Comments on: Quotes of the day

By: tomas

tomas — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:37:40 +0000

It is up to Republicans to stop it. The president will only hurt there cause.

By: grdred944

grdred944 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:36:06 +0000

Bush has been tough on terror and is to be commended for that but he is much like daddy when it comes to the economy and not keeping Congress in-line. The White House going along with this is disgusting at best. It will get even worse when The Black Caesar takes over but I had hoped that Bush could show some fiscal discipline on his way out.

By: JeffinOrlando

JeffinOrlando — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:00:29 +0000

A bridge loan to nowhere.

Come on Dubya, go out with at least some of your former conservatism intact.

Bishop on December 10, 2008 at 10:44 PM

He talks about sticking to his principles. Without jumping on the Bash Bush Express, what principles is he talking about?
I’m wondering if he has ever believed in conservatism at all. Of course he is far from the only one. Look at all of the “cons” that support these endless buyouts now that financial conservatism isn’t convenient.

By: abobo

abobo — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:15:02 +0000

Bang!
Pow!
Zang!
Ow!Laura in Maryland on December 10, 2008 at 10:44 PM

BIFF!!!

By: tomas

tomas — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:35:54 +0000

Republicans really know how to fight GEORGE BUSH! When the see the democrats they run like little babies. Pathetic, little punks.

By: james23

james23 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:11:22 +0000

Lets face it, Bush is a good man that most of us voted for twice, but in the closing months of his Presidency, he has delivered us over to Bailout Socialism–something his detractors on the Dem side could only dream of.

The Bush-Paulson bailout is the type of bad medicine that usually kills the patient. And even if our nation survives, it will be in dramatically altered form–ie, as a Eurosocialist nanny state. That is what President Bush has delivered. imo, no matter what else he has done, that makes his Presidency a disaster of the highest order.

All the Dems’ lies, tricks, and treason against Bush has finished the man as President.
lavell12 on December 10, 2008 at 10:46 PM

Put down the bong, the Dems did not trick Bush into going all bailout mania. He’s done it to himself, and us, with piss-poor judgment. NOw, to avoid further bailout damage, we have to count on the Senate GOP! God help us.

By: theregoestheneighborhood

theregoestheneighborhood — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:02:06 +0000

If that’s supposed to be the approval rating for Congress, you’re way too high. Their actual approval rating is 13%.
theregoestheneighborhood on December 11, 2008 at 3:02 AM

Its cute how you people forget that 48% of Congress is republicans.

benny shakar on December 11, 2008 at 3:12 AM

Why do you even bother to make such an irrelevant point? Congress has a low approval rating because of what they have and haven’t done. This has only accelerated under the Democrats. Does it really matter if the minority is a minority of 40% or 48%?

The low approval rating of Congress comes because Congress doesn’t accomplish anything, and wastes their time on irrelevancies. When the Republicans had a bare majority, that happened primarily because the Senate filibustered at every opportunity. Once the Democrats took over, they then owned the agenda, and spent all their time posturing and launching pointless “investigations” to grandstand for the left wing before the cameras. The Democratic Congress absolutely cratered the Congress approval rating.

Democrats OWN the low approval rating of Congress, lock, stock, and barrel. They also own the current economic problems, but the public has been slow to catch on. Especially Obama voters, who thought the Republicans controlled Congress.

By: Darvin Dowdy

Darvin Dowdy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:45:16 +0000

It didn’t have to be this way. Since 1/21/05 the President and K. Rove have poked their finger in the eye of the Base on a continual basis. Dis’ing them, ignoring them, insulting them. Now K. Rove is sitting “fat” over at Fox News. Out of the fray. Doesn’t seem fair.
Had “W” sided w/the Base on the immigration issue, sealed the border and rigorously enforced existing laws, he’d be a respected hero now with an enormous legacy possibly exceeding that of Reagan. DD

By: Romeo13

Romeo13 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:34:25 +0000

I will miss Bush and Laura. Bush kept us safe. He stayed out of our business. No matter what the bashers say. Bush is a good man.

sheebe on December 10, 2008 at 11:10 PM

I agree he is a good man… but your assertion that he stayed out of our business??? WHAT?

No child left behind? DHS? and my favorite, the Nationalization of the Banks???? Thats staying out of our business???

When all you have is a hammer, all problems look like a nail….

If at first you don’t succeed, get a bigger hammer…

These are the only two things Bush knows… Big Government, HUGE solutions… he does not know WHEN the STAY OUT of a problem….

By: drjohn

drjohn — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:05:25 +0000

When you’ve been totally AWOL during the last eight months you get what you deserve. When you act and spend like a Democrat, look to Democrats for your support.

Don’t look to us.

By: tomas

tomas — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:23:53 +0000

If the dems fail to pass…lets just blame the pres…absurd

By: tomas

tomas — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:23:11 +0000

Kick a man when he is down…Pussies.

By: Kafir

Kafir — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:15:38 +0000

I haven’t kept up with the particulars on this bailout, but last night on Fox they were saying that Bush wanted to make sure the “Car Czar” had the power to recall the loan if the recipients did not act to get their house in order. This is similar to what would happen if they were getting this money from a bank. They said the Democrats had tried to weaken the Czar’s position on this point. So, Bush is trying to make sure that if the government is going to act as a banker, they at least have the power bankers have to incent borrowers to act responsibly.

By: onlineanalyst

onlineanalyst — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:11:20 +0000

What galls me is that Barney Frank gets his attacking soundbite on record because for the Dems, everything is grist for the political mill. For Frank, who is so complicit in the meltdown, to charge anyone with mismanagement and lack of responsible leadership is the height of chutzpah.

By: onlineanalyst

onlineanalyst — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:05:29 +0000

My guess: With the Big-3 pleading insolvency because they cannot get loans on their own and will, as a result, shut down completely, Prez Bush feels that he cannot destroy the livelihoods of so many Americans directly and indirectly impacted. After all, it’s the Christmas season, and it would be cruel to be heartless to abandon so many people out in the cold. I think that he is operating out of short-sighted compassion, not the desire to preserve a legacy.

By: Jed1899

Jed1899 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:01:54 +0000

Equating Frank to a rifle = Mannlicher

By: Cindy Munford

Cindy Munford — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:26:59 +0000

SKYFOX on December 11, 2008 at 5:56 AM

Well this strikes me as a great time for the people to start fixing things. On a small level and personally. Now, do I have any idea how to do it other then the stuff most of us already do? No. I have to think about this some more, I am sure I am not doing enough to keep people from becoming government dependent.

By: TMK

TMK — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:59:18 +0000

It seems like W, is trying to finish the Republican party off for good. Exactly what makes George W. Bush a conservative?

Kjeil on December 10, 2008 at 11:00 PM

You already said what makes him conservative. Any party that continues to support Social Security & Medicare and unchecked illegal immigration is not conservative by any measure.

By: SKYFOX

SKYFOX — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:56:00 +0000

Cindy Munford on December 11, 2008

Cindy, I don’t think they really believe they are correcting anything. Their goal is not to fix any problem, it’s to project the appearance of fixing the problem while they wave it off to the next generation and tell their constituents that all is well, so vote for me again. As for throwing money at it…well, it isn’t their money so what do they have to lose?

By: progressoverpeace

progressoverpeace — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:52:53 +0000

Bush did fine in his first term, save some overspending, talking to the UN, and a few other things. But he could have left after that term and been considered an excellent President. But he had to run in 2004 and limped over the finish line. Unfortunately, he misunderstood why he had won. The race should have been a 10% blowout, but Bush turned it into a 3% squeaker – winning only because Kerry was such a total turd (luckily the Swift Boat Vets had punctured Kerry’s tall tales) and because America knew we couldn’t just cut and run from Iraq. But, for some reason, Bush thought that he only barely won because he was too conservative and too unilateral and such. This was, in fact, the exact opposite of the truth – people wanted Bush to continue to be unilateral, as necessary, to let loose in Iraq and put the insurgency down (which seems to have only grown because we kept our hands tied behind our backs for the fighting).

In his second term, except for a brief, noble attempt to deal with Social Security and continued good work on the Judiciary part, Bush took a hard turn left, got rid of everyone with a brain, put Condi at State, and lost his intestinal fortitude for everything but Iraq – though it took him a while to find someone who could do it the way Bush wanted it done (very cleanly). Personally, I think it could have been done quickly, and more correctly, had we been as ruthless as the situation and the cultures out there had demanded … but, that’s how it goes. Except for Iraq and his judicial picks, Bush was turning left so fast, in his second term, it was hard to keep up. And that’s what brought us to here, from my view.

By: Cindy Munford

Cindy Munford — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:48:32 +0000

What a miserable place, D.C.! All of these people convincing themselves that they can and must correct all the problems of the world, natural or man made just get to wrapped up in themselves. And then, because the normal world isn't enough, they have people who make sh!t up. And lucky for all of us there is NO problem real or imagined that can't be fixed by throwing money at it. Somewhere, somehow, common sense needs to prevail.

By: lodge

lodge — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:17:07 +0000

Bush is LBJ v2.0.

By: lavell12

lavell12 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:06:54 +0000

The lefts hatred of the man shows that he must be doing something right.

By: madmonkphotog

madmonkphotog — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:52:12 +0000

I’ll sum up my feeling for President Bush like this.

In 2006, right before the GOP totally blew it, I had a chance to get free tickets to see the President here in Houston. All I had to do with volunteer to block walk for the GOP.

Instead, I chose to spend the day with my wife.

At least I know she’d never abandon me.

By: benny shakar

benny shakar — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:07:52 +0000

Um, closer to 40%, Benny
crosspatch on December 11, 2008 at 3:20 AM

Senate: 49 Republicans = 49%
House: 198 Republicans = 46%

Just sayin’