A Compairison of recent Presidents

I wrote this in early 2005 before I got out of the US Army. I think it is still relevant

It seems that all we hear right now is that there is a split in the Republican Party. I would hasten to remind you all that the ONLY times in recent memory that the Democrats have won control is when they can SPLIT the Conservative base. Wander with me on a stroll down Memory Lane, as we remember those Heady days of yesteryear. Presidents and his major accomplishments since I have been converting air, food, and water intro materials returned to the earth.

John F. Kennedy: Got us involved in Vietnam, Balked on Cuba, removed US Missiles from Greece and Turkey in exchange for ending the Cuban crisis while NEVER verifying that the USSR actually got the missiles out of Cuba.

Lyndon B. Johnson: Got us bogged down in Vietnam with NO exit strategy. Started the Great Society Welfare State. Started Affirmative Action. No socially redeeming qualities...always showing his scar.

Richard M. Nixon: Got us OUT of Vietnam, Started Detente, Started negotiations with China, Lowered Inflation, Lowered Unemployment, Started All-Volunteer Military, Resigned over covert operations to recover the STOLEN Pentagon papers from the office of Daniel Ellsberg's Psychologist, after either Ellsberg or the shrink leaked them to the press. Endured the first Nationally televised Democrat witch hunt. Resigned to avoid the scandal of impeachment.

Gerald R. Ford: Pardoned Nixon, reduced inflation to single digit for the first time since the end of World War Two. Served less than one full term. Not much time to do anything.

James E. "Jimmy" Carter: First President to be sworn in using a nickname. Military reduced to hollow force. Championed SALT 2 treaty, Gave back the Panama Canal, Canceled the B-1 bomber. Inflation jumps to 13%. United States media begin to track the "Misery Index," Interest rates hit 20%; welcomes the Shah of Iran does nothing when Iranian militants overrun the US Embassy in Iran and take US citizens hostage. US Military incapable of pulling off coordinated rescue mission. Generally considered to be the Worst Modern US President. Policies cause the Arab Oil Embargo, and gas lines. Served 4 years, screwed up the country worse in 4 years than was humanly conceivable.

Ronald W. Reagan: Recently selected Most influential American in History. Returned US Military to place of prominence in the world. Reduced inflation to single digits again. Got US hostages in Iran released. Shepherded in the largest economic boom in US History. Credited with Winning the Cold War. Defeated Communism. Democrats tried to destroy his presidency with Iran/Contra but had no evidence.

George H.W. Bush: Maintained Reagan Economic Growth. Won the Gulf War and Invasion of Panama. Saw the final collapse of the USSR. Defeated by a SPLIT in the Republican Party caused by business rival H. Ross Perot.

William J. "Bill" Clinton: Administration marked by highest level of corruption since the turn of the 20th Century. Sold Pardons, turned blind eye to terrorist threat after attack on the US in 1993. Appointed his wife to start a socialized medical program which fails miserably. First US President to be disbarred as a lawyer. Listed on register as a known sex offender. Clinton economic recovery ends in a bubble in the market ushering in largest recession since end of World War Two. Under his leadership US guidance systems for nuclear missiles end up in Communist China, concurrent with Communist China making donation to the Democratic National Committee. Used US Troop Movements to cover his moral lapses. Used the term "Mistakes were made" more than any president in US History. Trashed the white house when he left. Appointed more incompetent people than any president since Carter. Thought Josclyn Elders, Ruth Ginsberg and Henry Cisneros were good choices. Turned the Oval Office into the Oral Office. Brother Roger the felon, and brother in law Hugh "Jabba the Hut" Roddam profit from his eleventh hour Pardon Bonanza, as does the DNC and the Clinton Library, and Marc Ritch. Got the US Military involved for a 6 month peacekeeping/stabilization mission in the Balkans. US troops have been there over 10 years. Gave order to bomb an aspirin and a baby food factory thinking that there were weapons of mass destruction. Bombed the Chinese Embassy, replied that mistakes were made, Passes North American Free trade agreement, sending jobs to Mexico. Passed Assault rifle ban and witnessed trial litigation rise to highest level in history.

George W. Bush: Gave tax relief to average US Citizens, spurring economic recovery. Ushered in period of controlled economic growth. Education program requires teachers to be certified. Responded to the worst attack on the US since Pearl Harbor and first attack on the Continental US since the War of 1812 with the invasion and liberation of both Afghanistan and Iraq. Established the first representative democracies in history in the middle east. Surrounded himself with smart people. Administration has been the focus of Democratic witch hunts since his election in 2000. Gave contracts to Halliburton, after realizing that Halliburton was the only company equipped to do the job. Took action rather than giving a reaction. Has had to endure the ridicule of a Congress that has an even lower approval rate than any President in History. Scrutinized worse than any wartime president in United States History.

Since 1960, periods of Republican administrations are marked by Strength, and Stability. Democrats are plagued by incompetence and corruption. In my honest and humble opinion, there has NEVER been a Democrat, not even the esteemed Franklin Roosevelt, that was worth being a Dog Catcher. Democrats favor Big Government and Government Control. Political Correctness, Gay Rights, and gun control. Think of it this way. IF you want Socialism, vote for Democrats, and bring in an Orwellian society as in 1984....and Love Big Brother.

OR

Vote Republican, although they don't always follow the extreme Right Wing, where my chair is, but keep the Second Amendment, at the worst a moderate Court rather than a legislative court.

I can go to church where I want, and to answer Ronald Reagan's question, Yes, I am better off. We are better off with Republicans.

7 PointsThat are NOT Open to Debate

1. I believe in God. I don’t know, nor do I really care where God came from. I don’t really think that is important, it is only important to believe that He is real and that He is there, and those that are stuck on trying to figure out the origins of God really need something better to occupy their time because they will never figure it out.

2. I believe God Created the Universe. Since no one was here when it was done, no one knows for sure how it happened. This means that it all boils down to faith. Faith in either a God with a divine plan and well ordered act of creation resulting in the delicate balance of the universe as we see it, or that it all happened by accident. In order to believe that the Theory of Evolution is true, one would have to believe that a humongous dust cloud (which no one can explain the origin of) was swirling about came together, exploded and voila, the universe. Add to this that all the life forms on this planet and who know how many others just managed to “Pop” into existence. It seems that since BOTH Creationism and Evolution take FAITH on the part of their believers, Evolution takes far more faith and willingness to accept the unexplainable, than does a belief in God.

3. I believe that the Bible is true, and the Protestant Gospel is correct. I know, this is not a popular position, but I don’t care. I believe it. Let us say for example that there were two men, one was a Christian (Who lived according to the Bible and it’s teachings, as opposed to a “Christian”, in name only) and the other an atheist. At death if the Christian is wrong, what has he lost? He will be remembered as a good man, a good father and husband, a man that helped his neighbors, was a good friend and was honest, dependable and loyal. But on the other hand, if the atheist is wrong, he gets to spend eternity in Hell. The only thing that a Christian misses out on in this equation are things like alcoholism, drug addiction, sexual promiscuity, ETC., all things that can exact a terrible toll on the mind and body.

4. I believe Ronald Reagan was a Great man. Mr. Reagan ruled from the heart, restored hope to the average American that our nation was the greatest on Earth, and defeated the Soviet Union, ending the Cold War, without it ever having turned Hot. The Nuclear War so feared did not happen, due in large part to the wise, effective leadership of Ronald W. Reagan. He guided the United States through one of the greatest periods of our national history.

5. I believe in the United States Constitution. I have read this great document several times and think that next to the Bible it may well be the greatest thing ever put on paper by man. The Founding Fathers of our nation demonstrated great forethought in its writing, construction and precepts. It does not need adding to, or taking away from. The only problem to arise from the Constitution is not the Constitution itself, but rather the interpretation. Read it and take it at face value. Don’t try to figure out what the writers were trying to say, read and understand what they did say. This is much less confusing and, while not popular with political liberals, much more accurate. Too many things are now considered a “Constitutional Right” that are never addressed in the document.

6. I believe in the “Right to Keep and Bare Arms. This is the most essential of the rights in the Bill of Rights. The right to arm ones self for self-protection ensures that the other rights cannot be taken away. You cannot tell an armed man that he cannot Pray, or speak his mind or anything else for that matter. It was for this reason, to avoid a tyrannical regime in the United States that the founders let us be an armed citizenry, because Tyrants hate armed citizens that can say no, and have the firepower to enforce the saying of “NO.”

7. I believe that the Federal Government is only responsible for Five Things. The Preamble to the Constitution states that the Federal Government is responsible for: Establishment of Justice, Ensuring Domestic Tranquility, Provide for the Common Defense, Promote the General Welfare, and Securing the Blessings of Liberty. That’s it, those five things. Nowhere does it say that the Federal Government is responsible for 99% of the things that the Federal Government does today. However the Constitution DOES say that All Powers not specifically granted to the Federal Government by the Constitution are “Reserved to the Several States.” I think that the people in Texas know how to run Texas better than the people in Washington, and think that the majority of the people in Washington are not really fit to run a Latrine Detail of Army Privates. Please note that the Constitutions says that the Federal Government WILL PROVIDE for the Common Defense, BUT is only required to PROMOTE the General Welfare. This, quite plainly means The Government MUST provide and fund a Military and Law Enforcement, BUT is only required to foster an atmosphere where a person can achieve a state of General Welfare. If this standard is followed there is NO WELFARE STATE, and individuals are held to account for their own actions.