Thursday, September 02, 2004

From His 'Great Goals' of 2000, President's Achievements Mixed (washingtonpost.com)

From His 'Great Goals' of 2000, President's Achievements Mixed (washingtonpost.com): "NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- George W. Bush accepted the Republican presidential nomination in Philadelphia four summers ago with a speech packed full of ambitious campaign promises.
He would overhaul Medicare, Social Security and public education; cut taxes; reinvigorate the military; restore civility to the political system; and help the poor with tax credits for health insurance, assistance buying homes and charitable-giving incentives. 'We will use these good times for great goals,' he said. 'We will confront the hard issues.' "

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