Will Obama Still be Blaming Bush 3 Years from now?

[sealybobo]

I voted for Obama, and think he's doing a better job than his predecessor, but the finger pointing routine is getting old.

Everything's always about the mess he inherited, not the flaws in his current plans to fix things. I don't remember Clinton running around talking about Bush Sr like this, maybe Hillary should challenge Obama in 2012. She's got more balls than he does.

Well you all voted for him......He lacks accountability.

Obama said it best. He finds it funny that the guys who ran up the debt/deficits and got us in this financial mess have the balls to talk shit about economics/debts/deficits and fiscal responsibility.

 

[soosie]

i voted for obama, and think he's doing a better job than his predecessor, but the finger pointing routine is getting old.

Everything's always about the mess he inherited, not the flaws in his current plans to fix things. I don't remember clinton running around talking about bush sr like this, maybe hillary should challenge obama in 2012. She's got more balls than he does.

well you all voted for him......he lacks accountability.

obama said it best. He finds it funny that the guys who ran up the debt/deficits and got us in this financial mess have the balls to talk shit about economics/debts/deficits and fiscal responsibility.

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[sealybobo]

well you all voted for him......he lacks accountability.

obama said it best. He finds it funny that the guys who ran up the debt/deficits and got us in this financial mess have the balls to talk shit about economics/debts/deficits and fiscal responsibility.

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I don't know if Obama will be blaming Bush 3 years from now, but I will.

 

[Midnight Marauder]

obama said it best. He finds it funny that the guys who ran up the debt/deficits and got us in this financial mess have the balls to talk shit about economics/debts/deficits and fiscal responsibility.

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I don't know if Obama will be blaming Bush 3 years from now, but I will.

Because that's how stupid you really are. You give a complete pass to this horrible Congress we've been stuck with for the last 12 years.

Good going, hack.

 

[sealybobo]

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I don't know if Obama will be blaming Bush 3 years from now, but I will.

Because that's how stupid you really are. You give a complete pass to this horrible Congress we've been stuck with for the last 12 years.

Good going, hack.

Oh no. I blame the Newt & Delay & Hastert's too. But thats too much info for most people, so I give it a name. Bush.

Who's your new leader?

 

[Centrism'sVoice]

Three years from now, Obama will ask us if we're better off than we are today. If most people say yes, he'll be re-elected.

 

[MaggieMae]

bush 2...blamed it all on clinton....and carter..talk about reaching back in the time machine...they all do it....obama will blame bush 2....and the next person will blame obama....

It's inevitable, and it's so obvious that it's laughable. It isn't as though every time there's a new POTUS we also get a clean slate. It isn't "blame," it's simply a carryover. I cannot believe how STUPID some people are.

 

[hjmick]

I cannot believe how STUPID some people are.

Then you haven't spent enough time on political message boards.


Obama will continue to blame others as long as no one questions his accusations. The first time a reporter steps up and says, "Um... Excuse me, Mr. President, but if this is all a result of Bush's policies, isn't this indicative of a failure in your policies?," this is when the blame game will end. Is it still too early for someone to question the President in this fashion? I don't know, probably not, but the time is rapidly approaching.

 

[MaggieMae]

I voted for Obama, and think he's doing a better job than his predecessor, but the finger pointing routine is getting old.

Everything's always about the mess he inherited, not the flaws in his current plans to fix things. I don't remember Clinton running around talking about Bush Sr like this, maybe Hillary should challenge Obama in 2012. She's got more balls than he does.

Bush Jr. sure blamed Clinton a lot.

I don't hear any of them "blaming" each other, personally. The rhetoric is always about the prior ADMINISTRATION did this, that, the other--or not. And that is perfectly legitimate.

 

[MaggieMae]

Don't say so is Obama, because that would contradict your whole Obama's a socialist theory.

That's not my theory stupid. Your lazy, sloppy and intellectually challenged ass still tries to lump everyone in the same jar.

However, I can't see how even you, a committed faithful Obamaphile, can still be worshiping this cult figure considering the myriad of promises he's broken, including keeping lobbyists out of his administration.

Remember all the promises Obama made while running for the office? And since getting elected? The staggering number of broken promises is far too numerous to list and discuss here, but this is a start.

Ask the "Transparency" crowd who has seen Obama mirror the Bush arguments to keep documents sealed, and to keep enemy combatants incarcerated indefinitely without trial. See what Congress says, about Obama continuing to use "signing statements" on bills to circumvent the Legislative branch, something else he promised he would end from the Bush era.

Ask the Senior Citizens making under $50K who didn't get their income taxes ended as promised.

Of course, the lobbyists in his Administration that he swore to keep out probably won't want to discuss the matter, but I'll bet the gay community would be willing to discuss his support of the Defense of Marriage Act that he promised to repeal. Ask the unemployed how they feel about Obama's promise never delivered to create a $3,000 tax credit for jobs created, or how they still have to pay penalties for using their retirement accounts early just to get by despite his promise to the contrary.

And while we're on the subject, if you had tuned in to C-SPAN to see the health care debate negotiated there as Obama had promised, don't adjust your television set. It was another lie. And if you're expecting to see 5 days of public comment before the bill is signed, feel free to hold your breath. The Bills often don't receive enough comment time for the lack of oxygen to do any significant long term damage.

Yes, it would seem like absolute insanity for us to assume he would keep any promise. After all, even his promise to his kids to adopt a shelter dog went broken, resulting in Senator Kennedy having to purchase one for them from his breeder. Oh and, not a peep from PETA on that!

And there are many many more.

Excuse me? The House was still at it this morning, on C-Span. As for committee hearings, C-Span only has 3 channels, two of which are dedicated to each chamber, respectively. They HAVE covered SOME of the committee hearings, but can't possibly cover them all. Plus, the scheduling is entirely up to C-Span.

As for lobbyists and a few other "promises" not kept, I don't think anyone will deny (even Obama) that the job isn't as easy as he thought it would be. Lobbyists can actually perform a valuable function with their knowledge of select issues. It's when they expect remuneration for their "services" that lobbying becomes sticky. Have we seen any evidence of that yet? If not, let's wait and see.

As to your other "points" (plagiarized from a previous blogsite, with only a few words replaced), there are PROMISES, and there are conditions where the POTUS can't make good on a promise without the input of Congress. Hello? In that regard, Obama is no different from any other president who "promised" results during his campaign but all of which obviously cannot possibly be fulfilled. But hey, every other POTUS gets a pass--right? It's only OBAMA who is the villain here.

Idiots. Fucking morons, all of you. Much as I didn't like George W. Bush, I gave the guy more than six months to prove himself and realized he didn't own a crystal ball or a magic wand.

 

[Liberty]

I voted for Obama, and think he's doing a better job than his predecessor

yeah, how are the rainbows and unicorns doing?

 

[MaggieMae]

First, the US government is so big, and huge and hard to turn, that this is always justified for a little while. I is hard to judge just when things can get turned around.

Liberals are still running against Herbert Hoover, and while goofy, it has resonance.

I don't remember Bush II going against Clinton much. There wasn't that much of a policy change. Or any real problem he could pin on him.

Carter ran against Nixon for the whole four years. I don't remember Reagan mentioning Carter as an excuse ever. I do, but I don't think Reagan did.

I do think it is valid to rate performance against promises that actually are going on. The bubble under bush was so big, so I think 0bama can run against Bush in 2012 no problem. However, 0bama did tell us that unemployment wold be under 8% if we passed stimulus. That hasn't happened. Unemployment is over 9%. We can judge on that.

0bama also promised transparency and honesty in administration. He promised better ethics. We can judge his performance on that one as well.

0bama also promised us better relations world wide. I personally think relations are worse, and scarier. At this point it is still a matter of YMMV, but I think international relations became 0bama's albatross on Jan 20.

I do agree with you that blaming the previous administration after say.... May 1st is not a good sign.

How much fucking transparency do you want? How many past presidents have even given the public access to THIS much information?

Look to the gray areas on the right.
Recovery.gov

 

[DiveCon]

I voted for Obama, and think he's doing a better job than his predecessor, but the finger pointing routine is getting old.

Everything's always about the mess he inherited, not the flaws in his current plans to fix things. I don't remember Clinton running around talking about Bush Sr like this, maybe Hillary should challenge Obama in 2012. She's got more balls than he does.

Bush Jr. sure blamed Clinton a lot.

I don't hear any of them "blaming" each other, personally. The rhetoric is always about the prior ADMINISTRATION did this, that, the other--or not. And that is perfectly legitimate.

Obama keeps saying "i inherited" every chance he gets

 

[MaggieMae]

0bama also promised us better relations world wide. I personally think relations are worse, and scarier. At this point it is still a matter of YMMV, but I think international relations became 0bama's albatross on Jan 20.

Wrong again. He has better relations with world leaders because he respects them.

 

[MaggieMae]

Carter ran against Nixon for the whole four years. I don't remember Reagan mentioning Carter as an excuse ever. I do, but I don't think Reagan did.

Reagan, when asked by a reporter on live TV, "How much of the country's problems do you take personal responsibility for?" had the classic, all-time answer:

"All of them. I was once a Democrat."

That's actually a very telling comment. Democrats care more about the people of the country than pleasing the party and its contributors.

 

[MaggieMae]

well you all voted for him......he lacks accountability.

obama said it best. He finds it funny that the guys who ran up the debt/deficits and got us in this financial mess have the balls to talk shit about economics/debts/deficits and fiscal responsibility.

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Interesting. Soosa thinks economics/debts/deficits and fiscal responsibility are passe. She'd much rather point out that Nelson Mandella is a hypocrite, like we care.

 

[MaggieMae]

I cannot believe how STUPID some people are.

Then you haven't spent enough time on political message boards.


Obama will continue to blame others as long as no one questions his accusations. The first time a reporter steps up and says, "Um... Excuse me, Mr. President, but if this is all a result of Bush's policies, isn't this indicative of a failure in your policies?," this is when the blame game will end. Is it still too early for someone to question the President in this fashion? I don't know, probably not, but the time is rapidly approaching.

He has consistently said that he will take responsibility if the economy doesn't turn around by the time he's up for reelection, and if it doesn't, you can elect a different president. He reiterates this message in private interviews, in town hall meetings, and in press conferences: "I'll take responsibility. It's my job to make sure that we fix these messes, even if I don't make them." If, down the line, he does not, then I'll hold his feet to the fire too.

You people are praying that he will fail, period.

 

[MaggieMae]

I voted for Obama, and think he's doing a better job than his predecessor

yeah, how are the rainbows and unicorns doing?

Better than the cowboys and warriors.

 

[driveby]

There is no way that Obama could win a second term. He'll be lucky if he finishes this one.

If Hill mounts a challenge, he'll likely lose his own party's nomination. Talk about making history! That would be the only way he keeps from getting re-elected.

Hillary will never be president. Hillary is a good old boy who won't fix anything because she's in bed with the lobbyists too.

Don't say so is Obama, because that would contradict your whole Obama's a socialist theory.

So is Obama, retard. Just because he's a socialist doesn't mean he won't line his own pockets with lobbyist money.........

 

[Oddball]

Will Obama Still be Blaming Bush 3 Years from now?

That whiny little bitch will be blaming BOOOOOOSH until his last dying breath.