Do you think for a minute that the president of the USA is ever "on vacation"? He has briefings, meetings, business still gets done. He just doesn't unplug and go "Oops! I cant take that call I'm on vacation." Even on vacation the President is still working and operating as this countries commander in chief!!!
Go Bush and tell people to GET A JOB. Go ahead and downrave me. Each downrave tells me I am proving my point!!!
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Bush criticizes Congress’s vacation after coming back from a four day break at the Beijing Olympics. Does Bush have the right to criticize?
Dangerous Dave August 14, 2008 01:13:22
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Yesterday, after meeting with an oil industry front group, President Bush rebuked the congressional leadership for taking a “vacation” without holding a vote on offshore oil drilling. Some highlights of Bush’s time away from the office:
– Attended 95 sports-related events.
– Made 74 trips to his Crawford ranch, for a total of 466 days.
– Made 142 trips to Camp David, for a total of 450 days.
– Attended 327 fundraising events for Republican candidates and causes.
Over the course of his presidency, national catastrophes have taken shape while Bush has been on vacation. When he was in Crawford before 9/11, Bush ignored an infamous memo about an impending bin Laden attack. Similarly, Bush brushed off warnings of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 while at the ranch.
While congressional conservatives held political stunts on the House floor, Bush was kicking back at the Olympics. And as Russia invaded Georgia, Bush attended baseball, basketball, swimming, and softball games in Beijing, where he also made time for an hour of mountain-biking and playing beach volleyball with the U.S. team.
– Attended 95 sports-related events.
– Made 74 trips to his Crawford ranch, for a total of 466 days.
– Made 142 trips to Camp David, for a total of 450 days.
– Attended 327 fundraising events for Republican candidates and causes.
Over the course of his presidency, national catastrophes have taken shape while Bush has been on vacation. When he was in Crawford before 9/11, Bush ignored an infamous memo about an impending bin Laden attack. Similarly, Bush brushed off warnings of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 while at the ranch.
While congressional conservatives held political stunts on the House floor, Bush was kicking back at the Olympics. And as Russia invaded Georgia, Bush attended baseball, basketball, swimming, and softball games in Beijing, where he also made time for an hour of mountain-biking and playing beach volleyball with the U.S. team.
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Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
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Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) the DOW JONES hit a record high--14,000 +
5) American's were buying new cars,taking cruises, vacations overseas, living large!...
But American's wanted 'CHANGE'! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress and yes--we got 'CHANGE' all right. In the PAST YEAR:
1) Consumer confidence has plummeted ;
2) Gasoline is now over $4 a gallon & climbing!;
3) Unemployment is up to 5.5% (a 10% increase);
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 TRILLION
DOLLARS and prices still dropping;
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
6) as I write, THE DOW is probing another low~~
$2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM THEIR STOCKS, BONDS & MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT
PORTFOLIOS!
YES, IN 2006 AMERICA VOTED FOR CHANGE...AND WE SURE GOT IT! ....
REMEMBER THE PRESIDENT HAS NO CONTROL OVER ANY OF THESE I...
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) the DOW JONES hit a record high--14,000 +
5) American's were buying new cars,taking cruises, vacations overseas, living large!...
But American's wanted 'CHANGE'! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress and yes--we got 'CHANGE' all right. In the PAST YEAR:
1) Consumer confidence has plummeted ;
2) Gasoline is now over $4 a gallon & climbing!;
3) Unemployment is up to 5.5% (a 10% increase);
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 TRILLION
DOLLARS and prices still dropping;
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
6) as I write, THE DOW is probing another low~~
$2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM THEIR STOCKS, BONDS & MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT
PORTFOLIOS!
YES, IN 2006 AMERICA VOTED FOR CHANGE...AND WE SURE GOT IT! ....
REMEMBER THE PRESIDENT HAS NO CONTROL OVER ANY OF THESE ISSUES, ONLY CONGRESS.
AND WHAT HAS CONGRESS DONE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
NOW THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT CLAIMS HE IS GOING TO REALLY GIVE US CHANGE ALONG WITH A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS!!!!
JUST HOW MUCH MORE 'CHANGE' DO YOU THINK YOU CAN STAND?
Undecided
He shouldn't chastise, but find a way to help them come to a conclusion. Strike that. Maybe he better just keep his head out. Hasn't got long in office anyways. What the hell.
No. Congress is probably more productive in a week's vacation than bush is in the entire year.
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
No. Congress is probably more productive in a week's vacation than bush is in the entire year.
No. Congress is probably more productive in a week's vacation than bush is in the entire year.
No. Congress is probably more productive in a week's vacation than bush is in the entire year.
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
But let me throw it back on all of us.....How can Congress have a 18% favorability rating and a 97% reelection rate. If we were smart we would throw all of them out and start over.
No. Congress is probably more productive in a week's vacation than bush is in the entire year.
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
George Bush has been in office for 7 1/2 years. The first six the economy was fine.
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) the DOW JONES hit a record high--14,000 +
5) American's were buying new cars, taking cruises, vacations overseas, living large!...
But American's wanted 'CHANGE'! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress & yep--we got 'CHANGE'.
In the PAST YEAR:
1) Consumer confidence has plummeted ;
2) Gasoline is now over $4 a gallon & climbing!;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 trillion
dollars & prices still dropping;
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
6) As I write, THE DOW is probing another low~~11,100-- $2.5 trillion dollars has evaporated form our stocks, bonds & mutual fund investment portfolios!
So, in 2006 America voted for CHANGE, and we got it!!!....Now Obama, the democrat candidate for president claims he’s going to really give us change!!....Can we afford anymore change?
I have said all along its Congress, and their 12% approval rating, that's right, not even half of Bush's, rofl.
Congress has blocked everything Bush wanted to do, all because they hate they war.
So, they are willing to flush the lives of average Americans down the toilet simply to get 'their guy' elected, and my liberal friends wonder why I bash them so much.
The sad part is, if it gets worse over the next 4 years, they will still blame Bush. Claim there wasn't enough time to undo all the damage, lol.
I don't care if we give you 50 years, big government will never be the answer. Remember, you are asking them to bail you out, but they are willing to pay $400 for a toilet seat.
Who is truly not thinking through Democrats?
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
A lot of people might not like President Bush, but I do. He has balls! Reagan had balls, Franklin D Roosevelt had balls too when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Hoorah to men with balls! lol
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
They never accomplish anything, then 'blame' the president.
Who are they going to blame when Obama gets elected?
I'll tell you, Bush.
The problem here is, it seems a lot of people are ignorant to the fact that it is congress that actually gets things done, not the president.
Let me ask you, if the president was truly 'in charge', wouldn't we already be drilling off shore?
Typical, I'm not taking the blame, politics. These clowns are no better than the 5 year olds in kindergarten spouting 'I didn't do it, not my fault' even while holding the hammer that broke the window.
The sad part is how many (insert insult) Americans just blindly believe them.
No. Congress is probably more productive in a week's vacation than bush is in the entire year.
No. Congress is probably more productive in a week's vacation than bush is in the entire year.
This issue will NEVER get solved.
Dem's block drilling
Repub's block conservation.
Also, you are in error. They did NOT record the largest profit margin, they recorded the largest profits.
For those not educated in finance:
PROFITS: overall $$ amount above and beyond all costs/expenditures.
PROFIT MARGIN: What the percentage of Profit to cost/expenditure is.
A typical business in America aims for 10-14% profit margin.
Oil companies come in around 9%, below the average of say, soda companies, which is around 20%, or drug manufacturers, some of which are around 40%
Nice to know who is TRULY gouging you now, isn't it?
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
No. Congress is probably more productive in a week's vacation than bush is in the entire year.
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
No. Congress is probably more productive in a week's vacation than bush is in the entire year.
No. Congress is probably more productive in a week's vacation than bush is in the entire year.
Undecided
Yes. Bush is right, Congress should have taken care of our crude oil issues before they took off for a month.
Undecided