Bush's accomplishments

Here's an exercise, and maybe we'll get the answer next week at the RNC... If W was asked what were the major accomplishments of his four years as president, what would he say?

He's too exposed to say much about jobs or the economy, his healthcare plan is a disaster, NCLB is underfunded. He can't really bring up much about the war on terror because they haven't really caught anyone, at best he can repeat "America is safer" 22 times in a row, using simple repetition as evidence. Nor can he really invoke Iraq since despite having "liberated" the country Americans are still dying over there. Still, I'm sure these things may not stop him during the RNC.

So here's my question - put yourself in the shoes of a GOP strategist, what are your president's major accomplishments (and be as biased as possible, you know they're gonna be).

•  Early morning mojo

  time for me to hit the sack, sorry for any late-night incoherence. In Bob Dylan's words:

  I see the morning light. I see the morning light. But it's not because I'm an early riser, it's 'cause I didn't get to sleep last night.

  by nussbaumski on Mon Aug 23, 2004 at 04:29:52 AM PDT

•  IANAR

  but I expect them to say:

  Tax cuts (and more tax cuts)

  Prescription drug bill

  NCLB (who needs money, we've got faith!)

  Saddam is gone

  ...I think that's it, and two of the above were false successes and the other two were more harmful than good...

  And they'll probably try to sell us for next term:

  Tax cuts (why am I not surprised?)

  Tort Reform (fix the lawyers so you can get a doctor...get it?)

  ...and...that's about it....Oh, and did I mention that "I'm a wartime president, America is safer, wartime president, America safer,wartime president, America safer,wartime president, America safer,wartime president, America safer,wartime president, America safer,etc.....I want to be the peace president."

  by PBJ Diddy on Mon Aug 23, 2004 at 04:43:01 AM PDT

•  Easy

  1.  Fucked up the country
     
  2.  Fucked up the world
     

  Dick Cheney can do it too.  Next question?

  by Kickturn on Mon Aug 23, 2004 at 05:20:40 AM PDT

•  War on terror

  They'll talk about how many al-Qaeda members they've captured, how we're safer without Saddam and his weapons of mass destruction-related program activities, how Libya is scared of us, how they've foiled countless terrorist plots through their vigilence, and so on.  Then they'll say how crucial it is to stay the course, to keep a president who will stand up to the terrorists instead of relying on other countries and the UN.  Then they'll produce Osama bin Laden, who they've held for several months, as proof of Bush's success in the war on terror.  Okay, well, the last thing is more unlikely, but I wouldn't put it past them.

  by dtj on Mon Aug 23, 2004 at 05:28:24 AM PDT