Other than Iraq?

Question

Everyone knows that Bushs approval ratings are very very low...and mostly because of Iraq. I am a rep..and I don't agree with how Iraq has been handled either...I want to know what people think about his domestic plans....Health care, immigration, taxes....we all now about the war....what about the other things...we don't hear about them anymore.....What do you think about the domestic issues Bush proposed last night. Agree or Disagree and why?

Answer 1

1) The tax cuts paid for themselves. This is not debatable. Revenue is higher than it was and higher than it was projected to be either with or without the tax cuts on a static basis, and Fed policy at the time was neutral and since has been restrictive.

2) He seems to be caving on other issues, and I am against this. "Health care" is not a national issue, unless you're going to do something about the rapacious business practices of the heatlh insurers. There is no such thing as "the government providing universal health care" - this is just a euphemism for the government forcing me to pay not only for my health care and my kids' health care but for total strangers' health care, and that is wrong and goes against every principle on which this country was founded.

3) Oil and gasoline prices are way down. It would make sense to be more energy independent but we ARE energy-independent when it comes to generating electricity, so the wind farms and hydroelectric and nuclear (nucular?) are great ideas but have nothing to do with energy independence, since natural gas and coal are domestically-sourced. Energy independence in terms of transportation (petroleum) can mean two things - we make our own fuel, which is decades away, or we import a much greater proportion of it from places OTHER than the middle east, which we could achieve within the next few years simply by allowing US refiners to increase their capacity to refine heavy/sour grades - which are also much cheaper and don't spike up in price the way the lighter, sweeter grades do. I'd also like to point out that Saudi Arabian oil is an intermediate grade and not the same grade as light sweet crude, the price of which is quoted on the NYMEX - Saudi oil is $10 to $15 at the well-head and about $35 on the spot market, not $55. I'm not Saudi or in the oil business, I did used to lend to the industry and I'm really a stickler for accuracy.

Answer 2

That is a very good question. I think that Bush's domestic policy gets lost because of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Since you are a Republican, I can't imagine that you are happy with the President's Amnesty plan for illegal immigrants. You also can't be too happy that our government is going to be spending even more money on an expansion of Medicare and Medicaid. During the State of the Union last night, I heard the President say that we need spending discipline in our government, but I didn't hear him propose any cuts in spending, only increases in spending.

If you looked at Bush's Presidency without knowing which party he was from, would you be able to tell based on his domestic policies? He has increased the size of the Federal Government and its policing powers over regular American citizens, he's increased domestic spending and increased deficit spending. He has lowered taxes, but Al Gore was proposing to lower taxes as well. He hasn't done anything to fix social security, he hasn't fixed the graduated income tax, and he hasn't secured our southern border.

I don't know what President Bush is, but I do know what he is not; he is not a conservative.

Answer 3

Well, I think what he proposed is very good, I also think it shows his willingness to work with the Democrats to get this things taken care of. And also by the standing ovation from the Democrats on a lot of these issues last night, it shows they are willing to work with the President as well. As far as Iraq goes. I didn't realize it till last night when Hillary said the Democrats deserve the credit for the Iraqi government trying to get things accomplished. This is all part of the White House plan. The President proposed his new plan knowing he would get opposition from a majority of the house and the citizens. And because of this opposition, everyone has actually helped his plan of getting the Iraqi government to wake up and realize the US will not be there indefinitely. If you ask me, that's pretty smart.

Answer 4

I'm neither repub nor democrat, but I voted for bush.

Then he royally pissed me off with all his support for illegal immigration. I don't get what's so hard about this issue? It's not our responisibility to let the poor of other countries be a drain on our economy.

Besides, if Mexico is so screwed up then the citizens need to raise hell there until they get some changes made. Make Mexico a better place instead of running away to the US.

Anyway, that's the main reason I don't like Bush. Although, Gore and Kerry would've been soft on illegals as well, so I don't like them either.

Answer 5

That is the point

Besides Iraq, what has this President done?

It is obvious that his Foreign policy comes first and America comes second and it has been that way since he took office.

For proof you don't have to look any further than Louisiana

The domestic issues he brought up last night are Democratic issues and he only used them to gain applause from democrats and ratings for his speech.

We are not fooled anymore by his so called tough talk!

He talks the talk, but doesn't walk the walk.
Plain and simple!

Save America from more embarrassment and just pressure him for his resignation so we can clean up and move forward

Answer 6

well i like his idea on immigration reform no amnesty for the illegals and going after the industry that hire these peoples .but on his health care plans i think there should be some type of basic health care for all americans citizen not just a few.

Answer 7

I disagree (although I understand his point) on his immigration policy. I think he spends too much on social programs. Most other issues, I agree with.

Answer 8

I think his plans are on the money except the education reforms. the "no child left behind act" is burning out teachers.

Answer 9

His one and only domestic policy has been to lower taxes.

Everything else has just been blowing smoke.