Was Eisenhower the last Republican President to balance the budget?
Yes he was. Funny how Republicans these days love to lie that tax cuts create more revenues, but the surpluses from 1998 to 2001 came about as a direct result of increased revenue from the Clinton tax increase, and the surplus under Eisenhower happened during a time of much higher tax rates for the rich.
When George W. Bush was President which party was in the majority in the House and Senate for both of his terms?
When Bush was sworn in as President in January 2001, the Republican party held a slim majority in the House and in the Senate the split was 50-50 Republican/Democrat. With Vice President Dick Cheney exercising his powers as "President of the Senate" control of the Senate went to the Republicans. This breakdown of power lasted until June 2001 when liberal Republican Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont became an Independent and caucused with the Democrats giving control of the Senate to the Democrats with Daschle as Majority Leader (Trent Lott as Minority Leader). This was the division of power in Congress until after the 2002 Congressional Midterm elections when Republicans increased their majorities in both Houses of Congress. These majorities were further padded in the 2004 Presidential Election Cycle. It was not until after the 2006 Midterm Elections where the Democrats made substantial gains in both houses of Congress which gave them control of both the House and Senate for the remainder of Bush's Presidency. So a recap.CONTROL OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS DURING PRESIDENT BUSH'S 2 TERMS:HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES- Republican Control 2001-2006 Democrat Control 2007-2008.SENATE- Republican Control Jan-June 2001 Democrat Control July 2001-December 2002 Republican Control Jan- 2003- Dec. 2006 Democrat Control January 2007-2008
Why do libs avoid President Bush's Accomplishments?
Great post! Libs quake at the thought of people who do things the right way.