Comments on: If Obama loses, it will be his own fault

By: Doctor Whom

Doctor Whom — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:42:20 +0000

To which “destructive policies of Bush” do you refer — the massive deficits, the expansion of entitlements, and the discretionary federal spending that grew substantially faster under Bush than even under LBJ?

By: Dottie Laird

Dottie Laird — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 05:45:23 +0000

How much longer are the Dems going to try to cling to George W. Bush as the bogeyman? If Obama inherited such a poor economy, then why didn’t he and the Democrats in charge of Congress do anything about it for two years? Now the complaint is that the GOP gets in the way, but why do the Dems talk a good fight but do nothing and continue to blame things on his predecessor? At what point will Obama man up and agree with the DNC chief that the Democrats own the economy, 9.1 percent unemployment and all? And if Obama is doing such a great job, then why did he start his re-election campaign 18 months before the next election? He should be fixing things instead of making it look like his top priority is to get re-elected regardless of the state of the country.

By: laurelboy2

laurelboy2 — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:24:36 +0000

Name calling is beneath anyone, including you, Peter. Don’t forget that it was the Democrats who were in charge of Congress after the 2006 election – when the economy started to go south – and did nothing to stop it. Remember also that the Congress first passes legislation that the president signs. The Democrats provided lax oversight of Fannie and Freddie, and refused to join the GOP in enacting financial oversight and reign in entitlement/give-away spending. Bottom line: the Democrats share equally in having put us in this mess, especially with their astronomical spending since Obama became president. Why is that so hard for people to see and accept this and challenge themselves to put the country on a more prosperous approach? Obama’s inaction, and complete ignorance of fundamental economic principles, theories, and practices that will be his downfall.