The Bush Legacy
January 27, 2008
George Bush started his trip to the White House by
declaring he was a “uniter and not a divider”. Millions believed him and
from January 2001 to the present, he has divided and politically conquered
his enemies from within the Republican Party and without. He has lied his
way through two terms and he still has a core of supporters who see him
positively. So much for morality or unity.
This year, every presidential candidate will promise to
stop the corruption, provide health care, improve the economy and end the
war. It won't happen because the Bush legacy is so criminally and morally
corrupt that it will be decades before it is neutralized so we can move
forward. It is going to be a long time.
The Bush’s legacy is:
Trillions of added national debt, more than double
when he took over. It took over two centuries to accumulate 4 trillion in
debt and less than eight years to double it. Certainly an amazing feat that
will yoke future generations. It will anchor our economy to a mediocre level
for decades.
The Iraq War was started with lies and its purpose
changed to suit political goals. It will add an additional trillion dollars
in debt and include thousands of dead and wounded Americans and Iraqis to
the tally. The slaughter Bush started in 2003 surpasses anything Saddam
Hussein did in his reign of terror over two decades. The fallout will be
additional personal financial debt and human suffering. The Iraq War
represents moral bankruptcy of an incredible depth and effect.
Billions of corporate welfare entitlements were
given to companies ostensibly to encourage economic growth and this has
failed. These entitlements is the largest wealth transfer in history even
surpassing the Reagan years. Billions went to the rich and powerful and the
result has been a weak national economy with higher unemployment,
simultaneous inflation and recession and more bankruptcies.
At least ten million illegal aliens have entered the
country with a negative net effect on our economy. The primary
beneficiaries are large corporations unwilling to pay legal residents and
citizens a fair wage. They pay their illegals little, give few if any
benefits and know they will not complain. This is economic slavery and it is
appalling and immoral.
A failed War on Terror because it is based on
political expediency and lies. Instead of cooperating with other nations to
end terrorism, we use them for political purposes and then criticize them
for things we do ourselves. America’s national defense is weaker for it and
our citizens have fewer Constitutional protections because of it. Fear
politics is a cover to steal and grab more money and political control.
The continuation and expansion of an oil based economy
secures the future of only a few. Energy price hikes drag our economy down
and push Americans deeper into debt. Instead of shifting to sustainable
energy sources we are now further behind with little to show for it except
short energy supplies and higher prices. This is a national security issue
Bush is unwilling to acknowledge.
A society without basic health care for everyone.
In today's America, the corporation is more important than the individual so
millions have no health insurance. This is counter to the notion of our
Constitutional democracy where the person is lifted up and protected.
Incredibly, Iraqis have a right to health care guaranteed by America but the
same thing is denied to its citizens.
Bush supporters have little negative to say because they
either economically benefit from his actions or are scared and believe he
will protect them from unknown threats. Bush’s legacy is a poorer nation
overall, a weaker defense, a sinking economy and international vilification.
What a pitiful and immoral legacy.
