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Originally Posted by dogzilla
I don't really agree with Bush's bailouts either. But it's been a year and a half since Bush left and it's way past time for Obama to stop blaming Bush.
I've read that significant amounts of the money in Bush's programs was repaid. Obama's programs gave away money with no expectation of getting it back. Cash for Clunkers anyone? $8000 credit for buying a house anyone? Maybe I should have been a less than honorable borrower too so Obama could bail out my mortgage. Obama's $750 billion stimulus supposedly saving 3 million jobs at a mere $250,000 in taxpayer money for each job 'saved'? What a bargain.
As far as Iraq, in hindsight maybe we shouldn't have gone there. However, the *bipartisan* screaming to do something about Saddam in 2002 and 2003 was pretty loud and clear.
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I don't hear Obama blaming Bush. I hear people like me doing that. The Bush policies lead to a complete freaking free fall in my opinion. Spend, spend and spend some more. Regulations? We don't need no stinking regulations! We may never recover. As for Bush's programs being paid for I'd need a link or a source to verify that, honestly I just don't believe that. The guy never saw a dollar he didn't want to borrow... and spend. I know he sure heck didn't pay for the "war of terror." Didn't even include the cost in his budgets. You can't keep increasing spending, borrowing and cutting taxes forever. Crap like that got the US in the quagmire it's in now. And unless you're cartoon character of Bangkok transvestite on the "Family Guy" being in a quagmire is not where you want to be.
I'm not thrilled with everything Obama does but compared to the GOP and Bush/ (deficits don't matter)Cheney he looks pretty damn good to me. Which, of course, is kind of like saying he's the best looking turd in the sewer.