This is why I laugh at this forum's so called "conservatives".
How does a President "handle" an economy that relies on trillions of private sector transactions?
Bush is not the only cause of the economic crash, but he played a role. In 2004 Bush's SEC allowed Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley to shoot craps with investor money at 40 to 1 odds, and that loosening of regulation was a major factor in the acquisition of those "toxic assets."
I used to be a big Bush defender. I defended him from Edinburgh to Macau, and voted for him 4 times. And on some matters, I will still defend him, but not the economy.
How does a President “handle” an economy that relies on trillions of private sector transactions?
" I guess it would be wasting money on a “Compassionate” Bush Welcome wagon war effort and great religion Hijacked Is that the term he used?? Look Ace after 9/11 when he had a 80+% rating he could have finished the Rats once and for all ,Put up a border wall Even took out Iraq but let the Iraqi military control the place ,but he is not quite that smart..
This moron doesn't realize his arguments can all be used to defend Obama. Plus Bush (and his bootlickers like this freeper) claimed he DID manage the economy:
Here’s one that explains it:
21 October 2007: President George W Bush said that with 49 consecutive months of astounding economic growth under his leadership that the United States has surpassed all prior White House administrations for adding jobs and increasing wages.
The president claims to have added some 8.1 million jobs since August 2003, although the White House does not as a matter of principal mention the number of jobs lost during the same period.
In September 2007 “our economy added 110,000 new jobs,” the president said 20 October. “And that’s good news for people here in our country. It’s an indicator that this economy is a vibrant and strong economy,” the president said.