscal conservatives to support the plan last November.
Bush is against the U.S. taking a role in the Israeli Palestinian conflict; then he pushes for a "road map" and a Palestinian State.
Bush is for states right to decide on gay marriage, then he is for changing the constitution.
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 Bush2004.com :: The Official Re-Election Site for President George W. Bush in 2004
George Bush laughs off a question on the draft by calling it a "rumor on the internets." His sweat then causes his secret wired earpiece to spark and set his suit on fire, which John Kerry extinguishes with his pack of concealed notes.
Washington, DC — President Bush signed a job-training bill into law Friday to ease the elderly back to work and "end senior loafing as we know it." Bush told a cheering group of nursing home residents that, "There is no free lunch.
Bush defended his decision to invade Iraq, saying the sacrifice made by 1,059 U.S. troops who have been killed there was "noble and worthy," as evidenced by endless bloody disaster and increasing prospects of a Taliban-style regime.
bush2004.com   (1927 words)

  
 Santa Clara County Democratic Party ~ Santa Clara County Democratic Party
George Bush has presided over record deficit creation, record job loss, and a record shift of the tax burden onto the middle class.
While the Bush/Cheney White House seeks to squash debate and refuses to see room for improvement in any of their policies, John Kerry and the Democratic Party continue to be a voice of reason and a voice for the voiceless whose precious civil liberties may be eroded by the USA Patriot Act.
George Bush is letting his religious ideology block scientific progress, ignoring Global Warming, blocking Stem Cell Research, and stacking key scientific panels.
sccdp.org /talkingpoint_index.php   (576 words)

  
 Why You Should Vote For George Bush For President
When George Bush was elected in 2000, there were some who believed that his "compassionate conservative" theme would result in an "uneventful presidency." Because the Cold War was over, and as the Clinton years proved, foreign policy adventures would be of the United Nations peacekeeping kind, and Bush’s domestic policy would be minor conservative initiatives.
Bush’s greatest accomplishment is the first major health care program since the creation of Medicare/Medicaid, by creating the Prescription Drug Benefit plan under Medicare, making prescription drugs more affordable to over 40 million seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare.
Bush’s policies are pro-growth and pro-family as consumer confidence remains high and families will continue to see their tax burden reduced as his tax cuts policies continue for the rest of the decade.
womens-place.com /features/georgebush.php   (2127 words)

  
 President George Walker Bush (Republican)
Bush said at a Whitehouse celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the National Catholic Educational Association.
The Bush administration said in a statement that it was ``unequivocally opposed to the cloning of human beings either for reproduction or for research.''
Bush backs the provision, aides said, noting that he signed legislation as governor of Texas moving up voting eligibility for felons.
selectsmart.com /president/Bush.html   (1705 words)

  
 CNN.com - Bush ends Asia-Australia trip with stop in Hawaii - Oct. 24, 2003
Bush stopped for 12 hours in Hawaii on Thursday on his way back to Washington, taking a tour of Pearl Harbor, visiting an elementary school, catching up on the World Series in his hotel room, meeting with Pacific island leaders and attending a fund-raising dinner that added $600,000 to his campaign coffers.
Bush was to be back in the Oval Office on Friday morning, after a whirlwind tour of six Eastern Hemisphere nations.
Bush ended his journey like he began it in California a week ago -- with a fund-raising event for his re-election campaign.
cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/24/bush.hawaii.ap   (655 words)

  
 Policy TK - By Jacob Weisberg and William Saletan - Slate Magazine
George Bush has a plan: add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare.
George Bush's approach leaves millions of seniors with no prescription drug coverage.
The National Council of Senior Citizens says, "The Bush approach is favored by big drug companies and leaves millions with no help." Al Gore is taking on the big drug companies to pass a real prescription drug benefit that covers all seniors.
www.slate.com /id/89062/sidebar/89076   (184 words)

  
 Wake-up Call, the truth about Bush Administration increases in Medicare, prescription drug increases
Bush tries to portray the law with its prescription drug benefit as a windfall for seniors; when in fact it is nothing but a scam that benefits insurance companies, drug makers and health care providers.
Well Bush and his allies in Congress can take full credit for the increase that resulted from the "overhaul" because they are the ones responsible for pushing through the health care industry's favored version of the bill that got seniors into this mess to begin with.
Let me get this straight, seniors are supposed to get a discount on drugs, but now Bush says that Medicare will pay for the discount with a rise in their monthly premiums.
www.todaysseniorsnetwork.com /wake-up_call.htm   (2347 words)

  
 Bush Cuts Hurt Seniors
The Bush budget allows big companies continue to make deep cuts in pension benefits for older workers by converting traditional pension plans to "cash balance" plans in which some older workers’ pensions would be slashed by up to 50 percent.
The Bush budget fails to protect the 8 million workers and retirees who may have been harmed by these pension conversions, gives corporations the green light to violate pension age discrimination laws, and provides inadequate protection to workers affected in the future.
The Bush budget proposes freezing these programs for the third year in a row, which means that many seniors are not receiving the services they need, even as the seniors population is growing significantly.
www.todaysseniorsnetwork.com /bush_cuts_hurt_seniors.htm   (678 words)

  
 US Presidents - George W. Bush   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
President Bush is pursuing the same common-sense approach and bipartisan spirit that he used in Texas.
President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian, and they have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna, who are college students.
George W. Bush is the first son of a President to also win the office since John Quincy Adams in 1824.
www.juntosociety.com /uspresidents/gwbush.html   (966 words)

  
 Is George Bush Scared of Seniors? Skips...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
He's nixed an invite to address the seniors and opted instead to rally with partisans faithfuls just a mere 2.6 miles away at a "Nevada Victory 2004" event on the campus of University of Nevada -- Las Vegas, the Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign reports.
Coyle noted that neither Bush or those who voted for the Medicare law are getting the expected favorable ratings boost from seniors normally associated with passage of domestic bills requiring such extraordinary spending.
He predicted that seniors, who in 2000 cast almost 25 percent of all votes for president, will turnout in record numbers again and vote their displeasure both at Bush and with the Medicare law.
releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=38046   (338 words)

  
 John Kerry, Labor Day Remarks: Campaign Rally in Racine, West Virginia—September 6, 2004
Of all George Bush’s wrong choices, the most catastrophic one is the mess in Iraq.
George Bush socked seniors with a 17 percent increase in Medicare.
And George Bush is the first president since Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression to actually lose jobs.
www.presidentialrhetoric.com /campaign/speeches/kerry_sept6.html   (1580 words)

  
 The Democratic Party
While President Bush has made physical fitness a personal priority, his cuts to education funding have forced schools to roll back physical education classes and his Administration's efforts to undermine Title IX sports programs have threatened thousands of women's college sports programs.
Bush's 2006 budget request cut physical education funding for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade by $18.4 million.
North Korea’s announcement of their alleged nuclear test over the weekend is further evidence that President Bush has taken his eye off the ball, allowing a member of the so-called ‘axis of evil’ to allegedly test a nuclear weapon.
www.democrats.org /a/2005/08/bush_should_sto.php   (882 words)

  
 bush2004.com ::: Bush Urges Seniors Back to Work
President Bush signed a job-training bill into law Friday to ease the elderly back to work and "end senior loafing as we know it." Bush told a cheering group of nursing home residents that, "There is no free lunch.
Given the $5.60 an hour minimum wage, most seniors face the unhappy prospect of leaving the debt to their grandkids.
But President Bush kindly reassures them that if they work 100 hours a week between ages 65 and 90 they can die with the relief that only their children will be debt-enslaved.
www.bush2004.com /greensheet/gs_02.html   (504 words)

  
 George Bush At 44 Percent America Is Finally Waking Up - s5000.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The numbers also indicated that your support for George Bush and his handling of domestic issues dropped to 42 percent for the economy and 38 percent for issues like education and health care.
I think if you look back, the only thing that George Bush did that drove his numbers up was standing on a car with a fireman after 9/11.
It was good to see that the young adults Bush was counting on to support his plan actually oppose his ideas.
www.s5000.com /what_the_huck/795/george_bush_approval_rating.php   (1328 words)

  
 George Bush Did Your Administration Shred Documents? - s5000.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
That based on the information George Bush already had, the official should consider his information to be inaccurate.
The voters are entitled to an answer from George Bush prior to the election.
I also believe that if George Bush is unwilling to come out and answer these types of questions directly, then America should take a serious look at whether or not this is the type of individual you should elect as president.
www.s5000.com /what_the_huck/605/george_bush_s5000_huck.php   (1827 words)

  
 TomPaine.com - George Bush's Dishonest Budget
The budget George W. Bush submitted to the Congress yesterday is a lie and a moral disgrace.
Bush’s budget actually cuts funding for energy efficiency, and for research on hydropower and geothermal energy.
In an annual budget of $2.7 trillion, $30 billion a year is a pittance, but the president is intent on putting a lid on domestic spending—not willing to add anything beyond the military and homeland security.
www.tompaine.com /articles/2006/02/07/george_bushs_dishonest_budget.php   (932 words)

  
 Bush Lies
George Bush is a chronic liar and he gets away with it.
Bush's administration is built on lies, which means the granddaddy of them all is his promise to restore "honor and integrity" to the Oval Office.
The Bushes and the Saudi royal family were and are close business partners, and Saddam, back in 1990, committed a royal blunder by getting a little too close to their wealthy holdings.
tvnewslies.org /html/bush_lies.html   (5973 words)

  
 Quest for the Presidency: Gore pushes elderly prescriptions 09/20/00
Bush says under his package seniors could choose to stay in their current Medicare plan or opt into private-industry plans.
Bush envisions a plan where seniors would have more choice in health coverage than they do now, although he's released few details about how it would work.
Bush said his plan would cover only low-income seniors for four years, using or creating state programs to help them, while his federal plan is being set up.
quest.cjonline.com /stories/092000/gen_0920006043.shtml   (905 words)

  
 John Kerry, Health Care and America's Seniors—September 14, 2004
Of all George Bush’s wrong choices, the most catastrophic choice is the mess he’s made in Iraq.
In fact, George Bush is the first president in 72 years -- since the Great Depression -- to actually lose jobs.
So seniors are getting squeezed like never before – but for big drug companies, these truly are the golden years.
www.presidentialrhetoric.com /campaign/speeches/kerry_sept14.html   (1357 words)

  
 CNN Transcript - Crossfire: Al Gore Versus George Bush: Who Has a Better Health Care Plan? - August 28, 2000
Here is what George Bush said this week, which was the same thing he had said as far back as the primaries.
It says that seniors at their choice should be able to pick and choose amongst at variety of plans, all of which will include prescription drugs.
And now my seniors are limited to one, maybe two of the HMOs, and they don't have coverage, they don't have prescription drugs.
edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0008/28/cf.00.html   (3387 words)

  
 Medicare Announces Record Hike in Premiums...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
When it comes to helping seniors, George Bush has proven that he's taking us in the wrong direction by giving billions to the drug industry while keeping seniors from accessing cheaper prescription drugs.
George Bush is hiding behind the record increases in Medicare costs for seniors.
But the Bush Medicare initiative gave away an extra $139 billion in corporate profits to the cost of the bill.
releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=35666   (359 words)

  
 The Democratic Party
But, despite clear evidence that many seniors have yet to sign up for the prescription drug plan and that many are unaware of the penalties if they miss the May 15th deadline, President Bush and Republicans in Congress refuse to extend the enrollment deadline.
As President Bush heads to New Hampshire today, the Associated Press is reporting that the President's proposed budget would eliminate the Social Security death benefit provided to widows and widowers who were living with the deceased at the time of his or her death.
As the public continues to reject President Bush's reckless plan to privatize Social Security, the Republican leadership is instructing House Republicans heading home for the Fourth of July not to discuss with their constituents the trillions of dollars needed to...
www.democrats.org /a/communities/seniors_and_retirees   (1969 words)

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