Is Bush different than LBJ on spending, socialism, military, and imperialism?

Question

-Iraq, Vietnam

-Roughly tied for largest increase of federal spending as a percent of GDP behind FDR (in addition to their expensive wars)

-Came to power under 'unusual' circumstances

-LBJ Creates original Federal Student Loans program, Bush is first to reform it, and 'reforms' it twice in five years

-LBJ Creates Medicare / Medicaid ; Bush expands programs with largest new entitlement, the hundred billion a year prescription drug benefit

-LBJ breaks tradition to federally fund education ; Bush expands federal funding for education faster than anyone since LBJ through "No Child Left Behind"

-LBJ opens immigration via Ted Kennedy sponsored legislation ; Bush attempts to open immigration via, you guessed it, Ted Kennedy legislation


Sources:
http://www.undergroundpolitics.com/forum/index.php?topic=21.0


Democrats, would Bush belong in your party if he renamed his domestic agenda: "Great Society?"

Republicans, would you support LBJ if he was tough on terror?



2 unique parties?

Well LBJ was also born in Texas and actually did serve in the army, but what really sets their agenda apart?

Answer 1

Well I think they Bush is not doing a good job at being a Conservative. I mean he should have cut spending and all these bloody entitlements. It is a sad day when our president seems to be more like a Democrat than a Republican.

Answer 2

Accept for the came to power under unusual circumstances you nailed it but LBJ is pure evil

When U571 was under attack mistakenly by Israel LBJ said let it sink to the bottom we wont embarass our allies.

When it appeared LBJ had lost one of his first races he burned down the courthouse where the ballots were being kept

The guy who ran Texas propane feared for his life when Kennedy was shot because LBJ said when he became president he would get this man

LBJ said when Kennedy left for Dallas quote "I wont have to worry about the sonovabitch again

The first thing LBJ did in the oval office was trash the legislation to return the USA to the Gold Standard which Kennedy had said he would sign when he returned from Dallas

I would say LBJ was an SOB Bush is just a stubborn jack ***

Answer 3

Your question seems to be saying Bush has improved medicals for the people of America,That he has improved education in the US,that he has reformed student loans for better chance at a great education for those who probably not be able to afford it normally. Last I heard, Bush was never looked at as if he may have been involved in an *** assignation of a president.These seem to me to be good improvements and to make it sound like he is a socialist,well, maybe he is ,but if you get meds where you couldn't afford them before, or get an education that seems to be only for the well to do ,or whatever the case, if he was this bad, no one would have elected him for a second term.

Answer 4

Don't forget that Bush was the second gunman in the grassy knoll. LBJ hired the young Bush. You see, Bush was from Texas and so was LBJ. Dan Rather has a source and Rosie O'Donnell stands by the story too. Dan Rather was from Texas too, so that makes it true.

Now why don't you come up with some more conspiracies about Bush going to war for oil, haliburton, to avenge the threat on his dad, for big business, etc.

Answer 5

Not sure what unusual circumstances is for Bush, he won the election. As for imperialism and all that they are pretty much the same. Only difference is military, Bush has had to deal with no draft and a dramatically smaller military then LBJ had.

Answer 6

LBJ went down as one of the worst presidents, Bush will go down as THE worst.

Answer 7

LBJ had a conscience, our President Bush does not. He does not govern by polls in the heart or mind!