Last night, President Bush addressed the nation for the first time in several months, carrying a stern message about the dangers of the economy. He explained that if the $7B bailout plan was not carried out immediately that our economy would “experience a long and painful recession.”

This is the first time that the President has spoken any negative words about the economy and yet, for some reason, we’re supposed to take his word for it. He’s done such a magnificent job of managing the other crises faced by the country, let’s check out his track record:

How can we trust someone who thinks kittens are an American delicacy?

• 9/11: The President failed to act on intelligence reporting that a serious attack with airplanes would take place on American soil.
• Afghanistan: After said attack, the President attacks Afghanistan citing that “we will chase them out of their caves” — only to let Osama Bin Laden get away.
• Iraq: The President then manages to convince the country that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and that we would need to attack… swiftly.
• Katrina: The President let the city of New Orleans drown while he watched from the sidelines.
• Housing Crisis: In March, when the banks and mortgage companies started to fail and people were not able to make their mortgage payments, the President ensured the country that the economy was in great shape!

He’s done such a great job managing all of these past major crises throughout his term — does he really believe that now is the time to start trusting him?