CLINTON vs BUSH..... ONLY THE FACTS, MA'AM?

Question

1. Created 22.5 million jobs—the most jobs ever created under a single administration, and more than were created in the previous 12 years. Of the total new jobs, 20.7 million, or 92 percent, were in the private sector.

2. Overall unemployment dropped to the lowest level in more than 30 years, down from 6.9 percent in 1993 to just 4.0 percent in January 2001

3. The homeownership rate reached 67.7 percent near the end of the Clinton administration, the highest rate on record.

4. The surplus in fiscal year 2000 was $237 billion—the third consecutive surplus and the largest surplus ever.

5. Welfare rolls dropped dramatically and were the lowest since 1969. Between January 1993 and September of 1999, the number of welfare recipients dropped by 7.5 million (a 53 percent decline) to 6.6 million. In comparison, between 1981-1992, the number of welfare recipients increased by 2.5 million (a 22 percent increase) to 13.6 million people.

WHAT DID BUSH DO? NAME 5 IF POSSIBLE

Answer 1

George Walker Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20520

Education and Experience
Law Enforcement
I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days.
My Texas driving record has been "lost" and is not available.
Military
I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam.
College
I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a cheerleader.
I was given an Masters of Business Administration degree at Harvard.
Past Work Experience
I ran for U.S. Congress and lost. I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas, in 1975.
I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas. The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock. The bin Laden family gave me money to try again, and I bankrupted that company too.
I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money.
With the help of my father and our friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas.
Accomplishments as Governor of Texas
I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union. During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America.
I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money.
I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history.
Accomplishments as President
I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record.
I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one billion dollars per week.
I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury.
I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history.
I achieved negative job growth for the first time in over a century. I did this partly with my agressive job exporting/outsourcing program.
I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.
I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.
I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market. In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs and that trend continues every month.
I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire," Condoleezza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her.
I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President.
I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations.
My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. History, Enron.
My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision.
I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history.
I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed. I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.
I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.
I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than any President in U.S. history.
I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States government.
I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history.
I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission.
I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law.
I refused to allow inspector's access to U.S. "prisoners of war" detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention.
I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. election).
I set the record for fewest numbers of press conferences of any President since the advent of television.
I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period. After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history.
I garnered the most sympathy for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history.
I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protests against any person in the history of mankind.
I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty benefits for active duty troops and their families — in wartime.
I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security.
I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster", a WMD.
I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden to justice.
Records and References
All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's library, sealed and unavailable for public view.
All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President, attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review.

Answer 2

Bush is a greater trustworthy individual who somewhat believes what he says. And undergo in thoughts he did nicely the 1st 4 years or would not have been re-elected. in certainty he did nicely till we've been given the democratic congress. people have short thoughts. As for Clinton he's an stronger guy and did do nicely with the financial gadget, yet he's no longer an quite morale individual.

Answer 3

Dig deeper on your facts before you put Clinton on a unearned pedestal....

The first attempt, (by Bin Laden) on the towers, was back in 1993.... Did Clinton do anything about it?? Noooo.

An American Embassy in Africa, was blown to bits by terrorists, killing many, he did nothing then either..

The Uss Cole was attacked by unfriendly fire, killing many of our Military men, did Clinton do anything about that????? Nooooooooo.....

So, in conclusion, if Clinton had focused on his job of President, The way he was suppose to, (& left the women alone) we probably wouldn't be in this predicament today....

Although unemployment & welfare may be important too, the thing is, the real reason why Our President is bashed so much is because of this War. He's doing his job, we need some justice, and he's just the man to get it!

Answer 4

Of the 3 terrorist attacks in this country Clinton has caught, tried and prosecuted the ones responsible for the 2 during his Administration. He also caught the Millennium Bomber, who actually had a plan, explosives and was entering the US. And every time Clinton tried to do something about Bin-Laden, the Republicans cried "wag the dog". So far all Bush has done ia started 2 wars, keeps telling us to be afraid and still hasn't caught Bin-Laden even tho he said he would find him "Dead or Alive"

Answer 5

Well, I was going to say "Jennifer Fitzgerald" but I think that was Bush the First. Let's see, what's George II done ... oh yeah.
1. Afghanistan - actually a reasonable war, but one left unfinished and in a mess that's getting worse all the time.
2. Iraq - no reason for it except that George II was feeling feisty after Afghanistan and thought he'd kick some butt while the world was still watching him. BIG mistake.
3. The "Patriot Act" and every other smarmy flag-wrapped big-government intrusion (on private lives only; not business of course).
4. Outsourcing.
5. Making the whole world go from really caring about us (9/11 and before) to pretty much setting the whole rest of the planet against our arrogant, bullying ways.
6. Taking away every sense of personal and financial security that Americans had come to accept as part of life.

Answer 6

1 Lied about the wmd's, 2 Has had over 45 thousand factories close during his watch, 3 300 family farms close daily now under his watch, 4 Signed the biggest tax breaks for the super wealthy with the most loopholes of any tax legislation. 5 Drove down the average wage of the American worker with this open immigration policy. there are many more, really to many to list

Answer 7

Bush:
1. Rigged elections.
2. Made you believe your war on terror.
3. Messed the whole word up.
4. Wound the clock of history back many decades putting federal money (your money, guys) into salvaging decaying a steel industry that only makes sense in times of war.
5. Increased the deterioration of the environment.

But you guys prefer a church-going monogamous warlord over a civilized man lucky enough to have a college students lick his endowment.

Answer 8

Make all other countries hate Americans with his lousy foreign policies.

Line his and his associates pockets with lots of money investing in oil and weapons. While killing off young American men.

Make more enemies by occupying other countries.

Run up the cost of Gas and Oil.

Cause Economic disaster in the states, crime has risen beyond belief and mortaged homes are being auctioned off at unbelieveable prices.

Having power and a hidden agenda is a great way to get personally rich, who cares about who you make enemies anyway?

Answer 9

George W. Bush

1. Reduced taxes.

2. Ended the Recession.

3. Increased jobs.

4. Declared War on Terror.

5. Removed Saddam Hussein from power.

Answer 10

Your first error is assuming that Bill Clinton did all that. Doesn't it seem rational to you that changes in presidential policy have about 5-10 years lag in effects (maybe more or less). Also--what do you think about the US's stance on Rwanda, where 'acts of genocide' were occuring rather than genocide-during Bill's administration. Overall I think the president often serves as a scapegoat--by the way--I hope you get your info and opinions from more credible sources than competing news channels and slander campaigns run during election years.

Answer 11

1. made the state of texas the most polluted state in the US
2. gave significant tax breaks to the richest people in america
3. cut student financial aid
4. instituted the "no child left behind" campaign which left every child behind
5. became the singlemost protested leader in all the world (other than hitler)due to his illegitimate warmaking in the middle east.