Bush on CNN giving an economic update

[jave27]

He's... smirking.

I wish someone would slap that grin off his face.

And, I think it's generous to say he actually knows about 10% of what he's talking about.

 

[tropicangela]

He is talking about the crisis not being a failure of free market, saying we need less gov intervention and just said " we don't need bigger gov't, but smarter govt." And he just said "save" I think for the first time ever.

 

[xerigen]

He's also talking about reforming the world bank and IMF.. great.

 

[Agent CSL]

Coming to a stock market near you!

 

[tropicangela]

He's up to no good whatever he's saying.

 

[Chieftain1776]

talks a good game....

 

[Bruno]

He's up to no good whatever he's saying.

this.

The comment about the free markets not being to blame and not to "overreach" I believe just as much as the "transparency" we were promised on the Bailout sales job. Uh, who got that $2 Trillion again? Oh, that's a secret? Ok, I understand.

 

[lodge939]

Addressing fellow GOP governors and party leaders at the Republican Governors Association convention in Miami, Florida, Palin criticized the growing list of industries and others seeking federal assistance.

"We're hearing now more talk of additional taxpayer bailouts ... for companies, for corporations, perhaps even states now who may be standing in line with their hands out despite, perhaps, some poor management decisions on their part that helped tank our economy," she said.

"Republicans can help shore [these sectors of the economy] up without getting any more addicted to opium, other people's money. We need to have a rational discussion. What and when is enough enough?"

Palin stressed the need for what she called greater economic "accountability and personal responsibility" while urging "conservative solutions to these economic challenges."

Palin said that a "bigger federal government and more unfunded mandates hurt the economy and our states."

She urged the GOP governors to "embrace the federalist principle that lets local government, government closest to the people, have more say."

This is at least promising, seeing as Palin has the media clamoring after her. Stay on this path.

 

[ryanduff]

The markets went up ironically. I feel like I'm living in Bizarro World after listening to that speech!

 

[pacelli]

I didn't realize that the magic 8-ball his handlers use to write his speeches had the words "Free Market" in it.

 

[sevin]

Let's see, he says the crisis is not the fault of the free market, which gets half the country (McCain supporters) on his side, then he tells those people we should coordinate financial regulations among countries and expand the IMF and World Bank, and they nod their heads.

But he automatically has half the country (Obama supporters) against him, people who will say, "Yes it IS the free market's fault," and who will conclude that we should coordinate financial regulations among countries and expand the IMF and World Bank, and those people nod their heads.

Now almost everyone is pushing for world government, whether they realize it or not.

Really, you have to admire the brilliance of his speech writers.

 

[Expatriate]

Let's see, he says the crisis is not the fault of the free market, which gets half the country (McCain supporters) on his side, then he tells those people we should coordinate financial regulations among countries and expand the IMF and World Bank, and they nod their heads.

But he automatically has half the country (Obama supporters) against him, people who will say, "Yes it IS the free market's fault," and who will conclude that we should coordinate financial regulations among countries and expand the IMF and World Bank, and those people nod their heads.

Now almost everyone is pushing for world government, whether they realize it or not.

Really, you have to admire the brilliance of his speech writers.

Reminds me of "good cop, bad cop". Both of them want the same thing.

 

[dannno]

Let's see, he says the crisis is not the fault of the free market, which gets half the country (McCain supporters) on his side, then he tells those people we should coordinate financial regulations among countries and expand the IMF and World Bank, and they nod their heads.

But he automatically has half the country (Obama supporters) against him, people who will say, "Yes it IS the free market's fault," and who will conclude that we should coordinate financial regulations among countries and expand the IMF and World Bank, and those people nod their heads.

Now almost everyone is pushing for world government, whether they realize it or not.

Really, you have to admire the brilliance of his speech writers.

Precisely.

 

[WRellim]

I didn't realize that the magic 8-ball his handlers use to write his speeches had the words "Free Market" in it.

I think you need to see the "reverse psychology" that is being used here.

Bush is not merely "unpopular" -- he is now in the ranks of the "thoroughly despised & discredited" (even the GOP is starting to turn against him).

So trotting HIM out to defend the "free market" is their way of SMEARING the term "free market" in the eyes of the general public.

 

[sevin]

I think you need to see the "reverse psychology" that is being used here.

Bush is not merely "unpopular" -- he is now in the ranks of the "thoroughly despised & discredited" (even the GOP is starting to turn against him).

So trotting HIM out to defend the "free market" is their way of SMEARING the term "free market" in the eyes of the general public.

Wow. Again, it's pretty f-ing brilliant.