Did George and Barack -- TOGETHER! -- Wreck America?

They sure did, and it is still going on now as we type!!!!!

They are pretty much similar they just went about it in different ways.

It started long before Bush with Woodrow Wilson. Obama is much more serious about it than Bush.

Both Bush and Obama admins have damaged America's economy and general well-being but you can't stop there. Bush ignored many important signs of economic distress and got us into two costly and pointless wars. Then Obama swept in and created unmanageable debt and a costly socialist agenda the likes of which have never been seen. The bulk of the blame goes to Congress, the Senate and all of the other inept government agencies and administrators who are supposed to provide checks and balances and oversight. From there, plenty of blame is left over for the piss poor mis-managed corporations like GM, Chrysler, the many failed lending agencies and banks. Finally you can blame the American people and their lack of fiscal prudence. Buying much more house than they need or could afford, not saving money and voting such miserable politicians into office.

Although I have to say, I didn't buy the "too big to fail" crap from Bush, and I didn't buy it from Obama.

I still can't believe Bush abandoned the free market for giveaways. It would have made more sense to create an agency similar to FDIC or extend FDIC to cover troubled assets. Their liquidity would be assured on an as-needed basis instead of a bulk "throw your purse at it" approach.

January 2007 -
DOW - 12,400
Unemployment - 4.6%
National Debt - $8.7Trillion
Public Portion of the National Debt - $4.9Trillion
GDP - $14.0Trillion
National Debt / GDP = 62%
Public Debt / GDP = 35%

September 2010 -
DOW - 10,600
Unemployment - 9.6%
National Debt - $13.56Trillion
Public Portion of the National Debt - $9.0Trillion
GDP - $14.73Trillion
National Debt / GDP = 92.1%
Public Debt / GDP = 61.1%

So Obama just about doubled the public debt load? Didn't realize it was quite that extreme. Makes it seem like he destroyed the country all by his lonesome... but hold on a sec... Obama wasn't in charge in 2007. Bush was. Guess it looks like Bush and Obama wrecked the country -- together.

Bush was half way to the cliff and Obama put his pedal to the metal!

You needed another choice.\
As this destruction has been taking place for just short of 100 years.
Since the Federal Reserve (Which has nothing to do with the Federal government) Act was passed.
This is why gold is skyrocketing in price. The doller is being CRASHED in a controled fasion, by the like's of Goldman Sachs, the CFR, Trilateral Comission, The IMF, The World Bank...The U.N.
Get the picture.

Many of the past administrations have been chipping away at America and the peoples freedoms. It's just the last two have been doing it so obviously.

(Edited due to fat finger syndrome, That and I can't type so well.)

Exactly

I'm of the belief that both the democrats and republicans are equally as sleazy and have purposely been destroying America since Wildrow Wilson's time.

Tery had a lot of help with the rest of the wreaking crew. CONGRESS!

Technically both the Green & Blue lines are correct. The left loves to point out Bushes billions with much fanfare, all the while hoping we'll forget about Obamas TRILLIONS. Typical left wing dishonesty. Unlike what we have now, you could believe what "W" said, although you may not have agreed with him. He is a man with integrity. I could not imagine the alternative choice in the White House. I am unhappy with "W" for slipping from his Conservative ideals toward the end of his term. Probably why he got convinced to go with the "stimulus" in the first place. We got out of the "Great Depression" in less time, with no stumulus. Why can't these polititions learn from history? What a waste of a great lesson.

Both Bush and Obama inflicted a lot of damage. I hope that the Republicans gain control of the House and enough Senate seats to sustain a filibuster. Why? Because gridlock is better than taking the fast track to bankruptcy. Remember when Bill Clinton squared off against the Republican Congress? We ended up with welfare reform and a balanced budget.

Barack Obama managed to destroy the US all by himself.

With help from his puppetmaster, George Soros the billionaire Progressive/Marxist/Communist "string puller", whose main interest is to get the US into the so called New World Order, so the rest of the world can have a share of our wealth. Him (Soros) included. Most Dems are not aware that Soros has hijacked the Democrat Party under the guise of Progressiveness.

This sounds like a Bash Bush poll..... give it a rest. You must have all the answers then... Right!

Shakin my head... Unless you walked in Bush's shoes you have No idea what was in his mind.
and voting for the stimulas at the end of the term was nothing more than scared pressure.coming from whinny moderates and democrat's

Now you're catching on! Japan somehow "knew" while Obama was campaigning still, and Bush was Prez, that Obama would win, and Ron Paul would be after Obama. Look at their faces...these aren't men who just met...

Maybe together, technically...but definitly not equally. Use caution when judging anyone's feelings, thoughts or intensions just from a snap shot. How do you know that "Japan knew"? It's not that I don't believe you, I just never heard that before. Please reply, Thanks

They're probably close friends and keep in touch all the time. Bush and Kerry belonged to the same secret college fraternity, Skull & Bones.

Except for Clinton, and that is argueable, this country has not been governed responsibly since the election of Ronald Reagan.

He hasn't had sufficient time to really know if he did any good or just helped it keep sinking into the hole it has been digging for itself for quite some time.

We could win a war in the time Obama's had to do something. He has done nothing.

Two years is nothing when you are talking about moving this country out of a recession. I will stick to my answer and add that Americans are short term thinkers and want instant gratification. Sorry, but it doesn't happen. And with the Repubs winning the house, you can look forward to two more years of nothing but gridlock.

They're both self-serving azzholes.

But Obama's managed to make it much worse in less than 2 years. Well... at least he's good at something, even if it is Socialism/Marixism policies.

Exactly, Obama worse in less than 2 years, than Bush in 8 years. The war in Irac was all but over. Can't really blame that.

Don't forget the Democrat control of the House and Senate since 2007.

I was aware then and alarmed at political moves at our stake prior to the election. There were disturbing trends of bank loans for mortgages that kept changing ownership. I noticed this in 2006. I backed out of a house loan and decided not to buy but rent instead. Then I found INFOWARS.Com and learned about the world elite with their hands on our government and our economic system thanks to FEDERAL RESERVE BANK. Then I found that illustrious leaders from our country met with these world elite who orchestrated and planned control over all of us. I was totally knocked over when the two presidential candidates, McCain and Obama, stood on stage with George Bush to appeal to the public that we must bailout the banksters or our own economy would collapse at that time. All three men were agreeing on that point. We had instantly become indentured servants along with our children to the Illuminati and our own government. That is why we have sent the message to them via the TEA party. WE want our government back in the hands of our own people - we want elected officials working for us and not for them. They are not royalty and we are not their subjects.
This web of the elite goes back a long way, read THE TRUE STORY OF THE BILDERBURG GROUP - NORTH AMERICAN UNION EDITION by Daniel Estulin. Beware of traitors like Bush Sr, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and especially Jimmy Carter - for shame.

You are absolutely correct. Can you believe that that "dummy", Glenn Beck figured this out too. I saw a video over a year ago on the internet about this. I wish I'd saved it. The Left is purposely trying to steer us away from this topic, by attacking other crap.

While Bush did contribute I believe Obama has made the situation much worse. Keep in mind the various legislative decisions and wrangling that caused the housing crisis were made by Democrats. The Republicans did see it coming but were not steadfast in their demands that more regulation be placed on Fannie and Freddie to stop the risky loans. By the time the Democrats had retaken power they were totally deaf to any thing anyone said about Fannie and Freddie. Once Obama took office rational thought was no where in sight and borrowing and spending was the name of the game.

Their boy. Barney Frank was lying to them and everyone else. Didn't Chris Dodd have something to do with this fiasco, also? He got out while the getting was good.

Quoting my conclusion to the original article -- in case you haven't time or inclination to read it:

"Good thing the original dinosaurs were extinct already. Otherwise the Obama Administration would have bailed them out too.

Yeah. Sure there would have been trouble if economic dinosaurs had been allowed to collapse. Nothing so large can fall without crushing. But if only government had bailed individuals instead of banks and corporations? If the market had been allowed to function without public interference? It would have been painful — but no exponential, potentially infinite deficit compounding of trouble. It would have led to market evolution — instead of these days of zombie dinosaurs. There would have been unimaginable opportunities for more responsible, fit economic life.

Instead? More deficit spending! More debt! Print more money! Do I hear 10 trillion? Do I hear 15 trillion? Come on, people — indenture them great-grandkids! There’s nothing left to lose… What? No future left to give, either? Alright, then. Going once, going twice — sold! For countless trillion useless government deficit waste. To the gentleman that’s finally succeeded spreading America’s wealth to the vanishing point."

To stupid to learn from history...or did it on purpose. My bet.

We still blame Uncles Adolf and Benito for WWII 60 years later. We still blame Bush & Cheney for America's (Hell World Wide) miseries from 2 years ago. We will still be blaming them for hundreds of years in the future. President Obama is spending money as an investment in America. George Bush invested in wars that maimed and murdered thousands of American Worker and Middle-Class kids and iraqi Civilians, to invest in Exon, Esso, Cheveron, Texaco, and even Shell and Standard BP, Corporate Fascist personal and private accounts. Cheny promised the energy Industrialist access to the Nationalized Iraqi Oiul Fields in the 2000, white house, energy meeting. The last act of the Bushie Regime was to force Iraq to put the Nationalized Iraqi Oil Fields that belonged to the People of Iraq, on the Stock Market and the oil companies mentioned now own 51% or of the Fields. Remember when the War Criminals, and profiteers Cheney, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz promised the Iraq War would be paid for by Iraqi Oil? Well, now it belongs to the Oligarchy that runs the Republican Party, so we haven't seen a cent. Okay, jail the son of a bitches, and use their combined Retirement to pay for the Maimed Kids in America. Also, take the War Profits from the Energy Oligarchs, and include it in the pay off.

This is naive.

Actually, I did not at all like that Bush went along with the bailouts.

I thought they were a bad idea then, and I still do.

And obviously... they were.

Who knows what lurks behind the Presidential Seal?