Bush, the GOP's idea of a good President

Glinda said:
If this member of the Bush Crime Family manages to steal the presidency as his brother did, you can kiss your Social Security good-bye.
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I completely agree Glinda! I can't understand how any seniors can even consider voting for someone like this. Sanders addresses "Jeb's" stance on SS here.

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) took down Jeb Bush for proposing massive cuts to Social Security.
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In a statement, Sen. Sanders said:

I have a hard time understanding what world Gov. Bush and his billionaire backers live in. At a time when more than half of the American people have less than $10,000 in savings, it would be a disaster to cut Social Security benefits by raising the retirement age.

It is unacceptable to ask construction workers, truck drivers, nurses and other working-class Americans to work until they are 68 to 70 years old before qualifying for full Social Security benefits.

Jeb Bush’s plan to raise the retirement age is just a continuation of the war that is being waged by the Republicans against working-class Americans to reward billionaires on Wall Street.

When the average Social Security benefit is just $1,328 a month, and more than one-third of our senior citizens rely on Social Security for virtually all of their income, our job must be to expand benefits, not cut them. The way to do that is to eliminate the cap on all income above $250,000 so that millionaires and billionaires pay the same percentage of their income into Social Security as middle-class Americans. I have introduced legislation to do just that.
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Sanders was responding toJeb Bush's plan to force Americans to work longer by raising the retirement age .

Jeb Bush has not learned from the mistakes of his brother. Harming Social Security is a de facto position for every Republican presidential candidate during the primary, but Bush has run afoul of the biggest Social Security defender in the 2016 field.

Sanders not only defends Social Security, he is aggressively proposing an expansion of the program.

It was fitting for Sen. Sanders to question what planet Jeb Bush and his billionaire backers are living on. When one considers the fact that Bush also believes that Obamacare can be replaced by the Apple Watch, the Republican’s vision for the working people of America comes into sharper focus.

Bernie Sanders is fighting for millionaires to pay their fair share when it comes to funding Social Security.

Jeb Bush’s solution is to tell the American people that they must work until they drop.

Sen. Sanders (I-VT) delivered a smackdown to Jeb Bush that should serve as a warning. If Bush campaigns on gutting Social Security, he is going to be subjected to more Bernie beatdowns.
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AZ Jim said:
I give up. This guy is amazing. Like I said, at least for now, I give up.
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So what is wrong with me not liking all the HATE nonsense.

I don't hate Obama one bit. But the way he has messed up our economy is just not something we should all love or adore. He has messed up as our leader. Still no reason to hate the person. He does have some good attributes. Just replace him as soon as possible.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I completely agree Glinda! I can't understand how any seniors can even consider voting for someone like this. Sanders addresses "Jeb's" stance on SS here.
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I wish I had the link right now but I don't. There has been a write up about Republican millionaires and Democrat millionaires. As I remember the article there was near a balance between the two parties. So blaming one parties millionaires makes no sense at all.

I just looked and find that now it is pretty much equal but the Democrat do lead in party receiving support from millionaires. Both links are from last year.

http://www.ijreview.com/2014/02/116...p-donors-agree-democrat-party-new-party-rich/

I also looked at billionaires and again pretty close to both parties getting the same support.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/jun/23/do-many-billionaires-support-democratic-party/
 

AZ Jim said:
Obama is our first black President, don't let's pretend it didn't matter.
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I find it somewhat interesting that many Obama supporters seem to dwell on his "Blackness"....as if that's supposed to be some sort of Excuse, or "Crutch". Even though it seems that most people consider Obama to be Black, the truth is that he is Half White. His mother was White, and he was mostly raised by his White Mother, and her White Parents...after his Black father abandoned the family after 3 years, and went back to Kenya.

Black...White...or Purple...color should not be considered an excuse for the shortcomings of a person in a position of power. When a person assumes the Presidency, "Results" are the ONLY thing that really matters...and in that regard, I doubt that History will look upon Obama as being one of our better leaders.
 
Whether Obama has been a good or poor president I leave for others to judge but the first president of colour, like the first Catholic president, has been a sign of a maturing nation that has been prepared to contemplate what was previously unthinkable. It will be the same when a woman or a Jew achieves this high office - confirmation of equality and opportunity for all.
 
As a Vietnam vet I've learned to view reckless, ill conceived military ventures to be much more than mere lunacy. I know that it's a difficult undertaking to prove that a former president's actions were tantamount to "war crimes", it's a proposition that has the potential to just tear a country apart. With the current political atmosphere being right at the "tearing point" as it is, pursuing any criminal allegations against former president GW Bush would be an exercise in futility.
 
And also it would be shown that it was not Bush himself that wanted the Iraq war reopened after over 10 years of Saddams nasty ways in spite of the UN's watch over things. There was a British General that really pushed for a reorganization of troops and a move against Iraq to end Saddams reign of terror over the people. It became a popular thing to do and was not at all Bush who set the stage. It was more of a common disgust of what was going on in Iraq by many folks around the world.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1561891/Gen-Sir-Mike-Jackson-attacks-US-over-Iraq.html


By Con Coughlin and Neil Tweedie

12:01AM BST 01 Sep 2007

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Sir Mike says he satisfied himself on the legality of invading Iraq by careful study of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and concluded that action was "legitimate under international law without a 'second' resolution.

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Gen Sir Mike Jackson was a leader in the preparations and it was not just Bush as too many people claim.

Far too many anti Bush lies going on these days.
 
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AZ Jim said:
So you learned a childish way to say you don't care. You are a vet. I am ashamed for you.
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Ya know, if you're happy, satisfied and contented with YOUR president and politics the way they are now, why do you keep
bashing conservatives? Does it give you a thrill to keep stirring the pot, ya know like a guy with ego problems?
 
Falcon said:
Ya know, if you're happy, satisfied and contented with YOUR president and politics the way they are now, why do you keep
bashing conservatives? Does it give you a thrill to keep stirring the pot, ya know like a guy with ego problems?
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Let me ask you in return are you satisfied to blow off a story about a "conservative" ex President who steals from wounded veterans? It's not 'stirring the pot' or ego, it's concern for my country.
 
I just heard that he donated the speaking fee to the charity.

It does not say to a different charity, it says the charity. That twist is yours Jim.
 
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