Hailing Move by Greenspan, Bush Presses for His Tax Cut
"And except for some carefully measured statements that largely restated campaign positions, he let the executives themselves do the talking — either because he felt they could better build support for his program or because he does not yet feel comfortable musing about the economy and the markets live on television. 'It would be risky,' one of the executives who attended today's session said. 'He did fine in private. But you know what's it's like — one slip about the dollar, and the markets would be reacting before he ever got out the door.'"

So...we can't entrust the guy with making public economic statements, but we do trust him with nuclear weapons?
posted by James at 1/4/2001 11:10:25 AM