Back on December 7th, Propublica.com released an article called Bush by the Numbers that compared statistics that shape American lives before and after George W. Bush took office. They included data like National Debt on Election Day, Percentage of Americans without health insurance, and Average number of Superfund clean-ups completed per year. Some of the information is quite striking and say more about the state of the nation than a dozen editorial columns.
The reader response to the article was so good, they have released a second edition using suggestions from Propublica and Huffington Post readers.
Bush by the Numbers 2.0 (Readers’ Edition) – ProPublica
by Kristin Jones – December 16, 2008 2:37 pm ESTThanks to all the readers who have sent us suggestions for updating Bush by the Numbers, our look at the 43rd president’s impact across American life. We have incorporated some of the best and earliest-submitted ideas below. We will continue to update the chart, so keep your suggestions coming. And don’t forget to cite your sources!
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