Bush wins - the Americans lose!
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KJV--4 more years and more of war in Iraq and elsewhere, and Americans dying, even though the war is officially "over". Four more years of unemployment, a worsening (and record) federal deficit, cutbacks in social programs to pay for the war, and a massive trade deficit funded by foreigners which puts us at their mercy. Four more years of cronyism and corruption (can you say "Halliburton"?). Four more years of playing preacher in the White House (abortion, *** marriage--I thought Republicans were supposed to believe in less government interference in individuals' lives??)
The Republican Party, in other words, has switched places with the Democrats as the big spenders.
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What Mr. Bush (and all of us) have to look forward to.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/04/business/04econ.html
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Lola - hola cola. It was like 51% Bush to 48% Kerry. While he won fair / square, it wasnt like landslide. It means almost 1/2 of voting Americans didnt want him. So yeah us Dem's will l-i-c-k our wounds & deal with Bush for another 4 years and I understand the need to gloat a bit but it wasnt a great victory. America is a nation divided, sad day
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Lola777--You obviously weren't reading the surveys of voters. They voted for Bush because he was the lesser of two evils, or the devil they know. Roughly 22 percent of voters went for Bush's "moral values", but almost 50 percent each (of those who voted for him) still didn't approve of his economic policies or handling of Iraq. Concern over abortion and *** marriage trumped economic and war concerns in the decision to vote for him, but we still have the latter and those are likely to bite us all on the a-- during the next 4 years. 51 percent is not good for a sitting wartime President. In other words, he doesn't have a mandate. If you were hoping Bush might reform immigration, you might also note that Prop 200 passed in AZ (requiring ID for voting and limited services to illegal aliens) and that the new Congress will be more conservative (i.e., more opposed to illegal immigration).
By the way, Lola, the rules of Congress are such that even a minority can still cause problems, particularly when Bush still has dissension within his party (moderate Republicans vs. the very conservative). Democrats can still block appts and such through the use of the filibuster, so appointing a very conservative Supreme Court Justice, for example, will be very tough. Also, as the party in power, the Republicans now have no excuse--the responsibility for everything that goes wrong (the war, the economy) is squarely on their shoulders.
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