Reasons # 21 - 25
21. LIE: "We'll fulfill our promise that no child will be left behind in America." GWB, 9/9/03.
TRUTH : One in six U.S. children lives in poverty, and in the past two years under Bush, 500,000 more kids were forced onto the poverty rolls. Children's Defense Fund, 9/26/03.
22. LIE : "My plan will reduce tax rates for everyone who pays income tax." GWB, 4/26/03.
TRUTH : Under Bush's proposal, over 8 million taxpayers would have received no tax cut whatsoever. Tax Policy Center, 5/30/03.
23. LIE: "My Clear Skies legislation will reduce smog and mercury emissions, as well as stop acid rain." GWB, 4/22/02.
TRUTH : Bush's plan allows the release of millions of additional tons of mercury and acid-rain-producing sulfur dioxide per year. Natural Resources Defense Council, 2/27/03.
24. LIE: "The states can do whatever they want about [gay marriage]." GWB, 2/25/00.
TRUTH: Bush has now called for a constitutional amendment prohibiting states from setting their own policies in this regard.
25. LIE: "We must uncover every detail and learn every lesson from Sept. 11." GWB, 11/27/02.
TRUTH: Bush opposed and later stonewalled the bipartisan independent investigation into 9/11. Washington Post, 2/05/04.