Think he's bad let McCain get in there…

OK Georgie Tell that to Murdoch! Or do You tink he'll fire You at
Dawn?

It's been a tough time alright. Look who is in charge of Congress? The Dems. That's ok. Bush has broad shoulders.

I'm sure Bush isnt hurtin with all his Big Oil Money

war criminal………………..blah…blah…blah…….

And did you hear McCain call the Social Security program an abomination. The "conservatives" want to get rid of social security as it is costing businesses money and that would leave millions of elderly out on the street. Never vote Republican unless you are in the upper 1%.

To the Bush apologists on here who think we all simply want to blame everyone else. I agree to the extent that we must look in the mirror to a degree, but out leadership or lack of is what has helped us arrive at where we are.
A failed war policy in Iraq,
FEMA fiasco,
$4 Gas,
Housing Crisis.
Constitution in shambles.

Not all of these things can be completely laid at Bush's feet, but he played a very LARGE role in ALL of them, a much larger role then you or I did (I might be inclined to excuse the housing crisis, but again monetary policy and lax oversight played a role in that as well). I do believe he should be impeached and should never been allowed into office if for no other reason then he lacks the basic intelligence and leadership skills needed to guide a boat, let alone a Nation. He has been a pathetic failure, and while I am a proud American, he makes the thought of moving to Canada very palatable, and that is a very sad thought to have to admit.

While we're at it, let's veto any new gun control laws, continue to outsource the "war on terror" to Blackwater, continue making Halliburton by far the largest war profiteer in U.S. History, redact any findings that the EPA comes back with on the state of our planet and get ready to blame the coming Depression on Barack Obama.

No "blankity-blank" Sherlock!!!!!!

Ignorance begets ignorance! The Republicans are doomed this fall and you had all better thank the Idiot-In-Chief!!

189 days until he's out of office.

Just for whom is the economy improving? For the corporations you pray to, thats who. And your fellow millionaires in the church of greed. I only hope we survive the last months of an administration run by a redneck nitwit and a sociopath.

Does everyone realize what the so called conservative approach to business is? As few regulations as possible. So then these companies go wild, the mortgage lenders and other financial institutions, and billions of dollars, the key players then run off with the money and the businesses collapse and we get to bail them out. This happened with the S& L crisis of which another bush criminal was involved, Neil Bush in the 80's. When are we going to wise up. Never, I say never vote for a Republican unless you are in the upper 1%.

Yet his colleagues call this a "mental recession". Who is really out of touch here?

For the few of you trying to support GW by saying the banking crisis is not his fault, it is the fault of the CEOs fooling people who can not afford homes into taking mortgages, think again. What administration made these practices possible?? It is the Bushes and Phil Gramms of the world that pushed banking deregulation which stopped any government oversight of this practice. This let the predatory lendors out on the loose. Even if you are not one of those losing their homes, you are hurting almost as badly if most of your equity is in your home because this mess is also causing property values to decrease.

AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WAN 4 MORE YEARS, IN THE PERSON OF JOHN MCCAIN AND THAT JUST WHAT YOU GET 4 MORE YEARS OF PURE HELL !!!!! (YES OBAMA CAN PULL US ALL OUT OF THIS MESS)!!!!!!!!!

Isn't it a shame that the comments posted are mostly agreeing that our President is an idiot. What a worldwide disgrace and abusive man this dork has been. He surrounds himself with idiots as well!!!!

I think a safe thing for Congress to do is the exact opposite of what Dubya suggests. Look back at his tenure and he has done nothing that has worked out. Besides make the rich, richer.

It will be a day of celebration when he is ousted from the Presidency. Obama will get us back on track.

Worst press conference ever by the worst President in history

Aww Grow up America…
The economy is booming if you know where to look. Oil stocks are through the roof. The Euro is doing great. And Natural gas prices I hear are on the rise. Invest your millions like GW and you will be fine!

I cant wait till Bush is out of office. These "ya think!" sound bites are driving me crazy. Thank you President Bush. We already know.

I now believe ANYONE can be President. I never believed it before G.W. - and I was referring to his political stature in Texas not his family's home in CT!

This guy is a joke!! I can't stand him@!

Actually Georgie boy, it's been a tough 7 1/2 years, thank you very much!

Nice to see the "Smirking Chimp" in a press conference once in awhile. Shame he seems to be unable to tell the truth, during one of them, however.

Hey Mike & MIke—-He does not have the years of experience others have (like Bush—who still makes mistakes) but he is smart and he knows to surround himself with smart people.

More than we ever got with Bush. And, given, the stuff coming from Gramm, romney, etc., more than we can expect from McCain.

Take your own guy's advice and stop whining. You're just having mental problems.

We could have shown him the door in '04… but he got re-elected!?

You made it a difficult time!

You get what you voted for…….an enept, non-thinking, reactionary administration protecting its' own self interests. Not only should it be "Shame on you, Mr. President for serving your own self interests at the risks of destroying a great and wonderful nation". But it should also be, "Shame on you, American Citizen for allowing this to happen, and not firing this guy and his cronies the last presidential election cycle."

I love this country, and I served it for 4 years. As a veteran I am embarrased by what we have, now. Let's face it, we as cittizens need to face up to the fact that somehow there were enough votes to keep this guy.

FOR THAT REASON WE NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS……..AND COUNT THE DAYS WHEN A NEW ADMINISTRATION COMES FORWARD. PERSONALLY, I AM VOTING FOR OBAMA.

That is the most accurate statement Bush has made since being in office. It is a difficult time right now and it is all because of his Administrations lack of intelligence that our country is in Shambles and to THINK that people are considering voting for McCain!!!!!!

Oh thats just it, they are NOT THINKING!!!!

Bush announces we're going to drill offshore, and oil drops $9 a barrel and the stockmarket goes up.

Gee, look what happens when someone stands up and has some guts, telling the Middle East to put their oil hose where the sun don't shine.

The environmentalists are just going to have to tough it out over offshore drilling, nuclear energy, new refineries, etc. The tail has been wagging the dog for too long.

Why you all complaining about GWB, you all voted for him for the president, you all have chance to vote for Kerry, so you all blame yourself and stop complaining. This time you have another chance you have OBAMA to elect as president, if you guys elect McSame then you all start singing "bomb bomb bomb iran. Obama for the USA

GW is NOT A TEXAN. He is from Connecticutt

this is just a blog. But also the voice of America. Face it. We are not putting up with the crap any more.

What can you say - G. Bush is an IDIOT, he has no idea of what he has done to America. I don't understand how this FOOL got promoted so far above his level of competence.

Oh, go play some more golf!

I had a, "difficult time" figuring out just why so many people voted for him the SECOND TIME.

I guess it is true, you reap what you sow. It's just too bad the rest of us had to be dragged down with you.

Finally……. of great pain Mr.Bush ushers the words of "Economy" "Hard Times" blah blah blahh…….. stop bashing Bush, he is Mr.Ignorant pompous fool….. what happened to all those who voted for him for a second term in the office….. oh yeah ….. we brought this on to ourselves…. and now we blame some one else…. when will we ever learn and when will we stop basking in false prestige and bring back our sons and daughters from Iraq…. when will we ever learn that jobs are lost because of incapable leaders and not because of outsourcing or immigrants…..

If there was ever a chance to correct ourselves….. then it is now… no matter what think and vote this time around…. and remember AGE is also a deciding factor….Mr.Bush himself agrees to that….

Bush: 'It's been a difficult time'

YA THINK!?!!

It all started about 8 years ago….far, far away in a land called Texas, when a young but not so bright politician named..G.W. Bush….

DEMS or REPS GIVING AWAY THIS COUNTRY TO CHEAP LABOR to kill american PRADE ,thats why ford GM will be go thoilet let all japanes cars FLOODS with lower prices (lower wages) after GM ford gone ,toyota honday price will sky rocket…thanks to clintons cronies..with disaster TRADE,never learn from stell industry lose because china disaster trade

duh!!!!!!!!!!!! you think????????????

"You are such hateful people. I'm not crazy about Bush but I think he's tried to do the best he could, and there are plenty of reasons why things are the way they are…in your simplistic minds it's easy to pin it all on Bush but that's just not the case, no matter how hard you stamp your feet."

So — here we go again. "It's not the president's fault." Then — who's fault IS it and why, if this mess isn't directly Bush's fault (and his administration and the Republican party going back MANY years), then — why does it even MATTER who is President?

Remember "The Buck Stops Here."

Guess you realize GW isn't a big enough man to handle that.

The only thing I hate more than whiners are idiots who refuse to accept responsibility for the messes THEY have created.

Let's have a constitutional amendment and give this guy 4 more years

Our dollar is worth about 2 cents of what it used to be, and we're supposed to just keep going with this monopoly money?

Yeah, the trickle down economy is working great, George. The tax cut for the wealthy is doing great things (for the rich) and the trickle runs dry long before it reaches the average Joe (even above average Joe).

McCain wants to make this lunacy permanent. Well, I guess he and his well heeled wife will stand to benefit from it. Same old Repbulican story. Look after the rich so they will keep on looking after them.

How can you tell it's crap? He moves his mouth. I can't stand the sight or sound of him–nauseating. I hope the country we love can survive these incompetent liars until January.

why isnt this war criminal in prison

From our president on offshore drilling, look for this one on a "The Daily Show with John Stewart" real soon.

"I'm concerned about the reefs. I'm a fisherman. I like to fish. Reefs are important for fisheries," Bush said

All the years of use are getting to good old George and out of touch as usual.

Obama treats as a vindication a recent statement by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki calling for a timeline for withdrawal of U.S. forces. But Maliki, playing to his domestic politic audience, can't be taken at face value. Neither Maliki nor anyone around him talks of an unconditional 16-month timeline for withdrawal as being remotely plausible. His defense minister says Iraqis will be ready to handle internal security on their own in 2012 and external security by 2020. So there you have it.

Substance over Hype!!! McCain '08

People need to understand that Fannie and Fredddie are not the ones responsible for the subprime loans. That is not their role. Do some research, get a clue. "Both are wholesale lenders that fund retail lenders' — banks and savings institutions — home mortgages." If you own a home, chances are you wouldn't if it were not for these organizations. .

Personal to Mike in Texas:

Have you ever seen fearless, "Jet-Pilot" make any speech without a script?

Well?!?!?!?!?!?!

You’ll all be complaining about the next president, regardless of who wins in November, if he doesn’t turn the economy around by mid-year 2009. (and it ain't gonna happen). These are just people, not gods. I don’t know why anyone would even want the job. It doesn’t pay enough.

Is this guy still talking? Is anyone still listening?

This guy who wanted to our President has made one misstep after another. I give this for him he going out in a blaze of glory. He lifted the ex.Order which his father had put in place concerning off shore drilling
knowing full well not ond drop of oil would come out for at least seven years and would not bring down the price of gas one penny. Oilman Pickens sad we can not drill your way of the mess that we are in now a mess that he was most noted for creating.

Today, President Bush decried Congress as impeding his "request" for off-shore drilling.

Funny, when Bush had full control of both Houses of Congress from 2003 - 2006, he never once mentioned off-shore drilling as a "priority."

Of course, that was before he stomped into Iraq and made the "request" possible because his "priority" changed!

Yes thanks to you Mr Bush.

What we do in this election will determine whether we remain viable as a country. I strongly believe that. We are no longer the dominant economic power in the world. Our educational system is lagging the rest of the world. Foreign countries have taken control of many of our enterprises. China is becoming, by far, the dominant economic power in the world thanks to our trade policies. We are losing jobs at an alarming pace. Our economic worries are not the same as they were 30 years ago. We are in a global economy now and the workforce itself is global. We may innovate in the U.S. but the labor can come from anywhere in the world now.

The flippancy of this man is just overwhelming! America needs to stop, drop, and roll 180-degrees from this administration and party as fast as it can!

I laughed when he said that he (we) wouldn't be having this conversation if we'd taken steps seven years ago to prevent the problems we're facing today. He must have forgotten who the president was in 2001.

Bush does not care about the American citizens or this country. I hope that all those who voted for him realize their mistake. I forgive them. Just don't let it continue or happen again.

So did Bush just notice that it's "been a difficult time"? At least he has more of a grasp of the situation than McCain, who's top economic advisor claimed that the recession is only in our minds and that we're a nation of "whiners" when our homes are being repossessed, our incomes are dropping, gas prices are making the act of driving to work a financial hardship, and are causing things like grocery prices to skyrocket.

No thank you, McCain.

Obama '08!

The Republican–Bush, Cheney, McCain –Economy has caused so much hardship that it has created a furious electorate. This hardship and the fury will not go away until the Republicans get the gate on election day. For Bush, Cheney, McCain and the like, it's too bad tar and feathers are no longer in style.

Illuminati. That's all there is to it.

I watched Obama on CNN discuss his foreign policy plans. Laid it out brilliantly. (BTW he authors his own speeches solely) Now I am waiting for John McCain to attack it first, then in a few days to copy it.

We talk about religion and adherence to the tenants of the bible but yet we wage war against sovereign countries that we don't like and allow people to suffer and die under the rule of repressive regimes in countries that we claim we have no related national interests. We enact laws that protect our business interests around the world and disregard our moral obligations. I am tired of hearing we invaded IRAQ to remove a brutal dictator. If that was our reasoning then why haven't we envaded more than 100 other countries where the many more thousands of people have died under the rule of governments that were in place long before Sadaam Hussein ever appeared on the International scene.

WHat ever this president says do the exact opposite and thats the right way. Bush is always wrong.

Yes, and Bush just made it even worse for those that are in dire straights by his veto of the Medicare bill. Way to go! Lets see how bad we can really make it.

I agree, stop whining, times are good! I made more money these years that Bush has been president. So, stop blaming this man for the recession! George is my man!

You tell us borrowing and credit is the problem, Well what about the Neverending credit card from China that you continue to use

the guy is an arrogant, and out of touch, clown of a man. that's about all that is left to say.

Can the delegates switch candidates at the convention? I sure hope so..We need to take the presumptive out of both these jerks..

Worst President EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree with Rob, it is the fault of the American People. We allowed this man to come to power. Our own self-interests (financial, political, social) allowed us to make a decision that was not in the best interest of our nation, our future, and the world. And, "we the people" are still making decisions in our own self interest without regard for what's best for the survival of our country. A chain with a bunch of strong links and many weak links cannot pull the rest of the world in our direction. We have to ensure the viability and stability of all components of our society. Each component supports the whole. Yet, we have a society that is severly out of balance and everyone wants to point a finger at the other person and say they are to blame. If we are not pointing the finger at one another, we are pointing the finger at other countries. Nobody wants to do their part to make sure that country remains viable. Instead, we want to live in our own corner of the world, enjoy our excesses, and vote in politicians to enact laws and execute policy to bring people in line with our way of thinking. It is our fault that we are in our current state of being. Nobody wants to sacrifice and compromise. Our government, our economy, and the perception of us in the world is a reflection of who we are as a people.

I am glad to see that Obama can still read his que cards.

It is the only way that he makes any sense, and he is lost without them!!

Ok people this guy is exactly the reason why we should all get over the notion we should elect a president we feel comfortable with,or to have a beer with or the guy next door… I want the smatest guy in the room… the arrogant elitest that drinks wine not beer who doesn't hang in my neighborhood to be President… By the wayshouldn't Bush Be packing or something….

Can't believe it. "This country scares the crap out of me". What scares the crap out of me is that the DNC picked, and we might actually elect someone without the most basic qualifications or experience to be President. He's spent half of his PARTIAL term as Senator running for President. He hasn't had one meeting of the Senate subcommittee he chairs. He's run nothing in his life. He's changed positions on FISA, NAFTA, Iraq, public campaign financing, Wright, Clark, the fence with Mexico, etc. He has no military experience, no foreign policy experience, no leadership experience, and though he wasn't as honest as McCain was, no experience on the economy. He talks a good line. Period.

Does he not realize it's pretty much his fault that we're in these hard times?

NO OFFSHORE DRILLING!

That's how high a stack of democrat dung is.

…buffoon

No Comment!

TRYING to live on $800 a mo. SS and praying for no huge medical expence, boy am I glad that I am not trying to raise a family.
But people like Bush have theirs and don't understand what cutting back or being under financial pressure is. NO IDEA—OUT OF TOUCH with reality.

@Rob

Don't blame me either. I never voted for this MISTAKE. Don't put this monkey on my back. My conscious is so very clear.

DEMOCRATS UNITE!!!

Jason's (1:15) analysis is dead on.

George who?

Bush is the most idiotic person in the world. He doesn't deserve the title of "President". How people voted, and still to this day, support this idiot is a mystery to me.

I truly feel sad for the men and woman who have died, and the families who have lost loved ones because of this idiot's decision to go to war. And to think that probably a lot of those people killed didn't even vote for this idiot.

McCain has the same stupid mentality as Bush does. And for people to support someone like McCain are idiots too.

Republican strategy to get out of the recession…Marry an Heiress.

Bush's lack of a viable energy policy, false pretenses to go to war in Iraq, minimizing the importance of Afganistan and Pakistan in the war on terrorism, all show his total lack of leadership. Daddy bailed him out of every business venture he was ever in.

The only winners over the past 8 years has been big oil.

If McCain/Bush gets elected, we should hang our heads in shame.
Obama in 08!!

He's a uniter, not a divider?

He swore to protect this country and all he's done is dismantled the government, and given his friends an opportunity to reap the benefits (Cheney, Rove). We are in a hole, trying to climb out, when this guy and his friends want us to stay down there as long as possible so they can steal from us.

I hate George W. Bush, THE WORST PRESIDENT IN MODERN HISTORY.

O/08

President Bush can go to you-know-where. And, he can take Karl Rove, Cheney, Rice Rumsfeld and his whole administration with him. That whole evil cabal can go. Bush ran this nation into the dirt. There were warning signs all along the way and he could careless. Bush/Cheney will go down in the history books as the worst presidency ever. And, I am so angry at the American people for putting this guy into office for 8 years. These are the same people in line at the bank today trying to get their money. These are the same people that are complaining about the gas prices. These are the same people crying about the cost of milk. And, these are the same people that are backing John McCain for President. So America, SHUT UP! Just SHUT UP and suck it up. Bush drove the bus into the ditch and you all waved him on.

He does not undestand that after 8 years of his rule things are difficult it is because of him.

His mismanagement and bankrupt policies of the republicans.

Go Obama go.

Yes, Richard FL. I agree with you whole-heartedly. It is hard to comprehend the morals of a public that could so severely screw up in 2000, have that screw-up thrown in their faces in spades, and then decide to screw-up again in 2004, and again with the deplorable results in all our faces daily now.

And yet there are still the lilly-lickers who defend the [R] abomination and want to perpetuate it. Typical of their abhorrent nature, they have the gall to call themselves the "party of values". That people are so demented as to believe this hogwash is what puts our country at great risk in the long run….they represent a path back into the dark ages. They beat their chests with patriotic oaths and are the first to support aimless aggression, and it makes them little different than the mindless terrorists we are sacrificing to destroy.

Carter didn't create the economic conditions his administration faced in the 1970's, yet he's the favorite whipping boy of the wingnuts for his failure to solve them. Bush's presidency has been a failure and here again is another example of being asleep at the regulatory switch when the practices that led to this crisis began. Yeah–it's the fault of people who just wanted to own their own home…that's it….

I like you bush. Although you've made some mistakes, you are my guy

Sorry, I didn't make it clear, but it goes without saying that I didn't vote for him in either case.

Can we help the Bushes pack their bags? Laura should get started now, go home–take a long vacation, don't come back.

Let's fumigate the White House and let some fresh air in—these people are pathetic.

Obama 08

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Put an independent in the white house, abolish the Republican and Democratic parties, fire every single Congress person, and hire in everyday American citizens. Then maybe they can acually get things done.

BULLDOG!!!

FANTASTIC POINTS…

(you know they just HATE it when you hit them in the face with their own hipocrisy)

Typical Obamabot hatred and lack of economic understanding fills the blog….

Rob, don't blame me either!! You can blame Kathryn Harris in Florida for his first term and the GOP Machine in Ohio for his second term. Each of those states determined the course of their respective elections and Georgieboy walked away with both.

This is the most incompetent president in recent history, right up there with Harding and Hoover that led US to the major Depression. If it would not have been for FDR's policies, US could not have been a world leader in WWII. Why would anyone listen to anything Bush has to say. For the long range why are we not looking at alternative energy sources. Drilling offshore is no solution to our energy problems in the short term of next couple of years and brings many concerns. We are doing very little with wind and solar in a big way. McCain will just be more of the same. Today the dollar was at an all time low against the Euro,

Hey "MCCAIN IS THE MAN", that he may be - but you surely are not. Are you through LYING about Obama being a "Mohamad supporter" and a "foreigner"? Pathetic!

It's been a difficult time??? It IS a difficult time….where have you been Mr. President???? How long will it take to dig out from this administration? It's sad to see the condition of our country…no wonder the Millineum Generation is so jaded, all they have known is Bush and it's a sad & irresponsible tale…..

The Idiot In Chief.

Tick tock…come on November.

See what happens when you don't do well in school kids? Any young person out there who wants to become the president, should take a lesson from GW and study….hard. Don't grow up to be an idiot, have your party put you in office without the right qualifications, and throw the country to hell in a handbasket.

Learn from GW's mistake. Take school seriously.

Obama 08

So when Freddie and Fannie were busy handing out $245 MILLION in bonuses to their hirelings, the public didn't see any of that. But now that those pampered executives' poor planning has the companies in trouble, the public has to bail them out?

Just say no to new spending.

BREAKING NEWS: Bush Hits New Low: Ties Carter Approval in Polling!

Bush is now at a 28% approval rating. Once other banks like IndyMac start failing (current estimate is that at least 15 are worse off than IndyMac) and continuing bad news concerning jobs (like GM's announcement) come out over the next two months, Bush's approval rating will be at the Nixon level of 22%. I predict Bush will set another milestone during his Presidential terms, like highest increase and total national debt in US history, which will be the lowest presidential approval rating ever!

Here is the worst President in America giving late warning and no solution to fix any common problems Bush you are the weakest link GOOD BYE. Take old MCBUSH with you!

WE THE PEOPLE will vote for a new president who really cares about this country. Impeach GW and let's move on.

Obama 08

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Doesn't he just remind you of "Larry the Cable Guy"…!!!

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It's not so difficult for the wealthy pigs who plundered this countrie's wealth, and want to continue to do so.

Hey Bush how are your 'Haves' and 'Have More' friends? Hey Cheney, how many millions did you make under the table from Haliburton's Iraq war profiteering?

But I'm just in a mental recession, the largest bank failure in America's histroy this last weekend is just an excuse to whine, eh Phil? By the way Phil, how are your Oil Speculator buddies getting along? Are they making enough millions?

Come on November 4th……tick tock………….

Obama 08

Well, the American people and the Supreme Court are responsible for putting him in there. We have no one to blame but ourselves. However, I've never voted for a Bush or a Clinton. My record is clean and my conscious is clear.

Obama 08

Don't just blame Bush, and don't vote for "Dr. No Obama" and the dawdling Democrats - drill now and go with every other conceivable energy opportunity!

I have always heard that the "first lie" is the hardest, but of course one can define a "lie" as misinformation……..right? And believe we have had a tremendous amount of "misinformation" these last eight years.

Bush had to clean up what Clinton left behind. Clinton ignored Osama when he should have done something about him in 93. Bush is just getting stuck with what the DEMO-craps left behind. Remember, Clinton WAS impeached in one arena because of the jerk he was. Can't get much worse than that. And to think we almost had ANOTHER Clinton in office. Thank God that's out of the question. Now we have a MOHAMAD supporter waiting in the wings. Do y'all REALLY want to give up the freedom that our military has been fighting for, for centuries? I doubt people who have fought so hard for it, and going to vote demo-crap and risk losing it all to a foreigner!

MCCAIN IN 08!

How's that free market working out for ya? Aren't ya sorry we didn't privitize social security? Let's all invest in the market! That way at least the rich people will have plenty of money when the rest of us go down. Let's all pledge allegence to the United Republic of Corporate America—or —take the country back! The free market ? How come we owe our sole to the company store—oh wait that's China.

over 4,000 dead young men and women, another 20,000 wounded . a failing economy. every nation hates us. i think the last 8 years have been wonderful Bush. whats that we should vote for McBush.

NOT A CHANCE OBAMA 08-16

188 days…and counting!!

No ship Sherlock.

I'm not even going to comment on this one. This is too easy.

"Basically sound" … "tough times". Gee don't think too hard there George. I can see you are really taking some serious action by blaming high prices on the offshore drilling ban that you father signed in 1990.

These are the times I feel like a master marksmen.
The target is WAY too easy, I won't even try.

Does anyone else remember him claiming that the economy was "fundamentally sound" as well? Guess he went to Economics 101 with McSame and they both got a D-.

The repubs ought to put a muzzle on this guy. He isn't helping McCain's prospects; if George is forgetful at 62 then how forgetful is McCain going to be at 72 (if he were to become president) ? And Lord help us if he was a 2-termer. That'd put him nearing 80 trying to run the ship.

Imagine this future press conference:

Reporter: Mr. President, why did you secretly bomb Mexico, a strong U.S. ally, without permission from Congress?

President McCain: I don't remember. That's the honest-to-God's truth. I don't even know where I am right now.

After 8 years he just finally figured this out!

I listened to to President Bush, who sounded like he was clueless as usual. One reporter asked him "Why he did not tell the American people to conserve on energy or a crisis will occur. His response was " they should be able tobalance their oiwn check books and think for themselves" Wow! This is why America is in shambles with our economy! He could not even intelligently answer reporters questions.

Then I listened to Obama speech on foreign policy. This man my not have the experience that McCain has in the senate but he has his information outlined like someone who rfeally has completed his research and articulated all his facts with intelligence. Mccain was giving his speech on foreign policy also. He was sounded like the person with the least amount of exxperience on foreign policy. He is clueless. Both McCain and Bush are old school. Bush even referred to his age a few times. . McCain is way too old. Obama showed both of them who is the best person to become President today!
Go Obama, you are the winner!

Had we only avoided going to war with Iraq and focussed on domestic policies our econmy would not have been in this sad state of affairs today. Have'nt we learnt anything yet?

Lift the ban on drilling? That would help in about 5 years! The man is clueless! We don't have the refinery capacity for any more oil-tell the oil companies to refine the oil available now, and to reopen the hundreds of CAPPED wells they already have access to. But no, that might bring the price down and hurt their profits. I do not trust Bush to have any solution that will benefit the consumer and hurt his oil buddies. He is a liar and should be impeached!

Lame Duck Quacking. Wonder how much GB SR had to pay for his diploma.
Mindless, insipid rhetoric.
If brains were gas, he wouldnt have enough to power a pissant around a pinhead.
Go away Dumbya and McCain. Dont let the door………Well, you know the rest.

We, collectively, voted for George Bush, not once but twice.

We are not a smart country. That's why the New Yorker cover scandal isn't about free speech or satire.

It's about an instant gratification society, where people don't want to think, they allow themselves to be spoon feed what to think by others. We've got 26% of people polled who WRONGLY believe Obama is a Muslim, was sworn in with his hand on the Koran.

In that environment, the New Yorker cartoon perpetuates a GOP lie about Mr. Obama and any correction in the text of the article is lost.

Don't expect critical thinking from dummies…

"BOMB BOMB BOMB BOMB BOMB IRAN….Shiites no i mean Sunni…i don't know about the economy…is that what i voted?…that's one way to kill Iranians…i am not going to be a great communicator…i speak for me-John McCains greatest hits"

Now thats funny, but completely true.

The solution to the problem is lower taxes to zero. When the economy was doing just slightly poor, the Bush/McCain plan was to lower taxes and increase spending. Now that it is doing really poorly we should cut taxes all together and just spend like crazy. Lets double down.

Find me an economist who thinks that the Bush/McCain tax plan has worked and I will show you an idiot.

HE'S complaining????? A difficult time for HIM????

Then he jumps into Air Force One, and off he goes…. around the country, around the world, to the Olympics….La-de-dah! What about gas prices and conserving energy??

Bush is a complete idiot! Our economy has fallen every since the Iraq war started. And the longer we stay in Iraq the worst our economy is going to get!

To John "Mohammad Akmad" Jones

You won't be so happy after a couple of years of McCain and his expansion of the Iraq war while ignoring the plight of the average American….oh, but you're not average….never mind….but, in the mean time, why don't you see if your smugness will fit where the sun don't shine, JERK!

BUSH IS THE GREATEST EXAMPLE OF A "LEADER" THAT

TEARS APART HIS OWN NATION & PEOPLE FOR

PERSONAL MONETARY GAIN.

First McCain said Obama was irresponsible for saying he would attack Al Queida in Pakistan if their was solid intelligence. Since calling Obama 'irresponsilbe' our miliarty has attacked Al Queida 4 times in Pakistan.

McCain calls Obama naive and reckless for wanting to set a timetable to get out of Iraq. Next thing you know the sovereign Iraq government demands we set a timetable.

McCain calls Obama reckless and an appeaser for saying he will sit down with leaders of countries unfriendly to the U.S. 3 months later the U.S. successfully appeases and negoitiates with N. Korea ('axis of evil') and they begin to dismantle their nuclear plants.

Who has the judgement?

Ahhh, shucks, Bush says American families have a a difficult time!!!

And how would he know? He didn't even know the price of a gallon of gasoline a couple of months ago when questioned by a reported.

He and his Administration are following the same foot-steps of the Senior Bush Presidency. I seem to remember a huge savings and loan disaster with one of the son's involved.

And now this idiot is destroying the banking and mortgage industry due to lack of oversight and accountability.

Where and when it will end is anyone's guess. Neither Presidential candidate or Congress has an idea other than posturing on TV and running off at the mouth.

Maybe when the national language is CHINESE or SPANISH will anyone wake up, but by then it will be too late.

I do believe Bush has made mistakes since he has been President, however I don't believe all the problems of the United States are his fault. You cannot blame him for mortgage companies giving out credit to those that CAN'T afford to pay back the loans in the first place and this has been going on for years. You can't blame him for the price of oil either. He wants to drill more but there are people stopping him. Anyone that thinks that oil speculators (aka traders) are the problem must not understand how trading works. Because of the increase in demand for oil and the same supply of oil that has been on the market for much too long, these speculators then have reason to believe that the cost of oil due to demand is going to increase. You can say what you will about the war in Iraq, but that doesn't change the facts on every other subject.

It took some nudging from one of the reporters, but he actually said the word CONSERVATION when talking about oil. Now how about a energy conservation plan. It wouldn't take much money. Run some ads on TV. Give out those stickers you put on your light switches. Remember the 70's, there wasn't a light switch in the country that didn't have sticker saying "turn off the lights when not in use". Reduce the speed limit to at least 70 or even 65. This solution will have an immediate impact on the price of energy.

I am so sick of each side blaming the other. He had those yrs to have Congress and the Sen do something when the GOP was in control.
Both sides are "do nothings" but play politics and power plays using the American people as pawns. They have no idea how to play nice.
Now if we impeached Bush we end up with a more dangerous Chaney. If we go down the line with impeachment we end up with that piece of no brains fluff Pelosi, So Right now America is between a rock and a hard spot.
What ever God you believe in pray to him for help for us and the rest of the world.

alone in VT July 15th, 2008 12:41 pm ET

people have short memories.

when home prices were going up people were not thinking Bush was crashing the economy.

it MUST be an election year.

and just what will be the price at the pump after 4 years of Obama

it WILL STILL be over $3

you heard it hear first

LOLOLOL If Gas is 3 bucks years from now I say Obama is a MIRACLE WORKER!!!! Boy you just don't get it.

CANADA, THE USA, LATIN AMERICA HAVE MORE OIL THAN SAUDI ARABIA ! WHY ARE WE, AMERICANS SUFFERING FROM OIL AND GAS SHORTAGES AND SKY ROCKETING OIL AND GAS PRICES WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH OF IT IN OUR HEMISPHERE.
CHINA , INDIA, JAPAN GET ALL THE OIL THEY WANT AND THEIR
PEOPLE ARE NOT SUFFERING AS MUCH AS AMERICANS AND THEIR ECONOMIES ARE THRIVING AND THEY HAVE MORE JOBS
AND EMPLOYMENT. OUR EDUCATORS TELL US THAT AMERICA
HAS FEWER HIGHLY EDUCATED TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE
GRADUATES THAN EUROPE , INDIAM JAPAN AND CHINA?
WHY IS AMERICA , THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD BEHIND IN EDUCATION? WHY DONT WE HAVE ENOUGH SCIENTISTS , ENGINEERS, HIGH TECHNOLOGY EDUCATED
GRADUATES FROM OUR SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES.
WE HAVE THE BEST SCHOOLS TOO. "IT IS A PUZZLEMENT".

Well, I'm so relieved that we have such an eloquent and effective leader at the wheel. Happy now, red states?

Mr. Soon- to-be-former-president please do not touch anything - We have all witnessed what you are capable of and you have broken enough.

You are a disgrace to this country and should just be quiet for the next 6 months unless of course you want to campaign for McCain…

Dear John "Mohamed" Jones: I hope thats "satire" if its not then you join the band of idiots along with gwb.

"It's been a difficult time", so we need to provide American families more CREDIT? How about figuring out how to shore up the dollar, gas prices, food prices, and wages so hard-working American families can EARN enough to have a decent quality of life without borrowing their monthly expenses?

Idiot.

The economy isn't that bad. Gas is only a little over 4 dollars a gallon. Just think if you lived in Europe? We only have lost a little over 4.000 troops since the war began and only a little over 30 thousand have been seriously injured. Not bad compared to other wars we had. Hell, in the Great Depression millions more people were waiting in food lines. Now, not so many. See, it's not so bad is it?
Why hasn't this idiot been impeached a long time ago is beyone me.

This cowboy is the biggest joke, Can he not step down right now 6 months ahead before he takes the country into more trouble? And let Obama to take over, Amen

“A difficult time for American families?" "Stress?” How did this imposter ever acquire top secret clearance? Does he even know the price of a gallon of milk? Somebody show this cowboy the door.

These politicians make so much money, they don't know what a hard time is like. When was the last time they went to the store and had to make choices like… meat for dinner or milk for the kids. What a bunch of BS this rhetoric is like all the rest - fake and phony.

Does anybody care what this guy has to say anymore. I don't

Gramm + McCain + Bush = Stupid!

The Republican Brand!

What a Crock!

OF COURSE IT HAS, ITS VERY DIFFICULT TO LOOT

YOUR OWN NATION AND GET AWAY WITH IT.

WHO SAID IT WAS EASY?

"It's been a tough time." ????
Well, duh.
This is what happens when you elect some bozo because you think he'd be a great guy to grab a beer with, rather than someone who has a sterling educational background and a grasp on the issues. I don't want someone who's a common man like me. If I did, I'D run for president. Personally, I wan't someone who's a heck of a lot sharper than the average individual.
Those who elected him are getting exactly what they deserved. The problem is, they've brought the rest of us down with them.
You always hear our right to vote touted, but rarely do you hear about the other half of that equation - the duty to be an informed electorate. So, this time, people, PAY ATTENTION.

Is he turning into a liberal as he nears the end?

He has had a change of heart and help people who don't work in board rooms for a living?

Has he lost his bearings?

Everyone claims bush is so dumb, yet i don't think he is. He's been lying since well before he took office - and not just any lies, but unbelievably transparent lies. Yes, it takes a real idiot to tell such lies, but think of how stupid you have to be to believe them?

Yes, bush is dumb - but he is actually less stupid than those who voted for him.

Times are tough for most people - but not for Texas oilmen. Gee, I wonder how that happened? The added bonus for them is that in addition to making record profits on $145 a barrel oil they are using the crisis to get another thing they want - authorization to drill off the California and Florida coasts and in sensitive areas of Alaska. Win-win for big oil. Where is the leadership on conservation? Alternative sources other than nuclear? Even T. Bones Pickens get it. Why not the Republicans?

Did everyone see McCain's Bush impersonation when asked about insurance company payments for Viagra vs. birth control. I guess after 8 years of Bush a totally blank, brainless, deer-in-the-headlights look now appears presidential.

Electing John McCain = 4 more years of pain. Obama '08

When was the last time his motorcade stopped for gas and Bush got out to pay the tab?

George Bush lost his credability in May of 2003 and his relevancy in November of 2006.

I don't expect him to do anything (why change now?), but if he would just stop quacking like the lame duck he is.

I agree that this political mess is mostly from Bush and the Devil (Cheany). What I believe we over look is that both parties are responsible for this huge mess. We can not blame one branch or party for making the decisions. We need to hold the Reps and Senators accountable for what they have done!

really?????

Look on the bright side folks, for the next 6 months at least you have someone to blame. If Obama wins life will still be unfair to you and then who can you complain about? Perhaps it's because of those stinking conservative judges on the high court, or the minority in the House or the Senate that'll be your new scapegoat. Why not direct your ire on the actual bad guys: bin Laden, Kim Jung Il, Akmadinajad, Mugabe?

Was his old job telling the cows how great their lives were and what they had to look forward to………………………………………………………….at the front door of the slaughter house????

"All the Problems that occured during the Bush time are terrible. But what is more terrible is that people are all blaming him."

Wow! Complaining about the disastrous things he has done to our nation is worse that what he has done? The moral values of some people are beyond comprehension.

talk about 12 billions wasted in Iraq a months while katrina victims' meager supplies are returned to the administration: That is how hard it has been for you to understand common decency Mr. Bush.

…

Bush = McCain

Rob, I certainly did not vote for this imbecile, so don't blame me! I never like his ole' man, much less him or that idiotic brother who was governor of Florida! LOL!

This just reinforces the feeling that Bush is TOTALLY CLUELESS when it comes to how hard it is for Americans. It's easy for him to sit back and reap the benefits of higher oil prices and oh, by the way, there are citizens out there choosing whether to buy food or pay their bills, or buy gas. NERO FIDDLES WHILE ROME BURNS!!!

As tax payers do we still have to give Bush after office benefits?

We should be able to put a lean on his earning to recoop the money for the war.

Delusional!!!!

na na na na
hey hey he hey
goodbye

It's all part of the grand plan to insure the survival of big business. Why be dependent on foreign oil when we can be dependent on big oil.

To "Obama Supporter from Florida":

No, Bush did not go to Harvard; not by a long shot! He went to Yale, with the political influence of ole' man Bush, of course, and wife Babs with her string of faux pearls. Bush was a cheerleader at Yale! How intellectual of him! I'm sure he was as rotten a cheerleader as he has been as a so-called "president"!!! Cheerleading was his prerequisite for his entry into Yale! Obama in 2009!

Who voted for this idiot?

What recession? I thought we were just in a economic slow down according to him. IDIOT!! I have to get me one of those desktop Bush countdowns. Must… make.. it…. to…. January………..

It looks like a lot of people are upset with the President. As they should be, but remember there is an election coming up in November. I hope that these same people are standing in line to vote. It is not going to change unless we do something about it. Then we can hopefully keep the Republicans out of office. Unfortunately I live in the city this current President will be returning to. Since he and his party have cost this country so much, I don't feel that we should be building him a library either.

Bush is going down as one of the worst presidencies in US History. He will be tagged with the following:

Sept. 11th
Afghanistan War
Iraq War
The Housing/Mortgage Collapse of the 2000s
Highest National Debt in history (~$10 trillion)
Lowest decline in value of the dollar vs the euro in history
Largest bankruptcy in history, ENRON
Largest Savings & Loans failure since the 1980s/1990s S&L Crisis
One of lowest GDP growth for a two-term president

I could go on but I'm getting depressed….to heck with BUSH!

Ugh, he makes me want to gag everytime I see him. Worst President in American history hands down.

Wow, the Clown Prince is also the King of Understatement! Outliving your criminal administration will be a personal accomplishment for every freedom-loving American. How does it feel to be one of the most hated men in the world?

Just waking up, Bush?

Never mind. It's over. Let the McClone take your spot.

Hell, it's been a difficult eight years. Especially for those who have had to deal with a Stop Loss ( Which is the involuntary extension of a service member's active duty service under the enlistment contract in order to retain them beyond their initial end of term of service (ETS) date. The policy has been legally challenged several times, however federal courts have consistently found that military service members contractually agree that their term of service may be involuntarily extended.) Back door draft baby.

McCain states that he knows how to "win wars."

To that I say, B.S. Mr. McCain, B.S.

And Cindy McBush just made another 17 million on the Bud deal. We need real people in Washington!!!!!! NOT billionairs who can not relate to the 95% of America that makes average salaries!!!

First a VERY late response on the Katrina disaster. Next, he waits until the final months to do ANYTHING for Israel and the Middle East issue. Now, with the nation's gas prices up and in continuance, after a good 8 months he has a plan.
Is THIS the Texas standard? Is this the Republican standard? Well, I know for sure that it is not the American standard.
Where would we be had President Lincoln waited until say 1863 to get involved with the South issue. How bout President Kennedy waiting for Kruschev to make the last move in Cuba before cutting a deal. Or wait! How about President Reagan standing by to allow the Soviet Union dictate history's fate.
This President has none the less failed us. Had we focused on Afghanistan with alot more speed and resilience Osama would have been captured by now.
He is a man of action and resolution, but at turtle speed. Too little too late is not going to cut it, it really never has in ANY situation. I think we, the American people deserve far better. I know we do.

Yet the race is close? What does that say about Obama? Blue collar, Hispanics, older white women, so many groups he is having trouble connecting with. Could be, Rev. White, Father Pfleger, Rezko or his lack of experience. His failure to conduct meetings on Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. His flip-flop on FISA, Iraq, and many more…I voted for Reagan because of Mondale and the last time I checked Mondale was white, so don't tell me it is a race issue. Obama is worst then Mondale, Carter, Dukakis,Kerrry, or Gore yet he is the presumptive nominee..

Wait a minute !! I thought the democratic congress was going to
rescue us all. What has it been now? A little under 2 years and
counting. I hear a lot of talking, but none of the magic that there
was supposed to be ??