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

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (607276)	8/21/2004 1:18:47 PM
From: steve harris	Respond to of 769670

Are you now denying what you said earlier? Message 20433267 Does that make you a liar?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (607276)	8/21/2004 1:23:32 PM
From: microhoogle!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

40 Bush Flip-Flops in Four Years This is not to say anything about the positions taken, just that the whole flip-flop argument is a stupid one. It should be put away already, since anyone in any position of authority for any length of time can have this done to them. 1) Bush said he would go to the UN for a second resolution to attack Iraq, then scrapped the plan because he did not have the votes. 2) Says Iraq will pay for own reconstruction with oil revenue, requests $20 billion of American tax dollars to pay for Iraqi reconstruction. 3) Chief budget officer testifies to Congress in July 2003 that Bush will not request additional funds for Iraq in 2003, Bush requests additional funds for Iraq in October 2003. 4) Bush administration says in 2/04 it will not request additional funds for Iraq in 2004, Bush administration requests additional funds in May. 5) Bush opposed a Department of Homeland Security, then supported the Department of Homeland Security. 6) Threatens to veto $87 billion for troops in Iraq, attacks Kerry for voting against it after voting for a different version of the bill that supported vets and saved American taxpayers $10 billion by loaning money to Iraq instead of donating it. 7) Bush said that the Iraqi government would never be allowed to be a theocracy, then said the administration would accept a democratically elected theocracy. 8) Bush opposes creating 9-11 Commission, Bush supports creating 9-11 Commission. 9) Bush opposed extending the time for the 9-11 Commission, Bush supports extending the time for the 9-11 Commission. 10) Condi Rice won't testify in front of the 9-11 Commission, Condi Rice testifies in front of the 9-11 Commission. 11) Bush says he will testify to the 9-11 Commission for no more than an hour, agrees to testify for three hours. 12) Bush says he wants Osama bin Laden dead or alive, Bush says he really doesn't care about bin Laden. 13) Opposes inquiry into WMD intelligence failures, supports inquiry into WMD intelligence failures. 14) Bush opposes reimportation of prescription drugs, Bush supports reimportation of prescription drugs 15) The Great Lakes thing that started this message thread. 16) Governor George Bush repeatedy vetoed the Patients Bill of Rights, then took credit for it in the 2000 campaign, then President Bush used his Justice Department to argue against the bill in front of the Supreme Court. 17) Bush supported White House Economic Advisor's report that said outsourcing of jobs was good, then said he didn't support that part of the report, then held seminars for businesses to help them outsource jobs. 18) Bush supported long-dinstance telephone companies in receiving low-cost access to Baby Bell lines in court, then supported the Baby Bells side in court. 19) Bush tried to end funding for Community Oriented Policing programs, then took credit on the campaign trail for the funding. 20) Bush tried to end funding for training rural health care staff, then took credit on the campaign trail for the funding. 21) Bush tried to end funding for training Hispanic and African American doctors, then took credit on the campaign trail for the funding. 22) Bush tried to end funding for helping states cover the uninsured, then took credit on the campaign trail for the funding. 23) Bush tried to end funding for purchasing defibrillators for local first responders, then took credit on the campaign trail for the funding. 24) Bush supported fully funding the the Low Income Home Energy Assistance program, then opposed fully funding it. 25) Bush opposes getting involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, then proposes the Roadmap for Peace to solve the Israeli Palestinian conflict. 26) Bush promised the Palestinians a country of their own in the Roadmap for Peace, then backed off that promise six months later. 27) Bush opposed increasing Israeli settlements on the West Bank, and now supports new settlements proposed by the Prime Minister. 28) Bush supported Free Trade, then put import tarrifs on steel, underwear and shrimp. 29) Bush opposed the McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill, then supported the McCain Feingold campaign finance bill. 30) During the 2000 campaign Bush said that gay marriage should be left up to the states, and now supports a federal constitutional amendment against gay marriage. 31) Bush opposed tax credits for small scale solar systems, then included them in his energy plan. 32) Bush opposed tax credits for hybrid vehicles in 2000, now supports tax credits for hybrid vehicles. 33) Bush supported continuing the ban on assault weapons in 2000, now opposes extending the ban. 34) Bush promised not to touch the Social Security Surplus, then Bush used the Social Security Surplus for budget items. 35) Bush opposed changing the federal quota system for tobacco farmers, then Bush supported changing the federal quota system for tobacco farmers. 36) Bush opposed giving North Korea incentives to disarm, then offered food and energy incentives to get North Korea to disarm. 37) Bush supports mandatory caps on CO2 emissions, Bush opposes mandatory caps on C02 emissions. 38) Bush supported fingerprinting and photographing Mexican citizens who come to America, then opposes it. 39) Bush opposed deficits, now runs up historically high deficits. 40) Bush said the 2002 Corporate Reform bill was too tough, then embraced it at the signing ceremony. patridiots.com