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That is, if you believe in that sort of thing. For those Hindus, he's not going to be reincarnated as a higher being. For those Buddhists, he's nowhere near nirvana, let's put it that way. Why do I say this? I cannot think of a president who has so consistently come down on the wrong side of morality. Just a few examples:
-Iraq: Bush invaded Iraq without cause , made horrible decisions that resulted in the chaos we have today. Being incapable of admitting mistake, he clings to the righteousness of his decision in the face of 66% voter disapproval. There is only one president in history with lower approval ratings - Nixon - and he was only at 67%. Specifically, over 3800 US soldiers have died, a startling 80,000 iraqi civilians have died "violent deaths", and a mind boggling 655,000 total iraqi deaths are attributed to the war. The cost so far has been $458,000,000,000 and this year he is asking for $190,000,000,000 , the highest level yet. "The end of major combat operations." Indeed. -environment: To give you a sense of how Bush thinks of environment issues, he appointed Steven Griles, a lobbyist for the mining, oil and gas industries, as deputy secretary of the interior department. Talk about a fox in the hen house! He has steadfastly opposed mileage improvements. Has supported drilling in Alaska. He has not made the major investments needed in alternative energy. He has refused to sign the Kyoto accord (see my article on global warming . About the only good thing he's done is support nuclear energy (which has the potential to significantly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions). -AIDS and reproduction policies: Supporting the radical religious right, the Bush administration focused international AIDS prevention resources and funds on ineffectual abstinence programs and opposed education on the use of condoms. According to the New York Times , "President Bush's decision to stop the funds for any overseas family-planning group that mentions abortion has also effectively stopped condom provision to 16 countries and reduced it to 13 others, including some with the world's highest rates of AIDS infection." By following this ineffectual and ideologically driven policy, this administration has forgone the investments needed to reduce AIDS transmission and is indirectly responsible for hundreds of thousands if not millions of additional AIDS related deaths in Africa. His latest morally bankrupt move, Bush vetoed a plan to expanded health care coverage to 4 million additional poor, uninsured children. The bill enjoyed wide, bipartisan support in congress. It would cover uninsured children whose parents cannot afford coverage. The cost is $35 billion over 5 years. See my article on health care reform for why this is a moral imperative. I mean, really. We spent $458 billion on an unjustified war that has made us less safe, and we can't afford health care for our children? There has never been a president more interested (and dare I say evil?) in serving a few personal relationships to the detriment of an entire nation and world. Yes, Bush is going to hell. Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars. Go directly to hell. Technorati Profile
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