Promise: "There are 43 million uninsured Americans – 4 million more than when the current administration took office. George W. Bush will reverse this trend by making health insurance affordable for hard-working, low-income families."
Reality: In the first two years Bush was in office, the number of uninsured American increased by nearly four million. Since Bush took office, health insurance premiums have risen by an average rate of 12.5 percent per year
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Promise:"To provide energy assistance to low-income Households and Address Short-Term Supply Threats, Governor Bush will expand the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by seeking the release of $155 million, and directing a portion of oil and gas royalty payments to the program, costing $1 billion over ten years."
Reality: Bush's first budget, for the 2002 fiscal year, cut LIHEAP funding by $300 million as compared with the previous year, despite higher unemployment and a colder winter.
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Promise: "To restore confidence in government, [George W. Bush] will...attack pork-barrel spending."
Reality: Not one single veto. Where's the Veto W?
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Promise: "By far the vast majority of my tax cuts go to the bottom end of the spectrum." [Source: George W. Bush, 2/15/00]
Reality: The top 20 percent of earners received 69.8 percent of President Bush's tax cuts.
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Promise:"As President, Governor Bush will…pay the debt down to a historically low level."
Reality:As of July 30, the national debt stood at $7,316,567,571,232.89, a record high. This year's budget will also create a record deficit: $445 billion, according to the White House.
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Promise: "The Social Security surplus must be locked away only for Social Security."
Reality: During 2002, the first fiscal year for which Bush was responsible, he spent $159 billion of the Social Security Trust Fund surplus.
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Promise: "Governor Bush's income tax cuts will benefit all Americans, but they are especially focused on low and moderate income families."
Reality: Millionaires received an average tax cut of $123,000. Those in the bottom quintile of earners received an average tax cuts of $27. Those in the second to bottom quintile received an average cut of $317.
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Promise: "To restore confidence in government, George W. Bush will...return civility to the nomination process."
Reality:When Sen. Patrick Leahy confronted Vice President Cheney about the impropriety of this charge on the Senate floor, Cheney civilly told him to "F*** off."
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Promise: "When America uses force in the world, the cause must be just, the goal must be clear, and the victory must be overwhelming"
Reality: Where is the overwhelming force at 2000 dead US soldiers later? What exactly are we fighting for in Iraq? So why didnt we finish up in Afghanistan and wait on Iraq?
a. Destruction of WMD which has not been found. While we give Iran a pass and they definitely have WMD capability. Why havent we invaded North Korea which is more of a WMD threat than Iraq ever was?
b. Democracy? Iran once again, and all our middle east allies are not democracies?
c. To prevent slaughter and torture under Hussien?
There are more countries than you can count on both hands that have this problem. Why do we condemn torture when we give prisoners over to other countries to be tortured?
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Promise: "promises made to our veterans will be promises kept."
He said then that "in order to make sure that morale is high with those who wear the uniform today, we must keep our commitment to those who wore the uniform in the past. We will make sure promises made to our veterans will be promises kept."
Reality: In 1995 during Bill Clinton's second term the government stopped honoring that pledge, and many military retirees have had to pay for benefits through Medicare, which costs about $60 a month and pays for 80 percent of the expenses.
The Pentagon, Justice Department and White House won't discuss the situation, and the Bush administration is ignoring an appeal from the group seeking to overturn the 1995 decision on behalf of the nation's 1.7 million military retirees.
The Bush Administration has underfunded the VA so that past veterans and current veterans were unable to recieve proper care
A top official at the US Department of Veterans Affairs has ordered local VA administrators across the country to stop marketing their health care services and recruiting new veterans to use them because of tight finances and the risk of increasing already long waiting times for services.
"Even though some sites might have local capacity, as a national system, all facilities are expected to abide by this policy," wrote the official, Laura J. Miller, deputy undersecretary for health for operations and management, with the approval of the Veterans Affairs secretary.
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"I am a fiscal conservative and a family conservative. And I am a compassionate conservative, because I know my philosophy is optimistic and full of hope for every American."
Bush is talking about cutbacks in the Foodstamps which would mean cutbacks in School feeding programs..but by golly the record making oil companies got thier tax cuts.
The site's most noticeable feature is a "compassion photo album" consisting almost entirely of photos of the smiling Bush with smiling black children.
wonder how many of those children are better off due to his compasion?
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Promise: "The people have spoken," Bush said. "They said they want change. They said it's time to clean up Washington. They're tired of politics as usual. They're tired of the pursuit of self-interest that has gripped Washington. They want to see an end to partisan bickering and closed-door decision-making. If I'm elected, I'll make sure that the American people can once again place their trust in the White House."
Reality: this was made for the 2004 election..so is Bush saying that the last four years of his administration consisted of the pursuit of self interest, partisan bickering, closed door decision making. Is he running against himself or Kerry....lol. So have we seen any changes... Nope...SSDD
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I voted for Bush twice for Gov of Texas
I voted for Bush in 2000, I didnt vote for him in 2004. wonder why?
123,000 dollars went back to each millionare which could have bought 24 dragon skin vests for soldiers.
During WW2 my mom told me about sacrifices on the home front. Ration coupons, Gas coupons, candy, sugar, rubber, metal ect........
seems this administration doesnt mind that troops die because of lack of the best armor and vehicles. However, dont touch those tax cuts.
I have finally come to the conclusion that we just elect the lesser of evils, and I now know that you can tell when a politician is lying because his lips are moving.
or
When W went to DC the noecons are actually Pod People and replaced the W that I voted for twice as Gov of Texas with a Pod Person.
Reality: In the first two years Bush was in office, the number of uninsured American increased by nearly four million. Since Bush took office, health insurance premiums have risen by an average rate of 12.5 percent per year
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Promise:"To provide energy assistance to low-income Households and Address Short-Term Supply Threats, Governor Bush will expand the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by seeking the release of $155 million, and directing a portion of oil and gas royalty payments to the program, costing $1 billion over ten years."
Reality: Bush's first budget, for the 2002 fiscal year, cut LIHEAP funding by $300 million as compared with the previous year, despite higher unemployment and a colder winter.
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Promise: "To restore confidence in government, [George W. Bush] will...attack pork-barrel spending."
Reality: Not one single veto. Where's the Veto W?
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Promise: "By far the vast majority of my tax cuts go to the bottom end of the spectrum." [Source: George W. Bush, 2/15/00]
Reality: The top 20 percent of earners received 69.8 percent of President Bush's tax cuts.
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Promise:"As President, Governor Bush will…pay the debt down to a historically low level."
Reality:As of July 30, the national debt stood at $7,316,567,571,232.89, a record high. This year's budget will also create a record deficit: $445 billion, according to the White House.
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Promise: "The Social Security surplus must be locked away only for Social Security."
Reality: During 2002, the first fiscal year for which Bush was responsible, he spent $159 billion of the Social Security Trust Fund surplus.
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Promise: "Governor Bush's income tax cuts will benefit all Americans, but they are especially focused on low and moderate income families."
Reality: Millionaires received an average tax cut of $123,000. Those in the bottom quintile of earners received an average tax cuts of $27. Those in the second to bottom quintile received an average cut of $317.
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Promise: "To restore confidence in government, George W. Bush will...return civility to the nomination process."
Reality:When Sen. Patrick Leahy confronted Vice President Cheney about the impropriety of this charge on the Senate floor, Cheney civilly told him to "F*** off."
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Promise: "When America uses force in the world, the cause must be just, the goal must be clear, and the victory must be overwhelming"
Reality: Where is the overwhelming force at 2000 dead US soldiers later? What exactly are we fighting for in Iraq? So why didnt we finish up in Afghanistan and wait on Iraq?
a. Destruction of WMD which has not been found. While we give Iran a pass and they definitely have WMD capability. Why havent we invaded North Korea which is more of a WMD threat than Iraq ever was?
b. Democracy? Iran once again, and all our middle east allies are not democracies?
c. To prevent slaughter and torture under Hussien?
There are more countries than you can count on both hands that have this problem. Why do we condemn torture when we give prisoners over to other countries to be tortured?
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Promise: "promises made to our veterans will be promises kept."
He said then that "in order to make sure that morale is high with those who wear the uniform today, we must keep our commitment to those who wore the uniform in the past. We will make sure promises made to our veterans will be promises kept."
Reality: In 1995 during Bill Clinton's second term the government stopped honoring that pledge, and many military retirees have had to pay for benefits through Medicare, which costs about $60 a month and pays for 80 percent of the expenses.
The Pentagon, Justice Department and White House won't discuss the situation, and the Bush administration is ignoring an appeal from the group seeking to overturn the 1995 decision on behalf of the nation's 1.7 million military retirees.
The Bush Administration has underfunded the VA so that past veterans and current veterans were unable to recieve proper care
A top official at the US Department of Veterans Affairs has ordered local VA administrators across the country to stop marketing their health care services and recruiting new veterans to use them because of tight finances and the risk of increasing already long waiting times for services.
"Even though some sites might have local capacity, as a national system, all facilities are expected to abide by this policy," wrote the official, Laura J. Miller, deputy undersecretary for health for operations and management, with the approval of the Veterans Affairs secretary.
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"I am a fiscal conservative and a family conservative. And I am a compassionate conservative, because I know my philosophy is optimistic and full of hope for every American."
Bush is talking about cutbacks in the Foodstamps which would mean cutbacks in School feeding programs..but by golly the record making oil companies got thier tax cuts.
The site's most noticeable feature is a "compassion photo album" consisting almost entirely of photos of the smiling Bush with smiling black children.
wonder how many of those children are better off due to his compasion?
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Promise: "The people have spoken," Bush said. "They said they want change. They said it's time to clean up Washington. They're tired of politics as usual. They're tired of the pursuit of self-interest that has gripped Washington. They want to see an end to partisan bickering and closed-door decision-making. If I'm elected, I'll make sure that the American people can once again place their trust in the White House."
Reality: this was made for the 2004 election..so is Bush saying that the last four years of his administration consisted of the pursuit of self interest, partisan bickering, closed door decision making. Is he running against himself or Kerry....lol. So have we seen any changes... Nope...SSDD
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I voted for Bush twice for Gov of Texas
I voted for Bush in 2000, I didnt vote for him in 2004. wonder why?
123,000 dollars went back to each millionare which could have bought 24 dragon skin vests for soldiers.
During WW2 my mom told me about sacrifices on the home front. Ration coupons, Gas coupons, candy, sugar, rubber, metal ect........
seems this administration doesnt mind that troops die because of lack of the best armor and vehicles. However, dont touch those tax cuts.
I have finally come to the conclusion that we just elect the lesser of evils, and I now know that you can tell when a politician is lying because his lips are moving.
or
When W went to DC the noecons are actually Pod People and replaced the W that I voted for twice as Gov of Texas with a Pod Person.
they all suck