The comment I replied to was pretty much incoherent.
The ownership society was not and is not a bad idea... it’s an American idea. Demoncrats bastardized and utilized the idea to line their pockets... sorry, I don’t blame GW for that. I hold him responsible for many things, but not that....GW could not run for Prez again, what would he have to gain by politically expedient give aways?
You mean like after the 2006 republican election loss when he announced it was a great opportunity to get amnesty passed through a democrat congress? That amnesty bill would had given SS payments to illegals, and scores of other legal benefits they cant get now. It gave them FICA credit for time they worked illegally too (Bush and McCain knew they had to be taken care of at retirement.) But borrowed money is no object when you have to save your legacy.
Why would Bush push his then? To restore his legacy, he was wounded and dangerous, TARP, Pelosi stimulus, remember he justified TARP by saying he didnt want Historians calling him Hoover, Even the Surge which he opposed previously on political grounds*we were winning, right? why surge?) he flipped because Iraq failure meant his personal failure in history books and he knew it,.
My favorite is his UAW bailout. Democrats wont try TARP or Auto bailout because its so popular, But they got Bush to do both citing compassion and he was hoping to save himself, but destroyed party.