Bush: "Some of my decisions ran counter to my philosophy"

[sabra]

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9BAJF781.htm

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Bush said that though the actions were necessary, they were hard to take.

"I fully recognize some of the decisions for the leaders were difficult," he said. "They were for me. Some of my decisions ran counter to my philosophy that said people ought to bear responsibility for the financial decisions they make."

Bush said that the actions taken were a result of lessons learned from the past, including "lessons from the Great Depression."

[Tigermoose]

1. Apparently he is not a total moron.

nt

[Warpy]

4. Either that or Paulson was holding a gun to his head

TARP was absolutely necessary. It should have come with strings the size of suspension bridge cables and didn't, though.

[XemaSab]

19. He's either a moron or a sellout or both

There's no other choices.

[lunatica]

2. Did he snicker when he enunciated

The Grate Deppreshun

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. One lesson from the Great Depression -

if you are well positioned, you can make a MINT during a depression.

[Marr]

5. How has he ever lived by *that* philosophy? Really- a rich boy who failed at

everything he ever tried thinks people should bear responsibility for the financial decisions they make? Should he be working as a fry cook then?

[AndyA]

11. +1.

Bush isn't qualified to be a fry cook. Think hot grease. (Dangerous.) No one in their right mind would let him get near it. He'd burn the building down!

Now, scooping coagulated grease out of a bucket might be something he could do...not sure about that, though. If there was a Manager of the Screw Up Department, he could do that...no...he can't manage...he has to be told.

Honestly, other than getting drunk, I'm not sure he CAN do anything. (I'm pretty sure the twins aren't his, that takes a level of skill he's never shown, too.)

[lunatica]

13. Give him a break. He can clear brush till there's nothing but dirt left

[liberal N proud]

6. "lessons from the Great Depression"

:rofl:

a boy with a silver spoon up is butt and he has lessons from the Great Depression?

:rofl:

[Chulanowa]

8. Sure he does

When you see a recession looming, cash out your stocks, and pack it all into gold and real estate. Then have people pay you to work said land for sustainance.

Also, plan coups against anyone who tries to upset your new economic goldmine

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

16. In March, 2002 he also said he learned some good lessons from Vietnam

...like maybe using his daddy's influence with the TANG to get as far away as he could?

[spanone]

7. so he compromises his principles....shut the fuck up junior*

[jimshoes]

9. This from a guy who said

"Money trumps peace". And who also said "peeance freeance" once too. Still scratching my head on that one.

[gratuitous]

10. Who?

Oh yeah, the war criminal. Somebody gives a flying monkey fuck what this flying monkey fuck has to say?

[notesdev]

12. What lessons were those?

How to cause one?

[UTUSN]

14. WhoKNEW he had a philosophy BEYOND avenging Poppy's enemies?!1 n/t

[Orsino]

15. Personal responsibility is for little people.

Not ponying up would have made things awkward at the country club.

[donco6]

17. "But it didn't bother me" -

"because I'm totally devoid of personal integrity."

[lutefisk]

18. Could he possibly understand that his "philosophy" is foolish, self-centered, and indefensible?

I know his ignorant, single-minded stubbornness was very attractive to the whorish media and his hard core supporters, but the retarded cowboy act just doesn't hold up to "lessons learned from the past" very well. I can never forgive that asshole for what he has done.

[Diane R]

20. He just makes me sick. I forgot how awful it was to hear about him every day.