Bush Defends Handling of 2001 Recession

WASHINGTON (AP)

President Bush suggested Friday that the current drawn-out U.S. economic recovery might have looked more robust if he'd allowed the 2001 recession to get worse.

"Economic historians would say that the recession of 2001 was one of the more shallow recessions. Some would probably say, well, maybe you shouldn't have acted and let the recession go deeper, which would have made — may have made — for a more speedy recovery," Bush told reporters after meeting with his Cabinet.

He did not elaborate, but his spokesman, Scott McClellan, later told reporters: "We acted to address the recession. We acted to make sure the economy came back to a path of growth."

He cited the three tax-cut and economic stimulus measures passed since Bush took office in January 2001. ---

Banish bush From Texas Too

Except make his wealthy friends wealthier!

"He cited the three tax-cut and economic stimulus measures passed since Bush took office in January 2001. ---"

This statement is just begging for a Jon Stewart comebacker.

the recovery would have definitely been speedier.

W spends a lot of time defending rather than leading?