Sour Grapes or Just Desserts?
Paul O'Neil has crticized Bush's stimulus plan. Until last December, O'Neil was Bush's Treasury Secretary, so this may very well be Paul O'Neil merely taking cheap shots at the man who forced him to leave. Lawrence Lindsey, who also got the boot from Bush has praised the plan like the lackey he is. O'Neil's comments may or may not be opportunistic, but they sure are dumb. Mr. O'Neil believes that "government can actually do something about that in the short term is ridiculous" and that 6% unemployment is "not bad". Such stupidity raises questions about the administration that gave him a job in the first place.