About 5 years ago, W, in a candid moment that nobody noticed, though I’m sure the video can be found, said we could go into Depression if we didn’t handle the ME carefully.
He was being honest about how we could all go back to eating grubs if the oil flow wasn’t protected.
I wish I could find that clip. It’s the most Presidential moment I’ve seen from him. He actually brought up the D word, at a time of growth, and he said it with alarm.
I think history will be good to W.
The President pushed hard for alternative energy as well. His own party was too self-absorbed to present an energy independence bill that the President wanted. Pity, this decision helped lose the House and made the President’s job that much harder. The President doesn’t fit into Washington these days, he attempts to do more then lip service for the American people.