Please, don't just list them, explain them. I also say Republican because I do not believe that Conservatives and Republicans are the same thing any more.
2006-12-04 07:32:48 · 9 answers · asked by Patrick B 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Just a sec Patrick...the Republicans are all busy "googling" for answers.......
2006-12-04 07:42:14 · answer #1 · answered by Jadis 4 · 3⤊ 5⤋
Too long to explain all, but here they are
#1. No child left behind
#2. No terrorist attacks since 9/11
#3. Governed by morals and leadership, rather than desires and waffling .
#4. Took action and killed or captured 80 or 90% of Al Queda's leadership and infrastructure.
#5. Freed the Iraqi people of the grip of Saddam Hussein
#6. Built an entirely new agency from the ground up - Homeland Security
#7. Withstood more hatred than anyone ever has, and didn't let it take him down . You have to respect him for that, I've seen Dems agree many times on that one .
#8. He tried to privatize SS and to get limits on 'malpractice lawsuits, but was blocked . I hate it when a Democrat says Republicans don't care about Healthcare, they don't even realize that no plan will work until malpractice lawsuits are limited .
2006-12-04 15:50:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
1-The tech bubble that had built up over the late ninety's had burst and an economy that was built up on paper and not in reality was stabilized by the actions of his administration.
2- After the attacks on Sept 11, Bush did the right thing by going after Al-qaida in Afghanistan. He effectively brought support from the rest of the world and showed strength when our enemies would liked to have seen weakness.
3-Brought the Christian right to the fore front of politics. Whether or not you agree with their beliefs and policies aren't you glad that you know about them now?
4-Showed that even old rich white men can trust people of other ethnicity's. Colin Powell, Condy Rice, Alberto Gonzales... wow one of those people are not only not white, but also not a man!
5-This is the biggie... Showed America that there is something wrong with our election system and the two party system. By winning in 2000 with out actually winning showes that we need to get rid of the electoral college and the bitter partisanship shows that two parties will not work in an country that is becoming increasingly diverse.
Your welcome
2006-12-04 15:47:04 · answer #3 · answered by Sean C 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I will try, this is a challenge
1. No Child Left Behind Act - (federal requirements imposed on local public schools).
2. Military tribunal bill - streamlined justice for those accused of terror crimes. (they're all guilty anyway)
3. Tax breaks for corporations and rich individuals - (to inspire trickle down jobs).
4. Bill to build a wall between Mexico and the US - (covers about 1/3 of the border and is not funded yet)
5. Deposed Saddam Hussein (enough said)
2006-12-04 15:37:19 · answer #4 · answered by Skip F 3 · 7⤊ 1⤋
1. Turned a surplus into the larget deficit in recorded history
2. Started a war with Iraq without cause
3. Destroyed America's international credibility
4. Revealed the identity of a CIA operative to the enemy during a time of war.
4. That New Orleans thing
I am a fiscal conservative and moderate Republican.
2006-12-04 15:39:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 4⤋
1 - Severely curtailed terrorism by reassembling the intelligence community that Clinton destroyed.
2 - Lowered taxes for EVERYONE.
3 - Made this country better for businesses so that they don't have to move jobs overseas. He lowered taxes for businesses as well.
4 - Severely curtailed terrorism by hitting them financially and making it harder for them to move money around. Terrorism takes a lot of money, and President Bush has made it harder for them to get it.
5 - Gave people faith in the integrity of the Presidency. He makes decisions and sticks to them. He doesn't decide what to do by sticking his finger into the wind and seeing what the public thinks should be done. The average citizen does not understand international politics nor how to run a country. Why the Democrats keep going to them for advice is a sign of how poor they are at their job.
2006-12-04 15:41:11 · answer #6 · answered by FozzieBear 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Banned Partial Birth Abortion — by far the most significant roll-back of abortion on demand since Roe v. Wade.
By Executive Order (EO), reversed Clinton's policy of not requiring parental consent for abortions under the Medical Privacy Act.
By EO, prohibited federal funds for international family planning groups that provide abortions and related services.
Upheld the ban on abortions at military hospitals. 6. Made $33 million available for abstinence education programs in 2004.
Supports the Defense of Marriage Act — and a Constitutional amendment saying marriage is between one man and one woman.
Requires states to conduct criminal background checks on prospective foster and adoptive parents.
Requires districts to let students transfer out of dangerous schools.
Requires schools to have a zero-tolerance policy for classroom disruption (reintroducing discipline into classrooms).
Signed the Teacher Protection Act, which protects teachers from lawsuits related to student discipline.
Expanded the role of faith-based and community organizations in after-school programs.
Signed two income tax cuts, one of which was the largest dollar-value tax cut in world history.
Supports permanent elimination of the death tax.
Turned around an inherited economy that was in recession, and deeply shocked as a result of the 9/11 attacks.
Is seeking legislation to amend the Constitution to give the president line-item veto authority.
In process of permanently eliminating IRS marriage penalty.
Increased small business incentives to expand and to hire new people.
Initiated discussion on privatizing Social Security and individual investment accounts.
Killed Clinton's "ergonomic" rules that OSHA was about to implement; rules would have shut down every home business in America.
Passed tough new laws to hold corporate criminals to account as a result of corporate scandals.
Reduced taxes on dividends and capital gains.
Signed trade promotion authority.
Reduced and is working to ultimately eliminate the estate tax for family farms and ranches.
Fight Europe's ban on importing biotech crops from the United States.
Exempt food from unilateral trade sanctions and embargoes.
Provided $20 million to states to help people with disabilities work from home.
Created a fund to encourage technologies that help the disabled.
Increased the annual contribution limit on Education IRA's from $500 to $2,000 per child.
Make permanent the $5,000 adoption tax credit and provide $1 billion over five years to increase the credit to $10,000.
Grant a complete tax exemption for prepaid or college tuition savings plans.
Reduced H1B visas from a high of 195,000 per year to 66,000 per year.
Signed the No Child Left Behind Act, delivering the most dramatic education reforms in a generation (challenging the soft bigotry of low expectations). The very liberal California Teachers union is currently running radio ads against the accountability provisions of this Act.
Announced "Jobs for the 21st Century," a comprehensive plan to better prepare workers for jobs in the new millennium by strengthening post-secondary education and job training, and by improving high school education.
Is working to provide vouchers to low-income students in persistently failing schools to help with costs of attending private schools. (Blocked in the Senate.)
Requires annual reading and math tests in grades three through eight.
Requires states to participate in the National Assessment of Education Progress, or an equivalent program, to establish a national benchmark for academic performance.
Requires school-by-school accountability report cards.
Established a $2.4 billion fund to help states implement teacher accountability systems.
Increased funding for the Troops-to-Teachers program, which recruits former military personnel to become teachers.
Killed the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty.
Submitted a comprehensive Energy Plan (awaits Congressional action). The plan works to develop cleaner technology, produce more natural gas here at home, make America less dependent on foreign sources of energy, improve national grid, etc.
Established a $10 million grant program to promote private conservation initiatives.
Significantly eased field-testing controls of genetically engineered crops.
Changed parts of the Forestry Management Act to allow necessary cleanup of the national forests in order to reduce fire danger.
Part of national forests cleanup: Restricted judicial challenges (based on the Endangered Species Act and other challenges), and removed the need for an Environmental Impact Statement before removing fuels/logging to reduce fire danger.
Killed Clinton's CO2 rules that were choking off all of the electricity surplus to California.
Provided matching grants for state programs that help private landowners protect rare species.
I know it is a few more than 5 but what the heck... If you need more I have them.
2006-12-04 15:58:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Hear the crickets...???
2006-12-04 15:39:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Deathly silence........................
2006-12-04 15:36:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 6⤋