Bush to speak to a nation of whiners on the floundering economy at 10:20am EDT

[Bozita]

Just heard on local NBC channel. Heads up.

There simply isn't enough lipstick in Georgie's super secret costume closet.

[ixion]

1. markets already reacting to speech:

Dow 10,828.03 -227.16 (-2.05%)
Nasdaq 2,167.60 -45.27 (-2.05%)
S&P 500 1,200.43 -27.87 (-2.27%)

[SpiralHawk]

2. "On the Bright Side, oil & munitions profits are WAY UP for republicons. Smirk" - Commander AWOL

[SammyWinstonJack]

3. Smirking the entire time, unless he takes questions, at which point he will

revert to his usual arrogant/condescending self.

[bdamomma]

4. oh crap, doesn't this guy get it yet, we do not want to see or hear him

POS man.

of course he will blame the Dems on drilling and smirk about it. stupid man just leave and go away.

[Bozita]

5. They're calling it a "news conference" now.

The Q&A ought to be a thing of real beauty.

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. He'll get real pissy, won't he?

:evilgrin:

[Jim__]

7. Maybe we'll get another round of "stimulus checks" - n/t

[Ian David]

8. Worst inflation since June 1981

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3396114&mesg_id=3396140

[Ganja Ninja]

9. I can already hear him.

along with the usual word mangling and smirking we'll get this.

"It's all the Democrats fault."

"Congress needs to make the tax cuts permanent now!"

"We need to drill in ANWAR now!"

"Congress needs to lift the ban on offshore drilling now!"

[Bozita]

10. His "speech' is over. He's taking questions now.

Watch him wander.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

11. yet another dr phil

'drilling is going to change the psychology" says junior.