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Did George W. Bush make one, two, three... mistakes?
Let's review the facts:
Bush asked our National Guard, Army Reserves, all 4 branches of the military and the full throttle of the Pentagon to fight the enemy and possibly give their ultimate sacrifice, their life. What did he ask the rest of Americans to sacrifice?
Bush diverted our troops from Afghanistan, where its government the Taliban aided and abide Al-Queda.
Bush forced and succeeded in cutting taxes putting our economy at peril during a time of war.
Bush continued and expanded a policy of borrow and spend.
Bush continued importing middle east oil without demanding they would ensure oil revenues were not being used to support rogue nations or extremist organizations.
Bush continues to fund the Iraqi government even though the Iraqi's have billions of dollars from their oil revenues.
Bush continued extending the age limit before a retiree is eligible for Social Security benefits.
Bush continued to issue no bid contracts favoring his ties to non-military companies working in the war zone.
Bush continued to reduce taxes even though he asked all first-responders to increase their efforts. Instead budgets for first-responders have decreased.
Bush continued his borrow and spend policy by giving Americans a pittance or so called "stimulus funds" of $300 to help jump start the economy.
Bush continued deregulations for corporate America knowing it could lead to bad business practices and little if any oversight from Congress.
Bush did not ask for a declaration of war.
Bush did not mandate recycling in order to reduce imports.
Bush did not increase military pay for the National Guard and Reserves, leaving millions of military families to file for Welfare.
Bush did not ask or create a system which would limit the American people to reduce their consumption of gasoline.
Bush did not create a military draft, leaving our current military weary from extended tours of duty.
Bush did not impose a harsh rationing of any product made with or containing oil.
Bush did not create or promote any type of increased revenue like war bonds allowing all Americans to financially support this war.
Bush did not ask our children to save their pennies and dimes to support children whose parents are in the war zone.
Bush did not extend unemployment benefits to millions of Americans who have been laid off.
Bush did not ask oil companies like ExxonMobil to donate from their $18 billion profits to help in the war effort.
Bush did not act when he was briefed in August 2001, of the actual threat of Al-Qaeda Saudi nationals to use airplanes to attack the US.
Bush did not capture and force an unconditional surrender of the Afghani government, the Taliban.
Bush did not capture Osama Bin Laden.
Let's review the facts:
Bush asked our National Guard, Army Reserves, all 4 branches of the military and the full throttle of the Pentagon to fight the enemy and possibly give their ultimate sacrifice, their life. What did he ask the rest of Americans to sacrifice?
Bush diverted our troops from Afghanistan, where its government the Taliban aided and abide Al-Queda.
Bush forced and succeeded in cutting taxes putting our economy at peril during a time of war.
Bush continued and expanded a policy of borrow and spend.
Bush continued importing middle east oil without demanding they would ensure oil revenues were not being used to support rogue nations or extremist organizations.
Bush continues to fund the Iraqi government even though the Iraqi's have billions of dollars from their oil revenues.
Bush continued extending the age limit before a retiree is eligible for Social Security benefits.
Bush continued to issue no bid contracts favoring his ties to non-military companies working in the war zone.
Bush continued to reduce taxes even though he asked all first-responders to increase their efforts. Instead budgets for first-responders have decreased.
Bush continued his borrow and spend policy by giving Americans a pittance or so called "stimulus funds" of $300 to help jump start the economy.
Bush continued deregulations for corporate America knowing it could lead to bad business practices and little if any oversight from Congress.
Bush did not ask for a declaration of war.
Bush did not mandate recycling in order to reduce imports.
Bush did not increase military pay for the National Guard and Reserves, leaving millions of military families to file for Welfare.
Bush did not ask or create a system which would limit the American people to reduce their consumption of gasoline.
Bush did not create a military draft, leaving our current military weary from extended tours of duty.
Bush did not impose a harsh rationing of any product made with or containing oil.
Bush did not create or promote any type of increased revenue like war bonds allowing all Americans to financially support this war.
Bush did not ask our children to save their pennies and dimes to support children whose parents are in the war zone.
Bush did not extend unemployment benefits to millions of Americans who have been laid off.
Bush did not ask oil companies like ExxonMobil to donate from their $18 billion profits to help in the war effort.
Bush did not act when he was briefed in August 2001, of the actual threat of Al-Qaeda Saudi nationals to use airplanes to attack the US.
Bush did not capture and force an unconditional surrender of the Afghani government, the Taliban.
Bush did not capture Osama Bin Laden.
Franklin Raines & McCain
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Raines#cite_note-23
In 2008 September U.S. Presidential candidate Senator John McCain has sought to tie Raines to McCain's opponent Barack Obama, in an effort to discredit Obama on economic issues. McCain quoted the Washington Post articles stating that Raines advises Obama. Raines and Obama state that he does not.[24] [25] The McCain campaign has made claims that the reference to Raines as an Obama advisor first appeared in the Post months before the McCain ad, and that the Obama campaign didn't seek a correction at the time[26]; however, the actual Post article referenced was written by Anita Huslin, who profiled Raines for the newspaper in July and in the article she wrote that Raines had �taken calls from Barack Obama�s presidential campaign seeking his advice on mortgage and housing policy matters.�[27], but Huslin never made any claims that Raines was an Obama adviser in the article....The Washington Post characterizes John McCain's attempts to connect Sen. Obama with Franklin Raines based on their reporting as "a stretch
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Loan Titans Paid McCain Adviser Nearly $2 Million
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By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and CHARLES DUHIGG
Published: September 21, 2008
Senator John McCain�s campaign manager was paid more than $30,000 a month for five years as president of an advocacy group set up by the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to defend them against stricter regulations, current and former officials say.
Mr. McCain, the Republican candidate for president, has recently begun campaigning as a critic of the two companies and the lobbying army that helped them evade greater regulation as they began buying riskier mortgages with implicit federal backing. He and his Democratic rival, Senator Barack Obama, have donors and advisers who are tied to the companies.
But last week the McCain campaign stepped up a running battle of guilt by association when it began broadcasting commercials trying to link Mr. Obama directly to the government bailout of the mortgage giants this month by charging that he takes advice from Fannie Mae�s former chief executive, Franklin Raines, an assertion both Mr. Raines and the Obama campaign dispute.
Incensed by the advertisements, several current and former executives of the companies came forward to discuss the role that Rick Davis, Mr. McCain�s campaign manager and longtime adviser, played in helping Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac beat back regulatory challenges when he served as president of their advocacy group, the Homeownership Alliance, formed in the summer of 2000. Some who came forward were Democrats, but Republicans, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed their descriptions.
A 2004 photograph from a report by the Homeownership Alliance, an advocacy group for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, shows John McCain with Ken Guenther, a former chairman of the group, left, and David Lereah of the National Association of Realtors.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Raines#cite_note-23
In 2008 September U.S. Presidential candidate Senator John McCain has sought to tie Raines to McCain's opponent Barack Obama, in an effort to discredit Obama on economic issues. McCain quoted the Washington Post articles stating that Raines advises Obama. Raines and Obama state that he does not.[24] [25] The McCain campaign has made claims that the reference to Raines as an Obama advisor first appeared in the Post months before the McCain ad, and that the Obama campaign didn't seek a correction at the time[26]; however, the actual Post article referenced was written by Anita Huslin, who profiled Raines for the newspaper in July and in the article she wrote that Raines had �taken calls from Barack Obama�s presidential campaign seeking his advice on mortgage and housing policy matters.�[27], but Huslin never made any claims that Raines was an Obama adviser in the article....The Washington Post characterizes John McCain's attempts to connect Sen. Obama with Franklin Raines based on their reporting as "a stretch
*******************************
Loan Titans Paid McCain Adviser Nearly $2 Million
Article Tools Sponsored By
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and CHARLES DUHIGG
Published: September 21, 2008
Senator John McCain�s campaign manager was paid more than $30,000 a month for five years as president of an advocacy group set up by the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to defend them against stricter regulations, current and former officials say.
Mr. McCain, the Republican candidate for president, has recently begun campaigning as a critic of the two companies and the lobbying army that helped them evade greater regulation as they began buying riskier mortgages with implicit federal backing. He and his Democratic rival, Senator Barack Obama, have donors and advisers who are tied to the companies.
But last week the McCain campaign stepped up a running battle of guilt by association when it began broadcasting commercials trying to link Mr. Obama directly to the government bailout of the mortgage giants this month by charging that he takes advice from Fannie Mae�s former chief executive, Franklin Raines, an assertion both Mr. Raines and the Obama campaign dispute.
Incensed by the advertisements, several current and former executives of the companies came forward to discuss the role that Rick Davis, Mr. McCain�s campaign manager and longtime adviser, played in helping Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac beat back regulatory challenges when he served as president of their advocacy group, the Homeownership Alliance, formed in the summer of 2000. Some who came forward were Democrats, but Republicans, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed their descriptions.
A 2004 photograph from a report by the Homeownership Alliance, an advocacy group for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, shows John McCain with Ken Guenther, a former chairman of the group, left, and David Lereah of the National Association of Realtors.
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