The truth: Obama is doing a few things right. I know it’s unusual to hear a conservative say those words, however we should be hearing this far more often from conservatives. I know some of my conservative readers may be surprised to hear this from me, especially given the criticism he usually gets at GeekPolitics, but this is only because they don’t realize how many of Bush’s policies Obama approves of, has claimed as his own, and will be enacting during his presidency. Let’s start this article with a clip covering Obama’s inauguration day speech from America’s top news source - The Daily Show.
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Thoughts on Bush’s Presidency and a farewell from around the blogosphere.
Sunday Funnies Special “Bush Thankathon” Edition by Flopping Aces.
The Bush Legacy by Conservative Oasis
Thank You President Bush, From a Pro-Lifer by Political Vindication
Bush Farewell Address by Plumb Bob Blog
Thank You George by Irate Nation
So, What Did Bush Do Right? by My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
Bush’s Achievements: Ten Things the President Got Right by Navitor
While I certainly didn’t agree with everything Bush did while in office, I think overall he was a pretty decent President. The biggest thing that annoyed me was the unbelievable spending that went on. He has kept America safe for the last seven years and I am grateful for that. I truly believe history will be much kinder to him than most have been towards him during his Presidency.
Bush decided today that the pardon given to Isaac R. Toussie, a 36-year-old New York developer, needed to be reviewed. Apparently several things came to light after he had given the pardon. What that means is that they didn’t do their due diligence. While I am glad President Bush is willing to admit his mistake, somebody screwed up.
The things they found out should not have been that hard. Isaac R. Toussie has a lawsuit against him for being a racist, and his dad gave a very large amount of money to Republicans this election cycle. The houses he sold were of inferior quality than the models used to sell the houses, and the applications were CODED BY RACE. They were also led into segregated instead of integrated neighborhoods. Are you kidding me? How in the world was this information missed until a few hours after the guy gets a pardon.
It’s not like this information would have been hard to find. While I commend Bush for having the guts to admit his mistake, I think it is pretty ridiculous that simple information like this was not looked at before the pardon was issued. Let me know what you think about this situation in the comments section below.
Ok, Derek wrote about the exciting, if you are a libertarian or free-market republican, failure of the Big Three Bailout. Now what happens from here? Harry Reid, and congressional Democrats, are pressuring George W. into using the monies from the TARP program to extend a loan to the Big Three. Read more…
As Bushes term winds down I had hopes he would cling to some core conservative beliefs and refuse to cooperate on the auto industry bailout. First he allowed the financial industry to be bailed out with tax payer dollars. I think this was the wrong move but I’ll admit there are good reasons for this. Then he makes a speech in November defending the free market and explain why we must allow it to work. “Great”, I think to myself, “Now this is a policy I can get behind”. Now, imagine my disgust at reading this in a recent AP article:
At the White House, Bush declared the economy was in a recession, and he urged a gridlocked Congress to act quickly on a multibillion-dollar [auto] industry bailout _ with taxpayer protections.
It is clear that Bush has no idea what he thinks on the economy or free market capitilism. He can’t even keep his story straight week to week. I should go stand on the corner near an on-ramp with a sign reading “Will Vote for True Conservatives”. Heck, I’d even work for one.
With Obama winning the election it’s all the rage to talk about how great things will be now. Specifically, there seems to be a lot of talk about how the economy will improve because Bush won’t be in office anymore. Our current economic predicament was all his fault, didn’t you hear?
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