Presidency of George W. Bush

centuries, helping decide the fates of over … elections (cite). In recent years, the College has been reintroduced to the criticisms of the public because of its ability to decide very intense elections. In the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore and George W. Bush had both earned a relatively equal amount of electoral votes in the Electoral College, but neither had a majority over 270 votes. Vote counting in Florida lasted long into the night, leaving the outcome of Florida’s electoral votes…

In the 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. There was also a third party candidate named Ralph Nader. Nader was a Green party candidate and Green parties tend to side with Liberals or Democrats. Bush barely won the election (as Al Gore had the popular vote) and many people argued that the only reason Bush won was because Nader threw off the votes for the democratic party. (Document 5) This is a problem because…

The Mexico City Policy (MCP) is damaging for women and communities and will have consequences that reverberate around the world for years to come. The Mexico City Policy came to be known as the Global Gag Rule (GGR), referring to the “gagging” of any abortion related talk (Gezinski, 2011, p.839) if an organization receives U.S. federal aid. In order to improve the quality of international development and global health and reproductive rights, it is important to understand the harms that this…

the nation struggled to keep it together. Finally, after three days the then President, George W. Bush finally addressed the union. His speech, known as his “Bullhorn Speech,” was not long, but it was one of the defining moments of his Presidency. In fact, Kenneth Walsh (2013) described the speech as “one of the most riveting and important points in his presidency.”The speech was given at a vulnerable time and Bush implemented each section of the Aristotelian Triad to comfort and unify the…

giving them wider distribution. One man who understands this concept is George Soros, and since he is constantly backing the Democrats. He has become a thorn in the side of Republicans. This is why they call him the Boogeyman. Being an adversary the Republicans, he continuously funds their political rivals and enemies. During the election of 2004, George Soros longed to dethrone a weak George W. Bush and topple his presidency. Soros funded Bush’s political contender that year, John Kerry. Up…

government and U.S. citizens. President George W. Bush and members of his administration decided it was time to reconsider government policies and organize a rally in national security efforts. This rally became known as the U.S. Global War on Terrorism. The policies utilized in this War on Terror manifested widespread controversy,…

How lightly do you take the loss of three thousand innocent lives? Many people believe that 9/11 was the beginning of the War on terror, which could be justified as true, however, many tensions had lead to the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the beginning of the war on terror. Most are aware of the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and likeminded groups and their associations with terrorism and their attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York City, New York, USA. Since 1996 the Taliban had governmental…

so many civilians with chemical weapons, he flagrantly crossed the "red line" imposed by Obama, but escaped punishment. The president was unwilling to carry through on an explicit threat, in what was the biggest foreign policy climb down of his presidency and also one of the most significant in the past 50…

The Life of George W. Bush...Cont. One day as George W. Bush sat and read to little kindergarteners, he heard that one of the twin towers had been struck in the battle of nine-eleven. When George was younger his sister had died of leukemia. Considering George is a faithful man, He is raised an Episcopalian. From the dinner time table preaching about his devout father and because of the Episcopal parish life of his family. George W. Bush had to overcome one hardship in his life and use his…

suicide. The reason Gary Webb’s death should be ruled a suicide because he died from a single shot to the head. The incident took place on December 9, 2004, when the U.S. Press was at the lowest, having recently helped and supported President George W. Bush the country to war in Iraq under false Pretenses (Parry, 2010). In addition, the press corps had performed terribly in president Bush’s two presidential election campaigns in the year 2000 and 2004, cautious to…