The Bush Family: An American Tragedy

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Still living in the past I see. When will you liberals accept responsbility for what is going on in our nation now? Always pointing fingers at others,raising issues to draw attention away from what Americans really care about and serves no purpose and solves nothing. America was much better off with President Bush than with the current administration. The current administration has driven this nation deeper in debt, divided us, and taken more of our individual freedom away from us. This administration is lethal to the well being of America. It's time for you and other liberals to grow up and face the real world we live in today. The blame game is a child's game. Become an adult for once in your life.

Rich of CO 8:10AM April 10, 2012

I am totally convinced that, if 'Moochelle' found skid marks in Odumbo's shorts, Odumbo and people like you would find a way to blame the Bush family!

Tom of TX 7:29AM April 10, 2012

I have never in my life read such hate filled sewage coming from one person in my entire life.

It's quite apparent you don't believe in karma, Stiehm, let alone anything of moral value.

How in the hell do you live with yourself?

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Karen W. of IL 5:48AM April 10, 2012

You know the brainwash routine of "it's all Bush's fault" with the loyal zombies worked from 2003 to 2008. How long do you media losers think you can stretch throwing that mud against the wall? The real tragedy is now the Obama Administration destroying all respect for us by the rest of the world and removing the military option in the event of any miscalculation by fanatics in these rogue nations. He is making us into a defenseless and vulnerable nation. We are losing face and losing our ability to influence events because Obama is weak and he makes us all look weak. You think Bush was bad? Wait until you read the sad tragedy of Obama and his Czars and his hate group and militants who rally around him to divide this nation as no one has ever done before. Not even Bush will be blamed for the four years of the miscalculations and foul ups by Obama and Biden and Clinton around the world and in domestic affairs. You don't think you can make "Hate Bush the 2012" your rally cry again do you? If you do you then are all NUTS! Bush's errors will pale alongside all of Obama's failures, one after another. Like with most dictators, Obama will also be scorned in the history books as the total failure he was throughout his whole puppet life of pushing the agendas of all his socialist and his communist handlers who want to destroy America's greatness.

camp of IL 2:47AM April 10, 2012

brucetee arguments:

1. “tweak figures to support ”

2. “by trying to absolve the republicans,of playing any part in the recession.which on it's face is beyond absurd. ”

3. “many center thinking economists do not share your distortion of the facts.”

brucetee proof:

Ah... W A I T I N G ...

Bill Hedges of MO 1:49AM April 10, 2012

ann keenan of MI

In your first link he says Nancy P. is a nice person.

That intent is not to put people in jail if they get no insurance. Don’t care about __ INTENT __. IT DOES IF YOU DON’T. That’s cold hard facts. So is __ INTENT __. DO or GO...

Nancy P. may be the sweetest person. Don’t care. Politics is my concern. I judge her by THAT...

Bill Hedges of MO 1:37AM April 10, 2012

There are still those, from both sides of the aisle, who disagree with most Conservative opinions of Nancy Pelosi.

Tom Coburn, Republican Senator from Oklahoma, defends Nancy Pelosi in this news article (below):

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20001827-503544.html

Senator Bob Graham is a ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, obsessive note-taker, and a man famous for his integrity. Graham is discussed by Conservative journalist, George Will:

"George Will praises the notebooks {of Bob Graham} as a sign of "extreme self-discipline."

http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/sen-bob-graham-backs-pelosi-and-says-he

ann keenan of MI 1:19AM April 10, 2012

brucetee _ Comes to the table EMPTY HANDED. What a total suprise it would be if you could disprove my facts and figures. As normal you can NOT...

Good thing you can ignore facts & figures and can control desire to supple same.

Best way to stay liberal. Just shoot the shi*...

Bush tried to stop the recession. Democrats CLOSED THEIR EARS:

“Pelosi Caught In Major Lie- Says Bush Didn't Warn Congress About Financial Crisis… Records Show He Warned Congress 17 Times in 2008 Alone”

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2010/05/pelosi-caught-in-major-lie-says-bush-didnt-warn-congress-about-financial-crisis-records-show-he-warned-congress-17-in-2008-alone/

Second, Bush tax cuts WORKED:

"In every case over the last 60 years, major tax cuts have more than paid for themselves. In fact, every major tax cut since JFK has been followed by substantial increases in revenue, not to mention solid economic growth. Moreover, total federal revenue rose at a faster rate after each of those tax cuts than it did before them. Anyone can confirm these basic facts for themselves by checking federal budget data and economic indicators before and after major tax cuts (see, for example, Federal Budget Data, Data 360 Unemployment U.S., and Total Economy Database). Let’s take a closer look at the results of the last four major tax cuts (and then for good measure we’ll examine the Mellon tax cuts of the 1920s)."

"Bush Tax Cuts: President George W. Bush’s 2003 tax cuts generated a massive increase in federal tax revenue and were followed by 52 consecutive months of economic growth. From 2004 to 2007, federal tax revenue increased by $780 billion, the largest four-year increase in American history. Total federal revenue from 2003 to 2007":

"2003 -- $1.78 trillion

2004 -- $1.88 trillion

2005 -- $2.15 trillion

2006 -- $2.40 trillion

2007 -- $2.56 trillion"

"Total federal revenue for 2008 dropped slightly, down to $2.52 trillion, because a recession started that year, but revenue was still substantially higher than it was in 2003 or 2004. During the same period, income tax revenue rose dramatically, going from $925 billion in 2003 to $1.53 trillion in 2007. As with other types of federal revenue, income tax revenue dropped slightly in 2008, down to $1.45 trillion, due to the fact that a recession began that year."

"It’s important to keep in mind that the recession had nothing to do with the tax cuts. The recession was brought on by destructive federal intervention in the subprime mortgage market, irresponsible funding and securitization of subprime loans by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, unsound Federal Reserve monetary policy, a lack of oversight by the Securities and Exchange Commission, greed and fraud committed by certain large banks and investment firms, and consumers who bought homes they really couldn’t afford."

http://www.mtgriffith.co

Bill Hedges of MO 1:16AM April 10, 2012

Mr. Bill your still at it. that is trying tweak figures to support your point of view.usually by trying to absolve the republicans,of playing any part in the recession.which on it's face is beyond absurd.

many center thinking economists do not share your distortion of the facts.

It;s easy to understand why George w. Bush has not endorsed a candidate. nobody wants his endorsement.

and the republican clown car rolls on!

bruce b of NV 11:19PM April 09, 2012

PART 2

Jamie is such a SWEETIE LIB. THOUGH PREDICTIABLE. Could respond to most of her article...

"Another thing that has his handwriting on it was the "Stand Your Ground" statute that is being questioned as a trigger, so to speak, in the recent shooting death of a black youth, Trayvon Martin"

Here we ago again. Thought shooting in AZ would be last (for long time) of this BLAME CONSERVATIVES. You know, Sarah & Fox caused shooter to go CRAZY (TOO bad that was a wash-out). Those BULL EYES like Clinton used, I MEAN SARAH...

Bill Hedges of MO 11:13PM April 09, 2012

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Jamie Stiehm

Jamie Stiehm

Jamie Stiehm is a weekly Creators Syndicate columnist. Her op-eds on politics, culture, and history have appeared in newspapers across the nation, including The New York Times and The Washington Post. She previously worked as a reporter at the Baltimore Sun and The Hill. Jamie's first journalism job was as an assignment editor at the CBS News bureau in London.

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