Quote Originally Posted by MissElizabeth87 View Post
So, to start off, I am no fan of Bush. HOWEVER, the one thing I will defend him until the end on-it takes about 8 years for the results of a president's financial administration to show. We are NOT seeing what Bush has done, because it can barely show at this point. What we are seeing is the result of the Clinton Administration. The exact same thing happened in history to Millard Filmore. He was villanized (sp?) for the financial mistakes of his predecessor. I do not KNOW for sure what the results of Bush's financial stuff will be, and honestly, neither can you. We can all try to predict it, but predictions aren't always right. Wait 3 years, then talk about what Bush did financially, because then the proof will be in the economy.
I am sorry to differ with you on this, but when Bill Clinton left office in 2001, he left a $350 billion federal deficit surplus. How long did it take the President Bush to go through this and how much is it now?
In 2004 3 years after Bush took over as President our Defecit went from plus $350 BILLION to a Negative $400 Biilion as of Jan 2004, and this does not include the added costs of the Wars Going on there are some who say it it possible that by the time Bush leave office that our Feeral Deficit could hit $1 Trillion Dollars, based in part of the devaultion of the US Dollar overseas as well as other Unsuccessful Economic Policies of the Bush Years

Also case in point, when Bush took over as President in 2001, Oil was approx $37.50 a Barrel, Gas was $1.79 a Gallon, from 2001 at 37.50 a barrel to it's current price of $145 a barrel that is approx a 450% increase in oil prices in 7 years, NO comoditiy in United States History that I have seen and feel free to correct me on this if I am incorrect, has gone up 450% in 7 years