Bush makes surprise visit to New York Stock Exchange; Only 2nd sitting president to visit NYSE...

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[slowhand520]

Just a picture for now....

[BigSkyFreeper]

I'm aware of that. I'm also aware that it was a conflict of interest.

[SevenofNine]

I was right after all OKAY

[SevenofNine]

I was right after all OKAY

[Raymann]

"Geroge Reisman, Capitalism"

Great book, I highly recommend it.

[Howlin]

Cavuto is saying that that the traders were chanting "Bush! Bush! Bush!"

And the market rallied and closed at an all time high, per Fox.

[spectre]

My Democrat best friend refuses to give Bush any credit for her ever expending stock portfolio...go figure.

But I do!

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[WarrenC]

from National Review's "The Corner" today

Bush's Bull Market [Larry Kudlow]

On a day when the GDP report came in strong, and the Federal Reserve backed off a bit from its inflation worries to proclaim a balanced economy with growth and contained prices, President George W. Bush became only the 2nd sitting American president to visit the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

As he moved from trading post to trading post, all the floor brokers and their assistants stopped work and started cheering and applauding.

And I mean loud applause and huge cheers.

This is a guy the mainstream media just loves to kick around. This is a guy still battling it out over Iraqi freedom, but subject to sinking polls.

But this is a guy with more character and more faith than almost anyone else in public life.

The last time he was in downtown New York was just after September 11th, when everything was devastated, including the NYSE. Now, more than five years later, Mr. Bush went back to downtown New York with a record-breaking stock market and a strong economic recovery.

That’s why there was loud cheering and strong applause.

01/31 03:39 PM

[Clemenza]

If you took a poll of myself and the rest of the folks in the office (of a major financial institution), you would find that GWB received about 85% of the vote.

[Peach]

The analysts treated the president like he was a rock star! I loved watching it.

[GSlob]

"My guess was that he was flanked by Secret Service only behind and maybe to the left of him. "
Guess again.

[shoptalk]

The President received a warm welcome from the floor brokers and clerks at the NYSE after giving a speech on corporate governance. He is only the second U.S. president to visit the floor (Ronald Reagan was the first president to visit the NYSE while in office). He strolled past our booth, signing baseballs, shaking hands and smiling broadly.

One of our guys called out, “Great job, George …. We love ya!”

Another trader was on his cell with a relative and impulsively asked GWB to say hello. Without missing a beat, the President took the phone and said, “The old man IS working here. I can vouch for him.”

Great man.

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