Still wanna blame Bush, even Obama doesn't

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per Obama:

“Look, I’m at the start of my administration. One nice thing about the situation I find myself in is that I will be held accountable. You know, I’ve got four years,” Obama told The Today Show’s Matt Lauer on February 1, 2009.

“A year from now I think people are going to see that we’re starting to make some progress,” said Obama. ”But there’s still going to be some pain out there. If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.”
Barack Obama ‘My Presidency Will Be ’A One-Term Proposition‘ if Economy Doesn’t Turn in ‘3 Years’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

In his own words.
....BTW i hope he actually gets this prediction right.
 
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Be a nice chance to hear his hypocritical spin on it in next years election debates." It was Bush's fault" might end up being his campaign slogan.
 
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Nothing will change whether Obama retains presidency or a Republican wins election. Not a damn thing. It all starts from the bottom.
 
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golfballs03 said:
Nothing?
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Nothing

The GOP is protecting the rich and the Dems are protecting the interests of the poor/non-productive.

Nobody is looking out for the best interests of the man in the middle. The middle class is being pinched from the top and the bottom and is paying the freight.
 
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MUR73 said:
per Obama:

“Look, I’m at the start of my administration. One nice thing about the situation I find myself in is that I will be held accountable. You know, I’ve got four years,” Obama told The Today Show’s Matt Lauer on February 1, 2009.

“A year from now I think people are going to see that we’re starting to make some progress,” said Obama. ”But there’s still going to be some pain out there. If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.”
Barack Obama ‘My Presidency Will Be ’A One-Term Proposition‘ if Economy Doesn’t Turn in ‘3 Years’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

In his own words.
....BTW i hope he actually gets this prediction right.[/QUOTE]



UPDATE:
Seems BO may have changed his mind.

After Obama quipped earlier this summer that shovel-ready jobs weren’t as shovel-ready as “we expected,” it seemed that a central tenet of the 2012 campaign was probably going to be something along the lines of, we just haven’t had enough time. At his Chicago fundraiser last night, that’s exactly the stance he took, even going back to blaming George W. Bush:.


Obama: ‘I didn’t say change we can believe in tomorrow’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Someones backtracking fast, seems desperation has set in.
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Look, the Obama presidency has been a giant turd. He's a terrible leader.

But, if anyone doesn't recognize that Bush era policies got us here, they aren't paying attention.
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No no, the geniuses of the volnation politics forum have it all figured out. We were all set to enter a golden utopian era, until Obama came along. Even still, the Republicans and Tea Party have all the answers to fixing this mess. Never mind that the Republicans had 6 years of total control to avert these catastrophes. They were busy then with invasions and such.
 
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TruthIsOutThere said:
Look, the Obama presidency has been a giant turd. He's a terrible leader.

But, if anyone doesn't recognize that Bush era policies got us here, they aren't paying attention.
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which policies were those?
 
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TruthIsOutThere said:
Look, the Obama presidency has been a giant turd. He's a terrible leader.

But, if anyone doesn't recognize that Bush era policies got us here, they aren't paying attention.
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You've hit the nail on the head. I don't like that Obama's trying to blame Bush this late in his term, but this was all in motion before Obama even took office.
 
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TruthIsOutThere said:
Look, the Obama presidency has been a giant turd. He's a terrible leader.

But, if anyone doesn't recognize that Bush era policies got us here, they aren't paying attention.
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What policies specifically caused the housing collpase?
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droski said:
What policies specifically caused the housing collpase?
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What policies specifically did anything to address the problems in motion under his watch, with the entire congress under his control? Barnie Frank being a Dem doesn't mean the entire legislative body and the White House aren't at fault for doing nothing until it was too late.
 
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IPorange said:
What policies specifically did anything to address the problems in motion under his watch, with the entire congress under his control? Barnie Frank being a Dem doesn't mean the entire legislative body and the White House aren't at fault for doing nothing until it was too late.
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Lowering interest rates to zero?
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golfballs03 said:
The republican candidates suck
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Except for Sarah Palin! :)

To be fair, I don't think any of them suck as bad as the
democrat candidate.






Rasputin_Vol said:
Nothing

The GOP is protecting the rich and the Dems are protecting the interests of the poor/non-productive.

Nobody is looking out for the best interests of the man in the middle. The middle class is being pinched from the top and the bottom and is paying the freight.
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I disagree somewhat, although I admit this is a widespread
public perception.

The dems have a lot of people fooled into thinking they
are alwalys for the little guy, this couldn't be farther
from the truth.

Your second statement is dead on, except that there
are a few real republicans who have and would do the
right things given the opportunity.
 
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IPorange said:
What policies specifically did anything to address the problems in motion under his watch, with the entire congress under his control? Barnie Frank being a Dem doesn't mean the entire legislative body and the White House aren't at fault for doing nothing until it was too late.
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don't shoot the messenger until you've read the article:

Karl Rove: President Bush Tried to Rein In Fan and Fred - WSJ.com

Mr. Bush wanted to limit systemic risk by raising the GSEs' capital requirements, compelling preapproval of new activities, and limiting the size of their portfolios. Why should government regulate banks, credit unions and savings and loans, but not GSEs? Mr. Bush wanted the GSEs to be treated just like their private-sector competitors.

But the GSEs fought back. They didn't want to see the Bush reforms enacted, because that would level the playing field for their competitors. Congress finally did pass the Bush reforms, but in 2008, after Fannie and Freddie collapsed.
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Setting the Record Straight: Six Years of Unheeded Warnings for GSE Reform
 
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IPorange said:
No no, the geniuses of the volnation politics forum have it all figured out. We were all set to enter a golden utopian era, until Obama came along. Even still, the Republicans and Tea Party have all the answers to fixing this mess. Never mind that the Republicans had 6 years of total control to avert these catastrophes. They were busy then with invasions and such.
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+1000.
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IPorange said:
What policies specifically did anything to address the problems in motion under his watch, with the entire congress under his control? Barnie Frank being a Dem doesn't mean the entire legislative body and the White House aren't at fault for doing nothing until it was too late.
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‪Democrats were WARNED of Financial crisis and did NOTHING‬‏ - YouTube

There is a better video, but I can not find it.

a couple more videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRjsmk74OWQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs&feature=related
 
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Obama inherited the worst mess of any president in modern history - even when Clinton took over from the mess of the Reagan / Bush I years, at least their debauchery was better managed. The hand-over, if nothing else, was better organized. And thanks to the epic mismanagement under W, it was the biggest cluster ever handed over.

Having said that, Obama will be rightly deemed the most disappointing president in our history. From his historic campaign and victory, he has capitulated to lesser women and men, he has been a well-spoken shill for bourgeoisie interests - the true bourgeoisie too, and he has failed to unite the country with any vision of a more positive future.

I am almost hopeful that the Obama second term will right his current legacy of extreme mediocrity, capitulation, shilling for the bourgeoisie and the status quo, although he richly deserves defeat. Had he stood up straight, Abraham Lincoln himself could not save the Republican party.
 
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