whitehouse.gov - 12/19/2008
—
President Bush on Friday said, "The actions I'm announcing today represent a step that we wish were not necessary. But given the situation, it is the most effective and responsible way to address this challenge facing our nation. By giving the auto companies a chance to restructure, we will ...
whitehouse.gov - 12/19/2008
—
whitehouse.gov —
For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary
September 26, 2002 President Bush Discusses Iraq with Congressional...
Leaders Remarks by the President on Iraq The Rose Garden Fact sheet A Decade of Deception and Defiance 10:46 A.M. EDT THE ...
(more)
President Bush Discusses Iraq with Congressional Leaders
Comments
Blog Reactions
The Bailout
Daily Kos —
... provided by this package, the auto companies must bring all their stakeholders together -- including labor, dealers, creditors and suppliers -- to make the hard choices necessary to achieve long-term viability. The auto companies must not squander this chance to reform bad management practices and begin the long-term restructuring that is absolutely required to save this critical industry and the millions of American jobs that depend on it. This morning's announcement by George Bush, coming a week after he warned Congress that he would not let ...
George Bush Spent $4 Billion to Kill Chrysler—On Obama’s Watch
Firedoglake —
... I'm convinced. George Bush just spent $4 billion (of your money) to kill Chrysler.
In his speech announcing the auto relief, Bush claimed he didn't want to leave the auto crisis to his successor: ...
Bush Punted on GM and Chrysler — But Not Cerberus
Firedoglake —
... Now, that was pretty clear at the time. That was sort of the subtext of what Bush said at the time:
... there's too great a risk that bankruptcy now would lead to a disorderly liquidation of American auto companies. My economic advisors ...
Related Content
President Bush Discusses Economy
whitehouse.gov 10/14/2008 — President Bush on Tuesday said, "It will take time for our efforts to have their full impact, but the American people can have confidence about our long-term economic future. We have a strategy that is broad, that is flexible, and that is aimed at the ...
President Bush Discusses Defense Transformation - December 9, 2008
whitehouse.gov 12/10/2008 — President Bush on Tuesday said, "We must stand by the friends and allies who are making tough decisions and taking risks to defeat the terrorists. We must keep up the pressure on regimes that sponsor terror and pursue weapons of mass destruction. We ...
President Bush Discusses No Child Left Behind - January 8, 2009
whitehouse.gov 1/9/2009 — President Bush on Thursday said, "...I've come to herald the success of a good piece of legislation. I have come to talk to our citizens about the results that this reform has yielded. And I call upon those who can determine the fate of No Child Left ...
President Bush: Automakers to Get $17.4B
time.com 12/19/2008 — (WASHINGTON) The Bush administration came to the rescue of the troubled U.S. auto industry Friday, offering $17.4 billion in loans in exchange for concessions from carmakers and their workers. "Allowing the auto companies to collapse is not a ...
The Bush Administration's Most Despicable Act
time.com 1/8/2009 — "This is not the America I know," President George W. Bush said after the first, horrifying pictures of U.S. troops torturing prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq surfaced in April 2004. The President was not telling the truth. "This" was the ...
President Discusses War on Terror and Hurricane Preparation
whitehouse.gov 12/31/2008 — For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary September 22, 2005 President Discusses War on Terror and Hurricane Preparation The Pentagon Fact sheet In Focus: National Security Fact sheet In Focus: Hurricane Relief 11:57 A.M. EDT THE ...
The Obama Administration's First Test
anonymousliberal.com 1/4/2009 — An incredibly important case is scheduled for argument this Spring in the Supreme Court, and the Obama-led Justice Department won't have much time to decide how to handle it. The government's brief is due February 20. It is the case of Ali ...
Obama statement on Bush bailout —
First Read 12/19/2008
From NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico MontanaroObama's transition office released the following statement from the president-elect: "Today's actions are a necessary step to help avoid a collapse in our auto industry that would have devastating ...
Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
