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The administration can point to the creation of some 1.8 million new jobs in the past year, rising consumer confidence and reports showing the economy grew at a healthy 4.3 percent in the third quarter.
Democrats, on the other hand, note high prescription drug costs and confusion about the new Medicare prescription drug plan, high heating bills this winter, displaced workers in the Gulf Coast and rising federal deficits.
For the record,
-Prescription drug costs and the new medicare prescription are not the sole child of George W. Bush. George Bush, contrary to what some democrats must believe, does not single-handedly control medication prices. The popular notion is that George Bush, by banning importing of Canadian drugs, have allowed American drug companies to monopolize the market and gouge prices. To this I would answer "Shut up." People don't seem to understand that Canadian drugs have far fewer regulatory measures in place to assure the safety of the drug itself. Whether this is ignorance or oversight on the part of the Canadian government is both irrelevant and offtopic. George Bush, together with the Medical Doctors from the National Board of Health and the Surgeon General, have decided (wisely, infact) that Canadian drugs cannot be regulated, overseen, or tested appropriately and pragmatically for the consumption of the American public, and therefore, they cannot be imported. Stop arguing this point. Seriously, give it up. The medicare plan is confusing only if you're an idiot. Read the fucking text. Also, the Medicare bill was coauthored by a number of people from both parties in Congress, as well as a bi/non-partisan commitee from the Department of Social Services and the Department of Health.
-High Heating bills. Are you seriously arguing this? Name one country in the world outside the middle east where heating bills aren't going up due to an increase in oil. We still have some of the cheapest oil in the world, so get off the soapbox, prius owners.
-Displaced workers in the Gulf Coast. The next person that tells me that Hurricane Katrina was George Bush's fault gets a severe lashing. If you can connect George Bush with a menacing evil weather machine, i'll go register democrat. i'm serious.
-Rising federal deficits.... Okay, our bad. Yeah, we can't really defend that one. George is kind-of spendhappy. However, in his defense, he's had an unexpectedly expensive term. (Practically speaking) noone could have predicted such huge money-sinks like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. Yes, George spends alot, but he has alot to spend on- if that makes sense. does it need to be more heavily regulated? yes. does there need to be more government oversight? yes. People are always like 'clinton didn't spend this much money.' so fucking what- he didn't have shit to spend it on. Oh no, a small time 'police action' in Kosovo- give me a break. Clinton spent his money on hookers and shitty education reform that didn't do anything. and getting his wife a sex change (little known fact- hillary used to be a woman).
a bunch of people (since there are so many republicans around me ::rolls eyes::) have asked me for my predictions for 2006. I swear, being a republican is like being in a zoo.
Iraq -- After a few tense weeks of negotiations, a 'national unity government' is formed, led by Shiites and Kurds, but with nominal representation from Sunni (just so they stop bitching.) and various secular parties.
Insurgents continue to strike soft targets in and around Baghdad, but large areas of the nation become essentially pacified. In my opinion, this kind of thing isn't likely to subside for a good while. There are still going to be pockets of resistance, and my guess is that, in terms of Internal Iraqi resistance, they'll consolidate to Baghdad.
By October of 2006, the number of U.S. forces in Iraq drops below 100,000 for the first time since March 2003. - Why October, you say? That's easy- it's the month before November.
Terrorism -- Facing a less permissive atmosphere in Iraq, al Qaeda begins to shift operations to the West Bank, southern Lebanon, and East Africa. People in Iraq are going to stop putting up with this Radicalist Jihad shit. The people that live in Baghdad like getting bombed just as much as we do. (...they don't.) They're going to root out their own problems and the al Qaeda are going to retreat to less stabalized areas- particularly Southern Lebanon. East Africa might be kind of a stretch- but from everything i've been reading lately, it's a possability. The West Bank is just nutso in general. They'd throw them a friggen parade.
Terrorists bomb a public transportation hub in a European city. Several Islamic extremist groups claim responsibility. Europeans blame Bush. It'll probably be France, but only because Jacques Shirac is the spawn of Satan. I was actually thinking Canada for a while, but I couldn't find any evidence of civilized culture/transportation hubs up there.
(i kid. i <3 canada)
just a little republican rant.
Democrats, on the other hand, note high prescription drug costs and confusion about the new Medicare prescription drug plan, high heating bills this winter, displaced workers in the Gulf Coast and rising federal deficits.
For the record,
-Prescription drug costs and the new medicare prescription are not the sole child of George W. Bush. George Bush, contrary to what some democrats must believe, does not single-handedly control medication prices. The popular notion is that George Bush, by banning importing of Canadian drugs, have allowed American drug companies to monopolize the market and gouge prices. To this I would answer "Shut up." People don't seem to understand that Canadian drugs have far fewer regulatory measures in place to assure the safety of the drug itself. Whether this is ignorance or oversight on the part of the Canadian government is both irrelevant and offtopic. George Bush, together with the Medical Doctors from the National Board of Health and the Surgeon General, have decided (wisely, infact) that Canadian drugs cannot be regulated, overseen, or tested appropriately and pragmatically for the consumption of the American public, and therefore, they cannot be imported. Stop arguing this point. Seriously, give it up. The medicare plan is confusing only if you're an idiot. Read the fucking text. Also, the Medicare bill was coauthored by a number of people from both parties in Congress, as well as a bi/non-partisan commitee from the Department of Social Services and the Department of Health.
-High Heating bills. Are you seriously arguing this? Name one country in the world outside the middle east where heating bills aren't going up due to an increase in oil. We still have some of the cheapest oil in the world, so get off the soapbox, prius owners.
-Displaced workers in the Gulf Coast. The next person that tells me that Hurricane Katrina was George Bush's fault gets a severe lashing. If you can connect George Bush with a menacing evil weather machine, i'll go register democrat. i'm serious.
-Rising federal deficits.... Okay, our bad. Yeah, we can't really defend that one. George is kind-of spendhappy. However, in his defense, he's had an unexpectedly expensive term. (Practically speaking) noone could have predicted such huge money-sinks like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. Yes, George spends alot, but he has alot to spend on- if that makes sense. does it need to be more heavily regulated? yes. does there need to be more government oversight? yes. People are always like 'clinton didn't spend this much money.' so fucking what- he didn't have shit to spend it on. Oh no, a small time 'police action' in Kosovo- give me a break. Clinton spent his money on hookers and shitty education reform that didn't do anything. and getting his wife a sex change (little known fact- hillary used to be a woman).
a bunch of people (since there are so many republicans around me ::rolls eyes::) have asked me for my predictions for 2006. I swear, being a republican is like being in a zoo.
Iraq -- After a few tense weeks of negotiations, a 'national unity government' is formed, led by Shiites and Kurds, but with nominal representation from Sunni (just so they stop bitching.) and various secular parties.
Insurgents continue to strike soft targets in and around Baghdad, but large areas of the nation become essentially pacified. In my opinion, this kind of thing isn't likely to subside for a good while. There are still going to be pockets of resistance, and my guess is that, in terms of Internal Iraqi resistance, they'll consolidate to Baghdad.
By October of 2006, the number of U.S. forces in Iraq drops below 100,000 for the first time since March 2003. - Why October, you say? That's easy- it's the month before November.
Terrorism -- Facing a less permissive atmosphere in Iraq, al Qaeda begins to shift operations to the West Bank, southern Lebanon, and East Africa. People in Iraq are going to stop putting up with this Radicalist Jihad shit. The people that live in Baghdad like getting bombed just as much as we do. (...they don't.) They're going to root out their own problems and the al Qaeda are going to retreat to less stabalized areas- particularly Southern Lebanon. East Africa might be kind of a stretch- but from everything i've been reading lately, it's a possability. The West Bank is just nutso in general. They'd throw them a friggen parade.
Terrorists bomb a public transportation hub in a European city. Several Islamic extremist groups claim responsibility. Europeans blame Bush. It'll probably be France, but only because Jacques Shirac is the spawn of Satan. I was actually thinking Canada for a while, but I couldn't find any evidence of civilized culture/transportation hubs up there.
(i kid. i <3 canada)
just a little republican rant.