jeskibuff
03-07-2004, 05:13 PM
Some people hate Bush with a passion, as if he's done them the greatest harm. According to this article (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/07/ING0I5BSDR1.DTL), Bush received just 16% of San Francisco's vote in 11/2000. I guess they didn't think Bush had their best interests in mind, did they?? So, of course, Bush should give them a little retribution, shouldn't he?
The author asks: "is the president's agenda so desperately out of touch with 415-ers as to merit rejection by 6 out of 7 voters, plus thousands of angry protesters taking to streets anytime the president comes within driving distance of the Bay Area?" (415 is SF's area code)
Well, here's a few things he did that affected San Franciscans:
Mayor Newsom's fifth day on the job included a meeting with Philip Mangano, who heads the federal Interagency Council on Homelessness, which the Bush administration brought back to life to better coordinate federal outlays for the various pieces of the homeless puzzle
Under Bush, overall federal spending on HIV/AIDS has grown 28%...Bush has pledged to spend $15 billion over five years on global AIDS relief to prevent new infections, provide antiretroviral treatment and care for the sick and orphans. That's a tripling of the nation's global AIDS relief since 2001...HIV/AIDS wasn't part of the Bush agenda or the party platform when he ran for office and he's the first president to give more than lip service to the human tragedy in Africa.. Last December, Bush signed into law a National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). His latest budget proposal includes nearly $1 billion, twice 2001 levels. ..If Bush didn't care about the Bay Area and a rejuvenated tech sector, he wouldn't give nanotechnology a nanosecond of thought...Silicon Valley sees it as part of its economic recovery. The Democratic presidential field hammers away at Bush on trade...But in the Bay Area, the consequences of higher tariffs, protectionism and trade wars would be tragic Though roundly criticized in the Bay Area as anti-green, the Bush administration's has called for $105 million in habitat restoration and water improvements for the Klamath River Basin...Mr. Bush also earmarked $760 million for his Healthy Forests Initiative The Bush budget also includes Muni's proposed $764 million Central Subway, extending the Third Street light rail line from SBC Park and China Basin to Clay Street and Chinatown. As for the tech sector, Mr. Bush signed an extension of the federal Internet tax moratorium
...the city that demands tolerance should practice what it preaches. That begins with learning to better tolerate a president whose record doesn't merit the overblown rhetorical attacks and abject rejection.
Hmmm...San Francisco is like a microcosm for the liberal half of our nation, isn't it? They just don't know what's good for them!
The author asks: "is the president's agenda so desperately out of touch with 415-ers as to merit rejection by 6 out of 7 voters, plus thousands of angry protesters taking to streets anytime the president comes within driving distance of the Bay Area?" (415 is SF's area code)
Well, here's a few things he did that affected San Franciscans:
Mayor Newsom's fifth day on the job included a meeting with Philip Mangano, who heads the federal Interagency Council on Homelessness, which the Bush administration brought back to life to better coordinate federal outlays for the various pieces of the homeless puzzle
Under Bush, overall federal spending on HIV/AIDS has grown 28%...Bush has pledged to spend $15 billion over five years on global AIDS relief to prevent new infections, provide antiretroviral treatment and care for the sick and orphans. That's a tripling of the nation's global AIDS relief since 2001...HIV/AIDS wasn't part of the Bush agenda or the party platform when he ran for office and he's the first president to give more than lip service to the human tragedy in Africa.. Last December, Bush signed into law a National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). His latest budget proposal includes nearly $1 billion, twice 2001 levels. ..If Bush didn't care about the Bay Area and a rejuvenated tech sector, he wouldn't give nanotechnology a nanosecond of thought...Silicon Valley sees it as part of its economic recovery. The Democratic presidential field hammers away at Bush on trade...But in the Bay Area, the consequences of higher tariffs, protectionism and trade wars would be tragic Though roundly criticized in the Bay Area as anti-green, the Bush administration's has called for $105 million in habitat restoration and water improvements for the Klamath River Basin...Mr. Bush also earmarked $760 million for his Healthy Forests Initiative The Bush budget also includes Muni's proposed $764 million Central Subway, extending the Third Street light rail line from SBC Park and China Basin to Clay Street and Chinatown. As for the tech sector, Mr. Bush signed an extension of the federal Internet tax moratorium
...the city that demands tolerance should practice what it preaches. That begins with learning to better tolerate a president whose record doesn't merit the overblown rhetorical attacks and abject rejection.
Hmmm...San Francisco is like a microcosm for the liberal half of our nation, isn't it? They just don't know what's good for them!