. We were losing 650,000-800,000 jobs per month when Bush left office.
. Inherited Bush Unemployment 7.6%/8.1% Jan/Feb 2009.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_02062009.pdf
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/laus_03272009.pdf
. Inherited Bush/GOP FY2009 Budget Deficit of $1.413 Trillion.
. DOW now 12,000+ range vs. Bush DOW 7950 when Bush left office Jan/Feb 2009.
. Bush/GOP grew the Government 33% in 8 years.
. Bush - National Debt Increase: $5+ trillion. DURING AN EXPANSION.
Now (albeit sluggish),
. 9 Consecutive Quarters of GDP growth.
. 21 Months of Private Sector job growth.
. Over 2.1 million new jobs in the past 19 months.
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp-growth
http://biz570.com/economy/economy/may-jobs-report-shows-unemployment-essentially-unchanged-at-9-1-1.1156872/pace-of-job-growth-in-may-slowed-1.1156873
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2011_04/028736.php
1. Health Care Reform
2. Credit Card Reform
3. Stem Cell Research
4. Education Reform
5. Financial Reform
6. Equal Pay Act for Women
7. Extending Tax Cut for the Middle Class
8. Expanding S-CHIP
9. Saving GM and Chrysler
10. Saving the Economy with the Stimulus
11. Repealing DADT
12. Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
13. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB
14. Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
15. Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren’t even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan
16. The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed
17. Killing Osama bin Laden
18. Killing Al-Awlaki
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