tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post6854092937735525236..comments2024-01-09T04:20:39.453-05:00Comments on Around the Keg: Thank you George W. Bush.Noahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345059376742159966noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-11004912476513817052008-12-23T11:23:00.000-05:002008-12-23T11:23:00.000-05:00Given four more years, Rickey is certain that the ...Given four more years, Rickey is certain that the Bush administration would find another bubble to put it's unyielding faith in. Classy post, yes, but you give 'em far too much credit Bob.Rickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05773465359487671887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-91102312167129699992008-12-20T18:13:00.000-05:002008-12-20T18:13:00.000-05:00Bush has had some decent moments, though his boneh...Bush has had some decent moments, though his bonehead moments seem to happen more often. I think giving credit to where credit is due is a pretty classy move. Good post, Bob.steveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862590608695420004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-54532357336921771122008-12-20T11:19:00.000-05:002008-12-20T11:19:00.000-05:00I have to assume he took action with the best inte...<I>I have to assume he took action with the best intentions and because it was the right thing to do</I><BR/><BR/>I sincerely doubt that. The fact that Bush supported this (as he did the banking bailout measures) lends more weight to my enormous outrage over my country turning into Bailout Nation.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398931203483061703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-45169065756641122002008-12-19T16:45:00.000-05:002008-12-19T16:45:00.000-05:00"The question is how we can best give it a chance ..."The question is how we can best give it a chance to succeed."<BR/><BR/>I think that's the real meat right there. Sooooo....they've got some cash flow, what now? Will we be seeing this all over again in 3 months?<BR/><BR/>As much as I hate the idea of government "saving" any sort of business (banks included!) whose model has failed, the prospects of an automaker collapse and the impact that would have on the national economy trumped any ideals. Something needed to be done to head things off, and I am glad that finally *something* has been done. But I still wonder what exactly the point is, and what it will do, and if it will matter or not. Did this just postpone the end for a while longer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-2111083712520816552008-12-19T15:59:00.000-05:002008-12-19T15:59:00.000-05:00Everything is backward. Up is down. Left is righ...Everything is backward. Up is down. Left is right. Bush is right.<BR/><BR/>What's next?Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345059376742159966noreply@blogger.com