August 9, 2003

1. He is an unelected President, selected by the courts and not the people. The basic tenant of democracy is the people's election of their leaders and this did not happen in 2000.
2. He does not feel the need to separate Church and State. This separation protects those who have a religion from the government and the government from religion. He wants to have educational and welfare programs run only by religious groups he likes.
3. His administration failed to take terrorism seriously before the attacks on 9/11. He had the opportunity to kill bin Laden three times using armed drones before 9/11 but refused to do so.
4. The new warfare policy of unilateral response to perceived threats and no actual threat puts the U.S. on the brink of war at all times. Wars are now driven by administration desires and public relations. Hence the exaggerations and distortions before we invaded Iraq.
5. Those with money are being courted and untaxed. The tax breaks have focused on the wealthy with small pieces to the "regular guy" to keep him quiet. He has collected millions in donations, more than any other president in history in such a short time.
6. WMDs were touted as a reason for the Iraq War in 2003. So far, there are no WMDs and no explanation as to why. Most people believe they were there but:  Did they leave Iraq? Where are they?
7. The surpluses of the Clinton era are now a massive deficit due to tax cuts, increases in defense spending and homeland security.
8. The federal government is bigger than ever though he claims to hate more and bigger government. The biggest addition has been the Homeland Security Department.
9. He has developed formal and informal policies to benefit an inner circle of rich people and companies, especially those in oil, mining, logging and construction. Hundreds of laws have been changed administratively within agencies such as the EPA and OSHA to lower standards.
10. Billions in government contracts have been awarded, without competition, to corporations formerly run by administration officials. 
11. He projects an image of a military leader but evaded service in Vietnam and was absent from National Guard duty for more than a year.  At that time, refused to take a medical exam, probably due to his "youthful indiscretions" with cocaine and alcohol.
12. The terrorism threat has been used to enact laws contrary to constitutional freedoms and has created an environment of fear. The Patriot Acts are a symptom of this.
13. He cannot manage to get the intelligence agencies to cooperate even after 9/11.
14. He supports Clinton-Gore gun ban enacted in 1994 and wants to re-institute the so-called "assault weapons" ban scheduled to sunset in 2004.
15. He plans to create a Palestinian state run by radicals. This was proposed by Clinton, and criticized by conservatives as being a bad idea, yet this is a cornerstone of his mid-East peace plan.
16. The 9/11 report is incomplete because his administration, at various levels, refused to cooperate or provide requested information. In addition, the final report in July has many pages blacked out for "security reasons".  The Saudi government, the topic within the redacted pages, says is wants the pages made public knowing very well Bush will not do that. His deal with the Saudis shows a lack of commitment for the "War on Terrorism".
17. The borders with Mexico and Canada are out of control. This especially so with our border with Mexico. He has not done anything that has or will stop illegal aliens from entering the US. Conservatives criticized Clinton for ignoring illegal alien issues and Bush gets away with it. The reason is the Hispanic vote in 2004 for his re-election campaign.
18. The war in Afghanistan is not going well because of no clear plan or money. Further, many of the best anti-terror teams have been transferred to Iraq, and replaced with inexperienced troops. Security in Afghanistan is poor and getting worse and there is rampant banditry. Bush promised a reconstruction plan for Afghanistan, and after spending hundreds of millions the results have been very poor. Plus, opium production is improving so warlords can finance terrorists to attack our soldiers. The Taliban is getting stronger and bolder.
19. His "bring them on" comment has resulted in more attacks on our soldiers, increasing from a few a day to more than a dozen a day. The result has been scores of American deaths and injuries.
20. His past is cloaked in secrecy. The following types of records have been sealed from public scrutiny: Records as governor of Texas; SEC investigations of insider trading; Meetings he attended as aboard member for a public company; and Meetings minutes regarding U.S. public energy policy, involving large energy corporations and their corrupt officers.