Bush Economy

Welcome to George W. Bush Camp

Tina Dupuy | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

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Tina Dupuy

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 12.26.2008 | Politics

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Hoyt Hilsman

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 12.17.2008 | 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 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tax Cuts, Bush Economy, Taxes, Obama Economy, Wealth, Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Politics News
Edgar M. Bronfman

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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Sam Stein

Pressure Grows On Obama To Push Bush Aside

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.05.2008 | 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 11.30.2008 | Living

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Anita Thompson

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 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Economy, Politics, Automaker Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Bailout, Randi Rhodes, Bridge to Nowhere, Economy, Auto Workers, Bush Administration Economy, Lame Duck Sessions, Socialism, Auto Industry Bailout, Jack Quinn, Business, Politics News
Randi Rhodes

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 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jobs, Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, Middle Class, Bush Economy, George Bush, Unemployment, Bush Unemployment, Politics News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

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 11.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Budget Deficit $490 Billion, Obama Housing Crisis, T. Boone Pickens, John McCain, Mccain Housing Crisis, Judaism, Bush Tax Cuts, Thomas Friedman, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, Housing Crisis, Bush Economy, Bush Administration, National Debt Soars, New York Times, Financial Crisis, Wealth Transfer, Pickens Plan, Business News
Larry Gellman

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 10.23.2008 | 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 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fall of Soviet Empire, Government Bailout, War on Terror, Barack Obama Wall Street Crisis, Economy, Global War on Terror, Bailout Plan, Iraq War Funding, Bailout Bill, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, US Economy, Bush Economy, Iraq War, Financial Meltdown, John McCain Wall Street Crisis, Financial Crisis, Soviet Union, Politics News
Miles Mogulescu

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 10.06.2008 | Home

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Sheila Suess Kennedy

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 10.03.2008 | Business

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Larry Gellman

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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Sam Stein

Stock Dive Is Bookend Of Bush Economics

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.29.2008 | 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 09.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, AIG Bailout, Bush Economy, U.S. Economy, Economy, Economic Crisis, Home News
Stuart Steinberg

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 09.26.2008 | Politics

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Dear Mr. President, I'd Like A Loan

Jon Raymond | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home

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

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 09.25.2008 | Business

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

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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Sam Stein

Obama Won't Cede Stage, Releases Minute-Long Ad On Economy

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

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The day after President Bush addressed the nation on the financial markets and John McCain announced he would go back to Congress to work on the bailo...

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"Banksters" On Parade

Jackson Williams | Posted 09.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Bush Economy, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, John McCain, 700 Billion Dollar Bailout, Economic Crisis, Economy, Phil Gramm, Banks, $700 Billion Bailout, Bankers, ATM's, Congress, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street Bailout, Recession, U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Chairman, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary, Business News
Jackson Williams

There once were usury laws in this country to limit such shamelessness. I wonder where they went?

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A Contribution for Obama Before the Debates

Roxana Badin | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

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Roxana Badin

I've never submitted so much as a slip of paper through the slot of a suggestion box before, nor have I ever worked for a political campaign. But, th...

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Economic Bail Out: Can the Climate Crisis and Carbon Trading Play Major Roles?

Michelle Kraus | Posted 09.19.2008 | Green

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Michelle Kraus

The Administration in its swan song performance is still holding us captive to fossil fuel. This stranglehold sadly has devastated the once vibrant US...

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President Bush Goes AWOL During Financial Crisis

Politico | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

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Where's George? The president, I mean. You remember him. Dubya. No. 43. Won a second term a few years ago. It was in all the papers. But where has h...

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GOP Blasts Bush's Economic Crisis Plan

Politico | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

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Whipsawed by the government's on-again, off-again intervention in the nation's financial crisis, House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said Wednesday ...

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The Bush Boom Was A Complete Bust

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 08.28.2008 | Business

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Hale

Repeat after me: a) The weakest job growth of the last 50 years, leads to b) Stagnant incomes for most Americans which leads to c) Really depressed people.

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