De Amerikaanse president Bush blijkt nog steeds te geloven in een sterke dollar, de feiten van het tegenovergestelde ten spijt. Gisteren tijdens de persconferentie van Bush:

"We believe in a strong dollar policy. And we believe that — and I believe that our economy has got the fundamentals in place for us to be a — you know, to grow and continue growing, more robustly, you know, hopefully than we're growing now.
And the dollar, the value of the dollar will be reflected in the ability for our economy to be — to grow economically. And so, I — we're still for a strong dollar."

Het vooruitzicht van nog verder oplopende brandstofprijzen leek Bush ook niet echt te deren en hij hield zich van het domme.

Journalist: "What's your advice to the average American who is hurting now — facing the prospect of $4 a gallon gasoline, a lot of people facing..."

Bush: "Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4 a gallon gas?"

Journalist: "A number of analysts are predicting $4 a gallon gasoline this spring when they reformulate."

Bush: "That's interesting. I hadn't heard that."

Journalist: "Yes, sir."

Bush: "Yes. I know it's high now."