George W. Bush Just Doesn't Get It
The sad truth is, he probably has no idea that there is a recession. He takes a look at his bank account and thinks, "I'm doing just fine, thank you!" And all of his friends and family are doing pretty well, too. The people that George associates with - the people he has associated with his entire life - are extremely wealthy, and are not affected at all by a recession like the one we currently face.
He's probably baffled about why the Fed keeps lowering interest rates and offering emergency loans to banks. He probably can't understand why everyone is making such a big deal about the economy. His bank account keeps growing, so what's the big deal? He's doing fine, so that means everyone else must be doing fine, too, right?
I'm not saying that George doesn't care; he just doesn't get it. He has no idea what it's like to be an average American, so he cannot contemplate the struggles that we go through every day.
George's refusal to accept the economic reality is typical of his administration. Remember what he did (or didn't do) after Hurricane Katrina? He was caught completely off-guard by the devastation that was left in the storm's wake. He probably thought, "I'm totally dry, so how can people in New Orleans be drowning?"
At that time, rapper Kanye West famously said, "George Bush doesn't care about black people." I remember one commentator said that, while Kanye was almost right, the truth was that George Bush doesn't care about poor people. I disagree with both of those statements. The problem is not that George doesn't care. The problem is that George Bush doesn't understand average people. He only understands wealth and privilege.
Thank God we only have to suffer for 10 more months before George is unemployed, just like millions of Americans are right now.
Published by Craig R. Withers
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Post a CommentHe's definitely living in a different world than the rest of us.
I am with you on this one. I don't follow politics, that much. But I do know a few things. Where I live, the only jobs that can be found are low paying jobs (mostly fast food). Gas prices are rising (don't understand why). Prices at the grocery store is rising. Yet, poor Mr. Bush thanks a mere $600 (isn't that the amount of the tax refund?) is going to solve all of our problems. If I was rich like his family and friends are, maybe I could some better meals and wouldn't understand what was happening, too.
There is no overriding definition of recession. However, almost every credible financial expert is saying that we are in a recession (read the news). Also, if we are not in a recession, than what was it you said about Bill Clinton handing us a recession when he left office? I thought there wasn't a recession?
Craig, I really hate to rain on your parade, but unemployment is at or near all time post-war lows for this nation. In fact, until last month we were at what has always been known as "full employment" so while certainly there are unemployed, it's nothing like you portray it to be. So when Billy Boy was leaving office and we were ALREADY IN A RECESSION at that time, were you so glad to see Bill leave? Do you give any credit to Bush for the 5 solid years of growth of our nation? Give Bush any credit for: minority home ownership at all time highs, minority business at all time highs? And just for your edification, we are not in a recession. Go to a US Gov't. website that defines what recession really is. Go to Wikipedia and look it up. We are not near the definition of recession, at least according to the experts, but you continue to enjoy your misery. It's all so futile, the US is such a bad place . . .