Dammit, the President does not control the price of gas nor the decline

[Demonaut]

in the economy.............How many times has a republican coworker or friend spouted that cute little "fact"....:eyes:

[nytemare]

1. After he smooched the Saudi prince, it dropped 20 cents.

Maybe now, he needs to go a little further.

[MissHoneychurch]

8. alone the image ..... ewwwwwwwwwww

:puke:

[Initech]

2. It's funny how they cant explain no-bid Halliburton contracts, either!

[Liberalynn]

3. Dumbya

"Couldn't" control a cranky kindergarten class.

Our economic's professor always said a presidental administration could not be blamed for the economy in his first term, because it takes awhile for the changes they make to actually have an effect, but the second term, that administration does need to take part of the blame.

Don't know how accurate the professor's assesment was, and that was over twenty years ago, but I always remember him saying that.

By the way he was actually a Republican and one of the very few of that kind that I ever had any respect for after my personal conversion to the Democratic party. He completely disagreed with the way Reagan handled a lot of things including the economy and thought Ronny was bad for the party. He also believed that the government did have social responsiblity.

The only thing he sounded like one of "them" on was the nuclear question. He thought the arms race was necessary and a "good idea." Obviously I clashed with him a lot on that one.

May he RIP. He died young of cancer.

[Demonaut]

6. funny thing is bush can be blamed for : 9-11 (aug 6th pdb) the war in Iraq

(no wmd), the deaths of 1900+ soldiers, the looting of the treasury by the likes of Enron and Halliburton, the failure (so far) of "no child left behind", the bombings in England and Spain (let OBL escape Tora Bora) the utter incompetence of FEMA and the deaths of many in NOLA. wow and this small but profound list without any effort

[Liberalynn]

7. Oh yeah

Dumbya can be definitely blamed for those that you've listed and a lot more. Getting a repuke to admit that he can be blamed for anything as you've already pointed out and I completely agree with is another matter.

And to clarify I personally do blame Bush for the economy. It was my former professor who had the second term theory. Of course since Dumbya is in to his second term, if my Professor were still alive, I think he would hold Dumbya responsible for the economy too. This prof found Reagan's trickle down theory in utter contempt.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Unless it's a democrat president,

in which the decline in the economy or rise in gas is immediately attributable to him; but the rise in the economy or the decline in gas prices is attributable only to his predecessor.

[Liberalynn]

5. So true in the Repuke's

eyes. And you're right that even though they "claim" the Pres can't control the economy, they will be quick enough to give him the credit for any upturn in it, as long as it is a Repuke pres that is.