Scott Rosenberg’s 10 bullet point overview of BushCo …
December 23, 2007
Scott Rosenberg offers a sad but true “60-second, ten-bullet-point, 100-word overview of the achievements of the Bush Administration:”
- Lost popular vote but won in court, claimed mandate.
- Spent budget surplus on tax cuts for wealthy.
- Squandered post 9-11 unity on bid for “permanent Republican majority.”
- Stockpiled terror suspects at Guantanamo with no rights; instituted shameful regime of torture.
- Led nation falsely into Iraq war, bungled occupation, destabilized Mideast, trashed U.S. military.
- Diplomacy-free, unilateralist foreign policy eroded American influence worldwide.
- Attempted to scuttle Social Security via “privatization.”
- Destroyed Justice Department’s nonpartisan tradition; used prosecutors to punish enemies and throw elections.
- Undermined Constitution through “signing statements.”
- Blocked global warming solutions.
- Will retire to ranch in year; we face lifelong cleanup.

