Bush says he's working hard on economic turmoil

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Bush says he's working hard on economic turmoil





By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer 38 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Eager to show that he feels people's pain, President Bush told the country Thursday his administration is working feverishly to calm turmoil in the financial markets. With reports swirling of possibly imminent new government action, the president met with his treasury secretary and the head of the Federal Reserve...http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_markets

[blue sky at night]

1. he sandwiched in the caring between....

some golf and a bike ride.

[gratuitous]

2. I believe him

We couldn't possibly have gotten this much economic turmoil without someone somewhere working hard to bring it about. What did his one-day Economic Summit in Waco say he should do (or is it considered impolite to remember that anymore)?

[TomInTib]

3. Finally. Just look how wonderful everything else has turned out.

LittleMan really has The Touch, doesn't he?

[MetaTrope]

4. Because it's hard work being Preznit

[Gruenemann]

5. Yeah, working hard on CAUSING it. eom

[Ian David]

6. And is he making progress? n/t

[Berry Cool]

7. Come on. It's hard werk.

Our Comforter-in-Chief has gotta stay the course.

[old mark]

8. Right No "Cut-n-Run."

Hell, it ain't even Friday yet.

mark

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12. Don't know. Will have to check with Tom Friedman. It may take another 6 mnths.

[WritersBlock]

9. Great. Dimson finally found something he's competent at. Economic turmoil. n/t

[Vanje]

10. "The president kept walking."

From the article:
But Bush has behaved very differently than in previous crises, such as around the start of the Iraq war, after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005 or after last month's invasion by Russia of tiny neighbor Georgia. In those cases, Bush would talk nearly every day. This week, he has kept a lower profile.

His remarks Thursday were his first since Monday. And he has spurned every attempt by reporters to ask questions about the developments, including again on Thursday. As he finished his very brief statement and turned to walk back into the Oval Office, a reporter asked if he believed the economy was still sound. The president kept walking.

[Jamastiene]

11. I think this time he can say Mission Accomplished and be correct, then...

Because we are in economic turmoil.

[HillbillyBob]

13. He is so numb from the drugs over the years

he can't feel anything for himself let alone our pain.
Yea I m bitter and Im holding on to my gun so that when the stores close we
will still be able to shoot for food.