Bam Blames Bush
I don't think this president knows much about the economy or history. It appears from his policies that he has decided to stay willfully ignorant of the subjects. It will be interesting to see how long he can avoid responsibility for his decisions.There are few things more satisfying than unloading your righteous rage on one of those insatiably greedy Wall Street bankers.
We have Gordon Gekko to blame. Barack Obama has George W. Bush. So while the president is busy radically centralizing the nation's economy, he, in a superbly eloquent and inspirational pitch, always reminds us that nothing is his fault.
If Washington had a buck to spare, it still wouldn't stop at the top. But let's, for the sake of argument, concede that presidents trigger recessions. Well, then, we also must concede that nearly every initiative enacted in the first 50 days by the Obama administration has exacerbated what Bush started.
Isn't it too early to judge? It would be if Obama had not accelerated the timeline with his "ambitious" agenda, including the partisan trillion-dollar project masquerading as a stimulus bill and the deficit-busting budget. It would be if Obama had not worked early to support agenda-driven omnibus pork bills, job-killing cap and trade schemes, and union assaults on workers' rights, to name just a few of his priorities.
Obama can do anything, apparently, except properly staff the Treasury Department. Aren't those guys supposed to be "fixing" the economy or something?
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Merv, nice article. As a former Marine myself, I won't hold it against you that you were an officer (Bloodstrip here)
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling that once Afghanistan and Pakistan start to heat up, the left will look at Obama in a much different light when they realize that the guys that come out of Iraq will go there instead of coming home. Of course, Iran could always pop up. If Obama decides to do nothing, Isreael will, and then things will get real interesting.
Course, we also have China jumping froggy with out boats, but they always have a nice greeting to our new presidents, so maybe that will quiet down. Maybe we should send a Destroyer or two as company for our next intelligence gathering cruise?
I almost feel sorry for Obama. I see no way for him to look good in two years. I almost wonder if Hillary threw the election because she new the next president was going to be toast.
Merv, nice article. As a former Marine myself, I won't hold it against you that you were an officer (Bloodstrip here)
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling that once Afghanistan and Pakistan start to heat up, the left will look at Obama in a much different light when they realize that the guys that come out of Iraq will go there instead of coming home. Of course, Iran could always pop up. If Obama decides to do nothing, Isreael will, and then things will get real interesting.
Course, we also have China jumping froggy with out boats, but they always have a nice greeting to our new presidents, so maybe that will quiet down. Maybe we should send a Destroyer or two as company for our next intelligence gathering cruise?
I almost feel sorry for Obama. I see no way for him to look good in two years. I almost wonder if Hillary threw the election because she new the next president was going to be toast.