I'm not the only one who misses Bush

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Petsamo, Dec 20, 2011.


  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_substance_abuse_controversy


    Allegations of substance abuse arose during the political career of 43rd United States President George W. Bush, leading to controversy. Bush admitted to abusing alcohol until age 40.






    Marijuana

    From 1998 to 2000, Bush had phone conversations with a friend, Doug Wead, who recorded those conversations and later played some of them back to a reporter from the New York Times. According to the Times, "Mr. Bush appears to have acknowledged trying marijuana." In one recorded excerpt, Bush said, "I wouldn't answer the marijuana questions. You know why? Because I don't want some little kid doing what I tried."



    Cocaine

    In Fortunate Son, Bush biographer Hatfield quoted several anonymous sources regarding allegations of Bush's cocaine use. Hatfield reported that Bush had been arrested for cocaine possession in 1972 and that his father pulled strings to have records of the arrest expunged.[14] Bush campaign spokesperson Mindy Tucker called the allegation "absolutely untrue".[15] Bush repeatedly refused to state whether he had ever used cocaine
     
    #41     Dec 21, 2011
  2. 1 billion vs 4 trillion




    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...hand-to-libyas-new-leaders-in-historic-visit/


    Published December 17, 2011 FoxNews.com


    The Libyan war, which cost nearly $1 billion and no U.S. lives, could be a new model for how the U.S. military, facing severe budget cuts, fights in the future -- relying on the NATO alliance and technology rather than boots on the ground




    http://www.marketwatch.com/story/iraq-war-ends-with-a-4-trillion-iou-2011-12-15?dist=countdown


    Iraq war ends with a $4 trillion IOU


    By Christopher Hinton, MarketWatch

    WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The nine-year-old Iraq war came to an official end on Thursday, but paying for it will continue for decades until U.S. taxpayers have shelled out an estimated $4 trillion.
     
    #42     Dec 21, 2011
  3. It's hard to believe we went through all that oil in just nine years.
     
    #43     Dec 21, 2011
  4. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    Who gives a shit? It's still $1 Billion! Don't you get it? It's not about comparison. It's about the same ol' stupid behavior.
     
    #44     Dec 21, 2011

  5. Cutting a wars cost from 4 trillion to 1 billion is huge progress imo


    4000 + American lives lost and 30,000 Americans wounded to no American lives lost is progress as well
     
    #45     Dec 21, 2011
  6. 377OHMS

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    #46     Dec 21, 2011
  7. Lucrum

    Lucrum

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    Pretty much says it all right here.
     
    #47     Dec 21, 2011
  8. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    He didn't cut jack. He ADDED to it. Just because he's ending the Iraq war NOW doesn't do anything about the spending the last three years.

    Please go find Pentagon spending and see if it was cut - at all.
     
    #48     Dec 21, 2011
  9. kut2k2

    kut2k2

    +100

    Lest we forget, this is also the clown who crashed at least one and possibly two aircraft during air drill exercises, quite possibly due to cocaine use which was rampant in TXANG, Bush's unit, which was more like a frat house for pilots than a military unit. Bush lost his flight status for refusing to take his flight physical in the first year when drug testing became mandatory. Pretty much says it all.

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    #49     Dec 21, 2011
  10. JamesL

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    #50     Dec 21, 2011