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W. explains why "the office is always bigger than the person."
DOMESTIC POLICY
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* New Book Reveals Missteps in Bush Administration's Counter-Terrorism Efforts
Former White House counterterror adviser Richard A. Clarke recently caused a political stir by releasing a book of memoirs alleging that President Bush failed to act prior to Sept. 11 on repeated warnings of threats from al Qaeda and then "harvested a political windfall for taking obvious yet insufficient steps after the attacks." The book, "Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror," outlines the Bush administration's mishandling of terrorism both before and after September 11, 2001. According to the Washington Post, Clarke, who was appointed by Condoleeza Rice to a key leadership role minutes after the World Trade Center attacks, says that Bush "strengthened terrorists by pursuing a misguided focus on Iraq." White House officials have avoided addressing the facts in Clarke's allegations, and instead are attempting to dismiss the veteran of four administrations as a "disgruntled former colleague and Democratic partisan" who "wasn't in the loop." Democratic operative Jim Jordan reflected on George Bush's dwindling strength in the election when the Post quoted him as saying that "about all that's still propping Bush up politically is the very positive impression that most voters have about his performance immediately following the attack." Clarke has reportedly said his reasoning for writing the book was influenced by increasing concerns "that too many of my fellow citizens were being misled."
* Reports: Bush-Cheney Reelection Campaign Sold Illegally-Imported Jackets
According to a recent news reports, the official Internet merchandise site for the Bush-Cheney campaign has sold jackets illegally imported from Myanmar. Since September, the Bush administration has had sanctions in place against Myanmar—also known by its colonial name Burma—because of human rights violations in that country. While Spalding, the campaign's supplier of merchandise, said the jackets were included for sale on the Bush-Cheney site by mistake, Arvind Ganesan of Human Rights Watch told Reuters he was appalled by the error: "One would expect that they would be extremely diligent about where they buy their products." One of the products being sold on the website was a $49.95 red fleece pullover, embroidered with the Bush-Cheney '04 logo. It carried a "Made in Burma" label.
* Bush Uses 9/11 Images in Controversial Ad Campaign
The Washington Post reports that George W. Bush's use of 9/11 in political advertisements offends relatives of the victims of the terror attacks because the "television commercials using images from the attacks were exploiting the tragedy for political gain." One relative of a 9/11 victim reacted to the advertisements with disbelief, "the idea that President Bush would rally support around his campaign by using our loved ones in a way that is so shameful is hard for me to believe." The ads contain images taken on Sept. 11, 2001, including "a destroyed World Trade Center tower, firefighters carrying a flag-draped body, a man raising an American flag, and Bush speaking at a lectern." The president of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), which called for the ads' withdrawal, described the ads as "absolutely disgraceful and disgusting." Patty Casazza, whose husband died in the 9/11 attacks, told CNN, "When I look at the ads and I see Bush speaking over the pictures of Ground Zero, I know in my heart that President Bush failed the 3,000 Americans that died there on that day."
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ROGUE NATION
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* Support for Bush Continues to Dwindle in the U.S. and Around the Globe
A March 2004 Washington Post ABC News Poll found that President Bush's disapproval ratings are at their highest ever. With more than 48 percent of Americans dissatisfied with Bush's overall performance and 36 percent strongly disapproving, the administration has seen a clearly damaging shift in public opinion influenced by the Democratic primary season, a debilitating economy, and growing uncertainty over the Iraq situation. Currently, the war on terror is the only issue where Bush continues to receive majority support—6 in 10 Americans approve of Bush?s actions. Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry leads Bush in 8 of 12 policy areas, with the public supporting him on issues such as the economy (61 percent) and the budget deficit (70 percent) and tying Bush on Iraq, civil liberties and same-sex marriage. The poll also found that the public sees Bush as a divider when national unity is vital, and that nearly 75 percent—an increase from 58 percent in December—see Bush as catering to corporate interests over those of the individual citizen. While Kerry, in a hypothetical presidential match-up, is ahead of the president 48 to 44 percent, 60% of Kerry supporters say they are voting against Bush and not in favor of Kerry.
* Surveys Find Falling Opinion of U.S. Overseas, Belief that Iraq War Increased Terrorist Threat
Two new international polls, conducted one year after the invasion of Iraq, found slipping support for the U.S. war on terrorism in Europe and predominantly negative views of the U.S. in all foreign countries surveyed. In a poll conducted by the Pew Research Center, views of Bush were strikingly low in Europe and the Muslim countries: Only 14 percent of Germans, 15 percent of the French, 28 percent of Russians and 7 percent of Pakistanis viewed Bush favorably. The opinions represented a dramatic reversal from 1991, when 75 percent of Germans and 72 percent of Russians had a favorable view of President George H.W. Bush, the current president's father. A similar poll conducted by AP-Ipsos on Feb. 12-21, 2004, indicated that a majority of the people living in Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico and Spain have an unfavorable view of the role that Bush plays in world affairs, and that they think the war in Iraq increased the threat of terrorism in the world.
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ECONOMY
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* Bush's Budget Will Not Help Economy
According to the Associated Press, a non-partisan Congressional Budget Office study found that "the tax cuts and other policies President Bush proposed in his $2.4 trillion budget would probably have a minimal impact on the economy." While the agency stated that Bush's proposal "could either increase or reduce economic output through 2009, and improve it in the following five years," the study concluded that "the differences are likely to be small, affecting output by less than one-half of one percentage point." The effect of Bush's tax cuts and proposed budget are still unclear, and many leaders are demanding immediate and effective action. AP quoted Sen. Kent Conrad, the top Democrat on the budget panel, who described Bush's policies as "truly dangerous to the economic security of our country?. we have a responsibility to alter that course."
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BUSHISMS
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"Well, I think we need to work with governments and institutions and NGOs to encourage the institutions of a free society," Bush said. "See, one of the interesting things in the Oval Office—I love to bring people into the Oval Office—right around the corner from here, and say, this is where I [have an] office, but I want you to know the office is always bigger than the person."
—Bush, responding to a reporter's question about how he plans to accomplish U.S. goals in the Middle East, on Feb. 20
"Jessica Simpson is here with us, which means we've finally introduced reality TV to the Lincoln Theater."
—Bush, introducing the pop singer and reality TV star on March 14 at Ford?s Theater in Washington (where Lincoln was shot).
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