From The Seattle PI
By Helen Thomas

President Bush needs no reminder that his White House days are dwindling down. All he has to do is to look out his window and see the scaffolding being built for the presidential viewing stand for the Jan. 20 inaugural parade of the next president of the United States.

But all is not lost. Bush can do a lot in his waning time in office to repair his legacy and help the American people suffering from unemployment and loss of health insurance.

He can support a $25 billion bailout for the “Big Three” automakers whose top executives were in his corner during his two presidential elections and are now begging for help. But he is not inclined to do so.

It is not for the auto industry alone. Thousands of workers beyond the assembly line are affected by the threatened industry-related jobs.

I didn’t hear any screams of protest or observe a truckload of conditions when the financial system was summarily handed a $700 billion bailout from taxpayers’ pockets. Did you?

But then what do you expect when a top Wall Streeter from Goldman Sachs such as Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is running the show to an uncertain trumpet?

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