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Accomplishments
as president:
- Saved
the government money by under-funding the Veterans
Hospitals. In addition to saving money for their medical
care, the Vets will die sooner saving compensation
payments. Also closed several Vet Hospitals and Clinics.-from
Frank Gardin, a viewer in Georgia
- An
army of U.S. veterans more than twice the size of
Operation Iraqi Freedom have lost their health insurance
benefits during my administration. As many as half
a million vets are homeless. Seven VA hospitals are
being closed as part of an effort to "restructure"
the Department of Veterans Affairs. Meanwhile, veterans
of the Iraq campaign can fall in line with over 250,000
U.S. veterans who are already waiting at least six
months to see a doctor.- from counterpunch.org
- The
Army War College wrote a scathing report broadly criticizing
my administration's handling of the war on terrorism,
accusing it of taking a detour into an "unnecessary"
war in Iraq and pursuing an "unrealistic" quest against
terrorism that may lead to U.S. wars with states that
pose no serious threat. The report, by visiting professor
Jeffrey Record, who is on the faculty of the Air War
College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., warns that
as a result of those mistakes, the Army is "near the
breaking point." It recommends, among other things,
scaling back the scope of the "global war on terrorism"
and instead focusing on the narrower threat posed
by the al-Qaida terrorist network. [1]
- Repeatedly
hyped the threat posed by alleged Iraqi weapons of
mass destruction before the war and so it appears
weapons inspections worked after all. [2]
- Bypassed
the Senate confirmation process and appointed Charles
Pickering -- who authored the GOP anti-abortion plank
and argued for lenience for a convicted cross-burner
-- to a lifetime seat on the federal bench just hours
after laying a wreath at the grave of Martin Luther
King, Jr. drawing opposition from an unprecedented
coalition of pro-choice, civil-rights, labor, environmental,
and gay and lesbian groups. [3]
- Drug
companies and insurance companies gave millions of
dollars to help push through Congress my Medicare
bill, which will greatly increase the profits for
these companies while pulling the rug out from under
our seniors. This bill was designed to do in Medicare.
[4]
- Proposed
cutting almost $700 million out of the same job training
and education programs being touted as getting $500
million.- from
Daily Mis-Lead
- Pressured
the Dept. of Health and Human Services to revise an
early draft study of racial disparities in health
care to play down questions of inequity. [5]
- Using
the Homeland Security rider, helped to protect Eli
Lilly from lawsuits from Thimerosal. My father did
serve on their board before becoming president.-
from viewer Rose Walker, SC.
- Was
mooned by more than 1000 European protesters during
my 2001 European trip.- from viewer Vijay R. Avadhani,
India.
- Republican
staffers on the Senate Judiciary Committee repeatedly
accessed computer files belonging to Democratic members
over the course of the year, stealing strategic memos
and leaking them to conservative media outlets.-reported
by Boston Globe
- A
recent joint statement by the Committee for Economic
Development and the Concord coalition and the Center
on Budget and Policy Priorities described the current
budgetary situation as the "most fiscally irresponsible"
in US history. [6]
- The
war in Iraq couldn't be justified as an intervention
in defense of human rights even though it ended a
brutal regime claims Human Rights Watch in an annual
report filed on Jan. 26, 2004 because Hussein's worst
actions occurred long before the war and there was
no ongoing or imminent mass killings in Iraq. [7]
- Contributed
to budget deficit projections ballooning to $2.4 trillion
in the 10-year forecast according to Congressional
Budget Office projections. [8]
- Part
of my Patriot Act dealing with giving terrorists expert
advice or assistance was declared unconstitutional
by Federal Judge, Audrey Collins in LA. on Jan. 26.
2004. [9]
- The
House ethics committee has been looking into my administration's
involvement in retiring Michigan Republican Rep. Nick
Smith's allegation, which he later retracted, that
he was offered $100,000 for his son's political campaign
if he would vote for the Medicare-prescription drug
bill. [10]
- In
what may be the first subpoena of its kind in decades,
a federal judge has ordered a university to turn over
records about a gathering of anti-war activists. Subpoenas
were served on four of the activists who attended
a Nov. 15 forum at Drake University in Des Moines,
IA, ordering them to appear before a grand jury. Federal
prosecutors quickly withdrew these subpoenas when
it was obvious they would be faced with numerous legal
challenges. [11]
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At least thirty-two top officials in my administration
served as executives or paid consultants to top weapons
contractors before joining my administration.- from
the book "How Much are you Making on the War
Daddy" by Bill Hartung.
- Won
the 2000 election with only 24% of eligible voters
casting their ballots for me. - from Jim Hightower's
book, "Thieves in High Places" page 76.
- Gutted
so many laws protecting the environment that one can
find my horrible record on the environment listed
on the National
Resource Defense Council website.
- The
United States registered a record $489.4 billion trade
deficit for 2003 under my watch helping to account
for so many job losses overseas. [12]
- Have
taken more special interest money than any person
in history.- from the John Kerry campaign
- Removed
8,000 pages from an 11,800 page Iraq weapon's report
that showed unfavorably upon US corporations support
of Iraqi weapon's programs as well as his father's
former administration. Fortunately the pages were
also released in Europe so that freedom loving American
citizens can get around US media censorship of the
topic. [13] - from a viewer
- Allowed
John Ashcroft's Justice Department to subpoena the
private medical records of women across the country
who've had abortion care. The Ashcroft Justice Department
actually argued in court that the law shouldn't honor
the confidentiality of the doctor-patient relationship.
-
from NARL, Feb. 13, 2004
- I
secretly visited Iraq for Thanksgiving in 2003 and
offered the brave, faithful troops of the US Army
a huge, succulent fake turkey for the benefit of the
photo-op.- from viewer, Vijay R. Avadhani in India
Records
and References:
-
AP
article by Army War College professor Jeffery Record,
appearing January 11, 2004, in Billings
Gazette.
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Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace statements on Bush
administration hyping threat of WMD, appearing in
US News & World Report article, Jan. 19, 2004,
p. 19.
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Judge
Pickering's appointment to the federal court, NARAL,
Jan. 17, 2004
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Leonard
Pitts of the Miami-Herald on Jan. 21, 2004 quoting
a report from the Washington Post regarding the Bush
Admin. playing down inequities in health care based
on race.
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Statements
on current budgetary situation taken from: The $45
Trillion Problem, by Nathan Littlefield, The Atlantic,
Jan/Feb 2004, p.147
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Human
Rights Watch claims about Iraq war not being justified,
Detroit Free Press, Jan, 27, 2004, Sec. 4A.
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US
10-year budget deficit projections, Detroit Free Press,
Jan. 27, 2004, Sec. 4A.
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Ruling
by federal judge Collins on Patriot Act, Detroit Free
Press, Jan. 28, 2004, Sec. 5A.
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House
ethics committee probe of allegations made by Rep.
Nick Smith, Reuters
story, Feb. 6, 2004.
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