George W. Bush

No Child Left Behind

Current Events        vs.       Founding Documents Entry 139 Current Event Published December 14, 2011 | Associated Press Half of American Schools Failed Federal Standards Nearly half of America’s public schools didn’t meet federal achievement standards this year, marking the largest failure rate since the much-criticized No Child Left Behind Law took effect a decade ago, according [...]

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The Unemployment Rate and the President’s Reelection: An Historic Overview.

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, a subsidiary of the Department of Labor, in their Employment Situation Summary for July 2011, finds that the unemployment rate remains stagnant at 9.2 percent.  Furthermore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that since March, the unemployment rate has risen by a paltry 0.4 percent. With the unemployment [...]

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The Bush Tax Cuts: Renewing Prosperity and Enhancing Economic Growth

The Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 were instrumental in fostering the greatest economic expansion since the conclusion of the Second World War, in 1945.  On January 1, 2011, the Bush tax cuts are set to terminate. President Obama, his liberal allies, and the mainstream media have led the American people to believe that [...]

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