Just an aside.... I found some intersting stats about the crime rate in this country from
1950-2004 (per 100,000)... Notice the years...
= -or= .4
= +or- .3
= +or= .4
1. Harry S Truman (45-53) Democrat
4.6 > 4.5 [-.1] 1 Term
2. Dwight D Eisenhauer (53-61) Republican
4.5 < 4.8 [+.3] 1 Terms
3. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (61-63) Democrat
4.8 > 4.6 [-.2] 1 Term
4. Lyndon B Johnson (63-69) Democrat
4.6 < 7.3 [+2.7] 1 Term
5. Richard M Nixon (69-74) Republican
7.3 < 9.8 [+2.5] 1 Term
6. Gerald Ford (74-77) Republican
9.8 > 8.8 [-1.0] 1 Term
7. Jimmy Carter (77-81) Democrat
8.8 < 9.8 [+1.0] 1 Term
8. Ronald Reagan (81-89) Republican
9.8 > 8.7 [-.9] 2 Terms
9. George Bush (89-93) Republican
8.7 < 9.5 [+.8] 1 Term
10. Bill Clinton (93-01) Democrat
9.5 > 5.6 [-3.9] 2 Terms
11. George W Bush (01-??) Republican
5.6 > 5.5 [-.1] 2 Terms
denotes abreviated or elongated term due to assassination or resignation or term not over
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Theory #1 (Moderate)
If you notice... Whenever we alternate Democrat/Republican, Crime stays about the same... AKA when we balance Socialism vs Capitalism, everyone stays happy! But when we have Two Presidents of the same ilk back-to-back, one side loses more than the other, and higher crime rates are the result!
Theory #2 (Realist)
Dem to Rep = Good Second administration (1-2, 7-8)
Dem to Dem = Bad Second Administration (3-4)
Rep to Dem = Even Spread for Second Administration (2-3,6-7,9-10)
Rep to Rep = Bad Second Administration (5-6,8-9)
It's better to have a Republican after a Democrat than a Democrat after a Rebulican... Democrats are more liberal, and therefore more leanient on crime and more tolerant of freedoms... But It takes a Republican to clean up the mess and keep the train moving! AKA The cops shouldn't show up to the party, but they should deffinately, come later and clean it up!
Theory #3 (Alarmist)
All raises in Crime and assassinations/resignations) seem to correspond to major Socialist upheavals in this country including Civil Rights! 3-5, Huge Increases in crime to go along with an assassination and a resignation, But 6-11 Saw a down trend in Crime from 9.8 to 5.5! ******* Communists!
Theory #4 (Apathetic)
The 50's were ok... The 60's sucked...The 70's were Mostly Bad... The 80's were mostly good... The 90's were mostly good, and W doesn't seem to have as bad a domestic policy as I once thought!
Which one are you?
Im a 50/50 split realist/alarmist