Now that Obama is in office> "the teacher", and with the use of the internet,this man George Bush,what conclusion will the masses come to that finally evolve out of George Bush's eight years. Many nationalities were killed and involved on the 9/11 attack, a proper inquiry should be conducted by the UNITED NATIONS.

DwightKSchrute,
How does Paul Ryan's plan "save" Social Security with less payroll capital and fewer participants then it is receiving now? It's impossible, someone is lying.

Secondly, why create individual accounts? Why not just invest the entire $2.4 + trillion of SS government bonds into Ryan's secret investment accounts and grow the fund at 4% to 12% annually like he claims AND protect the principal with a government guarantee like he claims under his plan? Let everyone enjoy the greater returns on investment and even paydown the deficits? It's impossible because someone is lying.

The ponze scheme had the money wasted for years by the elected people in washington. Sticking your head in the sand and continuing down the same path is not a fix.

Now explain where the money from the general revenues comes from to fund SS when there is already a deficit and Ryan`s plan for the budget uses made up numbers for revenue. Ryan required CBO to use 19% of GDP as revenue when they scored his budget, when the 40 year average is about 18.3%. A .5% difference would equal a $5 trillion deficit, IF GDP never changes, and that is hardly likely. It will go up, as will the deficits.

Read it, raises retirement age, lowers benefits, requires large amounts from general revenues, even guarantees those that invest their SS funds full benefits, from general funds also.

Not the same plan. Changes have been made from earlier plans to make it more viable in the long term.

www.cbpp.org/4-26-05socsec2.htm
Same plan, same problem, 5 years later. Of course the actuary says it will work, because of the massive amounts of money transferred from general revenues, to be paid back, maybe, someday, if possible, maybe not.

Sorry the facts hurt so much, Joze.

Dwight, it's a pile of crap. Read what thy post!
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On topic, we know the Bush's did not visit for a 50k campaign contribution. I wish Jim Leute could have been a fly on that wall.

Ah jimbofish, just another of the leftie sheeple having no clue about what the Republicans want to do with Social Security. Quit using cheap talking points and get some fact.
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First - the market would NOT have "decimated" Social Security had the Republicans passed their SS plan. The Republicans plan will NOT change anything for those over 55 and allows younger workers the OPTION (key word, OPTION) to invest a small portion of their SS taxes into a private account.
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Second - The non-partisan Office of the Chief Actuary for the Social Security Administration stated that the Republican plan, specifically Paul Ryan's, would permanently save social security. Directly from the Office of the Chief Actuary: "Under these plan specifications, described in further detail below, the Social Security program
would be expected to be solvent and to meet its benefit obligations throughout the long-range period 2009 through 2083. The long-range OASDI actuarial deficit of 2.00 percent of payroll and the OASDI long-range unfunded obligation of $5.3 trillion in present value would be eliminated."
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See the full report here: http://house.gov/budget_republicans/pres...

Look where our Social Security would be if Bush and his cronies would have succeeded in privatizing SS, the market collapse would have decimated it. Granted, SS is not in the greatest shape, but the Repubs are drooling over it and have it in their gun sights once again.

TheTroll

"Diane Hendricks
Political Campaign Contributions:
2010 $54,000
2009 53,500
2007 $44,300"

Why else would they be in town? Great minds think alike and I really think you nailed this one TheTroll.

Thegoodlife, at least they are giving back to the community now but I recall exactly what you are saying. Suspicious fires and dirty deeds, business as usual in the fire sale of this former great nation.

What's funny is how all the "real conservatives" were seemingly completely silent during the Bush years. Now we have this big Tea Party movement trying to "take back America", two years after he leaves office. Pretty laughable.

For the record, I think Obama has made mistakes too. Plenty of them. But the conservatives have to admit he inherited a huge amount of problems to deal with. It takes more than two years to turn around a country facing the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression. And it's not like the Republicans in Congress have been any help whatsoever.

Overall, neither party has America's real interests at heart anyway.

Am I the only one who remembers the 70's and Ken H.'s less than moral and ethical values? He made it to the top but if that's how one makes it I'm not interested.

I agree with previous posts - make sure you read RAF.

good post raf. Most of us forgot about that. Every thing he voted for is now coming back to bite him.

"when you failed to mention in your most recent comment that American jobs were lost every month starting in December 2007 ... 11 months before Senator Obama was elected president."
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But included all his days in the US senate, controlled by dems along with the congress. Where he voted yes on all the budgets and bailouts.

Who cares, it was a private event. Why is this news?

"Hendricks said she shares many values with the former president".
Great, she wants to destroy this country too.

Tiki1man

Let's see, where is ABC Supply today and how is GM in Janesville doing? Last I heard, ABC is buying companies to fuel growth and handing out employee bonuses. Any questions?

Well, they didn't buy them all...and none of the evil bush's are on their board of directors. So much for your evil plot.

Yes retiredairforce, can you recall morgan stanley admitting that they bought up all the oil futures? This is understanding the market? I think this is artificial manipulation don't you? Believe what you want. I just see it for what it is.

meerkat, it appears you are ignorant of the market...in addition to being a sucker.

careful andre next thing you know he will make empty threats to fly to wis on a moments notice for a cup of tea to discuss the issues...

Bush jr. shows up and say's "SHOW ME THE MONEY" It is just me or has anyone else notice that when both Bush's did thier terms the price of oil sky rocketed! Then when they were gone the price settled? We are all just suckers aren't we!!!

Well now that all of the architects of the stimulus have resigned from Obama's staff we can get the Bush tax cuts extended as needed. Bush tax cuts were nessesary because Clinton gave us the biggest tax increase ever. Those of you still defending obama have to see the rats are leaving a sinking ship.obama did more damage to the Gulf than the oil rig explosion. Senator Vitter of La said more jobs have been lost from the obama moritorium than the oil spill.Job losses in the gulf due to this will be slow in coming back unless the moritorium is lifted. Jobs created 0.

I am a proud ABC employee who got to share in this once in a lifetime event thanks to Diane Hendricks. Anyone who wants to be so critical about this should also do some research and look at what the Hendricks family and ABC has done for this community. How much worse do you think this area would be if they had not put the national headquarters here and provided thousands of jobs. I have been with this company for a lot of years and I know how much they love this community and always giving back to it. This event on Thurs was one that not only will I remember but so will my co workers.

Robert79, the only apology that you have listed is to Guatemala (and rightly so) for infecting Guatemalans with STD's for an experiment. And it was the Sec. of State Clinton that expressed the apology, not Obama. Are you saying that no such apology was in order?

Reply to Gandalf,

Here are 5 examples of Apologies by Obama.

Feb 2009
During his al-Arabiya interview, Obama insisted on the need to “restore” the “same respect and partnership that America had with the Muslim world as recently as 20 or 30 years ago.”

April 2009

Obama told the French that America "has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive" toward Europe.

In Prague, he said America has "a moral responsibility to act" on arms control because only the U.S. had "used a nuclear weapon."

In Central and South America. Obama said that the United States is responsible for a huge portion – as much as 90 percent – of the guns being used by Mexican drug smugglers.

October 01, 2010 6:56 PM
President Obama Apologizes to Guatemalan President for Syphilis Study
President Obama spoke with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom to “express his deep regret” and “extend an apology to all those infected” following the revelation that the U.S. Public Health Service conducted a study from 1946 to 1948 in which near 700 prisoners, soldiers and patients with emotional and mental problems were purposefully infected with syphilis
The study also was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, a forerunner of the Pan American Health Organization, and the Guatemalan government.
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Gandalf
Oct 1, 2010 at 5:19 p.m.

Robert79, your post is an absurd parroting of the Fox News propaganda machine. Please name 'everyone' to whom Obama has apologized, or name even one.

SarahB1, I would hope that your wild view of facts does not carry over to your nursing career, that could be dangerous. Jobs were lost at the end of the Bush presidency due to realization that Obama was going to destroy our economy. Employers who wanted to stay in business needed to tighten the belt immediately to stay in business. So, yes the jobs were lost at the end of the Bush presidency, but it was directly related to Obama being elected.

"This was a criminal, treasonous failing on the part of the constitutionally responsible Commander-in-Chief."
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This statement was made by a person who continually makes false statements regarding past and present american history; no surprise the delusional continues with delusions.

NVGrf......let me sincerely apologize. I seriously thought you were the only one illiterate enough to not be able to spell a simple word like "classy".....Now I know your stupidity only goes as far as not having a clue when proofing things and to incorrectly quote text when trying to make one of your ridiculous, laughable points. Once again, I hope you accept my apology....:)

It does my heart good to see that the Bush visit irritates the looney left so much.... Go get em George.... :>)

"MiSSiOn AccOmPlisHeD"

I'm sincerely glad President Bush has MOVED ON to private enterprise.
Robert79: C'mon. Geez.

Bravo janesvillean, you successfully made a fool of yourself by showing your partisan views on a much larger issue. If you believe Bush should be imprisoned for failing to act against Bin Laden before 9/11, the same should be done for Clinton...
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From MSNBC.com regarding Bin Laden:
"One Clinton Cabinet official said, looking back, the military should have been more involved, “We did a lot, but we did not see the gathering storm that was out there.”"
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"A Democratic member of the 9/11 commission says there was a larger issue: The Clinton administration treated bin Laden as a law enforcement problem.

Bob Kerry, a former senator and current 9/11 commission member, said, “The most important thing the Clinton administration could have done would have been for the president, either himself or by going to Congress, asking for a congressional declaration to declare war on al-Qaida, a military-political organization that had declared war on us.”"
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It's obvious the US Government as a whole didn't take Bin Laden as serious as they should have, starting with Bill Clinton and ending at 9/11.

janesvillean, Let's not forget who let Bin Laden slip away and grow to the position of power he enjoys to this day.

Ken was a great man with a great vision...I hope his wife can do the same. I feel Bush is not doing him justice. He helped the little people and made sure there were jobs regardless of money --unlike Bush.
Keep Kens spirit alive--he never forgot his roots. They didn't depend on Washington.

I think its great that one of our best president has come to rock county it reminds people of what it means to be a Conservative, Pro Jobs and Growth. Please vote Republican in Nov. if not for you our children.

tikiman......"she wants to destroy the country too"? Yeah, ok genius......by providing thousands of jobs and creating a company that is considered one of the best in the country to work for, she's proven that she's out to destroy America! The stupidity never ceases to amaze me:)

snazzy......didn't take Barry 50 years--amazingly the clown was able to pull it off in only two!!!!:) Thankfully we'll be able negate any more damage with the next round of elections!

Janesvillean......Seriously???? You need to get off of your soapbox.....Mistakes were made, but if you want to crucify Bush for that Clinton should have also been humiliated and imprisoned for not taking bin laden out when he had ample opportunity back in 2000. Or does he get a pass in your eyes because his political party's beliefs fall more in line with yours? A little hypocritical if you ask me.......

Yea Robert79, how dare Obama apologize for things the US has done wrong in the past. Why should we apologize for infecting people in Guatemala with STD's for research purposes, or anything else for that matter. We are America! We can do no wrong! USA! USA! USA!

janesvillean, nothing like any of the Evil Lies our current dictator in cheif tells?

cynicaleye......ABC Supply more than paid for the cost--through the taxes of the 5000 or so taxpayers that it employs and quite a bit of corporate tax that they pay judging by how large and successful they are......Don't you think?

916WI: Just like Condoleezza Rice, you seem to have forgotten all about that little memo titled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US", to which the reaction by George W. Bush was exactly nothing. (They then tried, over a period of multiple years, to conceal the memo -- including its very damning title -- from the very commission charged with investigating 9/11.)
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?tit...
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This was a criminal, treasonous failing on the part of the constitutionally responsible Commander-in-Chief. In a just world, he would have been removed from office, humiliated, and imprisoned.

How much did this "private" visit cost taxpayers in police services? How about charging ABC Supply for the cost?

Jewels45...You are correct about the Democratic congress supporting easy lending but in addition to Barney Frank & Chris Dodd, Karl Rove had a hand in it also with "The American Dream of Home Ownership" plan that would enable low-income people to buy a home. The thought was that if these people were able to buy a home during the Bush administration they would vote Republican in the next election. A large segment of the population that was targeted was the Hispanic community; this is why the Bush administration did little about illegal immigration, he didn't want to lose the voting segment of legal hispanics.
In addition to the political shenangins The Grahm Leach Biley Act removed restrictions from the financal system which prevented predatory lending. Granted some people knowingly got in over thier heads but many others were taken advantage of by not having terms thourghly explained to them and did not know what they were getting into. Part of the financial reform President Obama achieved will prevent predatory lending in the future

Why does that idiot think he's important? He's a dimwit. Leave please.

And this:
"Hendricks said she shares many values with the former president".
Great, she wants to destroy this country too.

Well I see the race card is in place once again....Thanks a lot gandalf. Always something isn't it?

You are right ms-sassy but if people keep listening to their one sided news reporting (be it Fox news, Glen Beck or whoever) they will keep getting their hateful news and keep believing it.

Why does it always have to be a "us vs. them" debate between democrats and republicans. We are AMERICANS. Let's work together, stop comparing, and work to compromise! sheesh, these polictical debates make me nauseous from all of the hatred spread amongst our own neighbors...forget Afghanistan. We have a war right here in the US. It's ugly.

Agree or disagree with our former President, the ABC employees are lucky enough to work for a company(and a businesswoman like Diane Hendricks)which gives them opportunities to be apart of things like this. I heard the meeting was open to all of the employees who wanted to be a part of it and was quite informal and laid back. Lunch was brought in and people just hung out and talked before the President showed up. Pretty cool if you ask me.

yes, I'm pretty sure that since he had to fight to get to use his blackberry that the Secret Service would allow him to fly Delta. I bet you'd want him to fly economy, too, right? Obama didn't make Air Force One the "official" Presidential plane...

GoneFishin, you need to check your facts, because Obama has been taking heat from all sides. The Republicans hate hime because they can't stand the idea of a Black president, and the progressives are peeved because he tried way too hard to establish a bi-partisan environment that compromised progressive ideals. By the way, Bush traveled all over the country during mid-term elections, so you're the hypocrite for dissing Obama for doing the same thing (and to no greater degree).

Gee, I hope Bush pays the $700 ambulance bill.

gonefishin: could you tell me if president bush used airforce one to stump during mid term elections??

Diane Hendricks
Political Campaign Contributions:
2010 $54,000
2009 53,500
2007 $44,300
http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/c...

I wonder how much the taxpayers have to shell out to have this turd show up here.

I feel patriotic, and I do share some of Bush's views, but in light of some other things he did and believes in I would have decline his offer.

Janesvillean.....Get a clue! 9/11 was the fault of Bush? Getting pretty desperate, huh? Let's not blame the terrorists that hate everything "western" and want us all dead--9/11 was all George's fault.......The housing bubble? It was Bush's fault that Americans were either greedy or stupid and committed themselves to mortgages they couldn't afford. Nope, according to you, they aren't responsible--that one is George's fault too......Sounds like you're taking a page from Obama's playbook.....now there's a real moron for you:)

NVgrf.....if that's considered an oxymoron, I guess we can safely consider you a moron. If you're going take the time to insult someone, make sure you spell the words used in the insult correctly.....

"Bush called his presidential experience exciting and exhilarating and said he would absolutely do it again." Beloit Daily News (No comment necessary)

Robert79, your post is an absurd parroting of the Fox News propaganda machine. Please name 'everyone' to whom Obama has apologized, or name even one.

Now there's an oxymoron...The classey George W. Bush.

George and Laura at least had some class while in the white house. Not so currently, and the former stole furniture upon their departure.

Housing bubble was not of Bushes doing. Check what Barney and Chris Dodd had to do with it long before he came into office.Fannie and freddie main culprit. Easy lending demanded of the dems in congress blew that bubble and caused all the destruction that followed. Bush did however get us into a mess in Iraq.Janesvillian is so biased he must be cross eyed.

The Republicans create more revisionist history about this guy than they did about Reagan.

Finally it’s good to see a president (Bush) in Wisconsin that stood up for USA, unlike the current president (Obama) who is apologizing to everyone. Obama makes no decision if it isn’t approved by the the liberals (Harry and Nancy).

Maybe Bush has moved on, but he sure left quite a few hot steaming turds behind for everyone else to clean-up. On the other hand, it sure was nice to have Laura Bush in town.

It looks like Janesvillean has no intention of moving on. After the next election, Janesvillean may well become a basket case. Move on, Janesvillean, for your own good!

Always a pleasure to see Bush in our community!

He's "moved on". Seriously. He's "moved on"? If only the mistakes of his administration were in the past, but no -- we're still dealing with them, and may for decades to come. 9/11. Iraq. The housing bubble. Trading away a surplus and deficit reduction for tax cuts. The Lehman implosion. The financial crisis. And the recession. I did not think it possible for this onetime Commander in Chief to be a bigger maroon than he had already shown, but that smug comment essentially puts it all in a nice, engraved envelope with a silk ribbon.