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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan
Assigning blame to either party is honestly ridiculous at this point. Both of them had their hands in various policies that caused the economic meltdown. Neither is without fault. You could choose a senator or house member with more than 6-8 years in office and find at least a couple policies in their votes that lead to the implosion.
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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord
How long do Obama supporters get to play the "It's still Bush's fault" card? They're both to blame. Congress is to blame. Lot of banks are to blame. Everyone has had a hand in this fiasco.
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My point being that it's ridiculous for the Republicans to point the stimulus as spending and the lack of a speedy recovery and say that they would have done things in a completely different and much better way. I was a Bush supporter before I was an Obama supporter. Both parties have done stupid things, but I'm tired of hearing how this all goes back 4 years. I think maybe I have too many friends who are Obama haters for no reason other than to be a hater, and a lot of that is where I live.
If the whole presidential campaign is going to be based off of "are you better off now than you were 4 years ago", they can go suck it. When McConnell (my state Senator) says that his #1 goal is to make sure that the Republicans win back the Executive branch in the next election, he can suck it. Talk about not doing your job.
Where is the realistic dialogue about what really happened? Where is the pragmatic discussion about how we can keep it from happening again? Where are the people who accept responsibility? All I have ever seen is finger pointing. Why won't anyone stand up and say we did it. We're sorry, we are going to make sure it doesn't happen again. How can anyone look around and say that a country can operate without a strong central government to provide for citizens where they cannot provide for themselves?
It's all still a money grab. It's only ever going to be a money grab. We spend millions upon millions of dollars on this stupid presidential race, and there are homeless shelters, housing, healthcare that could take that money and make a better life for our citizens. It's all a waste.
I wholly reject the idea that what's mine is mine, and the rest of you can fuck off, which is what I hear so much anymore (again, where live). I've lived off of govt assistance, I pay very little taxes, but I'm willing to pay my extra few hundred dollars if it'll make the ultra rich feel better so the percentages are closer. The fact is money has to come from somewhere and my rock is just about done dripping blood.