Bush finds few encouraging things to say about U.S. problems

What he worry? He's only got six months left, a final stink bomb of a mess for his successor to sort out.

...Bush repeatedly found fault with the country’s direction and the government’s failure to solve problems in the 7 1/2 years that he has been in office.

And just last year everything was going so well.

“And I can remember this press conference here where people yelling `recession this, recession that‘—as if you’re economists.”

Economist will know only after recession is over whereas an ordinary house-wife will say as soon as recession begins.

Solve hell he has a hand in a few of them too.

“I readily concede." If only he'd said those few beautiful little words way back in November 2000, what a wonderful world this would be!

"President George W Bush found few encouraging things to say Tuesday as he assessed a grinding list of problems for his final six months in the White House2

Is this news ??? I mean didn't Reagan make a career out of pretty much doing the same thing ? If only the rest of the worlds leaders were so wise. I mean what the hell has Fukuda done to encourage the Japanese to get off their collective duffs and make things happen ?

As an American expat living outside of my country for over 25 years, I apologize to all of you for this little man mistakes. God help us all.

Yep, I hope those voters of Bush feel their pants pockets burn from the glorious election he had. Too much trying to take care of "his own".

LIBERTAS-I wish. After the 2000 election I didn't vote in the 2004 election because neither candidates were good. I think our chances would have been better for the US to come out a shade or 2 better than it is now if people didn't feel so Gore bored.

Liberals have forever been advocating higher taxes on gasoline to drive down consumption - now that prices have risen they act like it is a horrible thing yet refuse to allow any sensible measures to increase the supply. On housing the liberals decried rising housing prices for making affordable housing scarce. Now they are outraged that prices have declined. Shameless and the hypocricy will make it impossible for them to govern should they win in November. The media has driven the liberal agenda with scare stories. No wonder hordes of worried folks line up to withdraw money at a failed bank despite being 100% insured.

"Over the next 42 minutes Bush repeatedly found fault with the country’s direction and the government’s failure to solve problems in the 7 1/2 years that he has been in office."

Straight from the donkey's mouth, my people. No more need be said, except that in those same 7.5 years the government DID create a hell of a lot more problems it couldn't solve, to boot.

AP reporter Mark Smith wants Bush to do an Obama and meddle in their consumption habits: “Why have you not called on Americans to drive less and turn down their thermostats?”

Bush: “People are smart enough to figure out whether they should drive less…it’s presumptuous to do so…they can decide. Of course they should conserve…let them decide.”

Via Allahpundit:

If we can’t be trusted to glean satirical intent from an over-the-top New Yorker cover, how can we be trusted to buy less of something when the price goes up? It’s Daddy President 101, with the added nuance of the media demanding a catalyzing call for action from a guy with an approval rating south of 30 whom they assure us no one in their right mind takes seriously. If he had issued some sort of formal statement inspiring the predictable semi-snarky headlines (“Bush: Conserving Energy Is a Good Thing”), the nutroots would have goofed on him for his chimplike mastery of the obvious and Slate’s ultra-keen “Bushisms” feature could have knocked off early. But look on the bright side. Next year, we’ll be treated to headlines like, “Obama: Turn Off the Light When You Leave a Room.”

george bush cried today. he got the press together and cried at how the democrats were ruining US politics and his way is the only way.

B/S It's just his little, very little, bit of help to get John McCain elected.

It's the democrats stopping the oil drilling. Crap!! It's just a divergence from the failed policies of the george bush administration, period.

he's doing all he can do to get John McCain elected to carry on his failed stradegies.

I keep seeing BDS. I guess it stands for "bush deserves sympathy". Something I understand the republicans dreamed up also to draw attention away from the loser. < :-)

Bush was a very 'good president' he created a miracle that was never seen in american history and he has done well for those corporations benefits! A large chunk of debts will be on the shoulders of now new born americans. His wars against islam was really great and awesome than Johnson's war against communisms! I love hime so much he was really a havoc maker to US, he was no Regan 2 but Hoover II. Thank You very much

McCain can't be too happy about Bush delivering this glum message a week after his own chief financial advisor said that all of America's economic problems were just psychological. Gramm is wrong and McCain has admitted it, but the timing could be better for McCain's campaign.

no surprise, since most of them were his doing

Heh, at least Mr 20% uses the same excuses as his few remaining dead-end deciples:

"He blamed the Democratic Congress for failing to deal with the issues."

President George W Bush found few encouraging things to say Tuesday as he assessed a grinding list of problems for his final six months in the White House, from soaring gas prices, falling home values and anxieties about bank safety.

This confluence of bad news on all fronts will have the effect of re-opening the debate on things that would otherwise not be questioned, particularly by Republicans. As I've written before, the post-industrial American economy ushered in by Ronald Reagan was based on the expansion of a deregulated financial services sector, which led to a lot of bad lending, and cheap imports, which are responsible for the trade deficit. It will be exciting to have the opportunity to grapple with where we go from here.

WASHINGTON — For a generation, most people accepted the idea that the core of what makes America tick was an economy governed by free markets. And whatever combination of goods, services and jobs the market cooked up was presumed to be fine for the nation and for its citizens -- certainly better than government meddling.

No longer.

Spurred by the continued housing crisis, turmoil in financial markets, spiking oil prices, disappearing jobs and shrinking retirement savings, the nation and its political leaders have begun to sour on the notion that the current market system is the key to a fair, stable and efficient society.

"We're at a hinge point," said William A. Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington who helped craft President Clinton's market-friendly agenda during the 1990s. "The strong presumption in favor of markets, which has dominated public policy since the late 1970s, has been thrown very much into question."

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-losingfaith16-2008jul16,0,2804450,print.story

"Bush finds few encouraging things to say about U.S. problems" blah blah blah

This headline is ridiculous. Bush always has plenty of positive things to say about our great country.

Sarge - Bush always has plenty of positive things to say about our great country.

Haa!! Haa!! But what he says are lies. He started out his regime lieing to the American people and he hasn't stopped.

WMD. no recession, it's the democrats that are stopping drilling off the coast.

I'll be glad when he's gone in 187 days. < :-)

I thought he started out on vacation

"I thought he started out on vacation."

Nah, in fact both Republicans and Democrats gave the president some high praise about his first week.

Ron Faucheux, editor of Campaigns and Elections magazine:

Well, I think overall he probably got an "A" in just about everything. I was able, I think, to stay on top of all the issues..."

adaydream... you need to back your misguided opinions with some facts !

WMD'S ??? Found !!! Just google it up !

No recession ??? Check the definition as it applies to US markets and you'll find... er, um... well, No recession !!!

Drilling off the coast ???

July 14th, as reported by CNN:

"President Bush lifted an executive order banning offshore oil drilling on Monday and urged Congress to follow suit."