I don't blame GW for the crooks in the corporations that ripped off their stock holders and sent the market tumbling, nor do I expect the government to "fix it" other than enforcing the laws currently on the books and seeing to it that those CEO's spend some time in Leavenworth with some big dude named "Bubba" as their cellmate. But of course that won't happen.
More political theater. It is akin to making the current bunch of highschool dropouts at Airport Security government employees. It is all for show and quite transparent. And unfortunately many folks will just eat it up, and nothing will change.
What the heck does GW have to do with "Stox Woes"?Two things. If one listens to another, then that person in turn is more likely to listen back. By extension, if a person sees one listening to people like him, then that person is more likely to listen to the person who listened to his peers.
And since Bush's social security privitization plan is dependent upon the public having confidence enough in the markets to give him public backing on the issue, Bush has to do what he can to establish trust with the public on the issue of the stock markets.
Not to mention that the framers of the Constitution make the position of President a political position, and as such it is not surprising or out of design that the man holding the office would play politics at times.