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Bush takes swipes at Obama policies
Washington Times ^ | 6/17/09 | Joseph Curt

Posted on 06/17/2009 8:18:50 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun

ERIE, Pa. | Former President George W. Bush fired a salvo at President Obama on Wednesday, asserting his administration's interrogation policies were "within the law," declaring the private sector - not government - will fix the economy and rejecting the nationalization of health care.

"I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in," the former president said to applause from members of a local business group. "You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abouttime; bush; bush43; bushdestroyedgop; idiotbush; obama; rinobush; worstgoppresident; youreanidiotidiot
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To: anniegetyourgun

Bush equals the truth in this matter.


21 posted on 06/17/2009 8:35:04 PM PDT by Salvation (With God all things are possible.)
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To: anniegetyourgun
Is this from “The Onion”?

No nationalized healhcare, but prescription drugs are OK (foot in the door).

“We're going to suspend free-market principles to save the free market.”

OK, I'm with him on the torture.

I defended you fiercely for 8 years, President Bush. If you're going to “attack” Obammie the Commie, do so on grounds that don't implicate you as well.

22 posted on 06/17/2009 8:36:41 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (The most dangerous fascists are those with a warm smile and soothing voice.)
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To: KoRn

You can cast your vote next time for the likes of Gore and Kerry...


23 posted on 06/17/2009 8:37:12 PM PDT by rlmorel ("The Road to Serfdom" by F.A.Hayek - Read it...today.)
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To: anniegetyourgun

Instead of using the Bully Pulpit when it mattered, Dubya, you went into a coma. Too late now.


24 posted on 06/17/2009 8:38:29 PM PDT by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: STARWISE

“You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money.”

Amen!!!


25 posted on 06/17/2009 8:39:00 PM PDT by luvie ( "You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money." GWB 6-17-09 AMEN!!!!)
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To: Salvation
m

My only sanity.

26 posted on 06/17/2009 8:40:39 PM PDT by txhurl (Put the pressure on and keep it on until this administration snaps.)
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To: LUV W

My President speaks!


27 posted on 06/17/2009 8:40:50 PM PDT by sissyjane
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To: Reagan Man

Is it?


28 posted on 06/17/2009 8:41:04 PM PDT by svcw
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Well, say what you want, but W kept us safe and believes in American exceptionalism. He understood our political position in the world.

The financial thing was a long time coming and we all know it. Anyone who bought this or that on a whim or just had to have ___________________ so much that going out on a limb a little was OK...is a bit guilty. We are all tarred on the same stick after all.

How W stood against the 8 years of hate and treachery and lies and rampant bias is quite a testament. Look at what has been revealed in just the last few months as we see what has come out from the garbage can of the dem-socialist party.


29 posted on 06/17/2009 8:41:26 PM PDT by combat_boots (“No heresy, no wickedness, not even the devil himself, can succeed without first counterfeiting goo)
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To: sissyjane

Mine, too.

I refuse to acknowledge the imposter in the people’s house
right now...polluting it and trying to bring down the best country in the world with his dangerous ego trip!


30 posted on 06/17/2009 8:42:48 PM PDT by luvie ( "You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money." GWB 6-17-09 AMEN!!!!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Horsefeathers!


31 posted on 06/17/2009 8:43:33 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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To: VicVega
I don't know what happened to Bush ... he GREW government under the guise of “compassionate conservatism” ... that pissed me off.

Maybe he's learned.

I WANT him to speak up - even if it's late.

The GOP has to stand firm AGAINST this crap.

There can be NO COMPROMISE ON THIS.

The GOP must get back to principle.

32 posted on 06/17/2009 8:46:08 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: svcw

You betcha!


33 posted on 06/17/2009 8:46:39 PM PDT by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: svcw
Oui.

I'll bet that we'll see a proliferation of "I miss Dubya" bumper stickers before Marxist Obama's assault on freedom and business and jobs and our way of life is complete.

34 posted on 06/17/2009 8:47:48 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: txhurl

Boy, do I miss W - even though I got angry at him a time or two...


35 posted on 06/17/2009 8:49:34 PM PDT by Aria ( "The US republic will endure until Congress discovers it can bribe the public with the people's $.")
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
"I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in,"

Wait a minute, this is the same guy that said "in order to save the free market we're gonna have to abandon free market principles".
It's beyond me how anyone can love a politician, any of them. They are the fox guarding the henhouse.

36 posted on 06/17/2009 8:49:52 PM PDT by phredo53
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To: nmh

If we don’t we die.

Tell the John McCains good bye and hello to those that follow the Constitution.

I don’t want to hear about another of our guys sleeping with someone else. It sets us back years. We know a democrat can sleep with a dead dog and it would be buried in the back pages of a Korean newspaper.

A republican thinks about doing something wrong, it is front page and negative news worthy for several months.


37 posted on 06/17/2009 8:51:24 PM PDT by VicVega (Join Jihad, get captured by the US and resettled in the best places in the world. I love the USA)
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To: phredo53

Why don’t you delve into the details of the
urgent confrontation Bernanke and Paulson
had with Pres. Bush, wherein these financial
wizards bulldozed him with impending, worst-
than-the-30’s financial devastation if he
didn’t do something NOW?


38 posted on 06/17/2009 8:53:21 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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To: Reagan Man
Ok, you go ahead and concentrate on all the things President Bush did that you didn't like and I'll continue to thank him for all he did do that was right. And I miss him.
39 posted on 06/17/2009 8:53:32 PM PDT by svcw
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To: anniegetyourgun
$66B of TARP has been repayed...just as GW predicted it would be.

We would be further along now into recovery if GW was still President. A downturn was inevitable because of Fannie, but GW would have pulled us out a LOT quicker than is going to happen under O-bowma.

God bless George Bush.

40 posted on 06/17/2009 8:53:34 PM PDT by what's up
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