Bush Economy

Internal GOP Memo Attacks Bush Handling Of Economy

The Plum Line | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

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An internal GOP memo prepared to brief some House Republicans as part of an ongoing probe into the Bank of America-Merrill Lynch deal takes direct aim...

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More Than Just Winning

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

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Obama is simply biding his time on the issue, letting Cheney's "doth protest too much" vitriol wither on the vine.

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Perino: Bush Deserves Credit For Recent Market Uptick

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.15.2009 | Politics

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Former White House spokesperson Dana Perino said on Sunday that the Bush administration, while presiding over the start of the current recession, neve...

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The Stimulus Defenders Speak

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

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It's been called a Christmas tree of spending, a sop to liberal priorities, and a Democratic power-grab in the guise of an economic recovery package. ...

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Bush: Economy Will Improve Soon Under Obama Administration

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush said Friday that while the current economic crisis has sent shock waves around the world, he believes step...

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Bush Describes Bailout Decisions As 'Difficult' When He Means 'Irresponsible'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.12.2009 | Media

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If this wasn't his last week on the job, maybe it'd be important to point out to the man that his "decisions" on the "financial crisis" were NOT decisions that "prevented" the crisis.

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It's Official: Bush Presided Over Weakest Economy in Decades

washingtonpost.com | Neil Irwin and Dan Eggen | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

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President Bush has presided over the weakest eight-year span for the U.S. economy in decades, according to an analysis of key data, and economists acr...

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Welcome to George W. Bush Camp

Tina Dupuy | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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What is this group? It's none other than the George W. Bush Society. Their yearly gala (that happens every six months...'fuzzy math') is a riot!

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The Bush Presidency: Shakespearean Tragedy or Cruel Farce?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics

Unlike earlier failed presidents like Herbert Hoover and Richard Nixon, Bush does not seem to acknowledge or even recognize the destruction that he has wrought.

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Bush: I Didn't Compromise My Soul To Be Popular

AP | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush knows he's unpopular. But here's what matters, he says: "I didn't compromise my soul to be a popular guy."...

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Raise My Taxes

Edgar M. Bronfman | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

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To cut the rich a break while so many others struggle to support and educate their families is neither moral nor pragmatic.

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Pressure Grows On Obama To Push Bush Aside

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

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November's unemployment numbers have started a fresh round of fretting both over the future of the economy as well as who -- in the immediate sense --...

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Stating the Obvious: Don't Be Caught Dead At Wal-Mart

Anita Thompson | Posted 12.31.2008 | Living

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I'm not a sociologist or a psychologist, but can anyone explain how you can continue to shop after a man has just been trampled to death?

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Bridge Loan to Nowhere or Bridge Loan to the 21st Century?

Randi Rhodes | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

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Should Congress find the votes to take back at least $25 billion and loan it to the auto industry, they ought to attach it to a long list of demands that need to be set down in writing.

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The Road to Economic Recovery

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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As the Bush administration sputters to an end, the official unemployment rate rose from 6.1 to 6.5 percent in October. In these very difficult economic conditions, doing nothing is not an option.

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Pay It Backward--The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History

Larry Gellman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Business

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For the last 20 years, I've been hearing that we're in the midst of the Greatest Wealth Transfer in History. The slogan has remained the same but both the beneficiaries of the wealth have changed.

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Bush: People Will 'Look Back' At 'This Moment In Economic History' And Say 'Tax Cuts Work'

Think Progress | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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In remarks to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce today, President Bush continued his rosy rhetoric on the economy. He predicted that in the future...

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Bin Laden Used a Similar Strategy to Decimate American Capitalism as Reagan Used to Hasten End of Soviet Communism

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Both men used the same strategy: scare them into an arms race which they couldn't afford and which would undermine the very fabric of their economic, social and political system.

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Americans Have Lost Confidence In Our Social And Legal Institutions

Sheila Suess Kennedy | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home

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The sobering question that confronts us is whether any president, any administration, can stem the bleeding and put this nation back on the long and difficult path to competent governance, fiscal sanity and the rule of law.

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The Whole World Is Watching--And It's Not Pretty

Larry Gellman | Posted 11.03.2008 | Business

From halfway around the world, it all seems simple. The question is if we are going to keep blaming Washington, Wall Street, mortgage lenders--everybody but ourselves--for our problems.

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Stock Dive Is Bookend Of Bush Economics

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

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The headline from the world of politics and economics today seems fairly self-evident: in the wake of the House of Representative's failure to pass a ...

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The Scum Also Rises

Stuart Steinberg | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home

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Instead of taking my money and giving it to some of the worst slime on the planet, they should use it to guarantee the retirement plans and pensions of working people. These corporate slugs do not deserve a single penny of our tax dollars.

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Bush On Economy: Live Video

Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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Dear Mr. President, I'd Like A Loan

Jon Raymond | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Bush Economy, Subprime Mortgage Market, Subprime Loan Crisis, Subprime Mortgages, Economy, Secondary Market, Home News

My business hasn't been doing too well lately. I made some investments which didn't work out. But here's the good part: I have a business partner who lives in Alaska and can see Russia. So I'd be a great help to the global economy.

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Socializing Risk, Privatizing Profit

David Feige | Posted 10.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Bush Economy, U.S. Economy, Billionaires, Subprime Mortgages, Bailout, Economy, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Business News

It may sound un-American to make the rich give back their ill-gotten gains, but in the criminal justice system there's a term for it: restitution.

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