Voinovich warns President that he may be remembered as ‘George Herbert Hoover Bush.’
Voinovich warns President that he may be remembered as ‘George Herbert Hoover Bush.’
In his closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans on Wednesday, Vice President Dick Cheney urged them to get behind the auto rescue package. “If we don’t do this, we will be known as the party of Herbert Hoover forever,” Cheney said. Ignoring the White House’s plea, Senate Republicans have declared their interest in union-busting rather than aiding the auto industry workforce. CongressDaily reports that Sen. George Voinovich, who supported the auto loans, is among those urging Bush to move quickly with an auto rescue that would entail shifting funds from the $700 billion bailout package for Wall Street.
Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, who supported the loan, said: “I wouldn’t wait at all because the longer you wait, the worse it gets. One thing I’d sure not want to have on my record is I’m known as George Herbert Hoover Bush.“
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Too late. BushitCo outdid Hoover already in destroying this country.
December 12th, 2008 at 2:48 pmWell, he’s sure not going to be known as “George Herbie the Love Bug Bush”.
December 12th, 2008 at 2:49 pm….And the newly unemployed will set up cardboard cities named Bushvilles.
December 12th, 2008 at 2:49 pmOr as “George Walker Texas Ranger Bush”.
December 12th, 2008 at 2:50 pmOr “George I Love Poor People Bush”.
WOW! My (R) Senator gave us a great Bush-bash line. Of course, I think he could be known as George Custer Voinovich (lots of bravado in his talk but leading us to disaster with his actions).
December 12th, 2008 at 2:53 pmOr as “George Hussein Bush”.
Or as “George We-never-torture Bush”.
Or as “George Katrina Bush”.
Hey, Wayne — this game is fun!!
December 12th, 2008 at 2:55 pmI never thought I’d say this, but that’s a grievous insult to Herbert Hoover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSGLzStgujM
December 12th, 2008 at 2:56 pmOnce again the Repugs prove that they can’t get themselves past the ideologue stage of partisanship. Their screw the country we want to pitch a fit attitude is killing this country
December 12th, 2008 at 2:57 pmGeorge Worst War Criminal Ever Bush.
December 12th, 2008 at 2:58 pmGeorge of the Bungle Bush
December 12th, 2008 at 2:58 pmGeorge’s Out of His Mind Bush
Well. ‘Hoovers’ are known for their sucking ability, so Bush being equated to a vacuum cleaner makes perfect sense.
December 12th, 2008 at 3:00 pm2010 midterms will be a bloodbath to all who voted against saving American jobs over union busting. The names will go on refrigerators all over the country to remind people whose seats will be vulnerable come election time.
The (R)s will be pressed to reinvent themselves as (D)s to camouflage.
December 12th, 2008 at 3:04 pmI like the line Bush delivered himself “I’am just a simple President”.
There has been Alexander the Great, Vlad the Impaler, and Conan the Barbarian, and now the Neocon’s rejoiced in giving the world George the Simple.
I can hear talk years from now, “Remember the destruction brought on by George the Simple?”.
December 12th, 2008 at 3:08 pmWoohoo, thank you, Captain Obvious.
Chimpy is Herbert Hoover on STEROIDS.
December 12th, 2008 at 3:12 pmDon’t forget “George Worse Than Nixon Bush”.
December 12th, 2008 at 3:13 pmlivelongandprosper :
I like the line Bush delivered himself “I’am just a simple President”.
Oh Noes I can’t believe YOU, of all people. missed this opportunity:
It should be “Dammit, Jim! I’m just a simple President!
December 12th, 2008 at 3:17 pmLets start a 2010 election HIT LIST of the candidates who are killing labour.
I will look into starting a web site devoted to putting the names of the politicians who are trying to;
1) kill the unions
2) refuse to allow single payer health care
3) Allowing manufacturing to be shipped overseas
4) those who put corprit interests first before the interest of the country.
Lets put the names of these individuals in front of every american every day until mid terms.
Hell have no furry like a unemployed women who can’t feed their children.
December 12th, 2008 at 3:17 pmGeorge “Pol Pot” Bush
George “Benito Mussilinni” Bush
George “Fumimaro Konoe” Bush
George “Ferenc Szálasi” Bush
George “Simeon II” Bush
I could go on, but I think most get the point.
December 12th, 2008 at 3:17 pmWell, there’s at least one thing accurate about that statement – both a Hoover and a Bush suck, big time.
December 12th, 2008 at 3:20 pmpersonally, i don’t know why people feel the need to insult hoover by comparing him to bush. at least hoover didn’t institute torture as american policy. nor did hoover spy on his own people.
December 12th, 2008 at 3:21 pmRiots or George Herbert Hoover Bush?
December 12th, 2008 at 3:23 pm5th Estate Says:
It should be “Dammit, Jim! I’m just a simple President!
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Actually wouldn’t it make more sense if he had said, “Dammit, Jim…
I’m just a SIMPLETON, period…
December 12th, 2008 at 3:34 pmOr “George Hates America Bush” or “George Pops the Weasel On Americans Bush”. It just goes on and on!
December 12th, 2008 at 3:44 pm5th Estate Says:
Good one! Funny thing – I picked livelongandprosper as a handle because at the time, I heard a song by Shatner and Nimoy on my radio station. Not really a trekki!
December 12th, 2008 at 3:51 pmBush is going down in history as way worse than Hoover. Nobody even remembers who Hoover was. A hundred years from now, some politician is going to be warning another one that they don’t want to be known as another Dubya.
December 12th, 2008 at 3:58 pmElBruce Says:
A hundred years from now, some politician is going to be warning another one that they don’t want to be known as another Dubya.
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And parents will attempt to frighten their misbehaving children by telling them the Cheneyman will come and get them if they keep it up.
December 12th, 2008 at 4:04 pmlivelongandprosper: Not really a trekki!
Ah, that explains it then. I’m not a ‘Trekkie’ either but I liked the humor, sincerity, intelligence, stupidity and camp of the show.
I never understood why Bones thought that being “just a simple doctor” was a good excuse–I mean jeez, he was a space-doctor, dammit, not some kind of wet-behind-the=space-ears space-pharmacist being thrown in over his space-head!
December 12th, 2008 at 4:04 pmThe Bush administration, always a day late and a dollar short. Even though they supported some type of bailout for the Big 3, they didn’t want it be taken from money already allocated to “rescue the economy.” No…had to take it from the money given to the Energy Dept. for development of GREEN machines by the Big 3, blowing that idea out of the water…at least for now. Since that ambush failed, thanks to the Republicans hatred of unions and southern senators support for the foreign car companies within their states, all that is left is whatever is left of the $350 billion part of the $700 billion of the bailout for the financial industry. I think it’s just enough: $15 billion. I don’t recall any attempt to control salaries, etc. of the banks, Wall Street and so on. Or to mandate the money was actually used to provide loans, rather than buying other banks, giving investors dividends or bonuses to their own executives and workers. Nor to remedy the underlying issue of the whole collapse, foreclosures. Because, let’s face it folks. The Republicans aren’t about protecting the well-being of ordinary middle-class people (certainly not the “poor”) nor are they apparently interested in protecting what little bit is left of American manufacturing. Or jobs…screw jobs, right?! Bank of America has announced they are going to be laying off 30,000-35,000 employees, after having received $25 billion of tax payers money. Capitalism on steroids is what we’ve been witnessing here. It’s destroying this country, and in fact, the entire world. And the right wing sings their fear song about “socialism?” What a joke, what a pathetic joke these morons are.
I’ve said it before recently, and I’ll say it again. As one way to solve part of our problem, let’s not only allow the South to secede again…let’s insist they do. I live in Florida but I’d happily move to a sane part of the country again.
December 12th, 2008 at 4:17 pmOh yeah I love the show. Maybe Bones thought that because he had that device that he could wave over someone and get a diagnosis. Often the problem was beyond the scope of the device anyway!
December 12th, 2008 at 4:21 pmThere are SO many more names for the Chimperor before that one would kick in.
He does suck about as much as a Hoover…
December 12th, 2008 at 4:28 pmVoinovich is almost there.
He needs to stop assuming that there is a glimmer of hope in histories eyes for Bush and see that unless someone goes back in time and plants U.S. nuclear and chemical devices in Iraq, his history is anchored without hope of a smiley face reconciliation.
December 12th, 2008 at 4:40 pmHmmmm. New career for George W. “Hoover” Bush – he can come to my house and suck the cat hair out of my carpet.
Perfect.
December 12th, 2008 at 5:06 pmHa ha! That’s funny. Do you really think that American voters (a) pay attention (b) remember ?
No. No they do not.
December 12th, 2008 at 5:16 pmOk, I didnt see these:
George The Third Bush, and
George Benedict Arnold Bush (doesnt flow, but still fits)
December 12th, 2008 at 6:46 pmAnyone see the irony in the “All in the Family” theme song:
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December 12th, 2008 at 9:50 pm.
Mister, we could use a man like Herbie Hoover agaaaiinnn.
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Those were the daysssss!
I remember grafitti painted on sidewalks around Dupont and Georgetown during the first Bush’s recession: “George Herbert Herbert Hoover”… Oh for the days of that lightweight bubble.
December 13th, 2008 at 10:25 amI recall a Pat Oliphant cartoon from 1987 that showed the elder George Bush being sworn in by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice, holding up the Bible with Bush’s hand upon it said, “I, George Herbert Hoover Bush…”, then Bush interrupted, “That’s George Herbert Walker Bush!” The Chief Justice replied, “We’ll see.”
I guess it took an extra generation to really bring the meaning home, but a tip of the hat to Voinovich for resurrecting the gag, and to Pat Oliphant for originating it.
December 14th, 2008 at 12:42 pmI thought “Herbert Hoover Bush” was his real name. The economy certainly reflects it.
January 7th, 2009 at 4:26 am