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Psychoblues
12-18-2008, 10:55 PM
Which begs the question, "Then why, sir, did you compromise your soul?"

Dec 17 08:08 PM US/Eastern


WASHINGTON (AP) - President George W. Bush knows he's unpopular. But here's what matters, he says: "I didn't compromise my soul to be a popular guy." In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News Channel, Bush also praised the national security team assembled by President-elect Barack Obama, offered hope to U.S. automakers seeking government assistance and said the people of Illinois will have to sort out allegations that Gov. Rod Blagojevich sought kickbacks in choosing a successor for Obama's Senate seat.
Bush said presidents fail when they make decisions based on opinion polls.

"Look, everybody likes to be popular," said Bush.

"What do you expect? We've got a major economic problem and I'm the president during the major economic problem. I mean, do people approve of the economy? No. I don't approve of the economy. ... I've been a wartime president. I've dealt with two economic recessions now. I've had, hell, a lot of serious challenges. What matters to me is I didn't compromise my soul to be a popular guy."

An Associated Press-GFK poll last week showed just 28 percent of the public approving of the job Bush is doing, about where he has been all fall. Among Republicans, 54 percent approve, a low figure from members of a president's own political party.

Bush said he didn't think he would be viewed as the 21st century's Herbert Hoover, who was president during the Great Depression. He said he worked to keep the economy from collapsing.

"I'm a free market guy," Bush said. "But I'm not going to let this economy crater in order to preserve the free market system. So we made a lot of very strong moves and it's been painful for a lot of people, particularly because, you know, this—the excesses of the past have caused a lot of folks to hurt when it comes to, like, their 401(k)'s or, you know, their jobs."

He said his administration is continuing to look at options for helping the Big Three automakers and that it needs to get done "relatively soon." He said a "disorganized bankruptcy" of one or more of the automakers could cause great harm to the economy "beyond that which we're now witnessing."

"That concerns me," he said. "And the other point is that I—I'm not interested in—in really putting good money after bad."

On other subjects:

—Bush called Obama's national security team "solid," especially praising his own Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who will continue in the post in Obama's administration.

"I think the incoming administration's going to have to fully analyze the risks and the tools and—come to their own conclusion," he said. "But one thing's for certain. I'm confident that President-elect Obama knows that one of his most solemn duties is to protect the American people."

—Bush avoided discussing Blagojevich.

"They're going to have to sort it through in Illinois," Bush said. "Obviously anytime anybody allegedly betrays the public trust there's got to be great concern because, you know, democracy really is, you know, really rests on the trust of the people. It's a system of people and by people and for people. And, therefore, the public trust is important."

More: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D954PB1G3&show_article=1

Quite an informative little jamm, IMHO.

Anyone up for a refreshment?!?!??!??!?!?!?!?

:beer::cheers2::beer:

Psychoblues

gabosaurus
12-19-2008, 12:04 AM
Bush compromised his soul on Sept. 11, 2001. And thousands of souls after that.

Psychoblues
12-19-2008, 12:17 AM
Not to disagree, gabby, but I think he sold his soul long before 9-11-01.



Bush compromised his soul on Sept. 11, 2001. And thousands of souls after that.

You're young enough to insist the history is recorded properly and accurately. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!

:beer::cheers2::beer:

Psychoblues

Silver
12-19-2008, 12:17 AM
Bush compromised his soul on Sept. 11, 2001. And thousands of souls after that.

Get a fuckin' grip lady.....

gabosaurus
12-19-2008, 12:18 AM
http://i39.tinypic.com/30dl73c.jpg

Psychoblues
12-19-2008, 12:29 AM
I think she has a pretty good handle on this observation, sliver.



Get a fuckin' grip lady.....

Maybe it's you that needs to "get a fuckin' grip?"

Oh, never mind. It's already apparent that ain't gonna happen?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?

Could I offer you something to wash down that crow, sliver?!?!?!?!?!?!??!

:beer::cheers2::beer:

Psychoblues

Yurt
12-19-2008, 12:42 AM
obama doesn't have a soul, so i guess we have nothing to worry about now

Psychoblues
12-19-2008, 12:46 AM
So,,,,,,how long has it been since you cashed out, yuk?



obama doesn't have a soul, so i guess we have nothing to worry about now

You remember that you had one once,,,,,,,,,,,,don't you?!??!???!?!?!?!?!

How 'bout a sasparilly?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

:beer::cheers2::beer:

Psychoblues

bullypulpit
12-20-2008, 07:36 AM
Not to disagree, gabby, but I think he sold his soul long before 9-11-01.




You're young enough to insist the history is recorded properly and accurately. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!

:beer::cheers2::beer:

Psychoblues

You have to have a soul to sell. :)

Psychoblues
12-21-2008, 03:37 AM
Dig that, bp!!!!!!!!!!!



You have to have a soul to sell. :)

Very few lawyers have anything beyond their portfolios/prospects to protect. "Souls" never enter into the conversation with them and yuk proves that each time he writes here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the jamm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Need a beer, holy water, anything to cool the jets?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!!?!??!?!?

:beer::cheers2::beer:

Psychoblues

PostmodernProphet
12-21-2008, 06:41 AM
I think a better question would be, when did you guys sell your brains.....

Psychoblues
12-22-2008, 11:36 PM
But, that's not the question or even the intimation of the question at hand, pmp.



I think a better question would be, when did you guys sell your brains.....

What gives you the idea it would be somehaow a better one?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

:beer::cheers2::beer:

Psychoblues

Yurt
12-22-2008, 11:54 PM
Dig that, bp!!!!!!!!!!!




Very few lawyers have anything beyond their portfolios/prospects to protect. "Souls" never enter into the conversation with them and yuk proves that each time he writes here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the jamm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Need a beer, holy water, anything to cool the jets?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!!?!??!?!?

:beer::cheers2::beer:

Psychoblues

oh look ma, little psydeshow told a funny, a real lawyer funny

Psychoblues
12-23-2008, 12:00 AM
Am I getting under your skin, again, yuk?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!



oh look ma, little psydeshow told a funny, a real lawyer funny

Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:beer::cheers2::beer:

Psychoblues

Yurt
12-23-2008, 12:04 AM
Am I getting under your skin, again, yuk?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!




Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:beer::cheers2::beer:

Psychoblues

you wish :cheers2:

i laugh AT you

Psychoblues
12-23-2008, 12:12 AM
I and many more have been laughing at you for years, yuk.



you wish :cheers2:

i laugh AT you

It's mostly rather boring but usually we can count on you or your butt buddie saying something so outlandish/outrageous that the episode is at least briefly entertaining!!!!!!!!!!

:laugh2::laugh2::laugh2:

:beer::cheers2::beer:

Psychoblues

Yurt
12-23-2008, 12:15 AM
I and many more have been laughing at you for years, yuk.




It's mostly rather boring but usually we can count on you or your butt buddie saying something so outlandish/outrageous that the episode is at least briefly entertaining!!!!!!!!!!

:laugh2::laugh2::laugh2:

:beer::cheers2::beer:

Psychoblues

why do you fantasize about me beign gay? you a homo....

you should stop committing logical fallacies, you should have the guts to stand on your own instead of falling back on argumentum ad populum.

Psychoblues
12-23-2008, 12:21 AM
:laugh2::laugh2::laugh2:




why do you fantasize about me beign gay? you a homo....

you should stop committing logical fallacies, you should have the guts to stand on your own instead of falling back on argumentum ad populum.

See what I mean, yuk?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!??!

You're cutest when you're angry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're almost as cute as your butt buddie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:beer::cheers2::beer:

Psychoblues