George Bush:Elect me for wife Laura as First Lady

[MichiganVote]

George Bush in Missouri

George Bush asking voters in Missouri to elect him to help Laura stay First Lady for four more years. Descibes Cheney as "not the prettiest man" but "steady". Asking for "help" to call people to get out the vote. Claims Kerry "will raise taxes, we won't."

Also, "Look at the record for who best will lead nation forward."
Asking for four more years to make nation peaceful/prosperous

Public schools: Claims schools bigoted for having low expectations
Claims that schools are now real substantial in reading and Math since Bush initiative of NCLB (No %tages)

Healthcare: We expanded healthcare for more Americans (no specifics)
We've made healthcare more affordable (no examples)
Nothing on stem cell

Economy: Claims tax cuts ended recession
Given tax relief to everyone/didn't play favorites
Claims economy has grown faster than in 20 years
Claims 1.5 million jobs since last summer
Claims Missouri unemployment reduced to 5.7
Suggests boom bigger than the 90's coming
Promises to keep taxes low
4 years=more small businesses

Employment: Lessen dependence on foreign resources
Offer lifetime learning for workers
Will insist on level playing field re:trade

Family: Says will give families time re: flextime

War/Terror: -Threats of more terror
-We took out terrortists in Afghanisitan=rising democracy
and girls go to school for first time
-Pakistan now helping round up terrorists
-Saudi now fighting Al Qaida
-Libya- America safer because L.now disbanding weapons
-Iraq- Hussein firing weapons at Amer. pilots, harbored terrorists, subsidized terrorists, source of instability,had to look at threats in new light,had to act before threats materialized, after 12 years of Hussein defiance, I had a decision to make (which side to err on)
-Over 40 nations involved in Afghanistan
-Never turn over American troops to foreign leaders
-Keep commitments to Afghan. and Iraq and they have strong leaders, moms and dads in Iraq and Afghan. want their kids to grow up in peaceful world. We promised these people to restore sovereignty, put on path to freedom, can't break word to them.
-Need for free countries in Middle East to forestall the terrorists, 4 more years world will be more peaceful
-Protection America/we're turnign the corner

9/11- We cannot fail to imagine threats, Congress and my admin. looked at Intelligence and both saw a threat, inclu. my opponent.
"You can't talk sense to the terrorists", face them anywhere but here at home.

Troops- Claims that Kerry and 11 others in senate rejected to arm soldiers adequately. "There is nothing complicated about supporting our troops in combat"

Patriot Act-provides new tools to track terrorists

[gasperc]

1. guess he didn't see today's new, shitty, GDP #'s, 3.0%

unexpectedly down sharply from the 4+% recorded in Q1, down from 2003 Q4 4.1% and way way down from 2003 Q3's 8.1%. You have to go alllll the way back to 2000 Q2 for another good quarter, 6.2%.

www.bea.doc.gov/

[MichiganVote]

2. Yeah, no kidding

Going on to say, Americans urged him after 9/11 to do whatever it takes

You know, I think he missed his calling, I think he wanted to be a preacher. Using his 'gosh, shucks, folks, I'm jsut a country boy demeanor effectively

[gasperc]

5. and that inkling, 8/6/01 PDB that Bin Laden determined to strike in US

with PLANES, targeting symbols of America in NYC of all places, an inkling that hits you in the face like a two by four.
He can get on stage and say if I had any inkling, I would have moved heaven and earth, righhhhhhhhhht. Sorry you didn't know the day, flight #'s, seat #'s, names, birthdates, fingerprints etc. to foil the plot. Unlike the alert Seatle custom guard that alerted the FBI, which triggered the Clinton adminstration to probe further which led to the unravelling of the 2000 LAX plot.

so much for inklings

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

3. "boom bigger than the 90's coming"

...the "boom" of the door to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave after he hands the keys to John & Teresa and they say "Have a nice day, Mr. ex-President."

[AnnInLa]

4. Just what we need....Stepford Wives in the WH

god forbid that the First Lady have opinions and character and intelligence....shudder.