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From: GlennR@teranews.com
"Richard Keebler" wrote in message
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> Most of the rightists who hand out in these newsgroups are sucking from
> social security because they're too old and lazy to find work.
all of them are, hell if it wasn't for those gubmint handouts, these
stupid ass hillbillies would starve to death
> Obama Still Outpacing Reagan On Economic Recovery!
>
> At this point in Obama's presidency, he has outpaced Reagan for the
> same period in Dow Jones Industrial Average growth while incurring a
> lower increase in unemployment.
>
> Considering Reagan was trending towards one of the greatest Re-
> election landslides in American history, this bodes well for the
> president.
>
> The Stat's:
>
> At this point in Reagan's presidency (July 24th of his 2nd year in
> office), the Dow Jones Industrial average had grown from 950.68 on the
> day of his inauguration to 1,231.17, representing a 29.5% increase.
>
> At this point in Obama's presidency, the DJIA has grown from 7,949.09
> to 10,424.62, representing a 31.1% increase.
>
> At this point in Reagan's presidency, the most recent report (June,
> 1983) showed that unemployment had risen to 10.1% (from 7.5% in
> January of 81), marking an increase in unemployment of 2.6%.
>
> At this point in Obama's presidency, the most recent report (June,
> 2010) shows that unemployment has risen to 9.5% (from 7.7% in January
> of 09), marking an increase in unemployment of 1.8%.
>
> While the final tally on national debt increase will not be known for
> years, Obama would have to triple the national debt (to over 30
> trillion dollars) to keep on pace with Reagan in that area.
>
>
>
> Analysis: Bush legacy - grim times, gloomy nation
> By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer
>
>
> WASHINGTON - Wars. Recession. Bailouts. Debt. Gloom.
>
> The unvarnished review of George W. Bush's presidency reveals a portrait
> of America he never would have imagined.
> Bush came into office promising limited government and humble foreign
> policy;
> he exits with his imprint on startling free-market intervention and
> nation-building wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
> He was the president who pledged not to pass on big problems. Instead, he
> leaves a pile for Barack Obama.
> Grading Bush's performance has its limitations. History offers a warning
> about judging a president and his tenure in the moment: The wisdom and
> decisions of a leader can look different years later, shaped by events
> impossible to know now. Leaders are entrusted to act in the nation's
> long-term interests. That's fine for history, but people lead their lives
> and make their judgments
> in real time. And it was one of Bush's heroes, Ronald Reagan, who
> crystallized the way modern presidents are judged: Are people better off
> than they were when the president took office?
> Based on that standard, the Bush report card is mixed at best. It is
> abysmal at worst.
> This is his tenure: eight years bracketed by the worst terrorist attack in
> U.S. history and the worst economic collapse in three generations. In
> between came two wars, two Supreme Court appointments, a tough
> re-election, sinking popularity, big legislative wins and defeats, an
> ambitious effort to combat AIDS, a meltdown of the housing market, a
> diminishing U.S. reputation abroad, and more power invested in Dick
> Cheney than any vice president in history. Bush got his tax cuts and
> education law in the first term, then swung hard and missed on Social
> Security and immigration in his second. He seized a bullhorn and united a
> country devastated by terrorism, but stumbled badly when a hurricane
> swallowed the Gulf Coast. Many of his original campaign promises are
> dust. Sept. 11, 2001, changed everything.
> In the heady days, Bush was the face of a party that ran the White House
> and Congress. Now Republicans hold neither. So much for a durable
> majority. Bush said he would change the tone of Washington. He never did.
> Of course, neither did the Democrats running Congress.
> Bush pushed all legal limits in targeting terrorists. They have not struck
> America again.
> The president's defenders may well be right that his decisions will be
> viewed
> honorably over time.
> For now, he is out of time. And realistic about his exit.
> "It turns out," he said, "this isn't one of the presidencies where you
> ride off into the sunset."
> ___
> By any standard, the economy is in atrocious shape. More than 11 million
> people are out of work. The unemployment rate is at a 16-year high. The
> Dow Jones
> industrial average fell by 33.8 percent in 2008, the worst decline since
> 1931. One in 10 U.S. homeowners is delinquent on mortgage payments or in
> foreclosure.
> People are losing their college savings, their nest eggs, their dreams.
> The country is at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and more broadly, against
> a threat of terrorism that predates Bush and still lurks from countless
> corners.
> The Iraq conflict finally has an end in sight, but has cost much more in
> lives, time and money than even Bush expected.
> Meanwhile, the U.S. government keeps spending money it doesn't have. The
> current budget deficit stands at a record $455 billion. That hole will
> get deeper - probably more than a staggering $1 trillion - as the bill
> grows for bailouts and efforts to jack up the economy.
> And then there is the dismal public mood.
> Huge numbers of people think the country is on the wrong track. Bush has
> had a negative approval rating for 47 months, the longest streak since
> such polling began. Almost two-thirds of people polled by the Pew
> Research Center said Bush's administration will be remembered for its
> failures. "Nothing's going right," said Thomas Whalen, a professor of
> politics at Boston University who has written a book about presidential
> courage. "He was handed a country that was in pretty good shape. How you
> can argue that he's left the country in better shape?"
> As they leave, Bush, Cheney and a cadre of West Wing advisers have been
> making that argument fervently. They insist some deeds are overshadowed,
> and others will be more appreciated over time.
> The president takes pride in getting an education law that demands testing
> and accountability; a Medicare law that provides a prescription-drug
> benefit; an AIDS relief plan that has helped millions of people in
> impoverished lands; and a policy of working with religious organizations
> as a way to help needy people.
> Bush also shaped the conservative direction of the Supreme Court, likely
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