I am sick of hearing "don't blame Bush" whenever the past is brought up

[LuckyTheDog]

President Obama has had more legislative victories than any president in the past 60 years. And his policies have turned the deepest recession since the Great Depression into a recovery. He is, in short, doing a really, really good job.

Is it wrong for Obama to point out what the situation was when he came into office? Shouldn't GW Bush be held accountable for the mess he left Obama to clean up? Should Obama instead pretend to be responsible for the bone-headed decisions made by his predecessor?

OF COURSE we should blame Bush for the things Bush did. It simply does not make any sense at all to blame Obama for the mistakes made by Bush. It boggles the mind to consider that so many people think otherwise. Obama Derangement Syndrome is a powerful illness, that is for sure.

We need to start sticking up for Obama against the nonsense attacks he is getting.

[AspenRose]

1. Especially when we heard nothing but "Blame Clinton" for years and years

[arbusto_baboso]

3. Yep. Up until the very end, Bush was still blaming Clinton and 9/11 for the economy.

But he was also taking credit for the very few good things that happened, too, as if they were the result of his short-term efforts.

[JuniperLea]

2. I'm all for picking on Obama...

When he actually does something wrong. To blame him for the current economy only points to the lack of financial understanding of those who would blame.

[Deep13]

4. tax cuts + domestic spending cuts + war = depression.

Thanks, Bush.

[LaurenG]

5. We should be supporting Obama for what he does that is good

and we should be just as disgusted when follows in idiots son's footsteps. We shouldn't be hypocrites.

[obxhead]

6. It's far more than Bush.

It's Bush, Clinton, Bush, and Reagan all before Obama that have blame to take.

When Obama is replaced we'll have plenty to blame him for as well. Beyond out of control health care costs for one.

[RKP5637]

7. Yep, IMO this mess all started the day Reagan took office and voodoo economics began. n/t

[treestar]

8. Republicans blame Clinton for 8 years and then

suddenly, the current President is at fault. Republican Hypocrisy is at 100%. Problems and successes go to credit or blame in the past administration or current one, as needed to favor the Republicans. That's their formula.

[damntexdem]

9. That's right: don't blame Bush. Blame Bush AND Cheney!

We musn't let Darth Cheney off the hook as a co-conspirator with Dubya.

[Hydra]

10. Who isn't blaming Governor Bush?

TARP comes to mind- money handed out like candy with no oversight.

OTOH, President Obama missed his chance to turn the ship around and is leading full speed ahead.

We'll all be paying for it, now and in the future. We always do.

[texastoast]

11. You didn't hear?

TARP was Obama's idea.

:eyes:

NEVER underestimate the stupidity of these people.

[LuckyTheDog]

12. Seriously

Half the country thinks TARP really WAS Obama's idea.

[Hydra]

16. Both can take the blame where it's due

Just like with FISA shredding. Bush's idea, Obama's nod.

I've noticed that a lot of people's loyalties determine who they blame, though. IMO, that input is not worthy of consideration(much like Fox News- when did we start pretending they were relevant?), since facts are overlooked in their rants in favor of what they want to believe.

[Winterblues]

13. I agree don't blame Bush*...by himself, Republicans share the blame

Completely... The last time Republicans had a Majority in the House and the Senate and also had the Whitehouse, we ended up with the Great Depression..

[gulliver]

14. Only the people who share the blame don't want it talked about.

Any time someone says "you can't blame Bush" or "let's focus on the problems of now, not the past" or any such drivel, there needs to be one response: Did you vote for Bush? Are you Republican? If so, then you share in the blame. Naturally, you don't want it brought up!

[UTUSN]

15. There have been 11 years of "don't-blame-Shrub"

* During Campaign 2000 the byword was,"YOU'D BETTER NOT (criticize, ridicule) Shrub." Remember "Don't mess with Texas" - the anti-litter slogan actually formulated a decade before by a Democratic advertising dude.

* Then after Coup 2000, Shrub and CHEENEE talked down the economy and started their Blame-CLINTON offensive that went on through most of the next 8 yrs---everything from THEIR economy to THEIR faked up "intelligence."

* In 2002, the byword was, "Shrub is not on the ballot, don't blame/criticize him.

* The rest of the time it was a combination of all the above: Don't. He's not on the ballot. Blame CLINTON.

* and after '08, it's been: He's not there anymore, forget it.

[felinetta]

17. We can make all the fun we want about Bush, he wasn't elected President. It was a coup.

[spanone]

18. they continue to blame clinton

[GSLevel9]

19. there's a specific half-life to bad policies of a former POTUS.

Can you blame Ford or Carter for much in today's headlines?

That would be a no.

Look at the polling and now more people are blaming Obama than Shrub for the economy.

In reality, the policies set forth by one administration will affect future administrations. But that's honestly irrelevant. The PUBLIC will accept "Shrub's Fault" for a year... maybe two years... but after 2-3 years a slim minority will still blame Shrub.

This IS a political world. Like it or not. Obama needs to DIRECTLY "APPEAR" to be doing STUFF that increases corporate earnings, people get jobs, people pay their bills and in the end people buy STUFF.