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Matthew Stensrud

The Republicans - What They've Done WRONG
July 29, 2003

Sometimes I wonder if we could get into a bigger hole, the United States, and we always seem to find the right shovel which can somehow dig just a bit deeper into the center of the Earth. The shovel often switches hands, from Republicans to Democrats, and many many years ago (at least it seems) Mr then-President Bill Clinton was building us a mountain. Somehow over the past three years, that mountain has dissappeared and all we are left with is a growing hole. And the only one I see with a shovel is Mr now-President Bush.

Record setting budget deficit projections were wrong!!! They were wrong, if just that was a good thing. The truth is the deficit will be 50 PERCENT WORSE, digging us into the biggest deficit ever, of not $300 billion, but $455 BILLION. Working middle class families are hurting because of this. Lower class families and hard workers and parents and children are hurting because of this. The only ones still sittin high are the millionaires, except the ones who are in jail. Unemployment is at a nine year high of 6.4 percent, which means about 9 and a half MILLION people are without jobs, an increase of around 3.4 million since Bush has taken office. This is depressing and saddening, but true!

People often disagree with my view of Mr Bill Clinton as a good president, but the only reason they can think of is the scandal and his impeachment. I ask for something else, but there is nothing they can think so, mainly because you'd have to search hard to find something else. We had a surplus when Clinton was president, we had low unemployment, a great environment, more National Parks, and everything did seem dandy. But all that has changed. I think Bush is a nice fellow and kind person, but he is NOT doing what is right for us and definitely not thinking of us when he makes his decisions. How could we have the sense to re-elect him in 2004. I hope we DON'T have the sense, because then we wouldn't have ANY sense.

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About the author: Matthew Stensrud is a high school student who loves politics and life. He has retained a 4.0 GPA throughout his high school career and is currently involved with the Young Democrats at his school. He is also an eCaptain for the Democratic National Committee. Other than politics, Matthew also loves music and plays the piano, organ, and handbells, and also sings in three choirs. Visit his website or email Matthew Stensrud: maths8877@yahoo.com

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