George W. Bush in Fed Up!, by Rick Perry

On Budget & Economy: OpEd: Intended big government binge to be temporary

I realize there are few if any hands among modern politicians, particularly in Washington, on these issues. Indeed, this big-government binge began under the administration of George W. Bush. But, for those who believe there is no distinction between the Republican and Democrat Parties, consider the current state of things. Even though I disagreed with President Bush on certain policies, he took interventionist steps reluctantly and with a vision that they should be temporary. He famously said in a moment that caused many of us to cringe, "I've abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system." But what he intended to do on a temporary basis, the current regime is pursuing as permanent policy.

For a statist like President Obama, a door cracked for the federal government to solve a national crisis is an open door for pursuing his agenda, behind which is creeping socialism. He sees this as a crisis that must not go to waste.

Source: Fed Up!, by Gov. Rick Perry, p. 72-73 Nov 15, 2010

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