re: #136 Dark_Falcon

The Republican party had made campaign promises of lower taxes. Moreover, George W. Bush was well aware of the damage his father took for signing a tax increase after promising not to. For him to go back on such a central campaign promise would have crippled him politically, no matter how good the reasons for doing so were. So he kept the tax cuts.

Again, that is stupid. George Bush had free rein to do what was necessary. He had 90% approval after 9/11. A little sacrifice would have been tolerated by the people under the circumstances. He underestimated the patriotism of Americans. He also did major economic damage. Where was the leadership?