Bush-whacked

Eight years of Bush and what do we have to show for it. Not much at all.

From Propublica.org...

National Debt on Election Day

2000

$7.1 trillion

2008

$10.6 trillion

Adjusted to 2008 dollars. Source: Treasury Department.

Percentage of Americans without health insurance

2001

14%

2007

15%

Source: Census Bureau

Average high school graduation rate

2000-01

71.7%

2007-08

74.4%

2007-08 number is projected. Source: Department of Education

U.S. funding for global HIV/AIDS

2001

$1 billion

2008

$6 billion

Fiscal years. Adjusted to 2008 dollars. Source: President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Average number of endangered species listed per year

1993-2000

65

2001-07

9

Source: Fish and Wildlife Service

Average number of Superfund clean-ups completed per year

1993-2000

76

2001-07

39

Fiscal years. Source: Environmental Protection Agency

Percentage of federal contracts with open competition

2001

44%

2007

33%

Fiscal years. Source: OMBWatch

FDA letters citing violations of pharmaceutical ad rules

2001

71

2007

20

Source: FDA

Illegal immigrants deported

2001

110,000

2008

350,000

Fiscal years. Rounded to the nearest 10,000. Sources: Justice Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and USA Today

FBI agents investigating white-collar crimes

2001

1,722

2008

1,097

Source: The New York Times

Number of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests

2000

2.2 million

2007

21.8 million

Fiscal years. Source: Department of Justice

Number of personnel who process FOIA requests

2000

5,378

2007

5,367

Fiscal years. Source: Department of Justice

Unemployment rate

2001

4.7%

2008

6.7%

2008 number is as of November. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Percentage of new Army enlistees with a high school diploma or higher

2001

85.4%

2007

70.7%

Fiscal years. Includes only active-duty enlistees. Sources: Department of Defense; National Priorities Project