George W. Bush, Father of the Modern Electric Car

[MichaelH]

By Marty Padgett - High Gear Media

"While we're basking in the short spring between presidential elections--sort of--it's time to acknowledge the debt owed by electric cars, not to today's crop of bureaucrats, but to the bête noire of progressives everywhere, President George W. Bush.

Some critics think the electric-car subsidies in place today belong to the current White House, but those line items actually are the product of Bush's second term, and they're the root of the real electric cars you can see, buy, drive and recharge today.

Before Obama raised CAFE requirements, Bush did it. And if you're looking for the stroke of the pen that created the burgeoning world of EVs around us, that stroke came from Bush's pen."

http://www.thecarconnection.com/news...n-electric-car

[pfn1]

You mean the guy who removed US support for Kyoto and then suppressed scientific reports about global warming until NASA scientists busted him for it....

[DonC]

Talk about revisionist history! An article about Bush being marginally helpful to the development of EVs was OK but, at the end, when the author went off into the bit about Bush being responsible for Bin Laden's death, he revealed himself to be a partisan with an agenda. Bush had little if anything to do with the death of Bin Laden. On the other hand, Bush had EVERYTHING to do with the financial meltdown AND TARP. Since Bush proposed and signed TARP, why doesn't he take full credit for that? Or how about the misguided tax cuts which created the deficit? http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/20.../?ref=business

Seems to me that this is just an example of selective BS by some random guy with an agenda.

[Brittt1]

Talk about revisionist history! An article about Bush being marginally helpful to the development of EVs was OK but, at the end, when the author went off into the bit about Bush being responsible for Bin Laden's death, he revealed himself to be a partisan with an agenda. Bush had little if anything to do with the death of Bin Laden. On the other hand, Bush had EVERYTHING to do with the financial meltdown AND TARP. Since Bush proposed and signed TARP, why doesn't he take full credit for that? Or how about the misguided tax cuts which created the deficit? http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/20.../?ref=business

Seems to me that this is just an example of selective BS by some random guy with an agenda.

It would seem that you yourself are a little partisan with these comments but on the other side of the fence.. Ultimately you can look way past Bush for a start point leading to the financial meltdown and then Bin Ladens previous escapes from pre 911 attacks. He certainly did not have EVERYTHING to do with financial meltdown or TARP, which if you actually look at the numbers will return way more money than the government gave out. On the other hand the government will never get back what it put into GM, Chrysler, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (with the latter two tangled in Republican and Democrat backhanders, mess and policy mistakes for the last 10 years).

[ewiggins]

I wonder what the pro-Bush anti electric car supporters will have to say about this, since Obama is the one they usually rag on when it comes to electric cars and the $7500 tax credit.

[Raymondjram]

I have a unknown story about George W. Bush that only some Puerto Ricans know (and maybe a few old Secret Service agents):

In 1980 George H.W. Bush began his campaign to become the Republican Party presidential nominee. One of the first places he visited to begin his campaign was in San Juan, Puerto Rico, because the former Governor Luis A. Ferre (1969 to 1973) was also the president of the local Republican committee and a long time friend and supporter. So he invited Bush and his family here to stay and start his campaign. Several other candidates, including Baker, Connally, and Dole, also came (Reagan was absent). Bush arrive in Puerto Rico with Barbara and his two sons, George W. and Jeb.

During the local campaign, Jeb Bush, who spoke fluent Spanish, made the rounds and public relations for his father on local TV. But the only news that George W did was cause trouble. According to the owner of the tallest hotel in San Juan (once called the Darlington), who my wife met when she worked there much later (and learned the story), George W was visiting a local nightclub called the "Black Angus". He consumed too many drinks and caused a fist fight. The local San Juan police was called in, but the agents protecting him took him out. Someone told them to take him away (for his safety) to the Darlington Hotel, which was very close. The owner was a friend of Ferre and met George HW Bush, so he took George W and hid him in one of the room to pass the night. Next day he left and returned to where his father was.

George HW Bush won the local campaign and took those Puerto Rican votes during the Republican Party national convention. He came in second after Ronald Reagan, was selected as the Vice President nominee, and was elected. This was the first time that the people of Puerto Rico had the chance to vote for the President of the United States as a nominee, although not directly in the final elections in 1988 when George HW Bush was elected.

The hotel was converted to apartment properties after 2001, and the "Black Angus" was closed down. But thirty years cannot fade away the first history that George W did here, and he won't dare to return, because someone else who was there will recall that event and shame him. Isn't it nice to know a bit more about George W Bush?

Raymond

[N Riley]

George W Bush has admitted many times that he did a lot of foolish things as a young man. He changed his life for the better. The thing we all do is that we never let him forget it. We love to hate George W Bush like no other man alive today. Let me just say that there are many, many more "evil" men in Washington DC today than George W Bush ever was. Sure, he did many things that some of us will never agree with. What president doesn't . There are many things I don't agree with Obama on. That does not make me "hate" him or wish him harm. I did not vote for Obama. I will not vote for him in 2012. But, hate him like some of us hate George W Bush? Never! We need to get over it and move on.

[Noel Park]

There is obviously no way to win here, LOL. In the words of the late, great, Jim Healy:

"Comment.......................................... ............ No comment!"

[the43k]

Please remove this post and forward it to the fox news webpage.

[scottf200]

It seems to be appropriately located.

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