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

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (725992)	2/15/2006 4:39:46 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH has made mega outstanding domestic legislative accomplishments: Economic growth, Employment and home ownership higher than any President. Does Kenneth E. Phillipps fell better for not lying once?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (725992)	2/15/2006 5:25:39 PM
From: Bill	Respond to of 769670

True, aside from taxes, security and the courts, his domestic record is pathetic.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (725992)	2/15/2006 5:50:58 PM
From: tonto	Respond to of 769670

Right, Bush is too liberal.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (725992)	2/15/2006 6:05:03 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

Retail sales surge Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:02 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales surged 2.3 percent in January, nearly triple the expected increase and the largest gain since May 2004, as post-holiday spending on cars, clothing, gasoline and furniture galloped ahead, a government report showed on Tuesday. today.reuters.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (725992)	2/15/2006 6:12:29 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

Retail sales see best gains since late '99 washtimes.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (725992)	2/15/2006 6:18:11 PM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Respond to of 769670

Hey, genius, I though you said the markets were going to crash because of a terrible economy... a lot you know about stocks, all I know is you're a laughing stock... GZ

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (725992)	2/16/2006 10:09:29 AM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Pros and cons of Bush admin being discussed by liberals all over SI. Here we give it a fair assessment, keeping in mind that the choice was Bush vs. Gore and Kerry. My take: PRO Tax cuts Economic growth Domestic security Supreme Court appointments Afghanistan Libya Korea, Iran Enron and other corporate prosecutions CON Slow growth in wages Medicare bill is sop to Big Pharma Energy bill is sop to Big Oil Budget mismanagement and deficit growth No Child Left Behind Steel and lumber tariffs McCain-Feingold Crop subsidies Immigration Palestinian subsidies Hurricane subsidies CLOSE CALL Iraq