Bush's legacy is little more than the big and little catastrophes found on an endless loop of incompetence, greed and mendacity informed by ignorance fueled by hubris fired by pettiness propelled into motion by a cruel maliciousness born of a strange kind of something akin to pyromania. . . big and little catastrophes found on an endless loop of incompetence, greed and mendacity informed by ignorance fueled by hubris fired by pettiness propelled into motion by a cruel maliciousness born of a strange kind of something akin to pyromania . . . big and little catastrophes found on an endless loop of incompetence, greed and mendacity informed by ignorance fueled by hubris fired by pettiness propelled into motion by a cruel maliciousness born of a strange kind of something akin to pyromania. . . big and little catastrophes found on an endless loop of incompetence, greed and mendacity informed by ignorance fueled by hubris fired by pettiness propelled into motion by a cruel maliciousness born of a strange kind of something akin to pyromania . . .

I'm glad to see that the Senate leadership is sticking to their guns on the Burris issue.

BACK PEDELING PUSSYS

But don't forget: if high energy prices, dismantling of environmental, safety, and unions; hi growth and profits for the military industrial complex and corruption were his goals, he was a tremendous success.

Of course, all Shrub's incoherent bullshit came at a price: Two lost Wars and economic collapse.

no such thing as forgotten bush scandels ---the donkeys never forget or forgive
jasman

BACK PEDELING PUSSYS

You mean following the Constitution makes you a back peddaling pussy???

the donkeys never forget or forgive

#4 | Posted by newjasman

Unless a dem fucks up then it is ok.

Unless a dem fucks up then it is ok.

#6 | Posted by cabo_vato

That will be referred to as "learning on the job" for the next 4 years...

That will be referred to as "learning on the job" for the next 4 years...

#7 | Posted by wisgod at 2009-01-07 10:55 AM

Your hero had eight and still is prtty much shit between the ears, wussy.

Just to see how tethered you folks are to reality:

Which economy would you rather be inheriting as President: the one Clinton left Bush, or the one Bush will leave Obama?

Your hero had eight and still is prtty much shit between the ears, wussy.

#8 | Posted by hillbillydeluxe

Your Messiah has pulled damn near as many boners in the last 2 weeks, according to his own Party.

"Messiah"

And again, from a rightwinger. What a surprise.

I love how these libs ALWAYS deflect.

I agree that Bush is and idiot and fucked up.

Some of those aren't scandals, but rather unsubstantiated allegations.

Meanwhile, no one remembers Bush's secret meetings with the Salvation Army to allow them to take government funds while continuing to discriminate against homosexuals. 9/11 blew that story off the face of the earth.

Funny I thought your hero was still "presidnet".

"Which economy would you rather be inheriting as President: the one Clinton left Bush, or the one Bush will leave Obama?

#9 | Posted by Danforth"

Okay before I say this, please know that I like Clinton, still do. I have few complaints about his presidency.

Now, obviously this economy that is being handed to Obama is much worse than the one handed to Bush, however the one handed to Bush was also in decline. And that had nothing to do with Clinton, it just so happened that the Tech Bubble burst right around the same time of the last transition.

Odd these "bubbles" seem to last for 8 years. Wonder what the next one will be?

Your Messiah has pulled damn near as many boners in the last 2 weeks, according to his own Party.

#10 | Posted by wisgod

-Invaded a country needlessly and occupied it, costing us thousands of lives and billions of dollars.

-Forgot to tell Diane Feinstein he was naming Leon Panetta to the CIA post.

Yeah, I see the equivalency.

Your Messiah has pulled damn near as many boners in the last 2 weeks, according to his own Party.

#10 | Posted by wisgod at 2009-01-07 11:01 AM

You don't mean the handling of the Blago scandal do you? BTW... What is the latest from the Obama team? Was it ever proven he did in fact have contact with the Governor about his seat? Was Axlerod determined to be the only one telling the truth?

Rid has a backbone made of spaghetti. Poor dumb bastard

What is the latest from the Obama team?
Posted by crispee_oc

I'm sure he'll release another statement on Dec. 22, 2009.

Which economy would you rather be inheriting as President: the one Clinton left Bush, or the one Bush will leave Obama?
#9 | Posted by Danforth

The one Bush will leave Obama - can't go anywhere but up! :)

"the one handed to Bush was also in decline."

In decline? It never went into recession, until recently under Bush. Wire-to-wire, the Dow rose 225% during the Clinton years. Even if you unfairly pin the post-9/11 lows on Clinton, the DJIA under him still more than doubled, rising 150%.

Boy George, on the other hand, will leave double-digit losses.

"It never went into recession, until recently under Bush"

That's not true. There was a very quick recession in the early months of Bush's presidency.

"the Dow rose 225% during the Clinton years"

Yeah it was great times pretty much for everyone. I made a boat load as I'm sure a lot of you did too, but right around 2000/2001 it started to dip especially the NASDAQ, leading into a real quick recession.

One reason Shrub got away with his war crimes:

Feinstein's husband Richard Blum has racked in millions of dollars from Perini, a civil infrastructure construction company, of which the billionaire investor wields a 75 percent voting share.

In April 2003, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave $500 million to Perini to provide services for Iraq's Central Command. A month earlier in March 2003, Perini was awarded $25 million to design and construct a facility to support the Afghan National Army near Kabul. And in March 2004, Perini was awarded a hefty contract worth up to $500 million for "electrical power distribution and transmission" in southern Iraq.

Feinstein, who sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee as well as the Select Committee on Intelligence, is reaping the benefits of her husband's investments. The Democratic royal family recently purchased a $16.5 million mansion in the flush Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. It's a disgusting display of war profiteering, and just like Cheney, the leading Democrat should be called out for her offense.

"leading into a real quick recession."

Sorry, no recession until recently, according to the definition of recession: two or more consecutive contracting quarters.

"Sorry, no recession until recently, according to the definition of recession: two or more consecutive contracting quarters.

#24 | Posted by Danforth"

Cabo Cornholio,

Why does a Mexican funeral procession always move so slowly?

They forgot to bring more than one pair of jumper cables.

#1

3. Eschew the meretricious utilization of polysyllabic locutions. (Don't overuse big words.) Big words may make you sound as if you know more. However, if they are overused, it often indicates insecurity ...

the leading Democrat should be called out for her offense.

Her every breath is an offense. Remember how she shifted her vote for confirming Mukasey? It amazes me that the libs kieep voting for her.

AAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWW that's not nice.

It does not move slowly, it only starts slowly.

Why don't Mexican's BBQ?

The beans keep falling through the grates.

But we do BBQ. You cook beens in a pot. Surely even you know this.

Why can't mexicans be firemen?

They can't tell the difference between Jose and hose b

But don't forget: if high energy prices,

#3 | Posted by nutcase

I am paying $1.55 for regular. That is outragous!!!

You need to move on. Al Zawahiri, Al Qaeda no. 2, has. He blames Obama for the carnage in Gaza.

MACV, just further proof that any idiot can say anything, just as you've done here.

Having been a firefighter for 30+ years, I have never heard of hose a or hose b.

It's also on it's way back up, here in Atlanta area we're up ~.12 in the last week. The precipitous drop in gas/oil prices was Bandar Bush's attempt at an October surprise to benefit McAncient/Failin but he fucked that up the same as anything else he's touched.

You sur's hell can't blame Hams. They are the vic's here. Anything they do is cool with the libs.

How come the Mexican Olympic teams always suck?

Because every Mexican that can run, jump or swim is the U.S.

You don't mean the handling of the Blago scandal do you?

#17 | Posted by crispee_oc

How is that Obama's problem to handle? It's an issue for the State of Illinois.

Having been a firefighter for 30+ years, I have never heard of hose a or hose b.

It's like Mexican Judo. Judon't know if I have a knife in this pocket, Judon't know if I have a gun in this pocket.

If Bush was able to lower gas prices I hope this new Prez will do the same thing.

Because every Mexican that can run, jump or swim is *in* the U.S.

"According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), which is the private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization charged with determining economic recessions, the U.S. economy was in recession from March 2001 to November 2001, a period of eight months""

But they don't get to change definitions, do they?

You don't mean the handling of the Blago scandal do you?

#17 | Posted by crispee_oc

How is that Obama's problem to handle? It's an issue for the State of Illinois.

#40 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2009-01-07 11:59 AM

Apparently it is not, based on the lack of the media doing any following up to the mixed statements coming from the Obama camp.

dan, I guess it isn't a recession yet.

I don't know if any of you realize it but. Heavy construction is not in a slump. Things are going great guns.

I'm sure the Packers collapse can be blamed on Obama as well.

"I don't know if any of you realize it but. Heavy construction is not in a slump."

That has no bearing on whether the overall economy has contracted or not.

"But they don't get to change definitions, do they?

www.investorwords.com

We did not experience two consecutive contracting quarters. IIRC, they've admitted as much.

#44 | Posted by Danforth"

I was under the impression that there was a recession in early 2001, I remember it being talked about, I remember the Bush admin bragging it was the shortest recession on record, and you can even find references to it on the web. Maybe it doesn't fit the exact definition, I don't know, I just know what I originally said, that when Bush took over the econonmy was on the decline is accurate, especially when you compare it to what it was doing in the 90s.

Plus these people who say when a recession started always seem to have conflicting reports. Just a few weeks ago there was a report that this recession probably started last year, but we weren't having negative growth at that time, so who knows. The point is as to your question if I were Obama I'd rather have the economy Bush inherited, because this one is much worse, whereas the other though not great was just weakening.

Here's a link to the USA Today from July of 2003

"Maybe it doesn't fit the exact definition"

My problem is with folks changing definitions to fit agendas or talking points.

If we already have a definition, let's stick with it and let the chips fall where they may.

The 2001 stretch did not meet the textbook definition of recession.

I'm glad to see that the Senate leadership is sticking to their guns on the Burris issue.

BACK PEDELING PUSSYS

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I love how these libs ALWAYS deflect.

I agree that Bush is and idiot and fucked up.

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What do you call it when you do it dingleberry?

Well well. Looks like the bush apologists haven't removed dubya's cock from their pursed lips for 2009.

Till the bitter end you fucking pathetic smegma smelling quiffs.

There were several factors for the economic problems we saw in 2001. The Y2K flaw created two markets. One for Cobol programmers, and another for new computers. Every company making computers and computer parts build fab plants to meet the demand. They hoped that they could use that capacity to fulfill a consumer demand that in large part did not materialize until prices dropped below $1000. By then Dell, with tons of cash on hand, started a price war and smaller computer companies went under.

The main effect of the dot com bust was the tightening of venture capital, and layoffs. There were some other bad bets as communication technology evolved, and the infrastructure was temporarily over built.

Further the SEC under Clinton was pressured by Congress - Lieberman on the point - and enforcement of banking and investment laws went by the wayside.

Then Greenspan raised interest rates.

When all of this came together the markets went down and the economy slowed down. Recession or not the effect was a sell off of securities, layoffs, and plenty of blame to go around.

In decline? It never went into recession, until recently under Bush.

#21 | Posted by Danforth

My 401k lost more money on 2000 than it has in 2008.

No one has said Bush was handed a recession, but have we had two quarters of negative GNP now?

You sur's hell can't blame Hams. They are the vic's here. Anything they do is cool with the libs.

#38 | Posted by Sniper at 2009-01-07 11:57 AM | Reply | Flag:

Must have been the tooth fairy continuously lobbing those rockets in to southern Israel.

MACV, just further proof that any idiot can say anything, just as you've done here.

#35 | Posted by Reagan58 at 2009-01-07 11:54 AM | Reply | Flag:

Unlike the mindless Bush bashing drivel that the tools here just can't let go. Two weeks until the anointed one takes center stage and you're still fixating on the outgoing Prez. A lot of money to be made when you people realize he's finally gone. Maybe with the economic situation you'll be able to find cheap therapy. You'll need it.

"Doc...I used to vent my spleen on Dubya...but it's just not the same with him being in retirement...."

Good to see Bush's defense team here at the DR!

5) When testifying before Congress in 2007, L. Paul Bremer, the former head of reconstruction in Iraq, was unable to account for as much as $12 billionabout half of his budgetas the head of the Coalition Provisional Authority between May 2003 and June 2004. According to a report by Rep. Henry Waxman, contractors brought bags to meetings in order to collect shrink-wrapped bundles of money.

Left or Right, you should ALL be rightfully pissed over this one! 12 BILLION dollars of OUR taxes lost? WTF!

Since WHEN did we start paying Govt Contractors with pallets of Cash? So much for 'fiscal responsibility'!

I love how these libs ALWAYS deflect.
I agree that Bush is and idiot and fucked up.
POSTED BY CABO_VATO

No deflection please: Bush is a Republican and acted accordingly.

Since WHEN did we start paying Govt Contractors with pallets of Cash? So much for 'fiscal responsibility'!

#59 | Posted by COMMONSENSE

Never happened before 2000. That damn Bush!!!

you know com, we need to start kicking his ass for knocking the price of gasoline down too. That rotton SOB is trying to kill "big oil" now.

you know com, we need to start kicking his ass for knocking the price of gasoline down too. That rotton SOB is trying to kill "big oil" now. - Posted by Sniper

Yep, he used the most effective way to decrease the price of gas...destroy the economy. Sheer brilliance!

Good point, RJG. The lowered gas prices are a reflection of the economy being in the toilet. I hear intelligent people celebrating the drop in prices, and I shudder. Don't they realize it's a reflection of how SCREWED we are?

That will be referred to as "learning on the job" for the next 4 years...
#7 | Posted by wisdogshit

The Deciderer had eight years of "learning on the job" and fucked up everything, just like he did to his business interests before he was Pres. It will be very hard to do worse, and Obama probably will do much better.

Oh, wait! You preferred the geriatric McAngry and the dissembling PaLyin ticket, right?

you know com, we need to start kicking his ass for knocking the price of gasoline down too. That rotton SOB is trying to kill "big oil" now.

#62 | Posted by Sniper at 2009-01-08 08:31 AM | Reply | Flag:

I know George W Bush is your idol and you probably have a shrine in your trailer devoted to him, but you need question some things; such as why did gas start falling several months before the election after being in the stratosphere for most of your false prophets presidency?

Economy? That certainly played a small part in it, but nowhere near the % drop we've seen.

Oh, wait! You preferred the geriatric McAngry and the dissembling PaLyin ticket, right?

#65 | Posted by SamBarber

McKinney, Floyd.