So many people are quick to say Bush. They are either ignorant of history, or slept through the 70's.
- gas prices tripled in most places and long lines at gas stations.
- Inflation killed the economy reaching a staggering 21%.
- Unemployment was at the highest levels since the great Depression above 8% nationally, 11% for Blacks in most places.
- the military was in shambles, had no money for training or spare parts.
- the moral in the military was lower than it was during the Viet Nam war.
- the Dow Jones was microscopic compared to today, 4-600!
- the government stole the Olympic dreams of the American athletes by not letting them go to the Moscow Games, even though they had not given one penny to support those athletes in their training.
- allowed 52 hostages to be held for 444 days by Iran!
- got a Nobel Peace Prize for brokering a peace deal that did nothing but hurt Israel and strengthen the Arab terrorists.
2007-06-22
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