Transcript Slide 1
43. George Walker Bush
2001- 2009 (R)
Birth/Death:
1946-
Elected from:
Texas
Vice President:
Dick Cheney
(1) The 2000 Election/ Supreme Court Intervention
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Rep- George W BUSH (TX) Dem- Al GORE (TN)
• • FL ’ s 25 electoral votes were in question.
Supreme Court
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December 12, 2000
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Bush v. Gore awarded
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FL to Bush .
1st president in over 100 years to win Electoral vote, but not the popular.
(2) Read My Lips: Tax Cuts!
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2000: fed gov
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t had a nice budget surplus Bush campaigned in 2000 with a promise of tax cuts
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June 7, 2001: Bush signed a tax cut estimated at $1.3 trillion to $1.4 trillion over 10 years
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B/c of increased spending on defense (if we could
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ve only predicted 9/11…), he
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s been criticized for his fiscal policy ever since.
(3) Sept. 11, 2001
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Bush
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s first term 19 terrorists
(under bin Laden ’ s orders) overtook 4 passenger jets – – –
2 flown into Twin Towers (NYC) 1 flown into Pentagon (DC) 1 overtaken by passengers and crashed into a field in PA 3,000 Americans die half. within an hour and a Rudy Giuliani became
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America
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s Mayor.
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Watch and remember...
Watch and remember...
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(4) No Child Left Behind Education plan to increase efforts to fully educate every child.
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Schools are held more accountable (state testing) (This is why I am a little stressed right now!)
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(5) Invasion of Afghanistan:
Beginning of
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War on Terror
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Purpose: capture bin Laden, destroy al-Qaeda, remove Taliban (who aided al-Qaeda). Oct. 2001 : US &GB strikes. begin strategic air
• The U.S.-led Coalition is
credited with removing the Taliban from power and seriously crippling al-Qaeda and associated militants in both Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan.
• U.S. has maintained its
presence in Afghanistan ever since, fighting continued opposition by Muslim extremists.
(6) USA Patriot Act (2001)
• • • " Uniting and Strengthening America by
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001" Expanded authority of US law enforcement agencies for fighting terrorism in the US and abroad. Very Controversial liberties
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suppresses civil
(7) Department of Homeland Security
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New cabinet department created in 2002 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks Agency ’s purpose is to coordinate a comprehensive national strategy to safeguard the country against terrorism and other domestic emergencies
STOP!
Complete Assignment #3: Liberty v. Security
(8) Enron/ World Com/ Big Business Bankruptcy (2002)
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Enron- Energy Co. - Houston, TX World Com- Telecommunication Co. Clinton, MS
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Corporate fraud!
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Inflated profits and assets
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Investors lost milions!
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Bernie Ebbers (World Com) : 25 year jail sentence!
(9) Invasion of Iraq/ Capture of Saddam Hussein (2003)
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March
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03- US & GB invade Iraq
after the UN would not invade. • Baghdad fell April 9, 2003;
S. Hussein captured
on 12/13/2003.
• Nov. 2006: Convicted of executing 148 Iraqi Shi'ites – • Dec. 2006: Executed “
I
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m the King of the World!
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RUH- ROH!
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(10) Presidential Election of 2004
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[R] GW Bush (TX)/ Cheney-
286 electoral votes •
[D] John Kerry (MA)
/ 251 electoral votes John Edwards • Issue WAR ON TERROR
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(11) Hurricane Katrina August 29, 2005 Category 5 Costliest and one of deadliest in history Gulf Coast 1800+ people killed
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Did somebody say something about buses?
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There
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s gonna be a lot of wurter!
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(12) Bush Vetoes stem-cell research others," -
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06
• "This bill would support the
taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for
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It crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect. So I vetoed it."
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Would have loosened the restrictions on federal funding for stem-cell research.
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Obama reversed this (above) President Bush holds a child who was adopted while an embryo.
(13) State of the Economy
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An economy that had been increasingly growing since the mid-90s took a sharp downward spiral
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GDP grew at an average pace of 2.4% each year over the first seven years of his administration.
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However, poor housing and labor markets, low average income, and income inequality show that things weren't so rosy...
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Unemployment also began to rise last year of his presidency.
in the
Comparing Bush & Hoover
Hoover 1929 Hoover 1932
Change
Bush vs. Hoover —Unemployment
(Hoover loses hands down)
Total Employment 46,207,000 38,038,000 –17.7% Total Unemployment 1,550,000 12,060,000 +678.0% UnE. Rate 3.2% 24.1% +20.9% Bush 2001 Bush 2007
Change
132,469,000 138,078,000 +4.2% 6,830,000 7,079,000 +3.6% 4.7% 4.6% –0.1%
(14) Bailout
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Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (2008) financed $700 billion gov
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t to: for the federal
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purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets from banks in order to keep banks and other loaning institutions stable
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provide incentives for energy production and conservation by offering tax breaks
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raise the amount covered by FDIC to $250,000
(15) PEPFAR
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President ’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - announced by Bush in 2003 Government initiative to help save lives of those suffering from HIV / AIDS around the world.
Largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease internationally.
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Perhaps the most lasting bipartisan (accepted by both parties) accomplishment of the Bush presidency.