tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post1972719488845861..comments2023-09-09T09:26:22.175-04:00Comments on Andrew Samwick's Blog: Rove and MythologyAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514024573333057559noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post-9902011991538583452007-08-13T09:04:00.000-04:002007-08-13T09:04:00.000-04:00Rove was big man behind Bush till now from when Bu...Rove was big man behind Bush till now from when Bush ran for Governor of Texas in 1992. Since the pair succeeded in that bid, Rove has overseen Bush's two presidential campaigns, master-minded from behind the scenes the Republican surge of 2004, watched the `perpetual majority' the Republicans boasted of dissipate in just two short years...<br><a href="http://www.orchardconservatories.co.uk/pshape.asp" rel="nofollow">p shaped conservatories north east</a>Peterhttp://www.orchardconservatories.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post-50502247420167383842007-08-13T11:56:00.000-04:002007-08-13T11:56:00.000-04:00Another excellent post on Bush's fiscal failur...Another excellent post on Bush's fiscal failures from one of our favorite conservative economist bloggers. I hope you don't mind if I give this a very favorable mention over at angrybear.PGLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post-63353799499599229582007-08-13T12:17:00.000-04:002007-08-13T12:17:00.000-04:00We were going to get a medicare drug plan no matte...We were going to get a medicare drug plan no matter what. Bush/Rove just decided to lead the parade rather than get trampled by it. That's the nature of politics.Patrick R. Sullivanhttp://flyunderthebridge.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post-24466822454720247292007-08-13T15:43:00.000-04:002007-08-13T15:43:00.000-04:00Ah, but who deserves the most approbation though, ...Ah, but who deserves the most approbation though, Bush, the Republican Congress, or both?Lordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post-36844207883619591012007-08-13T16:00:00.000-04:002007-08-13T16:00:00.000-04:00It would seem Bush has a defender in this Mr. Sull...It would seem Bush has a defender in this Mr. Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan omits three facts: (1) Bush made the Rx bill very expensive but allowing a large amount of this subsidy to go to Big Pharma; (2) Bush should have told people that this would mean higher taxes but he cut taxes a second time in 2003; and (3) Bush runs around the nation telling seniors that he gave them this free money as he cut taxes too. Bush is being serially dishonest but this Patrick R. Sullivan defends him anyway. Go figure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post-15846791024927797462007-08-13T22:34:00.000-04:002007-08-13T22:34:00.000-04:00AndrewWell put. I always enjoy reading your take o...Andrew<br><br>Well put. I always enjoy reading your take on the politics-economics nexus (even in the rare cases when I disagree, and this isn't one of them)<br><br>JonahJonah B. Gelbachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post-46685463003938175252007-08-14T23:23:00.000-04:002007-08-14T23:23:00.000-04:00Great post. You should also mention that the farm...Great post. You should also mention that the farm bill, the energy bill, and the highway bill were all betrayals to conservatism. The highway bill patricularly grinds me after what happened in Minnesota. <br><br>After the bridge collapsed, there is a widespread call for raising the gas tax to fix bridges in disrepair. I agree there are good reasons for increasing the gas tax, but this isn't one. After all, we spent $284 billion on Bush's highway bill. That could fix a lot of bridges. Instead, it went to special interest projects like the "bridge to nowhere". If memory serves me correctly, the price tag on the bridge to nowhere was $250 million. I'm no civil engineer, but I'm guessing that would have more than paid for the necessary repairs to the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com