Bush on economy moves: I didn't want to be Herbert Hoover

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Bush on economy moves: I didn't want to be Herbert Hoover

By David Lightman | McClatchy Newspapers


WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush suddenly saw that he could very well be the 21st century's Herbert Hoover.

So after analyzing the imperiled economy earlier this year, he said, he "decided I didn't want to be the president during a depression greater than the Great Depression . . . so we moved and moved hard."

Bush offered Thursday what he dubbed "reflections by a guy who's headed out of town" to a friendly American Enterprise Institute audience at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. He spoke without notes and took questions for more than an hour.

The genial side of Bush, which has been more evident in these last days of his presidency, was on display. He sat back in his chair, struck a conversational tone and casually talked about his White House years.

However, the more familiar principled — or stubborn — Bush also was evident. He conceded no serious mistakes and offered passionate, familiar defenses of his most controversial policies. He insisted, for instance, that national security matters were open to free, full debate, despite reports that he and his top advisers were dismissive of those who were skeptical about his Iraq policies.

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[screembloodymurder]

1. He makes Hoover look like a hero.

He can't open his mouth without lying.

[MichiganVote]

2. Worse than Hoover by a landslide. What a moron.

[fla nocount]

3. George, Reagan has already done Coolidge.

Hoover is the closest shoe we have left that will fit.

[MiniMe]

4. Too late