How can whoever gets elected president next fix things or is it all downhill now?

Answer 1

The president has little power actually. However, Congress may be willing to work with the next president.

Answer 2

The U.S. was going down hill and President Clinton brought us all out of it.
IF Bush had followed as Pres. Clinton had we would be in great shape now. And we would be not at war in Iraq either; for it was NOT Iraq that had bombed us. But since his daddy had done so good against Iraq, son had to do same. But it has not even closely come out the same.
We need another like Pres. Clinton

Answer 3

The two party system is broken. I don't see any of the controlled politicians in washington dc making any real changes to fix this broken country, but i think it's by design. The new world order design! American's need to vote for real change in 2008 if they want to save this country. That means rejecting the same crooks and liars our media is selling us as our saviors.

Answer 4

The thing to fix is the reputation of America. Travel the world and you see this. Listen to Rush and Fox and you remain ignorant (like the Bush crowd wants). To fix things show the world we figured it out and put the neocon PNAC crowd behind bars. For life.

Answer 5

You'll need to ask our enemies that question because so far, they're not cooperating and American's don't seem to have the commitment, spine, what have you to do what is necessary. As a result, it won't matter who is president.

Answer 6

Obama has many great ideas for fixing what is wrong and strengthening what is right. As it is too lengthy for a cut & paste see the site below.

Barack Obama in '08!

Answer 7

Numbers Contradict Bush's Claims of Economic Growth

In the 2005 State of the Union address, Bush said that more Americans are going back to work and that the economy is growing and healthy. The numbers don't necessarily support this assumption. Job growth over the last 18 months has fallen short of administration predictions by 1,703,000—more than one-third fewer jobs than the president's Council of Economic Advisers said would be created. Present employment levels show only 119,000 more individuals working than when Bush took office in 2001, which is effectively a decrease in employment rates, as the total civilian labor force grew by more than two million workers in 2004 alone, according to the Department of Labor.

Additionally, the most recent data from the Census Bureau show that the average income for middle-class households has dropped by $1,525 since its peak in 2000. The labor force participation rate—the percentage of people either working or looking for work—fell in Jan. 2005 to a seasonally adjusted 65.8 percent, the lowest rate since 1988.

Sources: USA Today, "Fewer Americans participating in labor force or seeking jobs," Barbara Hagenbaugh, Feb. 6, 2005; Department of Labor, "Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age," Feb. 2005; Center for American Progress, "American Progress Report: Talking Points," Feb. 2, 2005; Center for American Progress, "On the January Employment Situation," Scott Lily, Feb. 4, 2005; "State of the Union," President Bush, Feb. 2, 2005; Economic Policy Institute, Feb. 4, 2005.

Bush Budget Proposal Heavy on Defense, Light on Domestic Spending
The Bush administration's proposed budget for FY 2006 slashes spending on key domestic programs. Major areas of decreased U.S. governmental spending include Medicaid, the Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the environment, and farm subsidies. Places where the budget is seeing larger expenditures include border, airport, and seaport security, anti-terrorism programs, and food and drinking water safety. The budget proposal counts on Bush's tax cuts remaining in place, reinforcing the intent to make them permanent. The new budget does not include the cost of privatizing Social Security, which could reach into the trillions, or the continuation of U.S. military presence in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Sources: New York Times, "Bush Unveils Budget That Favors Security Over Social Spending," David Stout, Feb. 7, 2005; Washington Post, "President Sends '06 Budget to Congress," Peter Baker, Feb. 8, 2005.

Bush Racks Up More Debt
For the third time in three years, Congress will have to raise the federal debt ceiling, thus increasing the government's borrowing authority by as much as $800 billion. According to the Washington Post editorial board, "the Treasury Department has been doing the governmental equivalent of scrounging for spare change in the couch cushions to pay its obligations." This latest hike in the debt limit will amount to a grand total of more than $2 trillion during Bush's first term. "The deficits [the government] racks up year after year impede economic growth, burden future generations and force the United States to rely on foreign governments and investors," the Post reports. "Meanwhile, as the government has to pay more interest on its debt, it has less for health care, education and other programs." In his first State of the Union address, Bush spoke of his plan to pay off over the next decade the entire $2 trillion debt held by the public at that time. He said, "We owe it to our children and grandchildren to act now." As it stands today, the debt is on track to reach the $6.5 trillion mark by 2011.

Source: Washington Post, "Soaring Ceilings," Editorial Board, Nov. 17, 2004.

Answer 8

The economy is great, home ownership is up, foreclosures are down, inflation is managable, jobs market is stable, unemployment is down, what exactly do you want to fix?

Answer 9

You think things are bad now, elect a democrat and it's going get worse

Answer 10

What needs fixing?