Monday, December 8, 2008

This is from the article "Bush by the Numbers" by Kristen Jones in the Huffington Post.

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

Pounds of meat and poultry inspected per full-time employee of the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
2001
10.1 million
2007
11.4 million
Fiscal years. Source: White House Office of Management and Budget, FY 2009 and FY 2003 budgets

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

Days in office the president spent at his ranch
Ronald Reagan
335
George W. Bush
483
Bush's ranch is in Crawford, Tex.; Reagan's was in Santa Barbara, Ca. Bush's number is as of Election Day, 2008. Source: Mark Knoller, CBS News Radio; Associated Press

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