Plum's post:
Yeah, I'm crying, Rodney. Go ahead and take that as a sign that I'm a wimp. Watching Bush win this thing felt like a goddamn tragedy to me. I love this country, so I'll cry for it. And for my roommate, who worked so goddamn hard for Kerry, saw it pay off, and still has to deal with a President who thinks she's not a real citizen.
Why is she not considered a citizen?
And for my friends who can't find jobs.
Glad to hear it's Bush's fault for not having enough Wallmarts to employ your friends who have either no skills, or skills in over populated feilds.
And for children who are getting asthma because of outrageous air pollution,
Actually, cleanliness causes asthma. Without being exposed to bacteria at a young age, their immune systems aren't strong enough for anything.
then can't get health insurance.
Although you may disagree, Bush is not the parent of every child. Why don't we give parents some responsibility?
And for soldiers stuck in a war that shouldn't be happening.
They voulenteerd to be in the armed services, they knew what could happen. I guess if you don't like stopping genocide you could always time travel back to Europe in the 1940's and you'll be living in paradise.
Watch my heart bleed, you prick. Compassion isn't weakness.
As for finding something to like about the Bush administration, how about reading the following concerning the economy.
The economy according to the experts was heading into recession 6 months before W first went into office. Recessions generally take 4 years to recover from.
On September 11th, 2001 as we all know, the economic heart of our country(NYC) was attacked and some 3,000 americans were murdered. Within 30 days as a DIRECT RESULT over 1,000,000 jobs were lost. That is a rediculously huge number for an economy to be hit by. The country was also hit hard by wildfires that year and has been hit hard with hurricans this year. Also, unstability and the threat of danger causes investors to be nervous and cautious(generally leading to a weaker economy).
The Bush tax cuts put money back into the hands of the american people on a large scale. This allowed consumer spending and investing to rise significantly. This and his other economic policy has lead to jobs created and a heathly economy despite all of the events that usually causes an economy to lag. If you disagree with my arguments, then lets just look at the numbers as they are today:
Unemployment: 5.4% -Lower than the average in the 70s, lower than the average in the 80s, and lower than the average in the 90s.
GDP: Up 3.7% which if you know about GDP growths is a booming rate(though not alarmingly high)
Homeownership: Highest it has ever been, especially with minorities.
Inflation: Even with the high GDP growth, it has been very low.
Interest rates: Still very low and consumer friendly.
There have been 1.9 million new jobs created in 13 months. Looking at the numbers, anyone who knows anything about economics knows that this is a strong economy despite Kerry's claims. Politicians lie, numbers don't(you can try to spin the info, but informed people will know better).
That really is the economy, stupid.
Updated On: 11/3/04 at 09:10 PM
