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R.I.P. Bush41
Saturday, December 1, 2018 12:20 AM
JEWELSTAITEFAN
Saturday, December 1, 2018 2:43 AM
BRENDA
Saturday, December 1, 2018 3:28 AM
Saturday, December 1, 2018 8:53 AM
SECOND
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Saturday, December 1, 2018 9:02 AM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Quote:He lost his reelection in 1992, yet his defeat had little to do with anything under his control. Presidential policy is important economically, but presidents have limited influence over the short-term ups and downs of the business cycle. He was done in by a sluggish recovery deliberately engineered by a Federal Reserve that, somewhat outrageously, was pursuing a policy of "opportunistic deflation" that hurt the financial interests of middle-class Americans. Millions of Americans suffered unnecessarily long spans of joblessness and sluggish job growth as a result, and Bush himself became a collateral victim of this policy, which sent him into a spiral of obscurity.
Saturday, December 1, 2018 9:13 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: I'll keep this one at-hand for the next downturn and see if it applies. I think the thing that sunk Bush41 was Read my lips: No new taxes. That, plus a generally "meh" popularity.
Saturday, December 1, 2018 10:21 AM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Saturday, December 1, 2018 11:18 AM
WHOZIT
Saturday, December 1, 2018 11:55 AM
Saturday, December 1, 2018 12:59 PM
Saturday, December 1, 2018 2:01 PM
Monday, December 3, 2018 4:20 AM
SHINYGOODGUY
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: If anybody needed any more evidence that the Democrat and Republican parties have been flipped on their heads, it's Liberals having good things to say about the Bush family now after claiming McCain was a hero earlier this year. I must be in Bizarro world. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Monday, December 3, 2018 4:34 AM
Quote:President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump issued a statement mourning the passing of former President George H.W. Bush. The first couple praised the United States’s 41st commander-in-chief as an “accomplished” and “humble” leader who demonstrated “unwavering commitment” to “faith, family, and country.” “President Bush inspired generations of his fellow Americans to public service—to be, in his words, “a thousand points of light” illuminating the greatness, hope, and opportunity of America to the world,” President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump’s statement reads.
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: First McCain and now Bush Sr.? Maybe we should investigate Trump for collusion with Death himself and his efforts to drain the swamp. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Monday, December 3, 2018 5:03 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: That is due to the rise of Trumpism. More Republicans have left the fold since his introduction into the world of politics, mostly due to his destruction of the norms of both parties - but most especially that of the Republican party. Face it, this guy goosestepped all over the GOP and has thoroughly smashed it to bits. So we have die-hard Republicans quitting rather than live in a world where Trump is it's leader. Shaming liberals is the latest technique Trumpism has incorporated to deflect blame and not accept responsibility for what ails this country today. Granted, the two-party system had it's flaws, but now there are gaping holes where solid ground once proudly stood. I know that both parties had good and bad members within, but in Trump's case, this is ridiculous. All have flaws, but Trump is downright pyscho. Now which do you prefer Bizarro or Psycho! sgg Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: If anybody needed any more evidence that the Democrat and Republican parties have been flipped on their heads, it's Liberals having good things to say about the Bush family now after claiming McCain was a hero earlier this year. I must be in Bizarro world. Do Right, Be Right. :)
Monday, December 3, 2018 5:21 AM
Quote:Donald Trump's Presidential Job Approval Ratings Approval rating Dates % Most recent weekly average 38 Nov 19-25, 2018 Term average to date 39 Jan 20, 2017-present High point, weekly average 45 Jan 20-29, 2017, and Jun 11-17, 2018 Low point, weekly average 35 four times, last on Dec 11-17, 2017 GALLUP
Quote:Donald Trump's Presidential Job Approval Ratings -- Historical Comparisons Average for U.S. presidents 53 1938-2018 Average for elected presidents' 8th quarter 56 various Other elected presidents in November of second year Barack Obama 45 Nov 2010 George W. Bush 66 Nov 2002 Bill Clinton 45 Nov 1994 George H.W. Bush 58 Nov 1990 Ronald Reagan 43 Nov 1982 Jimmy Carter 52 Nov 1978 Richard Nixon 57 Nov 1970 John Kennedy 74 Nov 1962 Dwight Eisenhower 53 Nov 1954
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Trump has an approval rating of nearly 45%, which is nearly 8 points higher than GWB averaged in his second term, and well above most of his second term (see link below). A vast majority of those disapprovals are Democrats. There doesn't seem to be any evidence of your claims here. https://news.gallup.com/poll/116500/presidential-approval-ratings-george-bush.aspx Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: That is due to the rise of Trumpism. More Republicans have left the fold since his introduction into the world of politics, mostly due to his destruction of the norms of both parties - but most especially that of the Republican party. Face it, this guy goosestepped all over the GOP and has thoroughly smashed it to bits. So we have die-hard Republicans quitting rather than live in a world where Trump is it's leader. Shaming liberals is the latest technique Trumpism has incorporated to deflect blame and not accept responsibility for what ails this country today. Granted, the two-party system had it's flaws, but now there are gaping holes where solid ground once proudly stood. I know that both parties had good and bad members within, but in Trump's case, this is ridiculous. All have flaws, but Trump is downright pyscho. Now which do you prefer Bizarro or Psycho! sgg Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: If anybody needed any more evidence that the Democrat and Republican parties have been flipped on their heads, it's Liberals having good things to say about the Bush family now after claiming McCain was a hero earlier this year. I must be in Bizarro world. Do Right, Be Right. :) Do Right, Be Right. :)
Monday, December 3, 2018 5:29 AM
Monday, December 3, 2018 3:51 PM
WISHIMAY
Monday, December 3, 2018 4:45 PM
Monday, December 3, 2018 7:15 PM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Monday, December 3, 2018 10:42 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: Which old perv?
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 12:23 AM
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Bush41 also oversaw the end of the Cold War, which threatened Global Thermalnuclear War for 4 decades. Many of us were born during, and grew up in, the mindset of Mutually Assured Destruction.
Sunday, December 9, 2018 7:15 AM
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