Largely at the insistence of Democrats and moderate Republicans, the Bush cuts gave middle-class families some relief in the form of refunds, bigger child credits, and a smaller marriage penalty.
Many of its provisions, such as allowing broader information-sharing among investigative agencies, are sensible. The Senate has confirmed two hundred and one of his judicial nominees, more than the per-term averages for Presidents Clinton, Reagan, and Bush senior.
However, nobody in Washington expects them to go away on schedule; they were designated as temporary only to make their ultimate results look less scary.
As for the second two, if the wishes behind them do someday come true, it may not be clear that the invasion of Iraq was a help rather than a hindrance. As for the second two, if the wishes behind them do someday come true, it may not be clear that the invasion of Iraq was a help rather than a hindrance. The Taliban has regrouped in eastern and southern regions.
The first two of these assumptions have been shown to be entirely baseless. Are we better off today than we were four years ago? He boasts that he listens to no outside advisers, and inside advisers who dare to express unwelcome views are met with anger or disdain. It was not contemplated for any length of time. military personnel, and the lives of tens of thousands of Iraqis. The arrests have continued, but eventually the Administration simply stopped saying how many people were and are being held. Because of the way the votes were distributed, however, the outcome in the electoral college turned on the outcome in Florida.
That military operation was indeed a success. Many of its provisions, such as allowing broader information-sharing among investigative agencies, are sensible. At least as reprehensible is the way that foreign nationals living in the United States have been treated. Still, the rich do better, to put it mildly.
Then came the blackest Tuesday of all.
military personnel, and the lives of tens of thousands of Iraqis.
However, nobody in Washington expects them to go away on schedule; they were designated as temporary only to make their ultimate results look less scary.
Bush has said more than once that Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas are his favorite justices.