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

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (496988)	11/22/2003 8:55:39 AM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Yes, more regulation of business would have prevented some of the abuses we have seen in recent years. Dean has that part correct and most of the American public agree. How can anybody invest in securities when the industry is so corrupt?

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (496988)	11/22/2003 9:06:48 AM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Bush Discourages Using Numbers When Discussing Economy Posted by trtleboy23 on 2003/9/4 23:14:44 (492 reads) NewsHax wire -- While giving a speech in Kansas City, Missouri, a state seriously affected by the economic downturn of the past 2 years, President Bush stressed that we should not be focusing on numbers when discussing the struggling economy. "We should not be focusing on the fact that over 2.5 million people have lost their jobs, or the record budget deficit that is expected to grow in the following years. We also shouldn't talk about my tax cuts that mainly benefit those making more than $200,000 a year. Nor should we even notice that I am asking for another $87 billion for Iraq, or that unemployment is still growing," said Bush. (more...) "These are numbers that we just should not concentrate on. Rather, the American people should listen to the same excuses that I have been using for a long time. Sept. 11, although nearly 2 years removed still is holding the economy down, and no one can stop it; its no one's fault. We should realize that the rich, especially my campaign donors, need more money and maybe, if the middle and lower classes are lucky, a little bit of that money will trickle down to them." Bush then went on to stress that people are confident in the economy, despite recent poll data to the contrary. Bush's words are in stark contrast to Democratic hopefuls who seem to constantly use numbers and facts to prove their points. Many Bush supporters called the Democrat's use of numbers unpatriotic and an example of dirty campaigning.