Bush: “We Must Act Now”

Yes! Right now! This second! Today!

Now is the time to act, right? Indeed. Certainly not on Tuesday, when Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch was bought out by Bank of America, nor a week and a half ago, when the government committed a potential $5 trillion of taxpayer money to bailing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; or how about two months before that, when Paulson said that wouldn’t happen (but committed billions in aide), or how about a week before that when IndyMac bank went under, forcing a federal reserve takeover, or in 2006 when Bush proposed cutting funding to the small business administration by 64%, or how about even as far back as 2001, when Bush’s buddies committed felonies effecting 22,000 people’s livelihoods? No, those were not times to act–NOW is the time to act! We must act NOW! With “unprecedented action“!*

For his part, Bush says he is concerned, which is apparently the “willingness to lead” we’ve been hearing so much about. Seriously, click that link. Bush does indeed look concerned (that someone might ask him to explain any part of what is going on).

In other utter failure news, the Bush administration has now not only broken the nation’s promises to North Korea, but its own. More than 7 years after breaking agreements and derailing peace talks set up by Madeline Albright in the late 90s, the Bush administration has now failed to live up to their own agreement with North Korea. You know, if it wasn’t for the fact that he, well, holds the highest office in the nation, you’d almost feel sorry for the guy.

(and jokes aside, here’s a great editorial on culpability)

*–technically true, due to previous lack of response