Andrew,
I'm not smart enough to know how and when President Bush spent money where he shouldn't have but I do know that Congress approved alot of that so it wasn't just him. The once in a lifetime (hopefully) problems we have dealt with during his terms have contributed to this. Look at 911, Afganistan, Irag and Hurricane Katrina how much did that cost? Who could have ever wanted this as a task to deal with? Oil costs? Senator Clinton promised that once the Dems had control they would lower the cost of gas??? Well where is that happening? Her party always comments Bush has the oil companies in his back pocket and he is getting rich from our struggles, I don't believe it and by the cost of gas staying or going higher is proof in my eyes that she was full of ****. As far as going to war that was approved by Rep. and Dem. of course several are stating they never approved the war but hey, their politicians what do you expect.
As far as the war goes it pisses me off to the core of my body when a politician whines and gripes about the war and our efforts over there. The Liberal media has twisted the facts on a consistant basis just to win the public opinion of the Rep. party making a mistake. It was not the Rep alone (people seem to forget that) Several of my friends have returned from there (no combat) and they seem to have been at a different country because it's not the way it has been portrayed in the media. Naturally death and conflict is a part of war. A war with no casualities would be great but that's not how it works.
Public education is a joke! Years of not allowing discipline in the schools along with many other factors have cut the power of the educators off at the knees. Alot of parents send their kids to school not to learn but to have a baby sitter. I believe Bush was trying to help not harm the schools why would he do that? Kids these days go to school looking like thugs, wanna be rap stars and have a general lack of respect for their elders. Again why blame President Bush for many many years of neglect by parents and administrators? Money is not the answer it's a change of being responsible for your actions and if schools can't cut the grade then find a leader who can institute changes to accomplish that goal. Teachers should be educating and parents should be raising their kids. Hey brother I'll have to agree to disagree..