Obama is a victim of Bush's failed promises
maggiemay
2012/08/03 16:29:18
Barack Obama is setting a record-setting number of records
during his first year in office.
Largest budget ever. Largest deficit ever. Largest number of
broken promises ever. Most self-serving speeches ever. Largest
number of agenda-setting failures ever. Fastest dive in popularity
ever.
Wow. Talk about change.
Just one year ago, fresh from his inauguration celebrations,
President Obama was flying high. After one of the nation’s most
inspiring political campaigns, the election of America’s first
black president had captured the hopes and dreams of millions. To
his devout followers, it was inconceivable that a year later his
administration would be gripped in self-imposed crisis.
Of course, they don’t see it as self imposed. It’s all George
Bush’s fault.
George Bush, who doesn’t have a vote in Congress and who no
longer occupies the White House, is to blame for it all.
He broke Obama’s promise to put all bills on the White House web
site for five days before signing them.
He broke Obama’s promise to have the congressional health care
negotiations broadcast live on C-SPAN.
He broke Obama’s promise to end earmarks.
He broke Obama’s promise to keep unemployment from rising above
8 percent.
He broke Obama’s promise to close the detention center at
Guantanamo in the first year.
He broke Obama’s promise to make peace with direct, no
pre-condition talks with America’s most hate-filled enemies during
his first year in office, ushering in a new era of global
cooperation.
He broke Obama’s promise to end the hiring of former lobbyists
into high White House jobs.
He broke Obama’s promise to end no-compete contracts with the
government.
He broke Obama’s promise to disclose the names of all attendees
at closed White House meetings.
He broke Obama’s promise for a new era of bipartisan cooperation
in all matters.
He broke Obama’s promise to have chosen a home church to attend
Sunday services with his family by Easter of last year.
Yes, it’s all George Bush’s fault. President Obama is nothing
more than a puppet in the never-ending, failed Bush
administration.
If only George Bush wasn’t still in charge, all of President
Obama’s problems would be solved. His promises would have been
kept, the economy would be back on track, Iran would have stopped
its work on developing a nuclear bomb and would be negotiating a
peace treaty with Israel, North Korea would have ended its
tyrannical regime, and integrity would have been restored to the
federal government.
Oh, and did I mention what it would be like if the Democrats,
under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, didn’t have
the heavy yoke of George Bush around their necks. There would be no
earmarks, no closed-door drafting of bills, no increase in deficit
spending, no special-interest influence (unions), no vote buying
(Nebraska, Louisiana).
If only George Bush wasn’t still in charge, we’d have real
change by now.
All the broken promises, all the failed legislation and delay
(health care reform, immigration reform) is not President Obama’s
fault or the fault of the Democrat-controlled Congress. It’s all
George Bush’s fault.
Take for example the decision of Eric Holder, the president’s
attorney general, to hold terrorists’ trials in New York City. Or
his decision to try the Christmas Day underpants bomber as a
civilian.
Two disastrous decisions.
Certainly those were bad judgments based on poor advice from
George Bush.
Need more proof?
You might recall that when Scott Brown won last month’s election
to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, capturing “the Ted Kennedy
seat,” President Obama said that Brown’s victory was the result of
the same voter anger that propelled Obama into office in 2008.
People were still angry about George Bush and the policies of the
past 10 years, and they wanted change.
Yes, according to the president, the voter rebellion in
Massachusetts last month was George Bush’s fault.
Therefore, in retaliation, they elected a Republican to the Ted
Kennedy seat, ending a half-century of domination by Democrats.
It is all George Bush’s fault.
Will the failed administration of George Bush ever end, and the
time for hope and change ever arrive?
Will President Obama ever accept responsibility for something —
anything?
Chuck Green, veteran Colorado journalist and former
editor-in-chief of The Denver Post, syndicates a statewide column
and is at chuckgreencolo@msn.com
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Philo-CommieHater! 2012/08/03 16:35:55
As much as I am a victi-crat.
If the sheep in this country don't wake up we are totally screwed.
Obama said GM was gonna be a big Auto maker in this country after bail out, I guess Obama hopes Americans won't notice what is going on with GM!! But Americans are smarter and can figure it out! Now with the losses of profits going on and interestingly, GM went on to give over 500 million to support English soccer team and oversee that GM is going to be working with China full time, since it is number one in China. Hope to see Obama's exit from White House, since he is packed withlies and broken promises. When he goes back to his Chicago home I bet he will do something about helping the business at a Chicago Gay Bathhouse to keep it in business. ( it was where he used to go while he was as a Senator of ILL)
Bush also had a Republican Congress, but it sure didn’t keep him from spending. Federal spending went through the roof along with the deficit.
Oh, if you are going to cut Bush some slack for inheriting a small recession, I guess you cut Obama a lot of slack since he inherited the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression.
My only point is that it’s not as simple as cut taxes create jobs, raise taxes lose jobs.
Of course, Republican presidents had a Democratic opposition which cared more for America than for their own political ambition.
Barack Obama, on the other hand, has an opposition which is quite willing to destroy America - certainly to destroy our economy - if that's what it takes to get a political advantage. Well, you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, right?
Of course, Republican leaders don't get all of the blame for this. As usual, Democrats have been too timid even to fight b...
Bush also had a Republican Congress, but it sure didn’t keep him from spending. Federal spending went through the roof along with the deficit.
Oh, if you are going to cut Bush some slack for inheriting a small recession, I guess you cut Obama a lot of slack since he inherited the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression.
My only point is that it’s not as simple as cut taxes create jobs, raise taxes lose jobs.
Of course, Republican presidents had a Democratic opposition which cared more for America than for their own political ambition.
Barack Obama, on the other hand, has an opposition which is quite willing to destroy America - certainly to destroy our economy - if that's what it takes to get a political advantage. Well, you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, right?
Of course, Republican leaders don't get all of the blame for this. As usual, Democrats have been too timid even to fight back effectively. And most of the blame goes to the American people - too ignorant, too gullible, too bigoted, and/or too apathetic to vote as they should.
After eight years of the George W. Bush administration, that's just criminal! If that didn't teach us anything, what will?
"One term Marxist"- FALSE, Obama is neither Marxist or a one term president, andJust because Obama is more left-wing than a Republican doesn't mean he is a communist. He is very middle of the road in the grand scheme of political affiliations. If you thought Eisenhower was a liberal Republican, you have no idea.
In the stimulus package President Obama signed just after coming into office there was over $93B for transportation and infrastructure spending, plus another $19B in tax cuts to support infrastructure financing. Admittedly, it was a small portion of the total stimulus package, but it was a start. Since then, President Obama has tried on several occasions to get additional infrastructure bills passed through Congress, including a $60B infrastructure plan just this week, but each attempt has been blocked by the Republicans. That’s not to say the Republicans don’t see the need for improving the country’s infrastructure. There’s just no agreement between them and the Democrats on how to pay for it. Regardless of which side you’re on, you can’t say Obama hasn’t tried.
This is a complete and a total lie.
Republicans in Ohio passed a law to RESTRICT early voting three days before the election to ONLY military personnel. 300,000 thousand Ohioans signed a petition to vote on having this law overtured. Rather than face this referendum, the Republicans overturned the law, but it is still in effect due to a technicality. The Obama Administration is suing Ohio to fully repeal the law, AND ALLOW EARLY VOTING THREE DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION FOR ALL OHIOANS, INCLUDING MILITARY PERSONNEL, WHICH IS THE TOTAL OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOVE.
Obama is anti-White because some White supremacists and Obama haters, those that want our country to fail in order to get him out of office, said so. And the say so of reactionaries and racists is all the proof you need.
If you're going to accuse someone of fraud, which is a FELONY, you should offers some sort of proof or evidence, or STFU.
can Obama be impeached, any president can be impeached, but what has he done to be impeached- nothing. NOT A GOD DAMN THING! I keep forgetting. Obama HAS committed an impeachable act....
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Republicans have been a disgrace for far too long these last four years...and it's time for them to go...Everyone knows who's stopped this country from creating new jobs, It's you the Republicans! Every man who really wants to come to the aid of there country needs to vote you people out before you destroy this country....
Don't cry too much come Nov. when the One and done is evicted, and please shove the race card, hell even the black panthers are admiting backing Obama was wrong,
"the economy would be back on track, Iran would have stopped its work on developing a nuclear bomb and would be negotiating a peace treaty with Israel, North Korea would have ended its tyrannical regime, and integrity would have been restored to the federal government."
Me thinks you're living in some sort of right wing fantasy land if you truly believe any of that nonsense!
P.S. And for whatever its worth I very rarely watch youtube clips that are usually selectively edited and taken out of context most of the time, not worth my time.
Good bye..no sense of continuing anything with you. You sold out.
Buh..bye!
adios amigo :-)
Obama has spent more money on immigration control than anyone else.
Obama has spent more on the military.
Obama has spent more on alternative energy.
Obama has spent more on the EPA.
Obama has spent more on infrastructure.
Obama has spent more on “jobs”.
Obama has spent more on Police and Fire control.
Obama has spent more on EVERYTHING than anyone else.
Hey, wait a minute, what about all this massive deficit spending?
Oh yea, that, thats the Republicans fault.
LOL,