Posted on 03/09/2008 2:43:35 PM PDT by fweingart
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- The buck stops here: This is Bush's recession, his legacy.
It could be a chapter in a future edition of Jacob Weisberg's "The Bush Tragedy," with new comparisons to "Henry V" and other great Shakespearean tragedies. In a few sentences, the opening lines could highlight why this is now Bush's recession, and his alone.
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Technical quibbling. We are in a bind
our country never was able to drill ANWR. If Pres Bush had truly used the 'bully pulpit'--he could have done it--but he let it slip away.
So sad.
Of course voters will assess the blame to Republicans in November because they controlled virtually the whole works for at least four years.
Hey, If you are invested in Shell and Cargill it dont hurt so bad
It barely made the news. He should have kicked ass and pounded on this for seven years as forcefully as he has on the WOT.
Republicans need to find a spine. This reaching across the aisle concept is a bunch of crap. When we do it we get kneed in the groin every time.
/rant
Damn skippy
The Democrats and the leftist environmentalists are chiefly responsible for the growing energy crisis. But Bush bears some part of the blame.
Yes, he put forward an energy plan for a number of years. But he did not use the bully pulpit to press the issue, and he never even made an attempt to point out that the Democrats were chiefly responsible for high gasoline prices.
Bush knew some of the things that needed to be done: Open ANWR. Open off-shore drilling. Cut the red tape and make it attractive to build more refineries. Above all, get the nuclear power industry going again.
He actually put most of those issues to congress, but then he sat back and let them kill it. He did not speak out, and he did not twist arms to force people like Lincoln Chaffee and John McCain to vote on the right side.
Regretably, if John McCain is elected, things will get even worse.
Another major factor that has produced this crisis is the massive balance of payments deficit. Clinton and Bush both helped make it worse with their China policy. But Bush will get the blame.
I remember thinking the same thing back in 2001 after W threw his veto pen into Mount Doom, and tried to spend and grow the government as a means to revive the economy.
Who has allowed more than mere lip service to be given to acknowledging the lie of global warming?
And who didn't fight the ethanol nonsense tooth and nail?
These are the principal catalysts for the recession we are free-falling into. The housing debacle alone couldn't bring this about.
Well that explains it for me. With a few words Bush could’ve saved us all. Just convince those on the other side to commit hari-kari or sukiyake or whatever. Why a mere bagatell!
One thing that Bush can be blamed for is an elimination of boutique fuel blends. He did this right after Katrina, but it was only for 3 months I believe.
Why was this a good thing only after Katrina?
Bush could have also pushed hard for elimination of red tape in regards to building new refineries.
It’s baffling to me, these are things he certainly can influence but deliberately chose not to.
Technically, you're either in recession or you're not.
Indeed.
Think of the candidates the Republicans have given us: Ford, Dole, Bush I, Bush II and now McCainiac,
Yesterday he disavowed the truths spoken by Congressman King when he should have endorsed the remarks. He is a liberal marshmellow.
The housing deal is no big deal. it will pass.
Most of us wont have to sell our homes this week.
Food and fuel? we all are effected, daily.
We are hurting. Call it what you will.
I wanna punch a treehugger
Shouldn’t surprise you that people actually think that’s true. The leading candidate for the Democratic nomination thinks the exact same thing.
It isn't just today that I became critical of the reason(s) for the economic mess we are presently involved in. I have been talking about the stupidity that emanates from DC from the Congress AND the Executive Branch for years.
How does acquiescing over the current state of affairs and saying nothing about who's responsible make me "freaking stupid and freaking old?"
This is MY site. I belong here. Ostriches don't.
And MONTHLY sending wealth to the tune of some $60,000,000 to the world in endless trade deficits plus another $12,000,000 in endless efforts to install democracy in Iraq is how we got into 'this mess'. We have become the sub-prime borrower.
At least McCain supports Nuclear energy.
I dont understand has embracing of carbon caps.
Our politicians are idiots
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