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So the course is:

· An even larger debt than there is now

· A loss of labor unions

· A greater dependancy on oil

· A continuing ambiguous war on terror which has provided any true solutions yet.

· A loss civil liberties

· Alienation of our national allies

· A disolution of the seperation of church and state

· Implementation of a Medicare plan which does nothing to really help the horrendous situation with prescription drugs and medical care.

· An unfocused war on drugs which has been, is, and will continue to fail until it is reworked.

· A continuation of and increase in pork-barrel spending.

· An ever decreasing value on the American dollar.

· A very one-sided tax plan which has been shown to not work in past administrations.

· An educational bill which does not do anything to help schools that could benefit from it due to lack of money.

I am sure there are more, but that is enough for now. And if that is the course all I can say is man overboard.

Excuse me, were the “serious economic problems” inherited by the President the five trillion dollar projected surplus left from the previous administration?

Certainly, our current economic problems could not have been exacerbated by the huge tax cuts he gave to the one per cent at the top, right?

Should we have him serve another term so he can help the jobless problem by allowing illegal immigrants to take jobs from the tax payers? I am sure he has a sincere regard for the illegal immigrants, afterall, it could never be that he is attempting to garner more of the Hispanic vote, right?

Tell the President that when in charge of the direction of a ship, one should always turn AWAY from a typhoon, not into it.

I would add:

- GWB has dilapidated the wave of international sympathy and solidarity after 9/11 by pursuing an imperialistic agenda (remember “Nous Somme Tous Americaines”?)

- GWB has shamelessly used the 9/11 attacks as an excuse to pursue a radical agenda of preemptive strikes and world domination (what did IRAQ has to do with “terr’ism”?

- GWB has cut back basic rights and Liberties of Americans for the sake of “increased security”.

and a long list…

Germán

Terrible excuses. Especially considering who’s been writing the laws. If a decade of Republican domination in the legislature, and nearly three years of the Bush Presidency aren’t enough opportunity for the GOP to steer this country onto the “right” path, then what will another five years of the same provide.

We have higher deficits, higher unemployment, and are enjoying a new low in our international reputation. It’s not time for four more years of Bush, it’s time for damage control.

GOP, you have a valid argument on the premise that one of the major failures of our government is its inability to stay the course on protracted problems or immense problems that require long term solutions. With President’s having so much more power today than in decades past, and with President’s changing party or even personalities every 4 to 8 years, the solutions to problems requiring tenacity to solve, are forever being abandoned prematurely.

My problem with another 4 years of President Bush is primarily his foreign policy approach which 1) has alienated many of our allies needed to deal with global problems, 2) his abandonment of any course whatsoever to deal with global environmental crises present and looming, and 3) his consistent approach to privatize and increase the financial burden for seniors, parents of school children, veterans, and low wage earners, in favor of tax spending on projects and priorities that will not benefit these groups in their lifetimes.

I really do believe we need consistency. However, Bush’s administration is extreme in certain areas and therefore consistency will not follow his departure from office, I fear.