I don't think that- I think THEY think that, and Bush is standing up saying black is white, and that the US economy is going gangbusters, when it isn't.
Okay. I think I better see your point. But I can't see how it is Bush's fault that they think something that is obviously false. Bush is justified in claiming that the economy is on the rebound. The yups may not agree with this, but lets face it-- these goofs think they have an innate claim on the salaries of yesterday. So they are bound to be disappointed, living in such a dense non-reality.
If your point is that Bush had better find a way to deal with the situation politically, then I am with you. I could not agree more with this. But I just don't see how he is at fault for their not having the same sort of pay they had under Clinton. Liz, under Clinton there were oodles of companies with skyrocketing share prices and that had not a single dollar of earnings. That ought to tell SOMEBODY something.
Getting the yuppies to accept this "new reality" might be easier had Bush not doled out the entire federal treasury to his corporate buddies. In an era of handouts, everybody wants some, you know?
"Entire federal treasury." Oh now let us dispense with the mindless hyperbole. What really were the Bush handouts? His tax cuts were not handouts. So they do not count. His farm bill was indeed a handout, which I do not support. His prescription drug benefit was a handout, which I do not support. But I can't rail against Bush too much because he is really playing the leftist game here. Bush is spreading around the dough. What else is there? The Iraq contracts do not count because the companies hired there are providing a reasonable service for the cost. If your objections are to the war, then that is an entirely different issue.
Unless this economy CREATES JOBS, good paying professional jobs, then the GDP might as well be .01%
Don't you see that the economy really doesn't create jobs. People create the jobs, which in part helps create the character of the economy. People, the yups you mention, are going to have to step up to the plate and demonstrate why they ought to be hired. Businesspeople are going to have to better demonstrate why someone ought to buy their goods, etc. If they can't do this, then they must either find other occupations or perish.
[Bush] doesn't seem to "get" who he works for. It is NOT the 200 or so CEOs of the largest multinational smokestack industries in the world. He works for the entire citizenry and they aren't overly enamoured with him.
Well, what would you have the guy do- give out more money to the yups who haven't figured out how they are gonna compete against the Indians. That is certainly no solution. Or would you have him embrace protectionism, forcing companies to hire Americans - just because (of what?). That would be utterly disastrous.
I think Bush is on his way to remaining in the White House. I also think this President is sharper than you know. He is sharper than even I know and I know a heck of a lot I tell you. (grin) |
