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Perino’s Spin and Cheney’s “Stuff Happens”
Mar 15th, 2009 | 2 responses
First, for almost eight years, we listened to Republican politicians and pundits lay blame on former President Clinton for everything that happened during the Bush administration—from the 9/11 attack that occurred towards the beginning, to the economic recession at the end of those lost years.
Then we heard Rush Limbaugh and his ilk incessantly blame the election of Barack Obama for the worsening recession, even while Bush was still “running” the country, November through January.
Finally, of course, Barack Obama is to be blamed for the deepening recession and the fact that it is taking the country more than 50 days to fix eight years’ of damage.
But the following takes the (spin) cake: Today, appearing on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, former White House spokesperson Dana Perino said that Mr. Bush deserves credit for the modest upturns we saw on Wall Street during four consecutive days last week.
According to the Huffington Post:
‘You were just speaking earlier about the possibility that since we had a little bit of a better week on Wall Street does that spell a turnaround?’ Perino said. ‘Can all the credit go specifically to President Obama? Well, I would say no. We are just going to have to take a while to let all of this settle down and let the policies that our administration and the new administration are trying to put in place have a chance to work.’
Ms. Perino, would you please tell Mr. Limbaugh then that, at least in part, he is hoping for the failure of the policies that Bush “put in place” to save our economy?
And we won’t even discuss Cheney’s “Stuff Happens” gravitas this morning. Our Editor-in-Chief did a pretty good job in his post this morning.
But I did check the tag “Urban Legends-Hoaxes and Rumors” as a courtesy to Mr. Cheney’s remarks.
2 Responses to “Perino’s Spin and Cheney’s “Stuff Happens””
I agree with Dana Perino… Bush does deserve some of the credit. I remember back in August and September and most certainly after that whenever Bush spoke the stock market headed south. Now that he is out of the office and has not said one word the markets are relieved he is no longer in charge. I guess it took a few weeks for it to sink in that Bush, though always MIA even when in office, holds no influence any longer. Too bad Cheney doesn't have the good sense to shut up. I think Bush is relieved that he is no longer in office, but Cheney sorely misses the “fight”.
1st. When Bush came into office the Clinton economy was imploding. Bush simply cut taxes and fixed the economy the wrong way for the next 6 years. In other words for all you far left liberals Mr. Bush didnt fix anything. He just delayed the inevitable.
2nd. When Obama came into office The Bush economy was imploding. Obama simply spent money like a madman and will fix the economy the wrong way for the next 6 years until it implodes again and that time will be the end of the world as we know it.
Many of us Voted Obama into office believeing he actually wanted to fix what ails the American nation not instill Communist principals and spend money we dont have like the Soviet Union did until she was literally broke.
The fact that anyone either liberal or conservative. Democrat or Republican is defending anything the government is doing right now takes partisanship to an all new level.