MSNBC lists Bush's "priorities" (the agenda Dems pledged to fight)

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

List of priorities
But there will be little time for him to rest, with all the tasks he has named as priorities for himself and the nation:

Win a war on terror against shadowy, deadly networks.
Establish stability and democracy in Iraq, a deeply divided country where the American casualty rate has even fellow Republicans urging Bush to say more about how he will get the United States out.
Add private investment accounts to Social Security, through an as-yet-undefined plan that has many deeply skeptical.
Simplify a tax code bloated by thousands of provisions that special-interest patrons will be loathe to relinquish.
Limit medical malpractice and class-action jury awards.
Push a “guest worker” immigration plan that conservatives in his own party oppose.
For the immediate future, Bush’s list of most-pressing duties include naming someone to the powerful new post of director of national intelligence, watching the Jan. 30 elections in Iraq and mending still-frayed relations with Europe during his first overseas trip of his second term.

“I’m looking forward to putting my heart and soul into this job for four more years,” he said, making no mention of the legislative battles ahead over taxes, expanding immigration laws, Social Security, the burgeoning budget deficit, judges and more.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6844338/

[Benhurst]

1. Bush: " ... my heart and soul... ." He has neither. NT

[Tighthead Prop]

2. I'm looking forward

to laughing in your face when you're unable to do anything you listed and officially be recognized as nothing but a catastophic failure and embarassment to the United States.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

3. That is the goal

First, Tighthead Prop, WELCOME to DU.

:toast:

The Democratic Party has pledged to fight this agenda, and they must be held accountable.

During the Presidential debates, John Kerry threw a spotlight on Rep. John Linder's "National Sales Tax" proposal. He said that "every day will become April 15th, every trip to the supermarket will be like a trip to H&R Block." This proposal calls for TAXING RENT. TAXING TRIPS TO THE DOCTOR. TAXING ALL GOODS AND SERVICES.

I don't know what the country-wide average is for rents and mortgage payments, but let's say you pay $1,000 per month. Linder's numbers are WRONG (23%). In order to abolish the Income Tax and still bring in the required amount of money to the government, EVERY ECONOMIST that's looked at the proposal says the rate would have to be 40-50%. This would be ADDED to the existing local sales tax. So, mine is 8.25%. Add 50% to that and it's 58.25%. If you lived in MY area and paid $1000 per month rent, under the National Sales Tax you'd pay $1582 per month.

START E-MAILING JOHN KERRY NOW. DON'T WAIT. E-mail your state and local elected officials, ask them to FIGHT this and everything else on the Bush agenda.

Because Bush was seeking re-election and KNEW this would be unpopular, he backed down. The minute he was re-elected, the discussion of the National Sales Tax began again.

[gademocrat7]

4. Heart and soul

I agree. No heart, no soul, no conscience, no brain. Not my president!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

5. Welcome to DU, gademocrat7!

:toast:

[Cocoa]

6. what about gay marriage

remember how important that was during the campaign, remember box turtles?