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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: goldworldnet who wrote (157420)	7/3/2001 3:02:58 PM
From: ColtonGang	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

HEARD ON THE STREET.....Bush's performance is sub-par at best By Staff Editorial/Kent Stater (Kent State U.) (U-WIRE) KENT, Ohio — President Bush hit his 100-day mark as president of the United States Sunday, the traditional time to assess a president’s success in office. A Gallup poll showed 62 percent of respondents said Bush was doing a good job as president, compared to 55 percent for former President Clinton at 100 days. But the support for Bush is high because Americans started with lower expectations. And overall, Bush has done a mediocre job of stepping up to his responsibilities and promises as president, with several key actions clouding any impression of success. Bush presented himself as a centrist on environmental issues during his campaign, but several of his moves have painted a different picture, including his campaign promise to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.. With the current energy crisis and gas prices soaring near $2 per gallon, Bush has offered no real solutions to help reduce oil prices. Instead, he has recently supported oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and considered opening lands Clinton designated as national monuments to drilling. Bush’s reversal on the environment and his support of reversing ergonomics regulations clearly show he is more interested in catering to big businesses than American citizens and their safety. The Gallup poll reflects this sentiment — 63 percent of the respondents said big business has too much influence over the administration. It should be noted, however, that Bush has been unfairly hammered for reviewing the new standards of arsenic in water set by the Clinton administration. Even some environmentalists say that the arsenic levels set by President Clinton would yield little return in terms of health benefits compared with the economic harm they would cause. Bush was right. He has shown strength in his foreign policy actions in the last 100 days. His true test was the spy plane conflict with the Chinese; he stood his ground, did not bow down to Chinese bullying and was rewarded with the return of our servicemen. Bush’s selling of weapons to Taiwan was also the right move; China’s threat to Taiwan is real. But Bush doesn’t get the United States any brownie points, either, through his foreign policy actions. Through his rejection of the Kyoto environmental treaty and other arrogant actions, he has demonstrated that Americans always look out for their own interest, regardless of how it affects the rest of the world. Bush’s recent failures and successes in various tests have determined his 100 day evaluation, but the real evaluation will come with two issues still up in the air. Bush’s $1.6 trillion dollar tax cut and education policy have not been voted on by Congress. If Bush can effectively push them through and truly work in a bipartisanship manner, these actions will go a long way toward making his presidency a successful one.