Before getting into my post this evening, I would like to congratulate the Aragon Chamber Choir for an excellent performance at the Oakland, California Jack London Square Tree Lighting Ceremony. The choir performed three pieces: Words, Ubi Caritas, and Russian Dance. Al though the group did not place for the competition, it was a great effort and I am proud to have been a part of it.
Now to the good stuff....
With the second term running out for President George W. Bush, he has veered away from big-picture decisions to smaller, more focused actions that he calls "kitchen table issuess". An example of these "kitchen table issues" is the following, Bush recently took a trip to Chesapeake Bay, Maryland to help preserve two species of game fish (ny times). Bush's administrators claim that he is taking these steps in order to "keep his hand in the game", knowing that his administration is known for mainly anti-terrorist actions.
Many people are upset with Bush for many decisions he has made like the war and the huge expenses spent on border control. These actions are obviously ENORMOUS, I wonder if the electorate wants to see Bush make more gigantic moves that will get us out of these dilemmas in stead of little ones that only affect one city.
I ask the readers to answer me this:
What do you make of this kitchen table? How's Dinner?
Do you approve of what Bush is doing with his remaining time?
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I’m sure Bush’s “kitchen table issues” will appeal to a small population (depending on the issue). For example, environmentalists and people who deeply care about the fish will approve of what he is doing with his remaining time. However, I think the majority of the country would disapprove of what he is doing with his remaining time and would rather him focus on getting out of the dilemmas that he put the country in. I also think that Bush is using these “kitchen table issues” to stray away from the issues at hand and to make himself look better so that people will not focus on his earlier unpopular decisions concerning the war and border control.
It's good that something is being done in order to preserve the environment, however it doesn't make up for Bush's missuse of the earth in the past (for example disrupting the migration of elk by placing more oil reserves in the natural habitats in Alaska).
I think the idea is good because the President needs to due actions like this or at least delegate someone in his party to deal with it because I think it builds a better America.
Maybe instead of focusing on game fish the president should do something that's a little more widespread (like a more concrete plan for the environmental agenda of the COUNTRY). He is the president of the UNITED STATES not only the Chesapeake Bay. And how about if he's going to focus on something else he takes a look at the deficit?
This approach could possibly appeal to Americans, but I really think that it appeals to the fish-lovers of Chesapeke Bay. If time really is money, then I think I may smell some pork...or just some feeble attempt at good publicity.
This is a pretty obvious move- he doesn't have the power in Congress, even with his own party, to get anything big done. The only threat he can make is that of a veto, and he only needs 40 buddies in the Senate to do that for him. So, by doing what he can, he's trying to look good even while he is essentially a lame duck.
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