Scorecard of Evil
Since Mr. Bush seems to think that kids need to be tested with his No-Child-Left-Behind-thingy even though he cuts funding for lots of stuff for kids like Reading is Fundamental and libraries and the Boys and Girls Clubs, I think Mr. Bush should be tested too.
So Jesse from wage-slave.org by way of The American Street does a fine job of this with his Scorecard of Evil. It's just for Mr. Bush's first term, so I think that, in the spirit of No Child Left Behind, if he doesn't improve during his second term, we should outlaw all funding to the Republican party.
Here's some of my favorite parts:
5-4-2001
Bush opens national forests to road building. National forests exist to protect natural beauty, which becomes more rare every day. Sometimes forests need protection against local whims, since the resources within them can provide a boost to the local economy. But now President Bush has decided to remove federal protections and leave the decisions for road building in national forests to the very people who endanger the forests in the first place. Timber interests, who--oh look!--gave a bunch of money to Bush's campaign, support the roads.
4-24-2001
Bush defunds Reading is Fundamental. Teaching America's youngest children to read was a constant Bush theme during the campaign. That's why it's such a surprise to see Bush's budget cut all federal funding to Reading Is Fundamental, a program that dispenses free books to poor kids. We just hope that Bush's mother, who is on RIF's National Advisory Council, gives her son a piece of her mind.
4-17-2001
Bush auctions the rights to offshore Florida oil drilling. The president is a states' rights conservative who often during the campaign refused to tackle difficult questions (such as the one about the Confederate flag flying over the South Carolina statehouse) by saying that issues should be decided by the people of an individual state. But Bush doesn't stick to his principles if it stands in the way of his oil buddies making some cash. Against the wishes of the people of Florida and the state's Republican governor--Bush's brother Jeb--the administration has decided to auction the rights to offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first time we've seen someone say "f*** you" to the environment, states' rights, and his own brother in one fell swoop
So Jesse from wage-slave.org by way of The American Street does a fine job of this with his Scorecard of Evil. It's just for Mr. Bush's first term, so I think that, in the spirit of No Child Left Behind, if he doesn't improve during his second term, we should outlaw all funding to the Republican party.
Here's some of my favorite parts:
5-4-2001
Bush opens national forests to road building. National forests exist to protect natural beauty, which becomes more rare every day. Sometimes forests need protection against local whims, since the resources within them can provide a boost to the local economy. But now President Bush has decided to remove federal protections and leave the decisions for road building in national forests to the very people who endanger the forests in the first place. Timber interests, who--oh look!--gave a bunch of money to Bush's campaign, support the roads.
4-24-2001
Bush defunds Reading is Fundamental. Teaching America's youngest children to read was a constant Bush theme during the campaign. That's why it's such a surprise to see Bush's budget cut all federal funding to Reading Is Fundamental, a program that dispenses free books to poor kids. We just hope that Bush's mother, who is on RIF's National Advisory Council, gives her son a piece of her mind.
4-17-2001
Bush auctions the rights to offshore Florida oil drilling. The president is a states' rights conservative who often during the campaign refused to tackle difficult questions (such as the one about the Confederate flag flying over the South Carolina statehouse) by saying that issues should be decided by the people of an individual state. But Bush doesn't stick to his principles if it stands in the way of his oil buddies making some cash. Against the wishes of the people of Florida and the state's Republican governor--Bush's brother Jeb--the administration has decided to auction the rights to offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first time we've seen someone say "f*** you" to the environment, states' rights, and his own brother in one fell swoop
posted by cookie christine @ 2/01/2005
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