huffingtonpost.com - 12/18/2008
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WASHINGTON — 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, ...
google.com - 12/16/2008
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2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AFP) US President George
W. Bush said in an interview Tuesday he was...
forced to sacrifice free market principles to save the economy from "collapse." "I've abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system," Bush ...
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breitbart.com - 12/17/2008
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US President George W. Bush said in an
interview Tuesday he was forced to sacrifice free market...
principles to save the economy from "collapse." "I've abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system," Bush told CNN television, saying ...
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Bush says sacrificed free-market principles to save economy
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Rising Hegemon —
... In an interview on the Fox News Channel (where else?) George W. Bush set out to lamely defend his legacy on the "Hey, I wasn't here most of the time Tour": ...
Hoover? Dayum!
Firedoglake —
... In an interview on the Fox News Channel (where else?) George W. Bush set out to lamely defend his legacy on the "Hey, I wasn't here most of the time Tour": ...
ThinkFast: December 18, 2008
Think Progress —
... in an interview yesterday. “Look, everybody likes to be popular,” he said. “I mean, do people approve of the economy? No. I don’t approve of the economy. … I’ve had, hell, a lot of serious challenges.” ...
No soul compromising necessary
Political Animal —
NO SOUL COMPROMISING NECESSARY.... George W. Bush will, from time to time, comment on his remarkable unpopularity. His responses always seem so odd . 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 ...
Obama defends choice of Rev. Warren at inauguration: ?We can disagree without being disagreeable.?
The Hollywood Liberal —
... in an interview yesterday. “Look, everybody likes to be popular,” he said. “I mean, do people approve of the economy? No. I don’t approve of the economy. … I’ve had, hell, a lot of serious challenges .” At a press conference today, President-elect Barack Obama is ...
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