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I got nothing.

Shakespeare's Sister asks a very tough question:

Can you praise a single decision, policy, action, initiative, program, anything relating to Bush’s presidency?

I asked this to people in person from time to time, though, my phrasing is usually "can you name one Bush policy initiative that you would keep"?

I got nothing.

I'm for a couple of things Bush has done in principle, but in the Reality-Based^TM world, they have been so horrible in execution that I'm agains them. In principle, I don't think I'm against relying on religious organizations for social service delivery. But I'm not for Bush's execution of "faith-based initiatives", which is really a redirection of money to the religious right. In principle, I'm for Medicare covering prescription drugs. But the Bush Medicare bill is quite possibly the worst piece of legislation to appear in the last thirty years. I support the invasion of Afghanistan, but we obviously haven't filled the power vacuum or done enough to eliminate the opium trade.

Oh, wait, I do have one case of unqualified support for a Bush action! In the wake of the Iranian earthquake, Bush temporarily suspended sanctions to help Tehran rebuild. So, there. I am not some blind eyed Bush-hater. Once every four years, he does something I support wholeheartedly.

However, I cannot find a single long-term policy initiatives that are worth a darn.

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Last updated by Nicholas Beaudrot on 10:45 25 May 2005