Bush had been in danger of being "Hooverized," in the sense that the Democrats might have painted him as a new President Herbert Hoover, who lost the 1932 election for failing to recognize that the economy was having serious problems and was failing. But now, the Republicans have had a ...
The 140 mile long Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) around Lake Okeechobee, FL, does not meet current dam safety criteria. The earthen embankment of the dike is subject to potential failure because of internal erosion, piping and slope instability at high water levels. Should the dike fail, there ...
What, then, is the current housing bust, if not of the same or even greater import to the economy than the above? A few hours after President Bush spoke, the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress reached back to the 1930s to propose the re-creation of the Home Owners' Loan Corp...