George W Bush : The War Has Nothing To Do With The Economy

This morning on NBC’s Today Show, President Bush denied that the there’s any link between the faltering U.S. economy and $10 billion a month being spent on the Iraq war. In fact, according to Bush, the war is actually helping the economy...Read More...http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/18/bush-iraq-economy/
Crosswordssays...

I think that just gave me an aneurysm. What sort of retard world does that man live in? How can he not equate the government borrowing trillions of dollars to fund a war with a staggering national debt and a floundering economy on the edge of recession as having absolutely nothing to do with each other?

Abductedsays...

And I don't think gravity has anything to do with why things fall to the ground.. why would you think thaaaat??

That's so smart of them, you could rip people of tens of thousands in taxes and send $600 cash and everyone will feel like they made a profit.

Invisible expenses < Visible money

xxovercastxxsays...

>> ^Crosswords:
How can he not equate the government borrowing trillions of dollars to fund a war with a staggering national debt and a floundering economy on the edge of recession as having absolutely nothing to do with each other?


In asking your question I think you've also answered it. You've got over a dozen multi-syllable words in there.

RedSkysays...

Not to be nit-picky or anything, but whenever anyone talks about the $600 or so per family as being insignificant they're probably not considering the multiplier effect.

Not that I agree this is necessarily the best economic policy, targeting infrastructure and/or finding ways to funnel the pending to be unemployed or downsized home builders like Clinton is proposing certainly seems more practical.

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