Bush Outfoxes Congress Again

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[bray]

When gas is $1.50/gal there is no pressure to sign an EO, which is purely symbolic. At $5/gal it becomes significant and puts the Rats in a Trap. Still no reason for you to stop hating GW though. It gives your empty life meaning.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Moonman62]

You’re right, it’s purely symbolic, but it is a bad EO and that was reason enough to whack it from the Federal Register back in 2001. I’ll pray for the troops, and I’ll pray that W retires early to Mexico and stops damaging our country and the GOP.

[bray]

Hating President Bush on FR is so cutting edge. About as cutting edge as SoddomWood hating him and being against the war. What courage!

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Popman]

President Bush, the head of the Republican Party

Too bad, he's not head of the "conservative movement"

It was a very shrewd and calculated political move on the part of George Bush and he deserves the credit he is due.

Kudo's to Bush, it just makes me wonder why he passed up so many other political moves that would be just as powerful as this over the years?

[scottteng]

now that is a great idea with teleconferencing and online voting all of them could face the daily music of voters rather than the problem of figuring out which soirée to attend. Almost like really working for a living.

[bcsco]

I did. I used spell checker on ‘precident’. It recommended up ‘president’. I was into another application, and didn’t give any attention to the inference. My bad.

These things can get ya sometimes.

[bcsco]

Why didn't W lift the ban back in 2001, or any of the other stinky EO's on the books?

I don't know; do you?

Back in 2001 oil was a lot less than it was now. So were incomes, but oil was affordable. Today it's a different story. As for the other EO'S, again, ask him.

[bcsco]

It would take years for new supply to result, and Congress isn’t going to budge anyway. The price move was because of something else.

New supply, yes. But prices aren't dependent only on new supply. As for Congress, it'll do what is necessary to win elections. And if it believes the public wants change, it'll react. Perhaps not the way you want, but it'll react. As for the price move being something else; what are you referring to?

[Moonman62]

I don't know; do you?

W's plan all along was to boost commodity prices, especially oil. At least that's what I got from his economic speeches, actions and inactions.

[Moonman62]

Hating President Bush on FR is so cutting edge.

I've been on W's case since he started giving his horrible economic speeches in 2001. I guess I was ahead of the curve. I voted for him in 2000.

[bcsco]

W's plan all along was to boost commodity prices, especially oil. At least that's what I got from his economic speeches, actions and inactions.

What? You got from his speeches, actions and inactions that he wanted the price of crude to be around $4.13 (or thereabouts) currently? Do you really believe that?

[mkjessup]

Ah, double entendre. That's great. But if Obama gets in come November, Bush's ban will shortly be canceled. That's one thing I do know.

FRiendly ribbing aside, you are absolutely right about that. I don't particularly like John McCain, I wish our nominee was someone like Duncan Hunter, but when it comes down to a choice between an inexperienced Marxist twit, and a cranky ol' guy who sings 'Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran', I'm with the cranky ol' guy every time.

[mkjessup]

I believe the word he intended was “precedent”.
But, your response was cutesy!

Oh I know what our FRiend meant, I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to be a wise guy. ;)

[Hot Tabasco]

the deadline to annually renew their own ban expires exactly 36 days before the election.

Due to McCain's campaign finance reform bill, Republicans will not be allowed to air any ads informing the ignorant masses about this fact and how congress reacts.

Therefore the DNC propaganda machine is once again controlled by the MSM.........

[bcsco]

I got hung up on the spell check. I typed Precident and spell check gave me “president”. “Precedent” wasn’t an option. “President” didn’t look right but I was involved elsewhere so I OK’d it. Sheesh!

McCain isn’t my choice. I’ll be frank (no, not Frank...Do be do be doo). But Obamanation isn’t a choice at all. This guy scares me to death. I’m still not voting for McCain come November, but depending on the situation, I just might hold my nose and vote out of fear. But don’t count on it... :)

[DakotaGator]

Too bad, he's not head of the "conservative movement"

Concur!

As much as I admire G. W. Bush, history will probably record that his administration fumbled the last chance America had to remain "The Land of the Free".

[mkjessup]

I got hung up on the spell check. I typed Precident and spell check gave me “president”. “Precedent” wasn’t an option. “President” didn’t look right but I was involved elsewhere so I OK’d it. Sheesh!

Been there done that, you're not alone ;)

McCain isn’t my choice. I’ll be frank (no, not Frank...Do be do be doo).

LOL

But Obamanation isn’t a choice at all. This guy scares me to death. I’m still not voting for McCain come November, but depending on the situation, I just might hold my nose and vote out of fear. But don’t count on it... :)

I know exactly how you feel. Unfortunately we're in the position where the only candidate with a realistic shot at defeating Obama in the general is McCain. Like most Americans, I wish I could vote FOR somebody instead of AGAINST somebody but as my Grandmother used to say, "if wishes were horses, beggars would ride", and I guess that applies to us today.

I don't like it, but I don't like the prospect of an Obama presidency even more.

[bcsco]

McCain isn’t my choice. I’ll be frank (no, not Frank...Do be do be doo).

>LOL

Well, I just finished listening to Frank on my Sansa. I had to throw that in... :)

I don't like it, but I don't like the prospect of an Obama presidency even more.

I hear ya. I'm keeping my options open. I'm beginning to suspect the bloom is off the rose regarding Obama, but we'll see. If that's true, my Illinois vote won't mean too much.

[mkjessup]

Well, I just finished listening to Frank on my Sansa. I had to throw that in... :)

If you're a Sinatra fan, look up Robbie William's cover of "One for my Baby, and one for the Road", it is really excellent (IMHO), if you can't find it and want a copy, freepmail me and tell me where to send it. ;)

[bcsco]

If you're a Sinatra fan, look up Robbie William's cover of "One for my Baby, and one for the Road", it is really excellent (IMHO)...

I'll definitely check that out. Thanks!!

Sinatra, Fitzgerald, Basie, Armstrong... That's my music. Oh, man, I'm aging myself... :O