GW Bush had worst record for job creation

One of the worst problems is that it isn't just the Right-wing that has poor memories. Oh, and BTW, Bush did a great job of creating jobs in the military and mercenaries.

LOL. And he also helped create a lot of business for funeral homes and medics.

George ... you reflect my sentiments. Or, since you are my senior in age, I am proudly Dirt's little brother, I think you might be our father.

How to make a Neocon ecstatic with Joy. ::: Introduce him to his father.

Karl, you always make me laugh. :-)

GWB is a prime example of what happens when an arrogant, uneducated, spoiled brat gets elected to a post for which he is totally unfit. He went in on the family name and money, had a money-hungry oil-man telling him what to do and how to do it, and he failed to do a thing for his country. And now, those who voted for him praise him, having over-looked all the disaster he brought to us.

That's a lesson well-learned by the majority of US citizens. They all voted for Obama. So now come the lies the GOP uses to manipulate their constituents. Unfortunately, they are being joined by a number of Democrats, Libertarians, Independents, and a media that is trying to out-do one another. God help us!

Well said, Elsie.

Ditto, with a nod to the propagandist in charge, Rush "oxyconton" Limpbough.

Would it be vulgar to repeat the rumor of RL's abuse of the erection enhancer Viagra?

Uh, that would be a little off-topic, Karl. :-)

Yeah, Karl, even though it isn't a rumor. LOL

I think we need to stop blaming one man for all our problems. We need to take responsability. After all, we voted that person into office. We listen to the polititions speaches and we cast a vote for the person who makes the most pormises. It is always surprising when the person we voted for do not do what we think they should do. Bush may have been a bad president but Obama is no prise either. We listen to the way Obama sweet talks and makes everyone believe we can. Well there are lots of great men who had a way about speaking that made people want to kill for him. Obama is no different than any other president. He will drain all the money he can out of the American people while pushing the Muslim religioun and apologizing to the middle eastern countries for the poor treatment they are getting from Americans. I did not vote for Obama because I actually listened to what the man had to say and I do not like his politics. However, as the national deficet goes up the people who voted Obama in can only blame themselves. I am sorry to say that this government is not what our founding fathers wanted.

Yes, but Dawn it is important to remember the lmistakes of the past or we are doomed to repeat them.

It is clear that you are one who has bought in to a lot of the propaganda, but you have a right to your opinion.

As for the deficit and the national debt--are you aware that much of our national debt comes from the wars that GWB got us into? He took the country into a $5 trillion national debt.

And no, it isn't only him to blame. But he was President over the last decade and it is those problems that occurred under Bush that Obama is dealing with now. I wouldn't want the job that he has.

The tax breaks for the rich also contribute heavily to the deficit.

Dawn, check this site out for smooth talking leaders who led us to our national greatness, Not one is a President of the USA.

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Folk hero and symbol of hope who organized a union of farmworkers.

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Helped create Social Security and Medicare.

Eugene Victor Debs
Apostle of industrial unionism.

Thomas Reilly Donahue
Champion of labor renewal and former AFL-CIO president.

Arthur Joseph Goldberg
Legal strategist for the union movement and former Secretary of Labor.

Samuel Gompers
First and longest-serving president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL).

William Green
Former AFL president, moved the federation toward "social reform unionism."

If you do check this site out you'll find biographies for these and dozens of others, all leaders who led to bring justice to the American People and Working men and Women.

LIBERTY CANNOT THRIVE WITHOUT JUSTICE.

Excellent point, Karl.

The important aspect of this is not the blaming of Bush (43), but rather to remind what the Republican's governing strategy is and has been.

Tax cuts for the rich. Trade policies that benefit the already rich. Unfunded war on demand. Incursions on individual privacy. Dictatorial governing. Isolationist decision making. Cowboy elitism. Reduced government services for the public. Use of public resources for purely partisan projects. Expansion of government power over the people; and less government oversight over industry.

Absolutely, Bill!

You left out bailouts for banks without constraints, and disregard for product safety, or work site safety.

Karl - Yeah, well, the list does go on and on. I just didn't want to slam Carla's post with the ten thousand words it would take to mention every item.

Yeah, and I posted a list of other debacles during the Bush regime on another article.

Well I am adequately chagrined. You guys caught a piece of my partisan propaganda. Obama Left the Campaign trail to push through constraints on the use of the last half of TARP funds.

See, you gave me an opportunity to defend my comment with Pro Obama commentary. I love you both for it.

We love you too, Karl. ;-)

I place the blame where it belongs. I don't play politically correct partisan politics.

First and foremost, the Federal Reserve is the primary culprit; and second, the government, with the full support of Wall Street. Both Bush, previous presidents, Congress and probably the Scotus each share some blame. And so does Obama, for supporting actions that make the crisis worse, and fueling the next bubble. This bubble may pop before the next presidential election. It's hard to time it, but there's no doubt it exists.

We are just going in circles, Obama is repeating the same Bush mistakes.

Thanks for your comments, Matthew. I hope that you are wrong about Obama. But I do agree about SCOTUS.

I wish I was wrong about Obama...

Matt I disagree with you on all but one aspect. His willingness to create new money to feed into rescue programs, it works short term, but unless that money is withdrawn with all due haste it will feed the downfall of Obama in exactly the same way it did Carter. Carter had a serious problem with the mostly emotional Iran Hostage Crisis, but his mismanagement of the economy was what ruined his Presidency, and Gave Reagan the Congress he used to advance the Flow up, Trickle down voodoo he called an economic plan.

I think its funny that people go on and on about how bad a pres Carter was but there were more jobs created in his 4 years then in the 8 years of Bush.

Very true, Lori. He did some good things but no one gives him credit, it seems.

Thanks for posting this to 4 US, World News & Opinions.

Anhd the GOP like those days, Just think a moment about that thought.

Yes, they want to recreate those days. It is scary isn't it?

History is relevant for many reasons but certainly as long as those who chose to blame Obama for where we are leave the door open for others to remind them of how we got there.

I am very concerned that the national debt is accelerating at a faster rate, during Obama's term, than it did even under Bush, who smashed all previous records by borrowing more money than all previous administrations combined.

Interesting that the people bashing Obama over this are the same ones who bashed Clinton, who actually balanced the budget, and when Clinton left office the projection was that our national debt would be at zero in ...2010.

A couple things should be noted. Although Bush complained that he was saddled with a recession, we didn't go into recession until the end of Bush's first year in office.

Also: While we can't say exactly where we're going with the Obama administration, we can see what's happened in the past with ideas like Reagan's trickle down economics and Bush's feed the rich plan: Since WWII not one Republican administration had a better job growth record than the Democratic administration with the worst job growth record.

I'd like to hear something about the factors that contribute to this, relating to our current situation rather than the phony slogan: "Obama's a socialist."

All very true, Robert. Thanks for pointing this out.

It's curious to me that Bush is still being blamed for the economy. The facts speak for themselves. In the first 2 fiscal years of the Obama administration, we will see the largest federal deficit as a percetage of the Gross Domestic Product since the end of WWII. Obama, during his time in office, has increased the federal deficit by 2.5260 Trillion, that's Trillion, dollars. And for all that spending the unemployment rate remains stagnant, businesses are not expanding (afraid of what Obama will do with tax rates) and consumers are cautious at best. In fact, "Relative to the size of the economy, this year’s deficit is expected to be the second-largest shortfall in the past 65 years: At 9.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), that deficit will be exceeded only by last year’s deficit of 9.9 percent of GDP." According to the Congressional Office Budget Anaylsis 9/7/10. Using the tag line that Obama is a socialist isn't phony or name calling at all, it is a way of describing his economic ideology and strategy.

Vickie, we have been in a deep recession (bordering a depression) since Bush was in office. Obama was left with more than a $5 trillion national debt due to the two wars we have been fighting. The Obama administration has been trying to use stimulus funds to get the economy going again and there has been an increase in new jobs since this began. You don't cure a problem like this in one or even two years. It took us a decade to get to the point we were when Obama took office.

As far as Obama and taxes, you may not remember but Obama lowered taxes when he took office. They are still in effect. However, the taxes on the richest will go up. If you fall into that category, sorry. But taxes on the rich were the lowest they have ever been under Bush and the money did not trickle down.

Socialist? Do you consider Social Security as socialist? Medicare?