Bush Economy Provokes Long Lines, Riots at Stores--Women and Children Traumatized

disAssociated Press | Friday, November 25, 2005 | Peat Yoost

[kristinn]

In scenes reminiscient of the Great Depression, Americans lined up early this morning outside stores across the country as word of shortages of Christmas gifts caused riots when the stores opened.

With the price of gasoline and heating oil having hit record highs this year, consumers waited in the freezing cold to be first in line when the doors opened at 5 a.m. to buy laptop computers and other essentials before supplies were exhausted.

Riots at stores from Washington, D.C. to Washington state and as far south as Florida were reported. Shocked mothers complained their children were traumatized by the violence. Many expressed fears their children would be afraid to open their Christmas gifts for fear of causing a riot.

Economists are blaming the Bush administration's hard line on tax cuts for the violence.

"George Bush has never had to get up at three in the morning to wait in line for Wal-Mart to open so he could get a $400 laptop for his children," observed Robert Rubin, former Clinton administration Treasury secretary. "Bush's irresponsible tax cuts have hurt working families. I haven't seen lines like this since the breadlines of Republican Herbert Hoover's Great Depression. The shortages of Christmas gifts at this time of year shows how much Bush has squandered the Clinton legacy of sound economic policies."

Republican adviser David Gergen agreed with Rubin, "President Bush has allowed himself to lose touch with the average American. He should have been first in line at the Waco Wal-Mart this morning rather than in his bunker at Crawford."

White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush wanted to go to the Waco Wal-Mart this morning, but the Secret Service was concerned that the people in line would have taken out their anger on Bush for their long wait in line and the shortages of Christmas gifts.

[jwpjr]

re: $2.22 in my area

I'm seeing it for $2.05 here in Tampa today.

Don't you just love the way the MSM handles it. Now that they can no longer claim the economy is doing very badly their response is to tout a shortage of Christmas gifts! And of course, the shortage is the fault that Old Grinch himself, Dubya.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but most of the people I've heard talked to in lines were there to take advantage of sale prices, not because they feared a shortage.

Good ol' MSM. Nice to know some things never change.

[Condor51]

White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush wanted to go to the Waco Wal-Mart this morning, but the Secret Service was concerned that the people in line would have taken out their anger on Bush for their long wait in line and the shortages of Christmas gifts.

That's a lie.

'Scottie' couldn't complete a sentence like that without mumbling, stammering, and/or stuttering. Or without stopping mid sentence to apologize to David Gregory at least three times.

[Just A Nobody]

I thought it was Scrappleface! LOL!!

[R. Scott]

Gimme a break. It’s just Christmas Shopping as usual.

[R. Scott]

… when I noticed they were down to $2.22 in my area.

Well below $2 here.

[SeaWolf]

Stalin would have been proud! Just like Pravda in the good old days. Or perhaps the MSM on Saturday?

[Rakkasan1]

good post. more proof of vast prosperity.

[Bigg Red]

LOL

[Bigg Red]

I heard on the radio today that there are 30% more millionaires in the US today compared to 5 years ago. That darn Bush is wrecking the economy, eh?

[baseballmom]

ROFLOL

Great post Kristinn. You could have at top job at CNNMSNBCABCCBSNBCWaPoNYLAslimes. Or the Nation, playing footsies with Cruella de Vanderho

BTW, bought gas across the river in South Jersey last weekend at $1.90. And, no self-serve, - it's the law.

[kcrackel]

This was great! It's all Bush's fault.

[nutmeg]

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[papasmurf]

Come on, now, this is really from scrapple face, right?

I thought I had seen every way the dim's could spin, unitl now!

Isn't Rubin that lil' puke from taxachusetts?

:O)

P

[expat_panama]

"Bush's irresponsible tax cuts have hurt working families. I haven't seen lines like this since the breadlines of Republican Herbert Hoover's Great Depression. The shortages of Christmas gifts at this time of year shows how much Bush has squandered the Clinton legacy of sound economic policies."

So we can forget the Laffer curve, we can forget the deficit.  The real reason Bush's tax-cuts were a miserable failure is that they've caused shortages of goods for sale and an excess of cash in people' pockets.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

*Applause* Very, very good. :)

[cyborg]

ping

[showme_the_Glory]

Never even mentioned the hardship and animocity to families where one wants to sleep in and the other wants someone to stand in line with them.........

[gcruse]

"Bush has squandered the Clinton legacy of sound economic policies."

From the mouths of clowns, truth finds form.

[HungarianGypsy]

Never even mentioned the hardship and animocity to families where one wants to sleep in and the other wants someone to stand in line with them.........
As my sister-in-law left for home last night she said, "My husband 'thinks' he wants to go to a midnight sale at CompUSA."