Bush, that little turd, isn't even worthy of hate. Anyhow, a lot of people did very well for themselves during his rule, so what's not to like?

President George W. Bush said ``it's going to take a while'' for confidence in financial markets to be restored even with the $700 billion federal effort to shore up banks and other institutions.

The rescue plan approved by Congress and signed into law last week is designed to ``free up credit, get money moving,'' Bush told reporters in San Antonio. He urged patience while Treasury officials put the plan into action.

``We don't want to rush into this situation and not have the program be effective,'' he said after talking with customers at a San Antonio lunch counter, where he made an unscheduled stop after attending a political fundraiser. ``It's going to take a while to restore confidence in the financial system.''

Probably the one time Bush has ever been right about anything in his life, eh? And it has to be this time...

Among those Bush met today at the Olmos Pharmacy lunch counter were the owners of a local car dealership, an auto repair business and two restaurateurs.

``It's clear that these small business owners are dealing with the effects of a credit crunch,'' Bush said.

The president said they asked him why the rescue plan was directed primarily at Wall Street. He said he told them had the government not acted ``people would be a lot worse off.''

Yeah, if only the czar knew...