2008 in Review: The Bush Record of Death and Decline

Our friends over at ThinkProgress have compiled a powerful set of numbers that reveal the Bush legacy for the year just ended—and what a year has it has been.

Despite a recent wave of positive spinning by Karl Rove, Condi Rice, and Laura Bush in recent weeks, no amount of hot air and GOP double-talk can erase the actual facts of 2008 in the waning days of Bushworld:

– Number Of U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq: 322.
– Number Of U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan: 151.
– Number Of Jobs Lost: 1.9 million.
– Number Of Banks Federal Government Now Owns Stock In: 206.
– Number Of Uninsured Americans: 47.5 million
– Change In Health Insurance Premiums: increased 5 percent.
– Change In Number Of Delinquent Mortgages: increased 75 percent.
– Change In Use Of Food Stamps: increased 17 percent.
– Change In Dow Jones Industrial Average: declined 35 percent.
– Change In Bush Approval Rating: declined 9 percent to 29 percent.