BUSH 2000 CAMPAIGN PROMISES
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by: biqdawg_bubba (34/M/Tampa, FL) 10/23/04 11:08 am
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Bush: ?Over the past four years, I have brought a straightforward approach to the presidency. I tell you what I?m going to do, and I keep my word.?
[Bush Radio Address, 10/15/04]
Bush Promise on Not Sending Troops Into Combat Without An Exit Strategy: ?I?m going to be judicious as to how to use the military. It needs to be in our vital interest, the mission needs to be clear, and the exit strategy obvious.? [Bush, 10/11/00]
Reality: Military Is Stretched While Bush Has No Plan For Future of Iraq. Senators Chuck Hagel and John McCain say ?we are not winning? in Iraq. Senator Dick Lugar said the ?lack of planning is apparent.? A former-senior administration official admitted, ?There was no real planning for postwar Iraq.? [NYT, 8/23/04; Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, 9/15/04; NBC, ?Nightly News,? 9/14/04; CBS, ?Face The Nation,? 9/18/04; Newsweek, 7/21/03]
What Bush Said He Would Do on Health Care: ?I?ll have as a goal the idea of making sure people have got affordable health care and insurance policies to make sure they?re able to pay for them.? [Bush interview with ABC?s This Week, 1/23/00]
Reality: Families? Health Costs Have Risen 64 Percent Since Bush Took Office. Families are paying $1,044 (64 percent) more in health expenses since Bush took office. [Kaiser Family Foundation, Employer Health Benefits 2004 Annual Survey]
What Bush Said He Would Do on Fiscal Responsibility: ?And we can proceed wit"
by: biqdawg_bubba (34/M/Tampa, FL) 10/23/04 11:08 am
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Bush: ?Over the past four years, I have brought a straightforward approach to the presidency. I tell you what I?m going to do, and I keep my word.?
[Bush Radio Address, 10/15/04]
Bush Promise on Not Sending Troops Into Combat Without An Exit Strategy: ?I?m going to be judicious as to how to use the military. It needs to be in our vital interest, the mission needs to be clear, and the exit strategy obvious.? [Bush, 10/11/00]
Reality: Military Is Stretched While Bush Has No Plan For Future of Iraq. Senators Chuck Hagel and John McCain say ?we are not winning? in Iraq. Senator Dick Lugar said the ?lack of planning is apparent.? A former-senior administration official admitted, ?There was no real planning for postwar Iraq.? [NYT, 8/23/04; Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, 9/15/04; NBC, ?Nightly News,? 9/14/04; CBS, ?Face The Nation,? 9/18/04; Newsweek, 7/21/03]
What Bush Said He Would Do on Health Care: ?I?ll have as a goal the idea of making sure people have got affordable health care and insurance policies to make sure they?re able to pay for them.? [Bush interview with ABC?s This Week, 1/23/00]
Reality: Families? Health Costs Have Risen 64 Percent Since Bush Took Office. Families are paying $1,044 (64 percent) more in health expenses since Bush took office. [Kaiser Family Foundation, Employer Health Benefits 2004 Annual Survey]
What Bush Said He Would Do on Fiscal Responsibility: ?And we can proceed wit"
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