Bush surprised by Greenspan criticism

[rodeodance]

Source: ap



Bush surprised by Greenspan criticism

1 hour, 12 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - President Bush was surprised by the criticism leveled against him and his administration by former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan in his new book, the White House said Monday.


Greenspan accused Bush of not responsibly handling the nation's spending and racking up big budget deficits, saying he and Congress' former GOP leaders abandoned the party's conservative principles favoring small government.

"My biggest frustration remained the president's unwillingness to wield his veto against out-of-control spending," Greenspan wrote in "The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World," being released Monday.

White House press secretary Dana Perino defended Bush's fiscal policies, and said that veto threats from the president were enough to keep spending from spiraling too high. Under Bush, government spending for the fight against terrorism increased, and Perino said the Bush administration doesn't apologize for acting on behalf of "the safety and security of the American people."

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[napi21]

1. That's because his a**kisser buddies shield him from all criticism.

I The dumba** actually THINKS everybody loves him!!!!!

[fishnfla]

2. we are broke from fighting the terrorists

they win

how stupid

[JudyM]

7. ... as if that's where the money's actually going. n/t

[zabet]

8. Exactly!!

How can a guy who fails at every business venture be
as wealthy as dumbya? The Paraguay Ponderosa, The Pigford
Ranch in Texas, shopping around Dallas for another homesite,
and that is just dumbya. That is not taking into consideration
how wealthy every one in the bushco administration has become
off of dumbya's presidentin'.

[Cha]

3. What? buSHIT is gonna

act like he could see that coming cause it's the truth.

Dumb shit..nice of Greenspan to come out better late than NEVER and say what's really going on.

Is his wife, Andrea Mitchell, still on msnbc giving those gung ho buSHIT reports?

[EVDebs]

4. Mr Pot calls Mr Kettle 'black'. Film at 11 nt

[rodeodance]

5. and now we have that little twit defending Bush. yugga yugga!!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. If you check out

the Israel Lbby, a truly informative and important book,
and recall that Greenspan is a charter member of AIPAC, then his pronouncement is suddenly clear as a bell. He is saying this to confuse the issue, to prevent Israel's rle and cheerleading for the IraqNam invasion to be kept in the dark, while promoting a plausible explanation that many USers are willing to accept.

[cureautismnow]

9. These bastards acted on behalf of ...

The safety and security of the Neo-cons wallets. :mad:

[olddad56]

10. Lets face it, Bush is surprised by the sun when it comes up in the morning.

[Orsino]

11. No, he wasn't.

Really. He wasn't.

[Doctor_J]

12. wield his veto?

almost all of the spending was HIS WAR. :eyes:

[Xipe Totec]

13. Bush is surprised by criticism. Period.

It's just not what he's used to hearing from the bunch of sycophants that surround him evey waking moment.

[BobTheSubgenius]

14. He's surprised by....

...how accurately his shadow mimics his movements.

To say he was "surprised" by something Alan Greenspan said has to be an understatement, for sure.

[BobTheSubgenius]

15. JEEZ!!! *forehead smack*

I completely forgot about that ridiculous straw man of Dana Perino's. I'm sure he's facing MOUNTAINS of criticism for "acting on behalf of 'the safety and security of the American people.'"

They must either think the average listener has the intellect of a leaf rake, or they just don't care any more.

"Enh. My dog ate my prepared remarks. They were good, though."