Bush believes that the best way to help working Americans, including the working poor, is to allow them to keep more of their own money to help themselves, rather than send it to Washington to be redistributed by the federal government, which has a historically dismal track record of trying to solve the problem of poverty. Yes, Bush believes in our constitutional right to bear arms, as does Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. The truth is, gun laws only make it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to purchase firearms to defend themselves and their families. Criminals will never be deterred by these laws. In this country, crack cocaine, heroin and marijuana are illegal, yet they are easily obtained on the black market by those who truly want them.
Guns are no different.
Indeed, we have enjoyed a robust economy in the past seven years. However, in a market-driven economy, presidents have almost nothing to do with economic good times or downturns. Under Clinton and Gore, our military has been weakened considerably due to extreme budget cuts in defense spending, while being overtasked to engage in this administration's love affair with peacekeeping missions. This is not what our military is designed to do. The impeachment of Clinton brought much shame to the office of the president.