Bush Does a 9/11 Replay in Asking for Unprecedented Powers and Unprecedented Budget

[deminks]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-clemons/bush-does-a-911-replay-in_b_129099.html

Just after the September 11th terrorist attacks occurred, George W. Bush went before the nation and made the case that he needed unprecedented authority -- budgetary and military -- to take on the threats poised at the well-being and safety of the country.

Now with the current economic crisis in the United States, Bush is yet again asking for unprecedented powers and budget.

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What is shocking about the presentation by Bush -- and the deal that is unfolding is that we don't see any acceptance of responsibility for the failure of his team's stewardship of the economy. We didn't hear acknowledgment that the compulsive deregulation mantra of Bush's political and economic allies created a massive bubble where lots of billionaires were created and now tens of millions of less fortunate Americans are holding the bill.

We didn't hear Bush say that it's time to reverse the tax cuts that he put in place to help those who have already benefited from the perverse finance and housing bubble that was pumped up.

We didn't hear a firm commitment from Bush to help the working families who hold these sub-prime and adjustable rate mortgages to stay in their homes and to help stabilize the lives of hard-hit Americans, their neighborhoods and their jobs. All the while, the macro players and big firms and their stakeholders are bailed out.

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A good read.

[The Straight Story]

1. What is shocking is how our elected officials keep giving it to him

and rarely or barely reading what they pass (ala patriot act and such).

bush may to be blame, but he could not get those powers on his own.

[matt819]

2. Reminds me of that robot in that 60s TV show

What was it, Outer Space, or some such. I remember the kid's name, Will, and his sister was Veronica Cartwright. In any case, the robot would go on and out with robot arms flailing and 1960s computer voice ranting, Danger, Danger. And now, to mix metaphors, this clown has cried fire once too often. If he'd called for calm and measured response, I might have bought it. But Danger, Danger? Not a chance.