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

To: PROLIFE who wrote (437377)	8/1/2003 7:47:06 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

When Bush 41 took office, the military spending was $426.4b. When he left, it was $379.4b, a drop of $47b, or about $12b/year. When Clinton left eight years later, the military spending was $311.7b, a drop of $67.7b, or about $8.5b/year. So, year over year, Bush 41 dropped the budget more than Clinton ($12b/year for Bush 41 vs $8.5b/year for Clinton). AND Clinton resided over a balanced budget, while deficits under Bush 41 reached a record $290b in 1992. So, less of a year to year drop, but still a balanced budget, whereas Bush 41 dropped it more year to year and STILL had a record deficit. But, Bush 41 need not worry; his son is set to shatter that record at ~$450 BILLION. Get the facts right before you make an argument. Works better that way.

To: PROLIFE who wrote (437377)	8/1/2003 8:47:00 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

re:" Battleships...decommisioning ALL of them was foolish. They were not only symbols for America, but could put a lot of firepower on any Marine landing operation, and/or stand off the coast of anywhere as a guard." You are a Neanderthal aren't you??? Battleships in the 21st Century.....have you ever heard of missiles???? And a battle wagon has a crew of about 5,000....