Daily Discussions on George H W Bush Photo | | George Bush, President Bush, George W.,. Bush, . Henry Lee Lucas, Serial killers | | As governor of Texas, George W. Bush commutted the sentence of infamous serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, from death to life imprisonment. It was the only such commutation made by the Governor. What are your thoughts on this interesting footnote in history? Can you add any facts concerning this case? What were Gov. Bush' motivations? | |
| | | | There's no Money for Existing Programs, We can't Afford Obama's Health Care Plan | | The government is starving for revenue. The recession has caused tax revenue to drop sharply and according to experts, there is no money for important programs already in place, let alone national health care at a cost of $1 trillion.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_plummeting_taxes"The last time the government's revenues were this bleak, the year was 1932 in the midst of the Depression."On top of that, Social Security is predicted to run out of money much sooner than expected, as early as 2013 it could be paying out more than it takes in."The numbers for 2009 are striking, head-snapping. But what really matters is what happens next," said Gale, who previously taught economics at UCLA and was an adviser to President George H. W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers."If it's just one year, then it's a remarkable thing, but it's totally manageable. If the economy doesn't recover soon, it doesn't matter what your social, economic and political agenda is. There's not going to be any revenue to pay for it."Meanwhile, Obama pushes forward his expensive takeover of the health care system."President Barack Obama has said he wants to tackle Social Security next... | |
| | Evangelicals know what they want in a candidate. | | Veteran Christian activist Marlene Elwell is not inclined to make political compromises. She helped engineer Pat Robertson's victory over George H. W. Bush in 1988's Iowa caucuses and led Michigan to constitutionally ban gay marriage in 2004. But after meeting with Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, interviewing California Rep. Duncan Hunter, and studying former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee-all 2008 presidential hopefuls who, like Elwell, are dyed-in-the-wool religious conservatives-she concluded that none could raise the tens of millions of dollars necessary for a competitive campaign. So she looked to the top-tier Republican candidates who were less ideologically pure on abortion and gay marriage. | |
| | is freemasonry a threat to true democracy? | | There are masonic lodges in most western towns, freemasons meet in these buildings that have no windows. We all know that US Presidents and Senators are members of secret societies like Skull and Bones (Yale), Scroll and Key (Yale). Queen Elizabeth II is Grand Master of World Freemasonry! It dates back to the Templar Knights and the main reason behind it is to gain assets and expand these assets infinitely, to the point where most western leaders are freemasons, and therefore owe dues to an order other than their superiors in the real world, it certainly doesn't make for a democratic doctrine. I don't mind when smart decent freemasons are in power (for example George H. W. BusH Was the last president to serve in World War II - honours like this are impressive to say the least!), but when people like his son George W. Bush become president, I get the feeling that something has gone awfully wrong. JFK tried to tell the American people that these secret societies were a threat to democracy - but the message never really hit home. Barack Obama seems to have his mind on the job rather than on his pocket like most other people. He's not wealthy is he?... | |
| | The beginning of the Secret Service | | The Presidents have not always been protected by the Secret Service. It was only started in July of 1865 after Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April of that year. It was began because of all the counterfeiting and not for protecting the President.After McKinley was assassinated in 1901, the Secret Service was then assigned to protect President Theodore Roosevelt. It was not until 1906 that legislation was passed to assign this job to the President as an official duty.Since then, the Secret Service Duties have grown. They also protect the First Family,and the Vice President and his family. They also protect the former President and his wife for 10 years. If there are any small children, they protect them until the age of 16. President George and Laura Bush will now have the services of the Secret Service for the next 10 years protecting their lives from harm. I wonder how one feels to have someone following around your every move. I don't think I would like to be in any position where I then had to be protected from the world after I retired. I like my private life too much! How about you? Would you exchange your private life with that of one where the Secret Service... | |
| | Former Vise President Richard Cheney Federal Judge Rules Innocent | | It is a new day in our country George and Laura Bush and former Vise President and Mrs Cheney return to private life,they each served our country under some of the most grave conditions in our history.
I was happy to read this article in regard to former president Cheney being found innocent of thses charge made against him.
It is my hope that people that spread endless hate will listen to the new president of the United States and move on.
Are you a person that will except the ruling finding former vise president Richard Cheney innocent?
To read the full story in the Washington Post click the link below.By R. Jeffrey Smith
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 20, 2009; Page A02A federal judge yesterday rejected the claim by a coalition of historians and nonprofit groups that Vice President Cheney intended to illegally discard some of his official records, and instead accepted the pledge of a senior White House aide that key Cheney documents and other materials will be transferred as required to the National Archives.tp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/19/AR2009011903042.html?wpisrc=newsletter | |
| | Which living President would you re-elect? | | I was looking at a picture taken from the recent gathering of the 5 living Presidents and I got to thinking... what would happen if they ran against each other?Jimmy Carter
George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Barak ObamaWe know it will never happen, and the elections are over so this dosent have to be some big contoversy discussion.Lets just say we had to re-elect one of these Presidents for another term. Who would you vote for?I'll start... I'm a Clinton fan. I know there are some people groaning right now but personaly, from my memory of his Presidency I remember good economic progress and a genuine effort put forth in our foreign policy, and a good image of America overseas.So what about you? Lets have some fun! | |
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