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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (283860)	8/5/2002 1:00:25 PM
From: Arthur Radley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

CAn you believe this clown? Talking about low interest rates(YES...lowest since 1958) and have been around for months and what has it gotten us....no job growth, rising unemployment, deficit spending, and lower consumer confidence.... Hey,Shrub! Wise up and try to understand..."That dog want hunt". What we have gotten in the understanding that both he and his VP are crooks...he even admits that what they both did is crooked...BUT just doesn't apply to them. Spin...Spin...but the guy just doesn't get it. "Reuters Business Report Bush Says Optimistic on Economy PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - President Bush on Monday said he was optimistic about the U.S. economy, noting interest rates were low and monetary policy was sound, despite rising speculation over a possible "double-dip" recession. "I'm an optimist about our economy, and I should be," Bush told a political fund-raising lunch. "The fundamentals are strong. Interest rates are low. Monetary policy is sound." Government reports last week raised fears of a "double-dip recession" following a rebound early in 2002. The reports showed the nation's growth rate slowed much more than expected in the April-June period this year and revealed weakness in the job market and factory sector. Speaking earlier in the Pittsburgh area where he recognized nine rescued miners as an inspiration for the country, Bush used the term "economic downturn." "It is the determined spirit of America and our optimism and our ability to solve problems which will help us deal with the economic downturn," Bush said.

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (283860)	8/5/2002 1:17:51 PM
From: Srexley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

The post I am replying to makes your point more clearly than the earlier one I responded to, and is not quite as offensive. That said, why not look at great Americans like Reagan as doing the best they can at a complicated job instead of insinuating they support vile and dispicable actions by dictators and thugs. When you say "the Reagan/Bush admin. cared more about displacing Soviet influence in Iraq, and about 'containing' the Iranians, than they did about Saddam's little habit of using poison gas in 'military' campaigns", you are probably right. But that was the right position to have. The Soviet Union was a bigger threat than Saddam, and if Iraq was less of a threat than Iran, why not let them beat the crap out of each other. Your response indicates that you think we would have been better to stay out, and I'm not sure that is true. Anyway, I understand your view better, but still feel that you question the motives of our leaders and our nation in a way that is not flattering or accurate.