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Bush Is the 'Picture of a Beaten Dog'
In the wake of yesterday's congressional meltdown over the bailout bill, President Bush gave a speech this morning, meant to reassure the public and the volatile financial markets. Just four minutes long, the address expressed disappointment in Congress and warned that "the consequences will grow worse each day if we do not act."
Bush's speech is unlikely to have much of an effect. Immediately following the address, MSNBC turned to New York Magazine's John Heilemann, who commented:
I don't think that comforts anybody. I don't think that moves a single vote. With due respect and sympathy for the man, that was the picture of a beaten dog. That was the picture of presidential impotence right there. He looked terrible like his bell had been rung. He looked drawn to me.
Tagged as: bush, crisis, beaten dog
Amanda Terkel is Deputy Research Director at the Center for American Progress and serves as Deputy Editor for The Progress Report and ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress.
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