Republican Legacy Republican Legacy
✗ Corruption, scandals, deception, unnecessary war ✗ Corruption, scandals, deception, unnecessary war
✗ Torture, overseas kidnapping, rejected treaties ✗ Torture, overseas kidnapping, rejected treaties
✗ Denial of fair trial, Habeas Corpus ✗ Denial of fair trial, Habeas Corpus
✗ Dismal response to Hurricane Katrina ✗ Dismal response to Hurricane Katrina
✗ Suppression of inconvenient evidence (war, EPA) ✗ Suppression of inconvenient evidence (war, EPA)
✗ Politicization of Justice Dept (prosecutors) ✗ Politicization of Justice Dept (prosecutors)
✗ Subsidies for Big Oil, despite record profits ✗ Subsidies for Big Oil, despite record profits
✗ Tax cuts for super-rich. despite huge deficits ✗ Tax cuts for super-rich. despite huge deficits
✗ Increased concentration of wealth & media power ✗ Increased concentration of wealth & media power
✗ Dirty tricks, vote switching, voter suppression ✗ Dirty tricks, vote switching, voter suppression
✗ Inadequate funding for domestic crime fighting, ✗ Inadequate funding for domestic crime fighting,
infrastructure, health & safety, science infrastructure, health & safety, science
✗ Reckless deregulation → Enron, subprime crash, ✗ Reckless deregulation → Enron, subprime crash,
weak gas mileage standards, debt, recession weak gas mileage standards, debt, recession
✗ Easy access by criminals to assault weapons ✗ Easy access by criminals to assault weapons
✗ Iraq war planned well before 9/11 ✗ Iraq war planned well before 9/11
✗ Saddam had no relation to 9/11 or Al Qaeda ✗ Saddam had no relation to 9/11 or Al Qaeda
✗ Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction ✗ Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction
✗ Massive propaganda effort to deceive the public ✗ Massive propaganda effort to deceive the public
✗ Mismanagement, no-bid contracts, corruption ✗ Mismanagement, no-bid contracts, corruption
✗ 4100+ US troops dead, 30,000+ wounded ✗ 4100+ US troops dead, 30,000+ wounded
✗ 150,000 – 1,000,000 civilians killed ✗ 150,000 – 1,000,000 civilians killed
✗ Weakened, exhausted military; suicidal vets ✗ Weakened, exhausted military; suicidal vets
✗ Al Qaeda/Taliban ignored, Afghanistan in chaos ✗ Al Qaeda/Taliban ignored, Afghanistan in chaos
✗ War denounced by former Bush White House staff ✗ War denounced by former Bush White House staff
members, retired generals, world community members, retired generals, world community
✗ Over $600 billion wasted on disastrous war ✗ Over $600 billion wasted on disastrous war
TORTURE, CORRUPTION, Incompetence, WAR TORTURE, CORRUPTION, Incompetence, WAR
Republican Legacy Republican Legacy
✗ Corruption, scandals, deception, unnecessary war ✗ Corruption, scandals, deception, unnecessary war
✗ Torture, overseas kidnapping, rejected treaties ✗ Torture, overseas kidnapping, rejected treaties
✗ Denial of fair trial, Habeas Corpus ✗ Denial of fair trial, Habeas Corpus
✗ Dismal response to Hurricane Katrina ✗ Dismal response to Hurricane Katrina
✗ Suppression of inconvenient evidence (war, EPA) ✗ Suppression of inconvenient evidence (war, EPA)
✗ Politicization of Justice Dept (prosecutors) ✗ Politicization of Justice Dept (prosecutors)
✗ Subsidies for Big Oil, despite record profits ✗ Subsidies for Big Oil, despite record profits
✗ Tax cuts for super-rich. despite huge deficits ✗ Tax cuts for super-rich. despite huge deficits
✗ Increased concentration of wealth & media power ✗ Increased concentration of wealth & media power
✗ Dirty tricks, vote switching, voter suppression ✗ Dirty tricks, vote switching, voter suppression
✗ Inadequate funding for domestic crime fighting, ✗ Inadequate funding for domestic crime fighting,
infrastructure, health & safety, science infrastructure, health & safety, science
✗ Reckless deregulation → Enron, subprime crash, ✗ Reckless deregulation → Enron, subprime crash,
weak gas mileage standards, debt, recession weak gas mileage standards, debt, recession
✗ Easy access by criminals to assault weapons ✗ Easy access by criminals to assault weapons
✗ Iraq war planned well before 9/11 ✗ Iraq war planned well before 9/11
✗ Saddam had no relation to 9/11 or Al Qaeda ✗ Saddam had no relation to 9/11 or Al Qaeda
✗ Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction ✗ Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction
✗ Massive propaganda effort to deceive the public ✗ Massive propaganda effort to deceive the public
✗ Mismanagement, no-bid contracts, corruption ✗ Mismanagement, no-bid contracts, corruption
✗ 4100+ US troops dead, 30,000+ wounded ✗ 4100+ US troops dead, 30,000+ wounded
✗ 150,000 – 1,000,000 civilians killed ✗ 150,000 – 1,000,000 civilians killed
✗ Weakened, exhausted military; suicidal vets ✗ Weakened, exhausted military; suicidal vets
✗ Al Qaeda/Taliban ignored, Afghanistan in chaos ✗ Al Qaeda/Taliban ignored, Afghanistan in chaos
✗ War denounced by former Bush White House staff ✗ War denounced by former Bush White House staff
members, retired generals, world community members, retired generals, world community
✗ Over $600 billion wasted on disastrous war ✗ Over $600 billion wasted on disastrous war
TORTURE, CORRUPTION, Incompetence, WAR TORTURE, CORRUPTION, Incompetence, WAR