In a little less than a month Barack Obama will take the oath of office and become the 44th President of the United States. In some respects he’s going to have some pretty big shoes to fill… From the Wall Street Journal: The President Comforts a Marine Mom By William McGurn, Wall Street Journal, December [...]
Son of a Bailout – Bush Gives Auto Makers $17.4 Billion
December 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
President Bush this morning morning announced a $17.4 billion bailout plan for auto makers. Under the terms of the plan GM and Chrysler would receive $13.4 billion in loans in December and January, with another $4 billion likely available in February. The deal is contingent on the companies’ showing that they’re financially viable by March [...]
George W. Bush: “I’ve abandoned free-market principles to save the free market system”
December 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Huh? What? With all due respect Mr. President what you’re doing is akin to using hand grenade to kill and ant. Allahpundit has the video over at Hot Air.
Creeping Socialism: Bush Defends Citigroup Bailout
November 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I’m at a loss for words here… From the AP via Michelle Malkin: President Bush argued Monday that the government’s dramatic rescue of Citigroup was necessary to “safeguard the financial system” and help the economy recover, and he said there could be more such moves if other institutions need help. Bush said he approved the [...]
5 Myths About the 2008 Elections
November 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Washington Post writer Chris Cillizza examines and attempts to debunk 5 myths about the 2008 elections… The entire article is worth reading but the two points that stand out in my opinion are these: 4. A Republican candidate could have won the presidency this year. I doubt it. In the hastily penned postmortems of campaign [...]
Election Postmortem
November 5, 2008 By 2 Comments
Let the finger pointing begin… Beltway Republicans will undoubtedly blame John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate as the reason for his loss. Palin may not have been the most qualified candidate available and her disastrous interview with Katie Couric certainly didn’t help her or John McCain. It’s easy to lay the [...]
al Qaeda Wants Republicans, Bush “humiliated”
October 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It must be a slow news day if I’m linking to a story about an al Qaeda statement… DUBAI (Reuters) – An al Qaeda leader has called for President George W. Bush and the Republicans to be “humiliated,” without endorsing any party in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, according to a video posted on the [...]
Dick Armey: Bush Plan to Buy Bank Stocks Should Face Constitutional Challenge
October 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Via CNSNews.com: Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) said that the Bush administration’s plan to buy $250 billion in stock in U.S. banks should be challenged in federal court as unconstitutional. “I think that it is subject to a serious constitutional challenge,” Armey said in a conference call with reporters on Tuesday. “It is [...]
Bush: “We don’t want to rush”
October 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Say what??? Oh the irony… As global markets plunged, President Bush on Monday said “it’s going to take awhile” for the government’s $700 billion financial rescue plan to bolster the troubled U.S. economy. Bush said the purpose of the package was to unlock the nation’s credit freeze “to get money moving again.” But, he added: [...]
Crap Sandwich 2.0 Passes The House 263-171
October 3, 2008 By 1 Comment
The Wall Street Journal has the details: WASHINGTON — U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers wary of growing signs of the nation’s economic distress voted Friday in favor of a $700 billion Wall Street rescue package, sending the biggest government intervention in the financial markets since the Great Depression to President George W. Bush for his [...]
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