BGFalcons82;819559 wrote:The Right hasn't had a say-so in the economy since the Contract For America. What happened after that all passed??? Hmmm???

stlouiedipalma;819517 wrote:Let's see. The economy falls off the cliff in 2008. The right-wing folks who polulate this forum say it can't have anything to do with eight years of Bush's policies. No, let's blame it on Congress, even though the R's controlled it for 6 of Bush's 8 years in office.

Fast forward to 2011. The economy, although no longer on the brink of total disaster, is floundering and the recovery is stalling. According to the right-wing folks who populate this forum, it's all Obama's fault.

That, my friend, is a classic double standard.

BGFalcons82;819559 wrote:I've asked this before and didn't get much of an argument from the Obama-defenders: What economic policies of Bush's 8 years were changed by Obama? Which ones were preserved, and even ENHANCED, by the Obama Central Planners?

Bush tax cuts? Still in force.
Bush deficit spending? Not enough for their appetites, so they quadrupled-down on this one.
Ignore the national debt? Check mark for both.
TARP? Like coke to a crack-head; they love it.
Increase government's role in Medicare and Medicaid? Bush went for a single in the prescription drug area and this regime went for a homer with ObamaKare.
Stimulus program? Bush tried giving away $600 to working people and Obama went for giving billions to unions, states, supporters, and corporate bailouts.
Fannie and Freddie - the REAL culprits of our housing bubble and collapse? No changes thanks to Frank and Dodd.

So tell us, what ideas has Obama proposed that are so different from what Bush started? Everyone on the Left wants to blame Bush for every economic problem and yet the Dems since 1-2-2007 and Barry's Central Planners since 1-20-2009 continue on with enhanced Bush policies. Double standard? Yep...on the Left. The Right hasn't had a say-so in the economy since the Contract For America. What happened after that all passed??? Hmmm???

Writerbuckeye;819571 wrote:Don't believe me? Find me several examples of anything Obama wrote while head of the Law Review. I know of one article out there, but no more. If you can find me four more, it'll prove, without question, I'm wrong.

Also, find me a copy of his transcripts or anything that talks about his grades and the courses he took in college (remember he attended several, not just Harvard).

You won't find them, because the records have been closed by Obama.

That's a fact.

If I'm wrong, it should be easy to prove...please go ahead and try.

jmog;819807 wrote:Perfectly said.

I have no belief in Bush's fiscal policies, but to act like they are the 100% cause and then not blame Obama for enhancing the same policies is plain stupid.

stlouiedipalma;819830 wrote:The point I'm trying to make is that there is plenty of blame out there for all parties, not just Bush and not just Obama. You folks make it out that things went sour on Jan. 20, 2009. My belief is that it all started much earlier than that, like on Jan. 20, 1981. That comes out to over 30 years of deficit policies which led to our current situation. To put this all on one person is simply idiotic and you know it.

stlouiedipalma;819830 wrote:The point I'm trying to make is that there is plenty of blame out there for all parties, not just Bush and not just Obama. You folks make it out that things went sour on Jan. 20, 2009. My belief is that it all started much earlier than that, like on Jan. 20, 1981. That comes out to over 30 years of deficit policies which led to our current situation. To put this all on one person is simply idiotic and you know it.

jmog;819022 wrote:I see someone drunk the kool aid.

stlouiedipalma;820023 wrote:That's all fine and dandy, but IMO the majority of conservatives on here don't blame Bush for anything. They'd rather blame it on two years of Democrat control of Congress.

Now if Obama is basically continuing Bush's economic policies, as you claim, where was the outrage, where was the Tea Party when W was running the show? The last time I looked, the Tea Party stands for "Taxed Enough Already". Seems a bit odd when our income taxes haven't gone up one cent since Obama took office.

Footwedge;820358 wrote:LOL. You of all people pulling out the koolaid card. Obama is a lot more like W than you wingers will ever admit. Same doodoo, different di-di.

jmog;820430 wrote:Many of bushs policies sucked. And the fiscal ones that sucked obama has made worse. So please show me more of your talking point msnbc crap it is amusing.

Footwedge;820434 wrote:I don't watch MSNBC. But you know what's really interesting? The GOP laughed Ron Paul off of the debate stages last election....and now the GOP is admitting that the old man was right....and like dominoes, they are now all parroting his message. Even warmongering Mitt now says that the US has no business meddling in other countries" affairs.

The neocons are soooo out the door. It's about fuggin time.

http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/06/29/Opinions/23907.html

QuakerOats;822647 wrote:http://gawker.com/5818310

A little more change we can believe in ......

Between big raises for everybody and a lot of golf it is readily apparent that these young radicals do not have a clue.



2012 cannot arrive soon enough.

QuakerOats;822647 wrote:http://gawker.com/5818310

A little more change we can believe in ......

Between big raises for everybody and a lot of golf it is readily apparent that these young radicals do not have a clue.



2012 cannot arrive soon enough.

gut;823345 wrote:I'd also be interested to know if all those "deputies" is normal, or if that is part of the 10,000 jobs Obama claims to have created.

Manhattan Buckeye;823277 wrote:What does the director of African-American media do? Make multiple subscriptions to Jet magazine?