Jan 12, 2009 10:51am

W’s Last Presser

A very loose President Bush came before the White House press corps for his 47th and final press conference as president. He had lots to say about 9/11, Katrina, and the economic crisis, but before I blog about those items, here’s our exchange about how he would defend his legacy from critics who say his administration was incompetent.

By way of explanation of his first comments, I covered his first presidential run in 1999 and 2000 and was recently appointed Senior White House correspondent.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Jake, yes? How you doing?

JAKE: I’m good. How you doing, sir?

BUSH: What have been doing since 2000? (LAUGHTER)

TAPPER: Working my way to this chair.

BUSH: So you going to be here for President Obama?

TAPPER: I will.

BUSH: It’s a pretty cool job.

TAPPER: It’s not bad.

BUSH: Yes. (LAUGHTER)

TAPPER: Yours might be better.

BUSH: Yes. What, retirement? (LAUGHTER)

TAPPER: In the past, when you’ve been asked to address bad poll numbers or your unpopularity you’ve said that history will judge that you did the right thing — that you thought you did the right thing. But without getting into your motives or your goals, I think a lot of people, including Republicans, including some members of your own administration, have been disappointed at the execution of some of your ideals, whether Iraq or Katrina or the economy. What would your closing message be to the American people about the execution of these goals?

BUSH: Well, first of all, hard things don’t happen overnight, Jake. And when the history of Iraq is written, historians will analyze, for example, the decision on the surge. The situation was — looked like it was going fine, and then violence for a period of time began to throw — throw the progress of Iraq into doubt. And rather than accepting the status quo and saying, "Oh, it’s not worth it," or "The politics makes it difficult," or, you know, "The party may end up being — you know, not doing well in the elections because of the violence in Iraq," I decided to do something about it and sent 30,000 troops in as opposed to withdrawing.

And so that part of history is certain, and the situation did change. Now the question is, in the long-run, will this democracy survive? And that’s going to be the challenge for future presidents. In terms of the economy — look, I inherited a recession, I’m ending on a recession. In the meantime, there were 52 months of uninterrupted job growth. And I defended tax cuts when I campaigned, I helped implement tax cuts when I was president, and I will defend them after my presidency as the right course of action.

And there’s a fundamental philosophical debate about tax cuts: Who best can spend your money, the government or you? And I have always sided with the people on that issue. Now, obviously, these are very difficult economic times. It’s a — when people analyze the situation, there will be a — this problem started before my presidency. It obviously took place during my presidency.

The question facing the president is not when the problem started, but what did you do about it when you recognized the problem? And I readily concede I chunked aside some of my free market principles when I was told by chief economic advisers that the situation we were facing could be worse than the Great Depression. So I’ve told some of my friends who’ve said — you know, who have taken an ideological position on this issue, you know, "Why’d you do what you did?"

I said, "Well, if you were sitting there and heard that the depression could be greater than the Great Depression, I hope you would act too," which I did. And we’ve taken extraordinary measures to deal with the frozen credit markets, which have affected the economy. Credit spreads are beginning to shrink. Lending is just beginning to pick up. The actions we have taken, I believe, have helped thaw the credit markets, which is the first step toward recovery.

And so, you know, look, there’s plenty of critics in this business. I understand that. And I thank you for giving me a chance to defend a record that I am going to continue to defend because I think it’s a good, strong record.

More to come.

– jpt

User Comments

Watched the PC from start to finish. I was disappointed in the finish.
I hoped Bush would have the last question come from Helen Thomas, and that he would at long last address her as Ms. Thomas.
Alas, it was not to be.
Irascible as she may be at times, as has been Bush himself with her, you’ve got to give her credit for hanging so tough for many, many years.
I think it would have been a nice gesture to at least recognize her during his last PC.

Posted by: SuLee | January 12, 2009, 11:01 am 11:01 am

I disagree with the President’s belief that history will provide a better assessment of his administration. Even if that’s true, however, he’s still accountable to Americans (and the world) in the here-and-now. We are the ones who have to live with — and suffer through — his decisions. I don’t need to wait 50 years to know how his policies, beliefs and administration have impacted me. He seems unconcerned about issues people are currently facing.

Posted by: chgo921 | January 12, 2009, 11:15 am 11:15 am

Hmmmmm!

Posted by: anonymous | January 12, 2009, 11:20 am 11:20 am

Helen Thomas, a small eighty something year old woman, has been a perceived threat at Bush press conferences for years. That’s easy to deduce from how often she’s ignored by the Bush and his minions. It’s ironic that an octogenarian was the forerunner of the criticism which is now politically correct. The lack of any acknowledgement towards her could show that she is still considered formidable, especially in lieu of the Bush legacy project being attempted.

Posted by: kat | January 12, 2009, 11:27 am 11:27 am

Personal accountability people. If your life sucks, you should make changes to change your life. If you expect government to come save you, your mortgage, or your bank account, you deserve exactly what you get from them…nothing.

Posted by: Rochelle | January 12, 2009, 11:31 am 11:31 am

I’m simply dumbfounded.

Posted by: afbrat59 | January 12, 2009, 11:32 am 11:32 am

God Bless George Bush for making the tough decisions that kept our country safe. Thanks for standing up to all your critics and standing true to your beliefs.

Posted by: GB43fan | January 12, 2009, 11:48 am 11:48 am

Rochelle:
I agree that individuals need to accept personal responsibility for their actions. What you fail to comprehend, however, is that governmental policies will often dictate what actions a person can take. I never mentioned anything financial in my post. While I do think his beliefs and policies have helped create our economic turmoil, I also disagree with his social policies — and I have to suffer through those.
(BTW, you didn’t directly say you were responding to my post, but since everyone else is writing about Helen Thomas, I “assume” your response was for me.)

Posted by: chgo921 | January 12, 2009, 11:54 am 11:54 am

“That’s easy to deduce from how often she’s ignored by the Bush and his minions.”
She cant form a coherent question, that why she doesnt get called on.

Posted by: BertieW | January 12, 2009, 11:56 am 11:56 am

I for one want to thank President Bush and Mrs. Bush for bringing a very moral set of standards to the White House. I believe he made some mistakes in the decisions made over the last 8 years – haven’t we all. For the most part, I believe that the dislike from the Press and Media is that he is his own man and isn’t “bought” by the members of congress. He was willing to make the tough decisions and live with them. He will go down in history as a true leader and perhaps the last truly moral President of the United States. Thank you Mr. President!

Posted by: Karen | January 12, 2009, 12:07 pm 12:07 pm

“She cant form a coherent question, that why she doesn’t get called on.”
Can you give an example where she muddled a question? I recall her questions as short and to the point, unlike other reporters who present multiple issues and questions when called upon. Besides, do you really think Helen Thomas became a nationally known correspondent if she was profoundly lacking in journalistic skills as you suggest? That’s making quite an indictment on both journalists and the collective intelligence of Americans.

Posted by: kat | January 12, 2009, 12:09 pm 12:09 pm

Karen:
YOU may agree with his moral standards and think that it’s only “the press and media” that don’t like him. How do you justify his approval/disapproval ratings from the American public? The entire fourth estate can’t cause 60%-70%+ of the American public to disapprove of his performance. And given the percentages, it’s not just Dems and Indys who disapprove.

Posted by: chgo921 | January 12, 2009, 12:13 pm 12:13 pm

The warmonger is scared of that old lady Helen.

Posted by: kseyetie | January 12, 2009, 12:23 pm 12:23 pm

“The warmonger is scared of that old lady Helen.”
Because she illustrates the power of the word when aligned with the truth. You go, Helen!

Posted by: kat | January 12, 2009, 12:27 pm 12:27 pm

Helen Thomas is a crazy cat lady who should have retired long ago. She isnt an actual reporter- she writes an opinion column carried almost no where- and instead of asking actual questions makes rambling leftist speeches that end with a proforma question mark.
She isnt a reporter and these arent real questions. She should have been gone long ago to make space for someone who’s existence isnt performance art.

Posted by: BertieW | January 12, 2009, 1:07 pm 1:07 pm

so glad we wont have to listen to that fool ignorant shrub anymore. wont it be nice to have a intelligent informed non-hateful person as president….god bless america and god bless president elect obama, and god have mercy on bushes evil soul.

Posted by: T | January 12, 2009, 1:12 pm 1:12 pm

“so glad we wont have to listen to that fool ignorant shrub anymore. wont it be nice to have a intelligent informed non-hateful person as president”
You’d almost expect some kind of irony warning from these leftists. You just sprayed a bunch of hate.
BTW- Obama will close his oath of office with “so help me God”, which is optional. Enjoy.

Posted by: BertieW | January 12, 2009, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm

I, TOO, THANK MR. BUSH FOR FACING THE HARD DECISIONS AND STANDING BY HIS CONVICTIONS. I THINK HE HAS WORKED HARD FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND HAS KEPT US SAFE. I FEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO US WHEN HE LEAVES THE WHITE HOUSE. WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER BILL CLINTON WITH ALL HIS DISTRACTIONS. LOOKS LIKE THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO GET WITH OBAMA -ANOTHER CLINTON CABINET. I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BRING “CHANGE”. WE WILL BE WATCHING CLOSELY TO SEE HOW MANY OF HIS CHICAGO BUDDIES HE BRINGS TO WASHINGTON – YUK! YUK!

Posted by: OPAL JOHNSON | January 12, 2009, 1:23 pm 1:23 pm

History WILL remember George Bush as the guy who did what was right, even when many opposed him. Or at least I will. And chgo921 – We are in a recession, and it IS lame. However, if you look at the root causes, then you will see that they were caused by a liberal-run congress wanting everyone to own their own home. It sounds great, but it ruins the system if banks can’t choose where their loans are going. Bush HAS gone against his economic beliefs (lower taxes) with the bail-out, but nobody is perfect.

Posted by: Patriot | January 12, 2009, 1:50 pm 1:50 pm

You’d almost expect some kind of irony warning from these leftists. You just sprayed a bunch of hate.
BTW- Obama will close his oath of office with “so help me God”, which is optional. Enjoy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Bertie, You’re the one showing hate. Of course, Obama will state “so help me God” without reservations. For ne, he’s a Christian and will undoubtedly say those words and act on them with a conviction that was absent from Bush, who did far more to dismantle than uphold the Constitution of the United States. In regards to Helen Thomas, you can’t discredit her by maligning her as a cat lady, which is clearly an attack on both her age and gender. It’s sad to see someone vent their anger in a manner that only compounds it into rage. Good Day.

Posted by: kat | January 12, 2009, 1:51 pm 1:51 pm

Typo or keystroke problem: For ONE, he will . . .

Posted by: kat | January 12, 2009, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm

bertiw—-i am just spraying back all the hate and evil that has been sent my way during the horrible evil bush years.

Posted by: T | January 12, 2009, 2:25 pm 2:25 pm

God Bless George Bush for making the tough decisions that kept our country safe. Thanks for standing up to all your critics that opposed you and standing true to your beliefs. I agree that history will prove that he did the right thing by getting rid of Saddium Hussein. He was a monster and responsible for killing many innocent people. Thank you President and Mrs. Bush for bringing a new set of moral standards to the White House that we all can be proud of. I wish them both good health and happiness in their new private life and will truly miss them.

Posted by: granstwins | January 12, 2009, 3:14 pm 3:14 pm

where is my post

Posted by: T | January 12, 2009, 3:31 pm 3:31 pm

granstwin—-you must live is a different america then the other 75% of use because in our country the economy is destroyed we are hated world wide and are now 10 trillion in debt….. oh yes thank you bush for all the terrible things you have done,honestly you did us democrats a very big favor mad eit possible for us eto take control of the whole gov. so we can finnaly get back to prosperity.

Posted by: T | January 12, 2009, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm

Liberal only report the news. Its conservative that write HISTORY BOOKS.
SNUB that Liberal Democrats

Posted by: pet hound | January 12, 2009, 3:36 pm 3:36 pm

bellstar—–sour grapes taste bad… your evil empire republicans lost because they failed horribly and have brougt america to its knees. so instead of saying yes the republicans screwed america you just cut down obama and wish him ill…..taht is why your party lost becuase all the hate and nasty words coming from republicans.

Posted by: T | January 12, 2009, 3:38 pm 3:38 pm

fake “T”—— the democrats won by a landslide the last two elctions now. why? because the republicans have screw up so bad.

Posted by: T | January 12, 2009, 3:54 pm 3:54 pm

“Bertie, You’re the one showing hate. Of course, Obama will state “so help me God” without reservations. For ne, he’s a Christian and will undoubtedly say those words…”
Where am I showing hate? Because I point it out when you ‘progressive’ do it?
A commons theme seems to be:
- dont like tax cuts, unless Obama is doing it
- dont like bombing other countries, unless it Clinton doing it
- dont like haters, unless you are the ones doing the hating
- dont like budget deficits- unless its Obama’s turn to run them up
- dont like draft dodgers running the military in war time- unless its Obama
- dont like the culture of corruption; unless its your guys getting named with gift cards and freezers of cash. Then its unfair prosecutions.
- dont like politicians ducking press questions. Unless its Obama taking a Hawaiian vacation and the press forgetting all about his ties to a certain Lego character.
Its quite ironic when when someone says “thank goodness my guy isnt hateful- unlike those puppy hating nazis!”
I pointed out the “So help me God” thing because ‘progressives’ lost control of their bowels when Rick Warren got chosen to give the invocation. I personally think its a good thing. But ‘progressives’ took Warren’s post as an opportunity to spew their anti-religious venom.

Posted by: BertieW | January 12, 2009, 4:19 pm 4:19 pm

President Bush, September 13, 2005: “Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government,” Bush said at joint White House news conference with the president of Iraq.
“To the extent the federal government didn’t fully do its job right, I take responsibility,” Bush said………. Yet today he said they made no mistakes?

Posted by: Susan | January 12, 2009, 4:31 pm 4:31 pm

“Obama taking a Hawaiian vacation.”
It is where he was BORN, for God’s sake! So you would criticize him for going home for a vacation, which included a memorial for his Grandma who had still lived there?

Posted by: William J. LePetomane | January 12, 2009, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm

willialm j lepeto—–very true the republican just love cutting down on obama for going to hawaii for his grandma,s memorial, and for the holidays,but they were ok taht bush was on vacation for a big part of crisis in new orleans,and well for almost 8 years really. evil republicans.

Posted by: T | January 12, 2009, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm

Patriot I don’t think you’re quite getting this economic situation. Here, this should help. At some point you’d think one of you would ask yourselves if it’s all some democratic created problem (they did contribute) why it was after 9/11 that the real trouble began??? “Bush and his aides are quick to point out that they oversaw 52 straight months of job growth in the middle of this decade, and that the economy expanded at a steady clip from 2003 to 2007. But economists, including some former advisers to Bush, say it increasingly looks as if the nation’s economic expansion was driven to a large degree by the interrelated booms in the housing market, consumer spending and financial markets. Those booms, which the Bush administration encouraged with the idea of an “ownership society,” have proved unsustainable.”….. By the way? What’s with bragging that “you attempted” something. You either get results or you don’t.

Posted by: Susan | January 12, 2009, 5:24 pm 5:24 pm

I am actually giddy right now.
really I am.
pinch me. please.
This nightmare is actually OVER.

Posted by: Omentum | January 12, 2009, 6:43 pm 6:43 pm

Funny how Bush supporters say anyone who critizes Bush is hateful! Bush was the Worst President by far! Fact! It will take decades to undo all the damage Bush has done. Thank God Rightwingers are a dying breed. No wonder why the world dislikes American rightwingers!

Posted by: AJ | January 12, 2009, 7:32 pm 7:32 pm

In other words, the pathetic, deluded little man continued to blow smoke at the Ameican people — i.e. the president with the lowest job creation rate since Herbert Hoover tries to take credit for “52 months of uninterrupted job growth — and the corporate hacks sat there and ate it up.
This would be different from the past eight years how?

Posted by: Peter Principle | January 12, 2009, 8:46 pm 8:46 pm

It is almost time to shave that Bush. WORST.PRES.EVER.

Posted by: Phil the machinist | January 12, 2009, 10:59 pm 10:59 pm

Thank President Bush,History will reconize your hard working president.you are a good president, good leader, humble man, did not compromise the principles and alway acting : “Country first”.God bless you.

Posted by: lu | January 12, 2009, 11:11 pm 11:11 pm

“Country first:
Thank President Bush,you are a great president, you had the good policies on “battling terror’
God bless you and America.

Posted by: l love America | January 12, 2009, 11:20 pm 11:20 pm

“”Obama taking a Hawaiian vacation.”
It is where he was BORN, for God’s sake! So you would criticize him for going home for a vacation, which included a memorial for his Grandma who had still lived there?
”
What are you objecting to? It was obviously a vacation according to Political Punch. It obviously took place at a $9 million beach house. And its also obvious that Obama left town and then released a questionable report on his staff’s interactions with Blago. And it is also a fact that no one ever followed up with him about the story that Craig put out.
Those are all facts.
The press let him get away with his document dump.

Posted by: bertiew | January 12, 2009, 11:28 pm 11:28 pm

Yes, Bush su—d as a President. So true. And I voted against him twice and I am as glad as anyone to see him go. But I am also a realist, and I just hope there are enough anti-depressants to go around when this country realizes Obama is not the second coming of Christ.

Posted by: Melanie | January 13, 2009, 1:35 am 1:35 am

Posted by: Randall George | January 13, 2009, 2:07 am 2:07 am

Al Capone was proud of his record too.

Posted by: JL | January 13, 2009, 2:08 am 2:08 am

Obama will soon feel the weight of keeping 300 million Americans safe from brutal attack. Let’s hope he has the medle to hold up under the intense pressure.

Posted by: ardvark1 | January 13, 2009, 2:10 am 2:10 am

although i’ve been against Mr. Bush & the Republican “machine” for the past 8 years, i do believe that GW is not the person to blame for the past. While he is the face of the whole mess, he(as a person) isn’t to blame. He’s the puppet of the administration, and I feel sorry for the place he has been placed. The patsy of the party that has been tainting our nation is happily seen out, and with it comes cheer. however, let’s not forget about this man as a person…a father…a husband…a human being. we may hate him for being the face of all we dislike about America today, but we can’t forget that he is just like you & me. A man that makes mistakes is a normal man, and judgment should only come when the fat lady sings. let’s not forget the celebration America had when Nixon died(if anyone out there can recall).

Posted by: chuck mcclude | January 13, 2009, 3:37 am 3:37 am

This was what happened when you put “Country First”….Our families, the economy, and our morals came second. GO BUSH, and take Cheney with you!

Posted by: able | January 13, 2009, 3:49 am 3:49 am

This deluded retard can’t step back and see what he did to the very backbone of our once great country. His constant feeding of corporate greed and letting business police itself has reallt served us well. It’s a plain and simple fact, we need the regulation to protect us from corporate greed. This is what 1. Has destroyed our banking industry, (and still does. Can you believe the recent billions that was given to them that is unaccountable?)2. Our job market(Yep, let’s ship all jobs to China and Mexico, our people can work at Burger King or WalMart)3. Our military weaker (this huge mistake of a war has left us an unbelievable debt to China and 4000+ of our brave soldiers and 100,000+ innocent Iraq’s dead)4. Housing industry in shambles (No jobs, no mortgage payments). This absolute dreg of the earth can “hold his head high” as he leaves office? How arrogant and what a final slap in the face of the American public. Thanks for nothing numb-nuts. Can’t pass the buck on this one.Just wait for the additional insider info to come out. You haven’t seen more then the tip of this iceberg.

Posted by: bill1037 | January 13, 2009, 7:02 am 7:02 am

I’m glad Bush came out in defense of himself and his record. It’s been outrageously distorted by the media. He’s kept the eoonomy booming after it could have easily sunk into a deep recession after 9/11. He’s kept us safe and literally had to rebuild the intelligence capabilities and Homeland security. He’s kept us safe for 7 years and that alone given the circumstances has been a great accomplishment. I thank him for his dedicated, selfless service.
Posted by: Randall George
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Randall, I hate to inform you that we hae one heck of a recession right now that is most likely worse than what we might have had at that point. But according to your logic since we didn’t have one “then” he’s a great guy in that area? I simply don’t understand you types.

Posted by: Susan | January 13, 2009, 7:37 am 7:37 am

Bush will have to defend himself pretty soon against a trial for crimes against the constitution. 70% of Americans can’t be wrong. The other 30% are delusional about what Bush has done for this country. He didn’t listen to the 60+% of Americans who wanted us out of Iraq. Instead, and with total arrogance, he did the exact opposite. Bush has vetoed the SCHIP program because he didn’t like what was included along with it in the bill.

Posted by: Bob | January 13, 2009, 8:44 am 8:44 am

all these people still supporting bush should be in jail with bush and cheney. he has destroyed our economy we are hated world wide. we are 10 trillion in debt and have nothing to show for it…..republicans always bitch about democrats tax and spend,atleast when dem,s spend they spend on the american people why republicans spend on war and subsidies for the rich and big business. it will be so great to have a real human in the white house and not a demon.

Posted by: T | January 13, 2009, 9:13 am 9:13 am

What a sorry excuse for a President! I am thoroughly ashamed to be an American when we have Bush at the helm. The world has suffered so much from his idiocy! He will be remembered as one of the worst (if not THE worst) president’s to ever run our country. I pray times can change with Obama – but fear that Bush has done damage that may not be repairable anytime soon! Sad and pathetic man ….

Posted by: Cheetah | January 13, 2009, 10:20 am 10:20 am

An empty record to defend is not a difficult task … even for Bush

Posted by: Dave | January 13, 2009, 10:34 am 10:34 am

I hope Bush will continue to be able to duck when the shoes are thrown in Texas. At least he will be exercising his reflexes if not his mouth.

Posted by: Jane G | January 13, 2009, 11:02 am 11:02 am

It’s comical to see that the loonies failed to realize that if someone like barrack were president when 9/11 happened, we’ll be in worse shape than we’re now and our country would be in danger of being overun by the bad guys.
Bush did a good job protecting us from the terrorists despite being constantly sabotage by the lefties. Their aid and comfort to the enemy indirectly contributed to more death of our troops, the very people they claimed to love and support. These pathetic bunch should all be on trial for treason.

Posted by: USA-No1 | January 13, 2009, 11:07 am 11:07 am

Why doesn’t George W. Bush talk about the stench that hangs over his presidency from the Alberto Gonzales term of politicizing the Dept of Justice? That is what destroyed and discredited the Bush administration.

Posted by: US Citizen | January 13, 2009, 11:07 am 11:07 am

The Bush legacy! How about vetoing Medicare negotiating directly with the pharmaceutical companies, they negotiate with doctors, hospitals and medical supply businesses but not with the pharmaceutical companies. So we have a failing system (Social Security) funded by our tax dollars vs two huge private entities, pharmaceutical and insurance companies. Let’s see who would I vote for? Isn’t that corporate socialism? Or Bush writing an executive order putting into place his controversial “faith-based” initiative and handing over $65 billion of your tax dollars. Bush apparently thinks he is much more capable to decide who you should donate to than yourself. Or Bush “I’m for outsourcing” American jobs, these are jobs Americans don’t want. We need to try to hold on to what U.S. jobs we have and create more or there will be none!

Posted by: rickyt1234 | January 13, 2009, 11:39 am 11:39 am

Bush actually thinks he did a great job! He knew there was a recession yet his one brain cell added trillions of dollars to that initial debt… yep, you did real good George… now go play with your cows.

Posted by: couplewords | January 13, 2009, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm

ABC news has deleted nearly every comment defending President Bush. Note the space between the time of this comment (about 13:05 and the previous comment, about 11:45).
Disney is biased and should lose their broad casting license.

Posted by: Hannibal Lechter | January 13, 2009, 1:05 pm 1:05 pm

if you have a fair mind and logical thought:
President Bush is a good leader ,good president.He did the best he can,and he has a “super team” :Vice president Cheney is very smart and he has a lot of experiences,Chertoff,Rice… In the last 7 years,our country has been safe because his policies on battling terror, but he got a lot of blames on that policies!.Look at Israel how she dealed with Hamas or any ter rorist groups? Israel has more experirence battling terror than us! American,please wake up because “united we stand”. Our nation still has a lot problems in the next four years, but if we are united, we will be ok.
with my humble heart: president Bush is a Great president,better than Clinton,Ford,Carter,Nixon…Thank president Bush and all your administration.
May God Bless President Bush,president elect Obama and our country.

Posted by: lu | January 13, 2009, 10:06 pm 10:06 pm

this thread is the PERFECT illustration between the right and the left…the right believes the left to be merely deluded, whereas the left believes the right to be satan incarnate

Posted by: spike | January 14, 2009, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm

Bush created Iraq problem
Palwstine was an existing problem which he helped make worse
He did not inherit a recession Clinton left 450 billion on the black.
A child is born he learn to crawl walk run read write
Bush speaks like a thug nowhere near a novice young diplomat.

Posted by: Phonk | January 17, 2009, 8:16 pm 8:16 pm

I JUST LOVE HOW SOME BLOGGERS HERE CONTINUE TO DEFEND BUSH AND CHENEY INSPITE OF THE OVERWHELMING ABUNDANCE OF EVIDENCE THAT CONTINUES TO COME TO LIGHT,DID BUSH KEEP THIS COUNTRY SAFE FROM TERRORIST ATTACKS BY MAKING WAR IN IRAQ??BILLIONS OF TAX PAYER DOLLARS GONE TO IRAQ,4000 BRAVE SOLDIERS DEAD,COUNTLESS IRAQI CIVILIAN NON COMBATANTS KILLED OR MAIMED,A HUGE TRANSFER OF WEALTH FROM THE MIDDLE CLASS TO THE RICH COPORATISTS,NO BID CONTRACTS FOR HALIBURTON,DOES ANYONE HERE WONDER IF BUSH AND CHENEY ARE PROFITING FROM THIS WAR IN IRAQ?? WELL I WONDER!THE LEGACY OF THE BUSH PRESIDENCY IS UNAFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE,HUGE NATIONAL DEFICIT,2 ONGOING WARS,RAPIDLY GROWING UNEMPLOYMENT AND RECORD FORCLOSURES.THESE ARE FACTS!!YET SOME PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT BUSH WAS A GOOD PRESIDENT!!???!!SOME PEOPLE WILL NEVER WAKE UP!

Posted by: PAULY | February 15, 2009, 12:20 am 12:20 am

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