Today in Bush's Presidency (2001-06-28)

[adamuu]

Today is Day 159 in Obama's presidency. As you watch him struggle with a plate overfull of problems, perhaps some perspective can be gained by looking at what the news day looked like at the same point (day 159) in Bush's presidency. Articles must have "Bush" in the body to be listed and are generally US-centered.

Today in Bush's presidency, there were ongoing news stories about the following topics:

1. Mexican Truck Drivers, oh my
2. Macedonia
3. Vieques (live-fire military training exercises at the Puerto Rican island of Vieques)
4. Airline workers strike
5. Bush has internal debate about federal funds for stem cell research
6. Bush tours the country selling faith-based initiative plan
7. Bush seeks to resume nuclear tests
8. Sharon and Bush disagree on settlements
9. Missile Shield / ABM Treaty
10. China has one of our spy planes

I did not include links for these topics as they appeared in previous posts. ( see link at bottom )

Additional stories for day 2001-06-28
Middle East
Shock Wave in Israel Over Bush's Comment
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/28/world/shock-wave-in-israel-over-bush-s-comment.html

Congress
JEFFORDS BAILED AFTER BUSH BRUSH-OFF
http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/2001/06/28/2001-06-28_jeffords_bailed_after_bush_b.html

Sen. Jim Jeffords broke down in tears when he told Sens. Arlen Specter, Lincoln Chafee and other mournful moderate Republicans last month that he was leaving the GOP. But he says he got a chillier send-off from President Bush.
Jeffords recalls in the new issue of Rolling Stone how Vice President Dick Cheney sent him to the Oval Office in the hope that the President could persuade him not to desert the party. Jeffords says he told Bush "he really has to pay more attention to the moderates. Then I said, 'If you don't get the resources out there , you'll be a one-term President.' "
Jeffords tells Rolling Stone's Paul Alexander that Bush "just nodded and said, 'I don't agree with you. I think we've got a good plan.' " Hearing no hint of compromise, Jeffords says, he told Bush he'd made up his mind - to which Bush replied: "Nice talking to you."

GOP again says Daschle holding up Bush agenda
http://edition.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/06/27/gop.daschle/index.html

"In another day or so there will be a story where Daschle gets blamed for thunderstorms in Kansas," said Anita Dunn, Daschle's spokeswoman. The Republicans are settling into their minority status in the Senate after losing the right to determine the legislative schedule three weeks ago when Sen. Jim Jeffords left the party and became an independent.

Energy Crisis
Oil Executive Says Bush's Call for More Oil Refineries Is Unwarranted.
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8340663_ITM

Bush Revs Up Energy Plan
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/06/28/politics/main298957.shtml

"Ours is the first administration that has laid out a broad strategy, a comprehensive strategy, a strategy that goes beyond the stale debates of whether or not we ought to drill for natural gas in Alaska or not," Mr. Bush said. "We're talking way beyond just one single issue that seems to dominate the landscape here in Washington, D.C."

ROUGH WATERS FOR BUSH ENERGY PLAN.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-76019079.html

The House was moving to prohibit oil or gas drilling under the Great Lakes, erecting another barrier to President Bush's plans to expand domestic energy production.
``There is no amount of oil under the Great Lakes that is worth putting one-fifth of the world's fresh water at risk,'' said Rep. David Bonior, D-Mich.

THE ENERGY CRISIS; Power Shortage Not Real, Most Californians Say; Times Poll: The energy market was manipulated to boost sellers' profits, 86% say. Davis gets low marks but Bush fares even worse.
http://tinyurl.com/lse6ju

Commerce
The Microsoft Case Is Hardly Over
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jun2001/nf20010628_696.htm

Slowdown May Threaten U.S. Surplus
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/28/business/slowdown-may-threaten-us-surplus.html

Other
Linda Tripp just won't go away
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2001/06/28/ED174901.DTL

(Prev: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5942377&mesg_id=5942377 )
(Raw: http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=Bush&num=10&as_price=p0&as_user_ldate=2001-6-28&as_user_hdate=2001-6-28&scoring=a&hl=en&ned=us&sa=N )

Edit: Title, link too long

[adamuu]

1. Everything was foreseeable wasn't it

[stevedeshazer]

2. Good perspective.

Seems quaint in comparison with today.