The Recession - Directly Caused by the Bush Administration?

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Because the person in the article claims it was? Stop killing the messenger boys.

I reported about an article in the Washington post and provided a link. I didn't state which parts I agreed and disagreed with until later in follow up posts.

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Originally posted by AAHZ
so if somebody argued that the recession WAS directly caused by the Bush Administration you would NOT whole-heartily agree with them then...?

Jesus Christ, man. Reread post #12 ten times if that's what it takes.

[ZEE]

actually, post number 2 is much more interesting and lends more credibility to post number 15

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That was a response to the article or at least the claims made in the article.

[SlowwHand]

Go read your pamphlet. Jeezus!

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Originally posted by Harry Tuttle
True. The government is not as smart as everyone thinks.

Dear god.

[OzzyKP]

It seems to me that the economy was in a rough spot after 9/11 and everyone was rightly worried about recession at that point. The crisis was averted however by a giant boom in the housing market. As far as I remember the housing market was pointed to as one of the main engines that helped the economy rebound and grow. I remember Bush mentioning it in a State of the Union address a few years back as an example of how great the economy was doing.

So it would seem to me that the housing bubble just delayed the inevitable.

[Harry Tuttle]

Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi
Dear god.

I know, I was surprised myself.

[Heraclitus]

I blame Bush!

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by Harry Tuttle


True. The government is not as smart as everyone thinks.

May God have mercy on our souls!

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Originally posted by OzzyKP
It seems to me that the economy was in a rough spot after 9/11 and everyone was rightly worried about recession at that point. The crisis was averted however by a giant boom in the housing market. As far as I remember the housing market was pointed to as one of the main engines that helped the economy rebound and grow. I remember Bush mentioning it in a State of the Union address a few years back as an example of how great the economy was doing.

So it would seem to me that the housing bubble just delayed the inevitable.

This young man is wise beyond his years.

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Originally posted by Harry Tuttle
The government is not as smart as everyone thinks.

The corollary is also true. The government is not as incompetent as everyone thinks. It is largely a factor of the quality of people elected. Elect imbeciles and you get corrupt/incompetent government but if responsible and competent people are in charge then you get responsible and competent government.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Oerdin
This young man is wise beyond his years.

Ozzy is barely a few years younger than you...

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Oerdin
The corollary is also true.

I don't think that word means what you think it means.

(Hint: you're thinking of "converse".)

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Originally posted by AAHZ
4 MORE YEARS!


sorry, tradition

3rd term

I can bet that the next one will not be nearly as funny, so we need the third term