The legacy of Bush’s presidency.
A new chart put out by the House Democratic Caucus compares the state of the country when President Bush took office to the state of the country today:
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Sad, really sad.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:28 pmHard to argue with facts….
Tho I’m sure we’re about to see a lot of people try….
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:29 pmHard to imagine but the International news carried that bush is more disliked than here at home.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:29 pm2001 –
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2002…..\_
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2003………….\
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2004……………..\_
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Etcetera, etcetera, ad nauseum…
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:30 pmThose criteria are pretty selective, it must be admitted… I’m sure the HDC only chose the most damning statistics to include.
But… they ARE damning.
And pretty basic things to consider, most of them.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:30 pmWhy would they put that out as a gif? Surely someone in the Democratic Caucus has a copy of Acrobat…
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:31 pmYeah, but, but, but Clinton got a BJ.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:31 pmNot exactly the best way to start a new century, now, is it?
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:31 pmWho does your colors. I can’t read this mess.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:31 pmWhy would they put that out as a gif? Surely someone in the Democratic Caucus has a copy of Acrobat…
Comment by toasterhead — January 23, 2008 @ 5:31 pm
Snrff. Tech snobbery.
Have you ever looked at politicians’ websites? If they’re close to a 1990 design they’re high end.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:33 pmHere is the link to their website with this graphic
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:33 pmWhy would they put that out as a gif? Surely someone in the Democratic Caucus has a copy of Acrobat…
Comment by toasterhead — January 23, 2008 5:31 pm
The original appears to be an embedded table. The GIF was supplied by TP.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:34 pmYes, but these deficient numbers are made up by Bush in the large number of human deaths he’s been responsible for.
So it all evens out.
-GSD
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:36 pmtab ~ isn’t it wonderful what a colorblind web developer can do to your eyeballs!
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:39 pmYes, blame Bush, but also whole GOP. They had the power and this is what they did.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:39 pmI have a parting gift for the puta POTUS.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:41 pmA well worn copy of Dante’s ‘Inferno’… No, not the volcano movie, the book…
I will dog ear the page that begins the description of the ninth level of hell, just so he doesn’t get lost looking for the part about the goat.
ugh I’m gonna go throw up now… did they have to stick it all together like that… i know its bad but seeing it all like that is just mind botteling
yes… like my mind is so confused its in a bottle :-X
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:43 pmBut but but Clinton got a Blow Job!
— The typical Bush Supporter
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:44 pmBobbySeattle, yeah but Bush was giving them out like popcorn at the theater, see Gannon, Jeff…
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:47 pmUnder Bush’s (I’ll use the term loosely) “leadership”, the USA is going down like the Titanic.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:48 pmSo much for electing MBA types.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:50 pmSo much for electing MBA types.
Comment by Xisithrus — January 23, 2008 @ 5:50 pm
With a “gentleman’s C” in Econ 101!
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:57 pmJebby says thanks.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:57 pmYeah…Bush’s record and legacy are pathetic…BUT…Those republicans running for Bush’s job will say..” George Bush is NOT RUNNING for ANYTHING….and lets all look towards the FUTURE”.
I think the American voters are too smart to let them off the hook so easily, but the press needs to ask them what they would do DIFFERENTLY, and what they have learned for Bush’s mistakes.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:01 pmWay to go Bush. That’s one hell of a report card. If my kid brought it home he or she would be grounded for the rest of their life.
It’s really too bad that is not on the front page of every major newspaper in the nation.
How about we all contribute to a fund to make it a full-page advertisement in every newspaper some Sunday!
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:11 pmThose criteria are pretty selective, it must be admitted… I’m sure the HDC only chose the most damning statistics to include.
But… they ARE damning.
And pretty basic things to consider, most of them.
Comment by ralph the wonder llama
Well, I would like to see the RNC come back with a similar report card showing Bush in a favorable light. Unless they lie or cook the books, I doubt it can be done.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:12 pmHeck of a job there Bushie.
Buck Fush
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:14 pmWell, I would like to see the RNC come back with a similar report card showing Bush in a favorable light. Unless they lie or cook the books, I doubt it can be done.
Comment by bilbobaggins — January 23, 2008 @ 6:12 pm
Good point, bilbo. I don’t think it can be done. Not honestly, anyway.
Oh wait — we’re talking about Republicans, aren’t we…
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:15 pmTroll study guide.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:20 pmThose criteria are pretty selective, it must be admitted
Is this sarcasm? This looks like a comprehensive list of major indicators of the state of this country.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:21 pmThis is great stuff. Just what I need for my few remaining acquaintances who are Republicans. It’s also good reference for future games of “whack a troll”. I made it into a PDF, complete with links and without the horrid colors. I’ll post it somewhere when I get home and let anyone who wants it know where they can get it.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:23 pmIs this sarcasm? This looks like a comprehensive list of major indicators of the state of this country.
Comment by VerbalKint — January 23, 2008 @ 6:21 pm
No, Verbal, it wasn’t sarcasm. You’re right, it’s a pretty sound collection of major indicators, as I said.
But there are inevitably ways of looking at the data that wouldn’t be as damning. I don’t think it could ever be shaped to make things look good (at least not honestly) but, for instance, you could state the growth of exports (assuming that exports have grown). This wouldn’t be as valid as demonstrating the widening of the trade deficit (as this chart does) but it would be a fact-based way of making the Bush years look not as sucky.
I just wondered also about the choice of countries used to demonstrate our loss of standing in the world. Are the four chosen, the nations with the biggest shift in opinion? Or are they representative? I don’t know, and part of the game of this kind of stat compilation is to build as strong an argument as possible.
They succeeded. This is a pretty strong argument.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:29 pmI have printed this out to distribute to republiscum Bush lovers.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:40 pmIt’s hard to dispute facts, but I am sure they will try.
worst. “president”. ever.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:42 pm34. Jersey boy:
while I totally agree that Shrub is a disaster of biblical proportions, I have to point out that one of his ancestors was also president (Pierce, not Bush I). And if memory serves me right, that ancestor was the only sitting president to NOT get his party’s nomination for a second term.
Whichever of them win the “worst prez ever”, the prize will be kept in the family.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:48 pmjerseyboyblue: You nailed it!
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:49 pmMapleStreet: No doubt they will share the prize - just like they’ve been sharing the spoils stolen from the american taxpayers for two decades.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:50 pmMapleStreet, is that true? GWB is descended from Franklin Pierce?
That would explain a lot.
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:50 pmBush has single-handedly taken the definition of a Republiscum to a new nadir!
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:51 pmHow about we all contribute to a fund to make it a full-page advertisement in every newspaper some Sunday!
Comment by bilbobaggins — January 23, 2008 @ 6:11 pm
there have been times i would’ve liked to do that in my local paper…
what about copyrights and such? how to get permission to do so?
anyone?
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:56 pmGee, let’s hear it for the Chimp. Way to go, Shrub!
No worries, though. You’ll get to go back to Texas when it’s all over, and live a life of luxury on your “working ranch”.
Let them eat cake, right George?!
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:51 pmThese people passed math and can use it. What a concept.
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:02 pmAnd they run and run but they cannot hide under Reaguns.
Bush was enabled by many others, including the republicans in congress. We must saddle them with this report. We need 62 senators, or we’re doomed.
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:19 pm38 Ralph the Wonder Llama -
Look up G HW Bush on wikipedia. His mother is Barb Bush nee Pierce (Click on Barb Bush). Her father was somebody Pierce who was a publishing magnate. etc. You can follow it back to Pierce the failure as president (Although my opinion is that the wikipedia article goes real easy on Pierce - a president so bad that his own party wouldn’t re-nominate him).
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:43 pmGag - of course in the above post I should have said look up Boy George Bush. Of course HIS mother is Barbara, etc.
January 24th, 2008 at 10:30 amBut but but Clinton got a Blow Job!
— The typical Bush Supporter
Comment by RobertSeattle — January 23, 2008 @ 5:44 pm
More power to him!
January 24th, 2008 at 11:50 amThe saddest thing is that when he goes crawling back to Crawford, we’re all stuck with his legacy. How does a new president even begin to clean up the mess he left behind.
January 24th, 2008 at 11:59 amyou should add some more rows.
Then Now
January 25th, 2008 at 6:23 pm___________________________________________
No Torture Torture
No drilling in AK refuge Drilling
Less Teen Pregnancy More
less bankruptcies More
narrower divide Greater divide
between rich/poor
cost of oil ~25/barrel 100/barrell
FEMA worked FEMA doesn’t work
Employers covered HC Now they pass on health care costs
No assault weapons assault weapons