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Old January 28th, 2003, 12:00 AM
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Default Re: OT: Rating the President

I am specops, but for the RA forum I believe. I couldnt delete anything, if I tried. (or maybe I can, but I doubt it)
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Ill probably regret this but...
As for the president, I must say that overall, he is not too bad, but he is definately good at bungling along. I mean, he is trying his best to allow religion into the government, which although well intentioned, not right. Once you let government and religion mix, who knows when the next zealot crusader will come out and start going bananas?
The tax cuts I feel are doing more harm to the national deficet than helping the US economy. Nearly every "Economic assistance or reform bill" in the past either had no effect or took so long to be passed that the economy had already recovered.
I read recently that Bush is saying that industry self regulation will help control pollution, which is just pure crap. Pollution controls are an added expense to business, and without much forcing them (public opinion is a factor, but public opinion is hardly the best tool Ill assure you) they won't do much. Ford Motor Co. though is doing a fairly good job at it, from what Ive heard.
As for the war on Iraq, I have no real opinion. I see the benefits of taking out Saddam, but we have totally wrecked any chance of help from our friends, other than like the UK and possibly Canada. However, we are already stretched out around the world, in Afghanistan, Bosnia (I think) and other places. The cost of a war is another deficet inducing problem, so it may end up hurting the economy more.

[ January 27, 2003, 22:08: Message edited by: Instar ]
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