Monthly Archives: September 2004

The debate totally surprised me. Both candidates directly answered most of the questions. There was a fair amount of substance. I think Bush started a bit fuzzy, but ended up quite strong. There were a few factual contradictions that I … Continue reading →

Ok, this is a serious question. Here’s your opportunity to help raise my opinion of George W Bush. List three things George W. Bush has done that you think are good and noteworthy. Just so that you don’t waste time … Continue reading →

Bush is against abortion, but generally his policies are an attack on the unborn. Here are the issues that will be important to our children. Nuclear Proliferation. Probably one of the greatest threats to the next generation is nuclear proliferation. … Continue reading →

I suggest a new political alignment in the US, and perhaps the Bush branch of the Republican Party is already trying to do this. Rather than having Conservatives vs Liberals, how about the “moderates” vs the “Yahoos”? Over the last … Continue reading →

The results are in. George W gave a higher percentage of his income to charity than I did. Neither of us tithe. Bush and I both gave the majority of our contributions to churches, while Kerry gave a lot to … Continue reading →

I seem to remember something the candidates were saying in the last presidential election about putting Social Security money in a “lockbox”. Well, the box is empty; all the money in the Social Security trust fund has all been loaned … Continue reading →

There’s been much talk about the Republican tax cuts “for the rich”. What is that exactly? In the United States there are about 140 million taxpayers. The top 1% would be 1.4 million people. The average annual income of those … Continue reading →