The Most Consequential Elections in History: George Washington and the Election of 1789
It seemed very clear to the Founders, and to the public, that he was the man to lead the new nation
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Bush's war
You asked for comments on Bush’s war.
Well, it was a loosely defined war.
He invented the Iraq war.
1st, he wanted to get rid of Saddam.
2nd, he claimed to get rid of WMD.
3rd, he invoked an Al Qaida connection which never was in Iraq in the first place.
Then, his “Generals” including Cheney, Wolfowitz, Perle, Firth and Libby, and the arrogant Rumsfeld, were determined to make Bush a war hero.
All of them have had a grudge against Saddam from the time of the 1st Gulf war.
There are books written about the false propaganda that the White House promulgated in the news media,and to stir the congress which was numb. Also the public emotions were at a low ebb to question who they supposed to be the honest white horse who was not able to prevent the 9/11 and now is coming for the rescue. This Horse who started to spew the poisonous diatribes of preemptive doctrine, and “those who are not with us are against us”.
Amazingly, the wise and the prudent were silent in this great land of Washington, Lincoln and Reagan.
Now after an end of a second term we have war failures and no ending in sight, and the most horrible financial failure of 3/4 of a century.
Thank God that only 3 Month of the royal rule are left, so we can breathe fresh air hopefully
Consequential Presidential Elections
I belive history will say: President Bush's personal belief in God, his stand after 9-11, he started the war against Terrorism and countries that support it, and sence then no more acts of terorism hit on US home land, tax relief, and a high percentage of all his bills passing in congress both terms. The financial mess our country is now, realy began with the goverment easing of credit requirements before Bush took office. It remains to be seen what the effect of Bush's quick action in getting the bail out passed, will have.
Hoover/Bush/Republicans/hard times
History is often told by unintended consequentences of the actions taken by those with power and a disconnect from the social conditions under which their fellow citizens live. They are often so deep in the forest that they no longer see the trees.Bush W. will forever be known as the only President who belived that the size of the national debt has no effect on the economy.Having taken office with a budget surplus to doubling of the national debet without raising taxes while starting a war.The consequences of which were world changing.
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Washington's eulogy
Mr. Walsh-
Richard Henry Lee did not deliver those words as the eulogy for President Washington. Richard Henry Lee is who offered the bill at the Continental Congress declaring the Rights of the Colonies, and he died in June of 1794.
It was Henry Lee, III, better known as “Light Horse Harry” who delivered that eulogy by request of Congress. Light Horse Harry Lee was, of course, Robert Edward Lee’s father.
It was 1789
The election was held in 1789. Electors were elected on January 7, 1789 and the electors officially chose the president on February 4 (these dates were set by ordinance of the Congress under the articles of confederation). The timing was different than every election since (where the election is held late in the leap years with inauguration early the following year) because the timing was keyed off the ratification of the constitution (i.e., upon ratification by 9 states).
It was 1789
To clarify, as it was the first presidential election under the Constitution and the country was adopting a new government, the election took place in early 1789. All subsequent presidential elections have taken place quadrenially beginning with the year 1792.
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/scores.html#1789
It was definitely 1789
Before you get up on your high horse you should double-check your history. It took a while to ratify the constitution and they held an election as soon as possible after the required number of states had ratified it.
First Election was in 1789
The Constitution wasn't ratified until 1789, which means that the first election of the country happened in an odd-numbered year. Next time, you might want to simply google a fact before you insult the scholarly credentials of the author.
1789 Election is Correct
The first Presidential Election was in 1789. The Electors from each eligible State were selected in January 1789. The Electors then cast their votes for President in February 1789. These votes were were confirmed by Congress on April 6, 1789.
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