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Thursday, January 8, 2009 12:00 AM

W. and the damage done

President Bush inherited a peaceful, prosperous America. As he exits, Salon consults experts in seven fields to try to assess the devastation.

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  • Thursday, January 8, 2009 06:39 AM

    Please send this article to President - elect Obama

    President Bush inherited a peaceful, prosperous America. That sounds absolutely wonderful if only it were true.

    In regards to peaceful that is hardly true. Give credit to President Jimmy Carter for his inability to declare war on Iran in 1979 for their act of war against America. Iran can get most of the credit for this Islamic Jihad disease that the civilized world has to deal with thanks to Carter, not President Bush.

    In regards to prosperous, the downfall credit is hardly President Bush’s. All those crooked politicians (do the research who was on the take, you will not find President Bush on the list) taking handouts particularly from Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac, all the crooks financial market and last but not least all the incompetent and lazy Americans who bought houses they could not afford and ran up credit bills for junk they just had to have, but could never pay for. Funny, I do not remember President Bush falling into any of those categories.

    Finally, please send this article to President – elect Obama so he is not made to be a patsy for the crooks in four years.

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