Bush: "When the building expanded, it prevented opportunities for people to work. Tax cuts matter."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

LANCASTER, Pa. — Give the man a microphone and he'll talk about anything. For 76 minutes, President Bush prowled the stage Wednesday in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, giving a speech and answering questions about everything from his opposition to tax increases to his veto of a bill to expand children's health insurance.

But he covered a lot of other ground, too.

Bush gave an intriguing description about what happens when businesses expand, as was the case here at a company run by a woman. "You know, when you give a man more money in his pocket _ in this case, a woman _ more money in her pocket to expand a business, they build new buildings. And when somebody builds a new building, somebody has got to come and build the building. "And when the building expanded, it prevented (sic) additional opportunities for people to work. Tax cuts matter. I'm going to spend some time talking about it," the president said.

He offered a pointed description of his job. "My job is a decision-making job. And as a result, I make a lot of decisions," the president said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20071003/bush-unplugged/

[JuniperLea]

1. What an idiot

Sure, he'll spend all the money while keeping taxes low for the rich. By the time "the bill" comes, he will (hopefully) be long gone and another president will be left holding the bag for the taxes that will come. And they will come. There's no way to borrow all that money and not pay it back. They will get their money somehow... or take it out in our hide.

[TomInTib]

2. I read that article today and was actually...

too embarrassed to post it.

But not too much so to email it to everyone I know.

What an idiot.