But it is clear he did want the government to take action at that time. I think you would be hard pressed to find any real candidate, declared or not, who did not support the government taking action in the 3rd quarter 2008.
I am not saying I agree with it. The government did a lot to create the mess with their meddling in the first place. But I find few republicans that spoke out in mid-late 2008 that was against some form of bailout.
Yeah. He figured out real quick he was on the wrong side of that.
He supported TARP. That’s all I need to know.
You find out what they’re really made of when the pressure is on, not from their campaign rhetoric.
At least when you’re dealing with cynical, manipulative, unprincipled politicians like Rick Perry.