Bush team lacks clear economic plan, critics say - The Orange Mane

Bronco_Beerslug · 08-24-2004, 02:07 PM

There never was one except maybe hoping some form of "trickle down economics" would work.

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High oil prices, a stagnant labor market — and the lack of a more forceful response from the Bush campaign — have sparked worry among White House allies that the administration's economic team has been too content cheerleading in defense of past policies instead of setting more detailed plans for a second term.

While the economic recovery hummed along, there were few complaints about the low-key styles of Treasury Secretary John W. Snow, Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans, National Economic Council director Stephen Friedman and Council of Economic Advisers Chairman N. Gregory Mankiw — especially after the internal bickering that marred the tenure of Bush's first economic team. But recent news, from slowing economic growth to wilting job creation, has changed the landscape. With the Republican convention a week away, allies and opponents are clamoring for more specifics.

"You either define yourself on these big issues or the Democrats will define you," said Richard K. Armey, the former House Republican leader who co-chairs the new conservative advocacy group, FreedomWorks. "John Kerry will do just fine with what he thinks your secret plan is if you don't tell us what it is."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5800960/

Mile High Shack · 08-24-2004, 02:08 PM

yeah the president has control over the oil prices

demand is at an all time high world wide and Bush has control over what the Chinese demand in oil

watermock · 08-24-2004, 02:28 PM

WTF are you talking about?

Wind Power? What a line of crap!

Open up Alaska and Siberia which have as much oil as the Middle East and tell the Ragheads to ditch french whores. Democratic answer? No.

Build new generation Nuclear Electrical Plants that cannont melt down.

Democratic answer? No Way. Nuclear plants are dangerous, lets let 50 year old plants melt down and we will prove it.

Waste Disposal? Yucca Flats? Put Nuclear Waste into a safe place for the next 100,000 years or leave them out in the open rotting in barrels?

Democratic answer? Let them rot! That will make us learn to use the earth like Native Americans and live off the land.

National Security?

Ask the Democrats. We need to ask the French, Germans and Russians how to manage the Oil for Food program, and then, we need to ask the UN to give us approval to secure our own national security while they plot to take the Oil basis from the Dollar to the EU.

L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 08-24-2004, 04:42 PM

yeah the president has control over the oil prices

Yeah, it's just a coincidence that Smirk and GoFYourself are both oil men.

watermock · 08-24-2004, 04:47 PM

That's qualified analysis.

Go back to your oil will go down before the election routine that was lost three months ago LABF

L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 08-24-2004, 05:10 PM

Why Non-Millionaires vote Republican

Non-millionaires who vote Republican know that the country is not theirs. They are mere wage-slave fodder, so their only hope is to vote for someone who makes the very happiest people's lives a little less happy. If I'm an obese 40-something white male living in Ohio or Nevada, locked into a permanent struggle with foreclosure, child support payments and outsourcing threats, then I'm going to vote for the guy who delivers a big greasy portion of misery to the Sarandon-Robbins dining room table, then brags about it on FoxNews. Even if it means hurting myself in the process.

This explains the mystery of why Bush still has a chance of winning in November, even though most Americans acknowledge that his presidency is little more than a series of slapstick ****-ups with apocalyptic consequences. Inspector Clouseau meets the Book of Revelations. Close to half of this country will support Bush simply to spite that part of America that it sees as most threatened by the Iraq debacle. If the empire ends up collapsing into that filthy, sizzling hellhole in the desert, if more terrorists are created to help set off dirty bombs in Manhattan or Los Angeles, our spiteful voter has a real chance of finally achieving some empowerment.

Those with low self-esteem need a strong ego-boosting prophylaxis, and even though the medicine tastes bad and can even be harmful, they'll use it anyway just to show "who's boss."

The spite vote IS important.

It's why Bush has a following.

08-24-2004, 02:07 PM	#1
Bronco_Beerslug Angling in the Deep Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Texas Riviera, Southern Mountains Posts: 24,281	Bush team lacks clear economic plan, critics say There never was one except maybe hoping some form of "trickle down economics" would work. ------------------------------- High oil prices, a stagnant labor market — and the lack of a more forceful response from the Bush campaign — have sparked worry among White House allies that the administration's economic team has been too content cheerleading in defense of past policies instead of setting more detailed plans for a second term. While the economic recovery hummed along, there were few complaints about the low-key styles of Treasury Secretary John W. Snow, Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans, National Economic Council director Stephen Friedman and Council of Economic Advisers Chairman N. Gregory Mankiw — especially after the internal bickering that marred the tenure of Bush's first economic team. But recent news, from slowing economic growth to wilting job creation, has changed the landscape. With the Republican convention a week away, allies and opponents are clamoring for more specifics. "You either define yourself on these big issues or the Democrats will define you," said Richard K. Armey, the former House Republican leader who co-chairs the new conservative advocacy group, FreedomWorks. "John Kerry will do just fine with what he thinks your secret plan is if you don't tell us what it is." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5800960/

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08-24-2004, 02:08 PM	#2
Mile High Shack Ring of Famer Cock-a-doodle-do Join Date: May 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 17,010	yeah the president has control over the oil prices demand is at an all time high world wide and Bush has control over what the Chinese demand in oil

08-24-2004, 02:28 PM	#3
watermock "Hoodie Jr" "Hug me!" Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hot Springs, Ouachitah Posts: 77,090	WTF are you talking about? Wind Power? What a line of crap! Open up Alaska and Siberia which have as much oil as the Middle East and tell the Ragheads to ditch french whores. Democratic answer? No. Build new generation Nuclear Electrical Plants that cannont melt down. Democratic answer? No Way. Nuclear plants are dangerous, lets let 50 year old plants melt down and we will prove it. Waste Disposal? Yucca Flats? Put Nuclear Waste into a safe place for the next 100,000 years or leave them out in the open rotting in barrels? Democratic answer? Let them rot! That will make us learn to use the earth like Native Americans and live off the land. National Security? Ask the Democrats. We need to ask the French, Germans and Russians how to manage the Oil for Food program, and then, we need to ask the UN to give us approval to secure our own national security while they plot to take the Oil basis from the Dollar to the EU.

08-24-2004, 04:42 PM	#4
L.A. BRONCOS FAN Mo' holla fo' yo' dolla! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a bunker in an undisclosed location Posts: 52,694	yeah the president has control over the oil prices Yeah, it's just a coincidence that Smirk and GoFYourself are both oil men.

08-24-2004, 04:47 PM	#5
watermock "Hoodie Jr" "Hug me!" Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hot Springs, Ouachitah Posts: 77,090	That's qualified analysis. Go back to your oil will go down before the election routine that was lost three months ago LABF

08-24-2004, 05:10 PM	#6
L.A. BRONCOS FAN Mo' holla fo' yo' dolla! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a bunker in an undisclosed location Posts: 52,694	Why Non-Millionaires vote Republican Non-millionaires who vote Republican know that the country is not theirs. They are mere wage-slave fodder, so their only hope is to vote for someone who makes the very happiest people's lives a little less happy. If I'm an obese 40-something white male living in Ohio or Nevada, locked into a permanent struggle with foreclosure, child support payments and outsourcing threats, then I'm going to vote for the guy who delivers a big greasy portion of misery to the Sarandon-Robbins dining room table, then brags about it on FoxNews. Even if it means hurting myself in the process. This explains the mystery of why Bush still has a chance of winning in November, even though most Americans acknowledge that his presidency is little more than a series of slapstick ****-ups with apocalyptic consequences. Inspector Clouseau meets the Book of Revelations. Close to half of this country will support Bush simply to spite that part of America that it sees as most threatened by the Iraq debacle. If the empire ends up collapsing into that filthy, sizzling hellhole in the desert, if more terrorists are created to help set off dirty bombs in Manhattan or Los Angeles, our spiteful voter has a real chance of finally achieving some empowerment. Those with low self-esteem need a strong ego-boosting prophylaxis, and even though the medicine tastes bad and can even be harmful, they'll use it anyway just to show "who's boss." The spite vote IS important. It's why Bush has a following.