That’s a weak link. I am not blaming Bush for everything, just acknowledging that he isn’t a conservative, unless it’s relative to Obama. GM should have done a prepack BK and the same with the TBTF banks. Government could have reassured the marketplace without extending any real credit.
Remember that GW Bush was a two term President, that’s 8 years. He gave us the DHS and the TSA. He could have let a couple of airlines BK or merge after 9/11. They were limping along anyway and that would have shored up the entire industry.
You can’t have it both ways - a free market and a crony capitalist market. We have the latter. I want the former. I am a conservative.
I don’t mind people wanting more conservative politicians. I voted for Cruz and bush. I see and appreciate the difference. Pretending bush wasn’t conservative is false and self destructive.
Deficits were going down until dems took over. Congress can repeal dhs etc. it won’t if dems are elected.