Let get one thing straight, she’s hot. There is no and if or buts about it. It’s the pink elephant in the room. There’s not a guy out there that’s straight that doesn’t think about getting some of that. But is that the basis for picking a Veep? McC can vamp on about how she’s qualified this and experienced that but lets face it, she doesn’t know jack about nada. She runs a state with less people in in than the city of Dallas.  That means Dallas’ Mayor is more qualified to run for this office than her. He surely has more experience dealing with varied cultures and international perspectives.

That being said the real reason Mc Droopy picked her was becuase she is a women and makes for good eye candy. Let’s look at her background, second runner up for Miss. Alaska in 1984. She then became an anchor women for some itsy bitsy TV news outlet in Alaska. In the early 90s she graduated into politics and joined the local city council then became Mayor. She successfully parlayed this into the Governership. In a state where 52% of the population are men go figure. I’d vote for her too.

But to be one heart beat away from being POTUS and behind an man with one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel is a bad skit on SNL.

The most ridiculous concept that led us into Bush War II was that our troops would be welcomed as liberators by the Iraqi people.

Dick Cheney was a major proponent of this.

I never believed it.

I knew that thousands of widows and orphans, brothers and sisters, cousins and friends of Bush War I battle and civilian casualties would not welcome us with arms open. They are probably the core of the insurgency soliciting help from foreigners.

We also had completely destroyed the infrastructure of the country and then implied sanctions that caused many deaths due to lack of medical care (some say over one million).

To get an international perspective on Bush War I (known as the Gulf War), go to: http://www.geocities.com/iraqinfo/gulfwar/overview.html. Make sure you read the seven (7) link articles to the main article (Brief Overview of Persian Gulf War).

I believe that Bush War I could have been prevented. We were the major ally of Iraq. We downplayed Saddam’s attacks on the Kurds with lethal gas. It was our official policy that we would not interfere if the squabble between Iraq and Kuwait escalated.

When we did attack Iraq, we did it with irrational exuberance. The media was focused on how wonderful our weapons were rather than on the destruction they were causing. Did we really have to “turn off the lights” so that hospitals, schools, homes, factories, and streets were left in the dark?

Bush War I was swift but not merciful. Finally, the Coalition was being accused of unnecessary roughness. There was talks of the Geneva Conventions not being adhered to, a factor in Bush War II.

Bush War II: The Second Gulf War

One of the sorriest days in my life was when Collin Powel was required to stand before the United Nations and present what I thought (as an engineer) was utterly flimsy evidence for Weapons of Mass Destruction.

It was obvious that Saddam did not want another war. He knew exactly what would happen. Iraq would be clobbered again. His efforts to prevent the war were viewed as being too weak by the administration.

They expected an Arab to go to his knees and say, “Forgive me for being bad. Come on in and look for WMDs all you want.”

Instead, Saddam simply said the he had no WMDs. It was too little, too late.

The Current Situation and What We Should Do

I’m not interested in the CIA’s flimsy evidence and how it was manipulated to suck us into the war. If the Congress was hoodwinked by the intelligence, it wouldn’t surprise me.

Politicians love war. It boosts the economy. It let’s us test are military. We might come up with more oil, a strategic military position, improved commerce and other such benefits. The debt generated might be reclaimed in goodies.

I would expect them not to do a thorough job once they have caught the war fever.

The problem in Iraq is that we were not able to secure the borders so foreign “freedom fighters” poured in.

We could have but didn’t disarm the population. We destroyed much weaponry and explosives but not enough.

We have allowed the free use of vehicles rather than restrict their use.

Our forces have continually been used as social workers to get everyone to love America rather than as soldiers controlling anti-invasion forces.

The administration is right when they say that we mustn’t chicken out of Iraq now.

It does no good to make statements that encourage the terrorist when we should be holding our tongues.

Why does the Congress want to spend there “precious time” looking back when they should be helping the administration resolve problems.

The reason, of course, is that this administration has been the most callous in history, hardly unifying the country but rather drawing a saber whenever anyone says anything that opposes them.

More important is the fact that the Republicans in Congress have completely failed to give serious thought to their actions, kissing the White House butt whenever offered. As they have complete control of the congress, they must realize that they have a responsibility to the fundamentals of sound government. They need to realize that everything that the minority says is not stupid. They are pathetically immature.

We have a stronghold in Iraq where we can maintain a military presence and protect our oil interest.

We can keep pressure on a belligerent Iran who we helped Saddam fight before the Gulf War.

We can fight the terrorist there instead of in the United States.

I know the above sounds horrific, but it’s the truth, isn’t it?

What the insurgency doesn’t seem to understand is that if they would stop bombing for three months, we would pull most of our troops out of Iraq. Then President Bush could hop in that aircraft, land on the deck of one of our carriers and say, “Now the Mission is really accomplished!”

Wouldn’t that be nice!

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Either way, he lost and President Bush won. Saddam was brought to justice and the war was a slamming defeat to Saddam’s army who retreated back into Baghdad thinking that the US would wait outside the gate while they further fortified their city. Saddam’s strategic plan failed as he failed to understand that our President gave him an ultimatum and kept good on his promise. Saddam the brutal dictator is no more. Chock one up for President Bush.

The Bush Administration is wise and has many excellent consultants and leaders behind them. Using diplomacy as another tactic in the very diverse and flexible arsenal now North Korea agrees to give up its nuclear weapons and come into compliance.

Saddam Hussein Dictator Brought to justice and Iraq ends as a World Threat to peace. This most likely prevented WW III in the Middle East in this decade. The second axis of evil, folds their cards knowing that President Bush is a strong leader. Once again another victory. Iran and Syria are under world watch and they know that they are indeed going to have to choose Saddam’s fate or join with the world and come back into compliance.

Betting against George W. Bush and under estimating him is probably a big mistake and the Iranian President, as tough of a talker as he is has to know that the United States under the leadership of G.W. Bush is probably a very unwise adversary to have in the present period. Now then most liberals reading this may say, President Bush has low poll numbers? I say that is only due to the poor media treatment.

My next point of contention ought to ring home with everyone. Economy comeback despite the 7 Trillion Dollars lost during 911. The US Military is nearly running on all cylinders again finally after being gutted by previous administrations. Still needs more funding and efficiency, but it has come a long way. Our nation has not been attacked since 911 and our citizens are safe.

What is President Bush’s Real Record as President? He is one of the best presidents we have ever had and once you look through the debris and fog of the unflattering media, perhaps you might understand just how lucky you are to have this Gentleman in the White House. I certainly hope this article is of interest and that is has propelled thought. The goal is simple; to help you in your quest to be the best in 2007. I thank you for reading my many articles on diverse subjects, which interest you.

“Lance Winslow” – Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/. Lance is a guest writer for Our Spokane Magazine in Spokane, Washington ]]> http://www.dmaestazonline.com/general/what-is-president-bushs-real-record-as-president/feed/ 0 http://www.dmaestazonline.com/general/back-to-the-future-with-the-clintons-following-bush-who-followed-the-clintons-etc/ http://www.dmaestazonline.com/general/back-to-the-future-with-the-clintons-following-bush-who-followed-the-clintons-etc/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:06:35 +0000 admin http://www.dmaestazonline.com/?p=12 A never ending story continues. Looks like everything has to be repeated over and over again until we get it right. The elder Bush announced the New World Order. President Clinton followed and led the way getting NAFTA and GATT Free Trade agreements passed sealing the fate of the American Workers. Millions lost their jobs while the Clintons chanted Happy Days are here again. President Clinton bombed Iraq on an ongoing basis and started wars in the Balkans to stop ethnic cleansing by doing the very same thing. He also bombed an aspirin factory in Africa just to show his macho image to the world in his “Wag the Dog” wars.

The younger President Bush followed and more of the Free Trade agreements were passed while all eyes were on the wars he started. The USA bombed Iraq for years but we never saw an Iraq plane bomb the USA. However, this did not stop President Bush from acting as if they did. He started his False Crusade with Black Knights- see article here at Ezine Articles. History tells us will over and over again, the U.S. will not win. Just like all the other nations in history who invaded the Middle East, the U.S. will come home and leave things worst than they were before they came.

At the same time more and more Americans drift into the Silent Depression. Millions have lost their jobs due to Free Trade with 39 percent of all over age 45 filing for bankruptcy from 1992 to 2002. ( Latest figures are still not available but most likely the number will grow larger with the Baby Booners on their way to old age.) Let us go back a bit in time and see how this all came about since we are being asked to let Hillary take over. Let us go back to a pivotal year – 1998 and get some examples of what is in store for us now.

Here are some numbers of job losses and a list of employers that closed down back in 1998 when the Clintons were proclaiming a statistical prosperity while millions were getting fired. The stock market thrived for a long time just as it is now based on workers getting fired instead of hired. Today people like Cavuto on Fox News keep telling us this is a good thing and not a bad thing. They hide the fact that the stock market had a trillion dollar loss when the Dot Coms went katput just when Clinton finished his job and Bush took over and the same thing is bound to happen again.

Here are the “good” old days in the Clintons’ Land of “is” based 1998 as an example. This is the list of some of the major jobs losses.

In 1998, Rockwell cuts 3,800 jobs. Boeing and other related supporting companies cut 50,000 workers. LTC lays off 600. Kodak cuts 10,000 jobs. Raytheon cuts 14,000 jobs. TRW cuts 7,500 jobs. Lubrisol cuts 150 jobs. American Greeting cuts hundreds of jobs. Eaton cuts 200 jobs in chip-making operations. Sun liquidated with 2,800 losing their jobs. Hanna trims 260 workers and shuts down plant. Republic cuts 1,400 jobs. Bethlem Steel cuts 750 jobs and closes down operations. Weirton Steel lays off 300 workers.

(In the world of money ) – World Bank cuts 750 workers. Merrill Lynch cuts 3,400 jobs. Chase cuts 90 jobs locally. Huntington Bank cuts 1,000 jobs. Wells Fargo cuts 2,000 jobs.

Toro closes plants and lays off all workers. Texaco, Royal Dutch and Shell cut 4,000 jobs. Ameritech cuts 5,000 more jobs. Carpet Barn closes all its retail outlets. Heinz cuts 390 jobs. Cummins Engines cuts 1,000 jobs. NBC cuts 250 jobs. Toys R US closes 59 sores. Boston Chicken seeks bankruptcy protection. GE shuts New England plants. Goodyears plans more cuts after thousands were fired. BF Goodrich vacates headquarters ending the loss of thousands of jobs. Polaroid cuts 700 jobs. Venator Group closes 570 stores. Consolidated Gas cuts 2,600 jobs. Fruit of the Loom cuts another 5,000 workers and moved factories outside the USA saying they could not afford to pay $8 an hour.

(In the high tech world where we hear about labor shortages ) INTEL cuts 5,000 jobs. Seagate cuts 20,000 jobs. DIGITAL cuts 15,000 jobs in merger with Compaq with company moving factories to China. Packard Belll lays off 1,000- later goes out of business. AST Research cuts hundreds of jobs. LSI Logic cuts 1,200 jobs. Texas Instruments cuts 3,500 jobs. Gateway cuts 300 workers. Siemens worldwide cuts 60,000 jobs. Cadence cuts 180 engineers. In 1998, more than 250,000 lost their jobs in high tech alone.

Whirpool, Woolworth and International Paper announce thousands of workers will be cut. Scott Paper cuts 11,200 jobs. MCI WorldCom cuts 2,500 jobs. Nabisco cuts 3,100 jobs and closes plants. Pioneer Standard cuts hundreds. Goodrich closes four plants. Advance Lighting cuts 2220 jobs and closes plant. Kellogg cuts 525 salaried workers and 240 temporary workers. Liz Claiborne cuts 400 jobs and shuts down stores. HUFFY cuts 1,000 jobs and closes USA factories. Stanley works cuts 5,000 jobs. BF Goodrich closes down corporate headquarters in Akron Ohio. General Tire has similar situation. BP America closes down headquarters in Cleveland Ohio. Reliance Electric fades away after Rockwell buyout. Even McDonalds cut 525 workers in its Chicago Corporate Offices or about 23 percent of its staff. Weirton Steel idles blast furances. Mr. Gasket eliminates all production jobs and outsources jobs outside the USA.

(Some humor ) Scrabble is set to C-L-O-S-E factory. JUST CLOSEOUTS closes out all stores.

In 1998, Personal Bankruptcies jumped 19 percent to 1.3 million going bankrupt. Business failures surged 16 percent totalling 83,384 business failing.

THIS WAS 1998. There were plenty more jobs lost but these are the only figures we kept in 1998. During the beginning of the Clinton years around 1992, IBM and AT@T/NCR cut about 250,000 workers between just these three companies.

There is more and you can not blame the Clintons for all of the following but he and Hillary did nothing to correct the situation during their time in office. More than 700,000 workers lost their jobs and related jobs in the steel industry. More than 400,000 workers lost their jobs in the auto industry.

Here is a list of computer companies that folded surrounding the Clinton years. All of these computer companies are gone with most of them being U.S. manufacturers. ( We stand to be corrected with perhaps some of these companies remaining in part somehow but virtually they are all gone. ) Commodore, Compugraphics, Computer Automation, Computerm, Computone, Condor, Corvus, Data Systems, Delta Data, Datapoint, Four Phrase, Radio Shack Computers, Redactron, Remex, Standard Logic, Sykes, Eagle, General Automation, Redcor, General Computer, Intertel Data, Itek, Ohio Scientific, Novar, Sundance, Sperryrand, Televideo, Mohawk, Leading Edge, ITT, Lobo, Micromation, Modular Comp, Micropolis, Monroe, Nixdorf, Northern Telephone, Ontel, Perkins-Elmer, North Star, Ohio Nuclear-Technicare, Packard Bell, Leeds and Northrup, Pertec, Osborne, Vector, Vista, Vydek, Wango, Wordstream, Zilog, Wells America – (the last micro computer made in the USA ), Zenith, Unisis Mircros, AT&T Micros, Datatron, Datronix, Franklin, Basic FOur, Synon, QDP, Quasar, Star Tech, Tandem, Wang, BTI, Pronto, Rodine, Contel, CTI, Data Design, Data Logic, Datatronics, Heath, Intertek, and this is only a partial list. We also have on file about a thousand systems houses in a tri-state area that went out of business surrounding the Clinton years.

In Mainframe computers, over a million workers lost their jobs prior and during the Clinton years. They include Honeywell, GE, Sperry, Univac, Burroughs, Control Data, NCR, RCA, Xerox, IBM ( 150,000 were cut in the early 1990s ) DEC, Data General, Wang and more.

In computer media, 3M sold out to Imation who then laid thousands off. BASF Magnetics closed their US plants and sold this division to Korean company. Like many others, the brand name is the only thing left in the USA. The same applys to Dysan, Memorex and Verbatim.

Electing Hillary as President is like putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop and it history will always verify the fact that it was President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, and Democrat controlled Congress that passed both NAFTA and GATT unfair trade agreements. See more at Tapart News and Art that Talks at http://tapsearch.com/tapartnews/ The dollar’s value is based on the power of the USA and so wars follow accordingly. American shoppers are now “hooked” on cheap imports from around the world. What wars will now follow during Hillary’s time in office?

So now he is solitary confinement and we are getting ready to gear up for another circus of a trial. I have to wonder what rock the legal system in LV will have to look under to find 12 jurors who aren’t familiar with the Juice.