"(born July 6, 1946, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.) 43rd president of the United States (2001– ). Narrowly winning the electoral college vote over Vice President Al Gore in one of the closest and most controversial elections in American history, George W. Bush became the first person since Benjamin Harrison in 1888 to become president despite having lost the nationwide popular vote. He was narrowly reelected in 2004, defeating Democratic challenger John Kerry. Before assuming the presidency of the United States, Bush was a businessman and served as governor of Texas (1995–2000). ( Cabinet of President George W. Bush.)...
"George W. Bush, 61, will be remembered as Commander in Chief, but not only for that. He was above all a President who felt the moral obligation that the leading nation of the free world must carry. My thoughts return again to that G-8 summit, where Italy had brought to the top of the agenda the fate of the world's poorest nations. And Bush was an early and enthusiastic supporter of our initiative to establish a fund for combating endemic illnesses...
"Prologue to a catastrophe
I, like most conservative Republicans, have been increasingly outraged and frustrated with the presidency of George W. Bush. However, let me state at the onset there are several things I can think of off the top of my head that Bush did well during his two terms as president of the most powerful country in the history of the world:
* In 2001 Bush implemented a $1.35 trillion tax-cut program – one of the largest tax cuts in U.S. history;
* His father, Bush 41, appointed one conservative justice – Clarence Thomas, Bush 43 appointed two moderate conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court – John Roberts and Samuel Alito;
* Bush has kept America from another terrorist attack since 9/11....
Why has Bush 43 been such a miserable, incompetent president? While the reasons are too many and complex to delineate in this short article, allow me cite a few policy concerns:
* By August 2007, due to increases in domestic and foreign spending, the national debt had risen to over $10 trillion dollars, an increase of over 70 percent from the start of the year 2000, when the debt was $5.6 trillion, according to Wikipedia.com;
* Bush is perhaps the worst communicator out of all the presidents in modern times. He is so inept at conveying even the simplest ideas without that bewildered look, pausing in awkward places, repeatedly saying, "uuuhhh," "aaahhh," "uuuhhhmm" and excessively stuttering for no apparent reason even while reading the teleprompter;
* The United States entered 2008 with a shaky economy, consisting of a housing market correction, a sub-prime mortgage crisis, soaring oil prices
and a declining dollar value. In February, 63,000 jobs were lost, a five-year record, and many observers believed that a U.S. recession had begun...
Key Events
-9-11-01
President Bush talks 911 and Iraq
"President Bush admits Iraq didn't have anything to do with 9/11 and these videos show Iraq was clearly on the President's mind BEFORE he was President. I think these should make it obvious that President Bush used the attacks of 9/11 to go after Saddam..."
"born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States. He served as the forty-sixth Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being sworn in as President on January 20, 2001. His current term will end at noon (ET) on January 20, 2009.[3]...
After his re-election, Bush received increasingly heated criticism.[8][9][10] During his two terms, he has received both the highest and the lowest domestic approval ratings of American Presidents.[11][12][13]...
Alcohol abuse
Bush had multiple accounts of alcohol abuse.[28] In one instance, Bush was arrested near his family's summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine for driving under the influence of alcohol at the age of thirty on September 4, 1976. He pleaded guilty, was fined US$150, and had his Maine driver's license suspended until 1978.[29]
"FORT WORTH, Texas – Former President George W. Bush says he turned to his faith during tough times in his eight years in office.
He told more than 1,100 people at a banquet Saturday night for Fort Worth Christian School that he didn't see how he could be president without prayer.
The former president also says he doesn't plan on staying in the public eye. He says he won't be "out there opining" or criticizing his successor.
Bush also says he's writing a book about his decisions in office so "you can draw your own conclusions."
Students presented Bush with a $5,000 check from fundraising efforts to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti. President Barack Obama has enlisted Bush and former President Bill Clinton to spearhead private fundraising for Haiti quake relief..
"WASHINGTON D.C. (ANS) -- President George W. Bush was honored on the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day with the “International Medal of Peace, ”given by Pastor Rick Warren on behalf of the Global PEACE Coalition during the Saddleback Church Civil Forum on Global Health...
This was the first award given by the PEACE Coalition, which is a network of churches, businesses and individuals to solve humanitarian issues through the PEACE Plan, an effort to mobilize millions of Christians to Promote reconciliation, Equip servant leaders, Assist the poor, Care for the sick and Educate the next generation.
Founded in 1980 by the Warrens, Saddleback Church is located in Lake Forest, Calif. With an average weekly attendance of 22,000, it is one of the largest churches in America.
For additional information about the Saddleback HIV/AIDS Initiatives, visit www.HIVandTheChurch.com or www.RwandaHealthcare.com."
"..Connections between the Carlyle and the Bush family have created controversy, particularly in relation to the War on Terror and the Iraq War. George H. W. Bush and his Secretary of State James A. Baker III have at times been advisors to the group. One writer claimed that Saudi Arabian interests have given $1.4 billion to firms connected to the Bush family.[citation needed] Of this figure, $1.18 billion comes from contracts awarded to defense contractor Braddock, Dunn & McDonald, which Carlyle sold before George H. W. Bush became an advisor.[22] A Carlyle spokesman noted in 2003 that its 7% interest in defense industries was far less than several other Private equity firms.[23] The group has in the past had links with the Bin Laden family, although the group argues investment was relatively minor and made by relatives including a half brother to Osama Bin Laden who had "disowned" him...
In the documentary film Fahrenheit 911 Michael Moore makes nine allegations concerning the Carlyle Group, including: That the Bin Laden and Bush families were both connected to the Group but following the attacks on September 11, the bin Laden family’s investments in the Carlyle Group became an embarrassment to the Carlyle Group and the family was forced to liquidate their assets with the firm; That the Carlyle group is, in essence, the 11th largest defense contractor in the United States. Moore lists and provides evidence for the allegations on his website."
*see Political-Distrust
Reflections
Best of the Bushisms
"American Morning takes a look at the best of so-called "Bushisms."
"Bush answers questions about faith, freedom, God and war. "
Thank you President George W. Bush
This is a simple acknowledgement the our President for trying to protect the sanctity of human life from Abortion to Terrorism.
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