(CNN) – President Obama, moving into campaign mode ahead of the midterm elections, has added new, sharper language to his stump speech – twice this week invoking the name of his predecessor.
Obama frequently criticizes Republican policies on the economy – that is certainly nothing new. But the latest wrinkle in Obama's rhetoric is that until now, he has avoided referring to former President Bush by name. That changed this week.
Thursday marked the second time in a week that Obama has mentioned Bush. During a fundraiser in Chicago for Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias, Obama said Republicans are "betting on amnesia" as trying to make the economy an issue in fall races around the country.
"They haven't come out with a single solitary idea that is different from policies that held sway for eight years before Democrats took over, not a single policy difference that's discernible from George W. Bush. Not one," he told the crowd at the Palmer House Hilton on Chicago.
Before about 400 donors, Obama said, "they're betting that you just forgot about the eight years that they were in charge of Washington. They're betting that you didn't notice that the recession started under their watch and the deficit started under their watch".
The comments were similar to remarks the President delivered at a party fundraiser in Atlanta Monday. In that speech he also referred to GOP efforts to "extend Bush tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires."
Obama attended 3 fundraising events in Chicago Thursday, including two for the Democratic National Committee. He goes back on the road Monday for fundraising events in Texas.
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This is bull. Obama doesn't want their ideas thats the real problem. They had tons on healthcare and Obama just ignored them. Obama is a good one for passing the buck. Well the buck stops at him right now.
what ever u promised to fix it. So fix it
The poor guy does not have a chance with anything else, so he continues to act like a kid who blames everybody else for his shortcomings–I am sure Pres Bush is smiling with his feet up–he is only succeeding in making GWB look better than him...
Try and try all you want but the American people are FAR from stupid. You have gone against us too many times.
Good – it's true the Republicans conveniently try to have amnesia and pretend that their own President was in charge over the greatest increase in federal spending in U.S. History and brought the nation to the verge of another Great Depression.
Also the GOP pretends that Bush was an anomaly, when in fact his policies of tax breaks for the wealthiest 2% of Americans at the expense of a balanced budget and middle-class has ALWAYS been the Republican doctrine of trickle-down economics.
This shows just shows how low Obama will go to defend his failures. He can't get off the campaign trail and he can't run the country so he stoops to name calling trying to cover himself. Disgusting.
Good – in a democracy of, by, and for the people, most of the previous administration would hang for treason, along with most of Wall Street and Congress.
Be direct Mr. President, use he whose name we dared not mention (spit three times!).
It took you 1 1/2 years of reaching out to these indolent, irresponsible dolts to realize that they are NOT interested in reparing the damage that BUSH THE SHRUB, OR CHUMMY THE DUMMY caused. Now , at last, you are finding yourself wasting less time with THEM and more time doing what you promised us you'd do.
Keep on delivering for your country Mr. President. Call him out. Call them all out. We've got your back!!! Believe that!
Cry some more Obummer the fact is your policies have prolonged the recession and your liberal friends are the ones who did the serious deregulation under the Clinton administration that caused the economic collapse! Who is Obama to criticize Bush? Really how can he when he has adopted all of Bush's policies and flip flopped on the ones he opposed before his election? Bush and Obama are one and the same corporatist neocons who do not have our best interests at heart. Wake up America the real alternative for 2012, the only real choice for real change is Ron Paul!
What's next, Obama blaming Abe Lincoln?
I'm betting voters will remember the "Obama World Apology Tour" and the "Shovel Ready" Healthcare Law and the two week lag time before Obama went to the Gulf Coast after the BP spill and the lack of promised "Transparency"in the Obama administration and...
"New claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week to the highest level since early April, highlighting a weak labor market and the fragile economic recovery."
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Once again these amateurs that are running the country were caught off-guard by bad economic news. These clowns lead by President Failure are clueless.
OBOZO is a joke.
His failed policies have
RAISED TAXES
TRIPLED THE DEFICIT
INCREASED UMEMPLOYMENT
This door knob needs to resign.
Obama says that Bush's policies drove us into the ditch, but Obama's policies are driving us over the cliff!
Amazing he hasn't figured out yet that every time he blames Bush his approval ratings drop another point...
Is it true leadership to continue blaming those who came before you? I thought the democrats controlled the house and senate in Bush's last two years of office, so if we are to play a blame game, what about them?
Enough already! When will Obama stand up to his own mistakes? This BIOB is getting really old. Obama just can't admit his own failures. May be if he would spend less time campaigning and more time listening to the American people he could get something accomplished. Tarp – FAILURE Socialized Medicine – FAILURE Bail Outs – FAILURE Double Digit Unemployment – FAILURE. To those who worship the ground he walks on – Must be getting all of those entitlements and then some.
Obams has nothing to offer without whining amout Bush. That was the center of his presential campagn.Obama needs to realize that this is now, not some unfortunate period in the past
ummm...6 years until Dems took over. 2006 – Dem blowout..took over congress. politics just becomes too predictible after awhile. ugh
This is shameful behavior by a president.But what would you expect from someone that has been as partisan as this person has.He promised to bring us together as a nation but has done just the opposite since becoming president.
And of course Obama is right.... GOP SUCKS
Maybe it has something to do with his wife going on vacation while he stayed home. I hope its not bringing problems from home to the job
Before about 400 donors, Obama said, "they're betting that you just forgot about the eight years that they were in charge of Washington. They're betting that you didn't notice that the recession started under their watch and the deficit started under their watch".------------Obama fails to mention that it was Clinton who repealed the Glass-Steagall Act that allowed financial institutions to begin actions that led to the financial meldown and it was also Clinton and the Dems who wanted everyone to own a house whether they could afford one or not, which led to ther housing bubble and finally destroyed the housing market.
Liberals don't really remember who started what, just that it is easy to say that it's Bush's fault.
Obama is a joke.
Obummer is lashing out. He knows his socialist kingdom is beginning to collapse, and all his "rats" are leaving his sinking ship.
If that's the best he can do...and it is...he is really just a loser.
Bush Broke America. Him and the Republicans in Congress!!!
what I really find funny is that when polled over 50% still blame the Bush administration and the Republicans for the economy and the mess that we are in and those poll numbers haven't moved much at all (unless you count the FoxNews polls that claim NONE of this is Bush's fault) and also a lower number trust the Republicans to fix the economy a number like 27% YET if President Obama mentions this he's called a whiner and a crybaby. Personally I wish he would NOT do this because when it comes to election times Americans seem to have short memories of how we got into this mess as compared who may be in power now not getting us of of it quick enough. I liked it better when he said that HE would take the fault for the economy good or bad.
Since obama can't run on his failing socialist agenda, he predictably resorts to mud slinging and smear tactics. The economy continues dither along, much like obama's weakness of character. And since the government isn't hiring any more census workers, the jobs situation is circlling the toilet bowl also. On a positive note, at least obama took time away from his vacations and numerous golf outings to stump for his floundering liberal/progressive party mates . Obama is just another empty suit.... another smooth talker who bring little to the table .
Hey Republicans: We won't every let you forget 2001-2009.
Remember? No? I thought so....
Why would the GOP want to offer anything new and different than GWB's economic policies? His economic policies served the GOP's constituency perfectly ... they gave all power to their corporate masters and the finger to working men and women throughout our nation.
People are tired of Obama blaming others for his poor performance...this will backfire. Obama is the antithesis of a leader.
Now that Obama is in office for two years he does not have credibility to Blame President Bush for the economy. Obama is another Carter who elected in 2008.
You go, Mr. President. It's time to stop pussyfooting around. Bush and the Republicans ARE to blame for this mess. They want you to stop blaming them and take responsibility for it, but most of us are not amnesiacs. We remember exactly who was in charge and running the show when all this hit the fan.
The president has amnesia.
The recession didn't start until the Dems took over both houses of Congress. Late 2006 and early 2007.
Bush was irrelevant by that point.
Absolutely hilarious.....Obama thinks that people that vote for Republicans have amnesia. He must be hoping that people that vote for Democrats have short term memory loss. After wasting almost a trillion dollars in a failed stimulus bill, he has the nerve to criticize Bush's economic policies. Dude, nice try!
I would never have guessed that after just two years of this administration, that in hindsight, Bush would appear to have been fiscally responsible.
"moving into campaign mode..." you've got to be kidding me. He never left campaign mode and that's one of his problems. Stop spinning and start leading. And stop spending for pete's sake!
The only thing "new" about Obama's ideas is the sequence – he's changed "Tax and Spend" to "Spend and Tax"...and doing both on a spectacular scale while blaming his predecessor for his own failings. He can't vacate the White House soon enough, and I'll give him bonus points if he takes Harry and Nancy with him...
This so called "President" is a complete joke. Not saying the republicans are much better but Obama has done nothing but make this country worse off with his socialist politics. Other than his 1 1/2 years as a senator before the presidential campaigning he has no track record. The Nobel Peace Prize which was voted on 2 weeks after he took office??? Really??? Pathetic that he only was voted in because of race!!! Going to be a long painful couple more years America!!!
NO other president in the history of the US has been handed such an immense mess, the closest would be FDR. Bush came in with a surplus and managed to throw it all away, deregulated hell allowing his friends to do whatever they wanted (banks, WallStreet, big oil), got war hungry instead of just finishing off Afghanistan decided to LIE (yes it has been more than proven) to go after Saddam who was such a threat that he was found like a bum inside a hole alone. By taking Saddam out, who was an enemy of Iran, gave the Iranians a lot of power, broke the stability in Pakistan and allowed our enemies in Afghanistan to regroup. Even worst most of the GOP still in power were the ones that allowed all of this to happen and are putting on the table the same ideas. If the GOP takes the presidency again and we go under we would deserve it completely, because people think with their behind instead of with their brain.
One of the reasons why Obama keeps blaming Bush for everything that is going on is because he knows that his Marxist ideology doesn't resonate with most Americans. He hopes that when he mentions Bush people will forget that his ratings have tanked to the lowest Bush levels in one sixth the time. His continual reliance on blaming Bush, racial politics and the relentless pursuit of his Marxist ideology is alienating those people that elected him in the first place. He will be extremely lucky to be able to keep the congress in the mid-term and keep the oval office in 2012.
All in all the Baby Boomer politicians, especially the Presidents they have produced, have failed America and her citizens to a horrible degree. It is going to take the younger generations that have the motivation and desire to seek an education (because they do not to competively educate the children...dumb population ensures democrats get votes), and are tired of seeing the greatest country in the world and history decline in an accelerating spiral of decadence (aka Michelle Obama's vacation) and corruption and incompetence and racial politics and fear based politics and government over involvement in the economy. God Help the younger generation of this country because our elders sure as heck have not.
Bush blamed everything on Clinton, so why not?
The Republicans like to howl about "blame Bush" . Well it's true so what else are you suppose to say? They act like this mess started the day President Obama was elected. I truly hope people's memories aren't that short! I lost my job of 26 year 4 years ago because of Bush. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT!
He might have used Bush's name, but he hit the nail on the head! The Republicans have not done ANYTHING since Obama has been in office but slam his administration. I feel if you are going to trash someones practices, then you better come up with a better idea. But the GOP has not come up with one idea to better this country. And if I am wrong, please tell me ANYTHING they have came up with...
The Democrats are still running against George W. Bush???!?
Sorry, but it is 2010 and they have 2 years of Democratic Party governance to answer for! What have they done? Where did the money go? Why is the economy still in a ditch and why has unemployment doubled in spite of spending trillions of tax dollars supposedly to create jobs? How about trying to convince anyone that they know anything about running the US government? Time is up!
How long can democrats continue with the strategy "just blame Bush" or " let's tie this republicans to Bush"?
Bush accomplishments: 2 wars that cost the American Taxpayer over 1 trillion dollars, drug perscription bill that fattened the pockets of the drug companies, lost 8 million jobs because of mismanagement(trickle down economics)(outsourcing jobs oversees to excape paying taxes), Bank bailout that went POOF, TORURE, OUTING A C.I.A AGENT( Scooter libby took the fall for Cheney), wire tapping, no child left behind that was a flop...................... Democrat is the only way to go for complete recovery.
Big mistake! George W. Bush will go down as a great president. The economy was caused by the Democrats who had control of congress in 2006 and 2007. Just wait and see, the next aircraft carrier will be named the George W. Bush.
Hopefully Sarah Palin will be our next president and save this country.
In other words, Obama doesn't have anything positive that he can campaign on, so he is trying to "look back" yet again, and try to blame Bush for ALL his failures as President. Everything he has rammed down the American people's throat are so unpopular by the majority of Americans, he can't campaign on those, (health care, GM takeover). Granted there is a minority of small insignificant voices that are still yelling in anger as loud as they can against Bush on this website, but he is not running again and you need to start looking at what the current President is doing to this country. That is the problem for Obama. Polls show the majorities don't like it.
When in doubt and sinking in the polls, blame Bush, and try to divert attention from a failing Obama administration.
Maybe he just learned George Bush's name. I certainly remember him, People in my family were working when Mr. Bush was in charge. They aren't now.They had health insurance when Mr. Bush was in office. They don't now, and they are going to get fined for not having it, even though they have no money to pay for it. Makes nb sense to me. I don't see anything good that Mr. Obama has done for our family. Vote 'em in. Vote 'em out.
I am NOT suffering from amnesia and I STILL remember what shape George left this country in. Crumbling banks, thousands of retirement plans lost, countries around the world hating us and the list goes on and on. Thank you Mr. President, please continue with your work and the class you demonstrate as a father, husband and president.
Good for President Obama. He is probably tired of bearing all the blame for the economy that he inherited from President Bush. The Republicans lost because their policies killed our economy and millions of people lost their jobs. The Republicans voted to bailout corporate American and our corporations prospered,, but did not increase jobs or benefits. The Republicans need to quit their whining and start doing the job to improve the economy of their states that the Republican majority caused. If all elected officials realized that their state and Congress is a mix of both Republicans and Democrats they might be voting for what is best for their states and then they wouldn't have to campaign so hard to get re-elected.
Whenever I need a good laugh, I usually switch over from AC360 to Greta on Fox. Last night was no exception, Rush was ranting about Carter and orifices, Perino was talking about how bad it is to criticize her old boss, and the mutant turtle McConnell. What a sorry show, but very funny.
Obama's economic policies aren't that different from Bush's. They really aren't. Just add to his policies a huge new healthcare bill and a huge stimulus bill and that's the difference. Neither are really helping me out that much, how about you?
The current republican CLOWNS all rubber stamped the FAILED POLICIES of the Bush/Cheney RESIME.
Obama is like my young daughter never is her fault, it is always other people. He needs to grow up, he is just a poor little boy, craying, and craying. We elected an inept and crying baby for president. Good job America
It's about time that the President gets tough and fights back. Enough is enough with these Republicans whose only mission is to make Obama fail. A lot of people have very short memories so the Pres and the Dems need to start reminding them of those horrible Bush/Cheney years. No, no, no, we do not want to go back there!!!!!!!
Desperate much?
I thought Obama has been president for two years now ?? i dont get it? how does Bush have so much power that he can ruin everything? He is like a evil ghost according to the great one
Exactly, it's time (well past time) to start reminding the short-term memory of the American voters of what got us so entrenched in this economic quagmire. Voters need to ask themselves if the GOP deserves to be back in power AND what they have done to contribute to the overall efforts to fix things. What have they actually done? Honestly, WHAT??
Obama is right. They have not offered anything up beyond the policies they put in place during the Bush years, the same policies that ended in failure. That is not the leadership I want in the country. We need to keep the Democratic leadership and keep moving forward with the policies that are working.
Blame President Bush, oh what a surprise.
Dem controlled congress for four years, dem controlled WH for two.
just when are these clowns going to take some responsibility.
my guess never.
It's amazing how a sitting president that is such a dolt as the one we have now can blame all his problems on aman who iseven in Washington DC. Obama has a lot of nerve!! He need sto figure things out for himself and realize he is craeting his own problems.
Our president is an embarasment....I never recall a sitting president blaming his ineptitudes on a previous administration as much as this man does....lord willing he is a one term "blip" on in our country's history!!!
I think Obama needs to go back to primary schools, the muslim one overseas didn't teach him to add correctly. Bush only held congressional power for 6 years of his presidency. The last 2 were controlled by the spending spree democrats. Even as a registered democrat I can read and count. I had always thought the democrats were for the people, but the older I get and the harder I work, the more I get screwed overby their policies of take my money and give it to those that are too lazy to do manual labor. So all that being said, the latest recession started under the watchful eyes of the democrts, not Bush and co.
Are you kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!
The Audacity of Arrogance. This guy is really thinking he is going to run against Bush again?
I am so sick of it.
His Day will come. After his administration is over, he will
probably be mentioned by the incoming administration and
go down in history as first or second worst president in history.
The other being Jimmy Carter. In the end Politicians have to
stand on their own.
Both parities are at fault and they need to stop blaming each other and work TOGETHER. Enough with the party lines – democrats are as guilty as republicans. Where is the change you can believe in?
Unfortunately, we have very short memories and people will forget how we got into this mess and blame the President. I would like someone to name one piece of legislation either submitted or supported by Republicans that helps the working man and women in this country, name one thing, you can't.
Before the conserva-goons start whining about blame....go look up Ronald Reagan's invoking of Jimmy Carter.
Reagan blamed Carter regularly for the first 3 years of his presidency.
And both Obama and Reagan are/were correct.
no question that it's easier for Obama to Bush-bash than accept responsiblity for a $3TRILLION deficeit and signing many legislative bills/laws the majority of American's did not and still do not want.
Also no doubt that campaigning is much, much easier that LEADING a country.
No matter which party you prefer, this President has absolutely no class. He's totally full of himself. Can't wait to see him on Dr. Phil.
Good, call him out.
More power to you Obama
FINALLY! Some one is trying to tell the truth that the GOP don't want America to remember.. That is we are in this mess because of GOP and Bush policies. The Repb's have done nothing by try to cause the country to fail so they can win an election. What a sad group of people.
And of course, the Republicans have an idea, not necessarily a good one, about every 8 years. The rest of the time they start wars, fail to fund them, hardly ever fight in them (Bushy – Dicky- Rummy all dodged the draft), and then leave office without proposing an exit strategy.
Obama will end the Bush tax cuts to further add to the Obama-recessaion and Obamemployment (where you thought your job was the one which had been saved).
What an idiot.
When you accept the job as the US president you inherit all that comes with it–the good and the bad. This president continues to live in the past and apparently will the entire time he is in office. It is time to stop playing the blame game and get on with life. We are sick and tired of hearing Bush this and Bush that; It will backfire on the democrats in the long run. I was a registered democrat but after 30 years have switched parties...am not happy with the direction the dems are taking this country. They have forgotten they WORK for the people not the other way around. It is time to read bills before they are passed, stop gov growth and spending, and get people real jobs that last longer than 6 months.
Time to move on and stop playing the blame game. Grow up Obama! It's getting really old hearing you blame Bush for everything. Act like a man.
SO GLAD that he's reminding people of the dire consequences of 8 years of Bush-Cheney autocratic rule and their disdain for the American public. People seem to have a very short memory ... we were teetering on the economic edge in late 2008 and on the verge of a full-blown depression. The country's immediate economic outlook isn't rosy, but long-term we're on the right track. Eight years of Republican tax breaks for the wealthy and peddling lies to go to war in Iraq and what do we have to show for it? ... nearly 5,000 American lives lost and countless Iraq civilian lives lost, and where are THOSE JOBS that tax breaks were supposed to create in the private sector??
ubama is a disgrace and a dismal failure.
Democrats goin down....not because of bush or nasty, lying republicans. They are going down because of themselves.
In less than 2 years Obama has destroyed over two hundred years of prestige, decorum and respect for the presidency. No wonder the rest of the world is now laughing at us and no respects us. We are in much more danger than before.
The President was indeed left a mess by the previous administration, but at some point he needs to end the blame game and show how his policies have made a difference.
Obama is such a loser. wait till November
Let me ask anyone reading this – would your boss give you two years to fix a problem at work – regardless of who started it? If you could not fix it – would you still have a job?
This is really sad.
For almost 2 years in the office, all Mr. Obama can do is telling people about how bad President Bush was. If that is all he can do then everyone can be the president of the U.S.. Mr. Obama, we voted for you so that you can tell us about President Bush?
As you keep throwing stones to divert attention from your policies and your share of blame, remember that your ideas are bringing our Nation to the brink of foreclosure. Your rating in the polls are not just a delusion, they reflect your inexperience and incompetence. When you are replaced in 2012, please do not become an economist. Stop your continuous campaigning (and complaining) as you have fooled us once but it wont work again.
I think it's time President Obama seeks President Clinton for administrative training. Obama needs to compare himself to President Clinton, realize Clinton came to the White House with lots of administrative experience as a Governor, had been in business and he didn't require on the job training as does Obama, because honestly, Obama needs administrative training.
Maybe then he'll stop this juvenile behavior of trashing, insulting President Bush because he fears he can't win on his own merit, on his job performance.
Thanks, Mr. President, it is about time to put the blame where it belongs. No one in History had done what Bush did to this country.
What a suprise! Of course it is all Bush's fault and Nobama has not been responsible for anything sour in this country!!!! Man, the nerve is clown has is unmatched (well perhaps Nancy Pelosi has as much)! We'll show them the door in 2010 and 2012!!!
i would be happy to never hear Bush again in my life!
What do you expect? He knows the Democrats are in trouble, so he starting to grab into his bag of dirty tricks. He can't take the high road like Bush has done. George W. Bush should be commended for his restraint and good nature, something that could not be found in Clinton and can now not be found in Obama. Whatever. It doesn't matter. The Democrats are going to lose both the House and Senate in September, and then the White House in 2012. Obama knows it.
Funny that at a time where Bush's approval rating is higher than Obama's, our president has to start lashing out at the guy he's looking up at. Nice.
Is anyone surprised? We've heard this for 19 months now. I would imagine many Representatives and Senators would prefer to run as Bush opponents rather than Obama supporters.
Wow. Three fund raising events in Chicago. Free kneecappings for everyone! Leave your wallet at the door, and please wait 8 hours before canceling your credit cards.
Mr Obama...you are mentioning the right name.
Usually, Presidents and ex-Presidents have a lot of respct for each other refrain from commenting on each other's job.
I guess this is "change." Throw out civility and tradition.
Oh well; so much for his call for less devisive politics and an end to bringing up the past. Guess that's what happens come election time.
Obama is without class and is the farthest thing from Presidential a President of the US has ever been. The man-child still employs methods used on the playground to communicate disagreements. I firmly believe at this point, he looks in the mirror and sees his hair going grey, and aims to be a one term president which explains the terrible, anti-american, anti-business, anti-constitutional agenda he pushes.
Obama needs to be careful in his attacks on Republicans. He surrounded himself with many who were a part of both Bush's (and Clinton's) administrations, whose policies in part caused many of the domestic and overseas problems facing the U.S. Much of the supposed recovery efforts from the recession have been borne on the backs of seniors and others who rely upon income from savings, with interest rates now virtually at zero. Meanwhile, the bailouts have primarily benefited those who caused the recession in the first place. He has expanded Bush's war in Afghanistan, and his announced plans for combat troop withdrawal from Bush-invaded Iraq reportedly are a cover for a reported 50,000 troops who will remain as "advisers." There is nearly as much spin emanating from the Obama White House as there was from the Bush/Cheney administration.
Huffington Post is at it again. Making stories up. This time they claim George W. Bush pushed back publication of his memoirs, "Decision Points," out of fear that a public reminder of his presidential legacy would hurt Republicans heading into November's midterm elections.
POLITICO has debunked this lie.
Our whiner in chief is getting desperate. He is falling so fast in the polls, it's not enough anymore to drop subtle hints. Now he has to call out the former president by name. He reminds me of a spoiled, petulant child. He refuses to accept blame for an administration which has bungled everything they have touched and lost touch with the American people. Americans are sick and tired of Obama always blaming others for his failures. I just wonder how many people would have voted for him two years ago knowing what a disaster he has been since then.
1. This is a Congressional election
2. The Dems have been in contol of that since 2006 (4 years)
3. Up until the Dems won congress (Obama included) the economy was robust (just go look it up, 4.6 unemployment, DOW at 13000, 3.6 GNP growth)
November will be the end of this liberal agenda because nothing gets through after that... and the whitehouse will be a lame duck until 2012... there has been enough damage already
BYE...
Blaming the Bush administration for current problems is not only "boring", but it makes Obama a small person when he should be standing tall.
That's Obama's only hope, run against Bush again. He has disappointed his base, he has alienated the American people with his progressive agenda and is even being disowned by the candidates in his own party. I know, I know, I'm a racist because I disagree with him, but so be it.
Is this all President Empty Suit can do – continue to criticize his predecessor? He has never left the campaign trail since he was elected.
Wait until Obama and his jack booted thugs turn the IRS and other Federal agencies loose on his political opposition.
The Democratic Party's desperation about the upcoming mid-term elections becomes more apparent every day. Yesterday, a story that candidates are avoiding Obama's help. Today, Obama directly naming George Bush for all of the problems that Obama didn't even know existed until he took office and "inherited" all of Bush's issues. This of course happens to every incoming president, Obama has always felt and whined that it was unfair that it had happened to him. Obama, Pelosi and Reid all know that no matter how much they try to convince the public otherwise, they are going to take a beating for a 10% + unemployment rate and record budget deficits not to mention increasingly unpopular "achievements" such as Obamacare. I would expect that Rahm and his propaganda team will continue to lash out at every possible target until the election so the only question will be who the Dems will pick as the next target; so far, Palin, Bush, ???
It's about time President Obama started calling them out. Democrats need to stop playing nice and hold the Republicans accountable for their actions or LACK of actions.
Republicans need to be exposed for their ineptitude and all their negativity and efforts in dragging this country down.
Way to go President Obama!
This is because Obama has to blame someone else. He knows he will never get elected again as President. We the people, are not very happy with the changes Mr. Obama has made. Somewhere along the line his "changes" must have gotten all mixed up between election time and voting until now.
Well, at least Bush was a two-term prez. No way that Obama gets re-elected.
You can tell Obozo is desperate. America is rejecting obamunism fast.
I can't believe that no one ever calls this guy out for his comments about the Repubs being in charge for 8 years. If I recall, the Dems took over Congress in 2006 after campaigning against a war (which we're still involved in.) THEN the housing market went in the tank b/c they wanted banks to loan money to everyone regardless of if they had the money to pay it back. THEN the rest of the economy went to crap on the Dems watch, not the Repubs. I would like to see one instance of a Democrat warning of financial problems before they took office. I wish our president could get his own facts straight, but if he won't someone with a louder voice than mine needs to set him straight.
What else is Obama going to do. He is just falling back on the typical democratic line, blame the republicans for all of your problems. Maybe it's good that Obama has yet to take on the role and responsibility of President, this way he won't feel to bad when he gets fired in 2012. Maybe then he can go play checkers with Jimmy Carter.
Even I'd call that un-classy.
They say all he does is blame bushy. Well the truth hurts don't it , they would want you to forget and forgive that even in 2006 by the time dems took over. That all of bush's policies had been enacted and fulfilled. So with that being said let the winging from the right begin. Because i know there's gonna be obama bashing about an already gained deficit. Food for thought ......................... Where would we be with a republican president . P.S. There's a lot of economist saying that even though there was wasted stimulus funds It saved the economy hands down.
Guess he can't campaign for ANYTHING the democrats have done – Bash Bush until 2012 and beyond. He will campaign for the rest of his life. NO LEADERSHIP at all.
I'm sure it was on his teleprompter. What a pitiful excuse for a President. It's all about what GWB did – and Obama has yet to take responsibility for one failure since he's been in office. Wake up folks – get your voting card out and please in November – exercise your God given right and vote to make sure that, at the least, some of his "followers" are gone.
Oh for the days when your President acted Presidential and not some 2-bit carney sideshow performer.
Let's see, two years in and his failed policies have done nothing to pull us out of this economic disaster, cost trillions to the future generations all brought on by the Dems wonderful ideology of taking others hard work and redistributing it to the lazy, undeserving and underachievers amongst us. Think back now and consider what sent us into this economic spiral, do you think the housing market collapse did it or a couple of billion on a war? I don't think so, thank you Barney and Chris, hope you have a wonderful retirement!
I can see it now, the Democrat war 2012 campaign slogan, "BUSH DID IT", what a bunch of freaking losers, don't forget your hats on the way out!
You neo-con Reds dismiss President Obama at your own peril.
Remember, it is called the "bully pulpit" for a reason.
REALLY? REALLY? Is this all that is left for Obama and the Democrats to run on? What Obama failed to mention is that after he took over along with the Democrats, the country got worst. The economy got worst, the deficit got SUBSTANTIALLY larger, unemployment is at a record high, and nothing is pointing to things getting better anytime soon. I'm no fan of Bush, but the state of our economy after he took over is his to own. If it had gotten better since he took over, I'm certain that he'll take the credit, but since it didn't he's blaming Bush. When will he man up and take responsibility for his and Congress' (controlled by Democrats) failed policies? He said that Republicans are "betting on amnesia"; but in reality, he's betting on voters to "have amnesia" and forget that he's been President for the last two years along with control of the Congress and the Senate. NO ONE is buying his junk anymore except for the far left.
This is great!
Dubya's corruption and incompetence led to this financial mess. Everyone should know!
The president has lost his mind. It is inconceivable that he is throwing stones. He's a loon!
Obama has proven to be worse and I voted for this...WILL NEVER BELIEVE A DEM AGAIN!!!!
It is about time that President Obama stops allowing these Repukes to set the tone as much as they do. He better start focusing his thoughts on what these clown have done and articulating why we should not go back to those days.
We should be reminded of our President who engaged in two very expensive and long wars. Who said he would bring in Ben L dead or Alive , Mission Accomplished . Who took his eye off the economy and almost crashed the market to the basement. Who when he came to office . the USA had 50% of the worlds renewable energy market , and on leaving office the USA had only 0.5 world market share.
Our military is out of fuel , personnel over stretched,THANKs GOERGE !
The market is coming back , yet unemployment is still to high.
Thanks George for your great Vision. Eight years of Bush put the USA ten years behind.
We remember Herbert Hover, Warren Harding, why not George Bush Jr.
It has been over 18 months since the egotistical, self-loving individual we call President has been in office and he has shown a lot of arrogance and self-righteousness; all that are demeaning to the office that he holds. In those 18+ months his predecessor has not said one bad thing about President Obama or his policies. Why is he now using President Bush's name - 'cause he is desperate and it is what he was taught in the ghetto and rotten politics of Chicago. His comments reflect a cruel, vicious man who is severely discrediting the office of POTUS. And the sad part is that through such words and actions he is dividing this nation all in the name of me, me, me.
It's about TIME the Democrats start reminding us Americans whose policies got us into this mess. THE GOP EXPERIMENT WITH TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS HAS BEEN PROVEN NOT TO WORK. The GOP plan remains the same: "Chant lower taxes, decrease spending. Then if we get power back spend like a drunken sailor but don't raise taxes--wait for the Democrats to do the dirty work and get all the blame".
Dems and Obama have nothing to tout about that they have done any good at all for the citizens of the United States. When all else has failed – blame the previous Administration. Difference is – we the people in the United States are already placing blame right where it belongs – to President Obama. Who needs any more time to pass by? Just Dems doing what they are doing best nowadays – pointing fingers.
Where Obama is concerned, I just consider the source and ignore him. His day in court will come.
Bush was blamed for 9-11 while only being in office for 8 months. Ok. Obama has been in office for 20. The mess is his now. Blaming the previous administration is not a sign of leadership, just passing the blame. Get out of campaign mode and get to work. This constant whining, complaining and blaming is getting old.
President Obama is right. He needs to hit hard at the man who got us here and the morons who want to go back in that direction!
when are we going to recognize we made a mistake you can not keep bleming others for your failures
Nothing else for him to do. He can't point to the unemployment and say see what I have done.
"they're betting that you just forgot about the eight years that they were in charge of Washington..."
Uh, "they" weren't "in charge of Washington" in at least two significant ways. First, it was only a clean-sweep for the Republicans–presidency and both houses of Congress–for only half of those eight years, and second, George Bush is gone and the self-righteous, bible-thumping, neo-cons he represented got the message in November 2008 that self-righteous bible-thumping doesn't play well in the US any more.
For the Dems to run against Bush two years after he left office isn't going to work, especially since, as of the last few days, a slight majority of American voters now think the economy is the fault of Obama and the Dems rather than that of Bush and the neo-cons.
There you go... keep passing the buck.
The day of reckoning is coming. Keep whistling pass the graveyard. After November you can just blame it on the people not understanding how truly enlightened you are
This is the biggest loser President. WHEN is the illegal alien President going to start taking responsibility for all his own failures. What happen to the 900 Billion Dollars that was suppose to help the country get a bunch of new jobs?????
Obama is right about this peculiar form of amnesia – these folks tend to forget that the Great Recession started a year before Obama took office. And while nobody likes the budget deficit – tea partiers and Republicans alike forget to point out that the largest contributors to the deficit was under GW Bush. I think it is time to force these and other issues to the forefront – point-by-point.
Well the president is right about that. No ideas at all from the repos just more retoric and name calling. Wasted lots of time and money on their birthday card for the president. Disgracefull bunch on unpatriotic boobs.They spend more time scaring people into believing taxes are going sky high and medical insurance will price them out of the market and the economy is getting worse. If they would put half that much energy into working on these things we might recover faster.
Obama is just another looser. He blames Bush for all of his failures and there are plenty. Health care, cap and trade, the bank refore without mentioning Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. I hope is is gone in 2012.
"They haven't come out with a single solitary idea that is different from policies that held sway for eight years before Democrats took over, not a single policy difference that's discernible from George W. Bush. Not one," he told the crowd at the Palmer House Hilton on Chicago.
What a lair in chief. Health care summit – did not want to hear them. he has refuse to hear the minority and wants only play partisan political. November is around the corner.
He's right the GOP has no new ideas, it's the same ole give tax breaks to the rich to create jobs, Bush gave them tax breaks and lost millions of jobs.
While we wait for the typical responders I want to call out Phoenix86. During one his usual typical unoriginal rants he mentioned many states should succeed from the union. Dude, learn the word before you go shoot off your mouth. It is secede not succeed.
Give me a break Obama. Enough with the Bush blame game. You are in the drivers seat, you wanted it, you got it. All was suppose to me instaneously and transparently fixed. You have failed miserable. No more blaming others for your inadequacies.
That proves Obama lacks of leadership skill.
Obama is extremely pathetic and extremely weak. He has absolutely no leadership skills and is in way over his head. Bush again? Really? After almost 2 years? Well I guess when you have to ram your agenda down the throats of the American people against their will and than to top it off the policies are proven failures Obozo needs someone to blame. Perhaps he should look in a mirror to find the true culprit. The anti American Democrap Party is going to lose congress by a huge margin come November. As far as our one and done so-called President, he will be lucky to finish his one term without either being impeached first or just physically removed by the brewing revolution. Count On It!
Obama is so lame, he has no idea of what to do correctly, so he blames Bush.
The GOP keeps whining that President Obama is "blaming Bush." Well, if the shoe fits - wear it! President Obama does need to remind Americans (many of whom seem to have short memories) who want a recession that was many years in the making fixed in only 1 1/2 years that he inherited this mess and is doing his best to fix it, but that it will take time. Why should our President have to take the blame for this economy when all of these conditions (and worse) were already in place the day he was sworn into office. Our economy has stabilized and made some small progress. That is good for the small amount of time that has passed. On top of that, President Obama's policies saved U.S. automakers (and the many, many jobs that go with them) who are now making a profit and paying the government back. Bush DID make this mess and the GOP is doing NOTHING to fix it (in fact they are trying to stop our President from being able to help our country) and those are the facts. Some people need reminding. Bush is being blamed because that is exactly where the blame falls as much as the GOP would like us to forget it.
You gutless coward Obama, you take credit for good things that you had NOTHING to do with (See Iraq and Ford etc, etc), but never take charge of anything and just give lip service , you are a fraud and a gutless, vile coward.
Case in point, YOU are against gay marriage (ON RECORD), and were OK with the California bill that some judge shot down but yet Axelfraud goes on TV and says you had issues with it and were against it, cue up the tape and BOOM your own words with Jake Tapper and YOU HAD NO PROBLEM WITH IT.
You get caught over and over and over LYING, but the LSM let's you get away with it, but if someone points out the truth they are racists.
White independents got you elected, but now they are against YOUR POLICIES and now they are all of a sudden racist???
You and your minions make me sick.
Blame Bush is all this gov't expanding hypocrite has
Yeah, it is about time. Bush and the Repugs screwed up everything and yet, they now want power again! Why put in govt thugs that hate govt? Reject them all...
Doesn't President Obama realize by now that he should not campaign for a second term? He will never win with his failures to restore the economy and his amazing national debt increase.
Any campaigning he does on behalf of other Democrats only hurts their chances of election.
The President should relax and enjoy the rest of his one-term presidency with golf vacations and free rides in his 747.
That's fair enough – the Republican party is recycling the Bush agenda while trying to erase all trace of the embarrassing & poisonous Bush brand name.
But as long as American voters think in terms of names and faces rather than policies, what else can you do?
He's just trying to cover up all the crap he has done while he has been in office. He is non-American as non-American can be. He has destroyed the constitution. Ask him where he was born and he will lie to you. Can't you people see this?
prop 8 cast down Kagan confermed. Good week Mr President. Lets keep up the momentum. and wipe the repos out. Now is a great time to spend some money on the economy. lots of good buys out there. So go ahead take that vacation buy that TV or new outfit. lets all contribute to the DNC and get this thing going
All I can say is that this man who holds the highest office in our lands has no class.
I disagree with his policies, but I always want to respect the man at the office of the presidency. He is making it very hard for us to do so.
Keep it up Obama. If you do Hilary will have the nomination in 2012.
Repubs will never see it or admit it.
Seriously ... this guy is suppose to be the President? Why can't he grow up and act like one? Each time he pokes at Bush, all he is doing is making Bush to appear to be the better person.
as long as the dems stick to the "blueprint" ; robert creamers; the dirty secerts that the republicans don't want you to know. an op-ed in the huffpo. the democrats will only pull the curtain back on this party and the lies and illusions they represent coming into nov. also the reagan doctrine is also another scam or bait and switch tactic that palin or grizzly mama is trying to harp on..... also will somebody tell them [repubs] its the 21st century ... please and mama grizzly's continued goating at the president, just consider the source and tell fox hannity and rush to quit dictating and writing her talking points.
Please Mr Obama, grow up and be the President you so much sought for. If you spent as much energy creating jobs as you do faulting others maybe we could start to recover. Enough is enough..
When you can not sell the merits of your (Obama) programs you talk about the old competition (Bush) instead. It looks like the Dems are getting desperate and hoping old tricks will work again. They have had control of the House for two sessions and the WH and Senate for 2 years, does anyone see any accomplishments other than a irresponsible spending spree, depressed economy, rising un-employment, falling house prices, increased taxes (both announced and hidden), total disregard of the publics wishes on almost every issue, and the take-over of some private industry and financial firms, suing a US state for trying to protect its citizens and property and on and on. President Bush is looking better every day and that is a scary thought.
Weren't the democrats in control of the House the last 4 years of Bush?
When will NOBAMA realize that he is President and the blame game is over. People are on to him. He has nothing. He can only blame and attack. Keep it up and Repubs are rolling in Nov.
The sooner this idiot gets fired, the better.
Time for Obama to put his big girl panties on and realize that he is the POTUS. He looks like a pretty crappy leader when he cannot take ownership of his position. Democrats have been in charge of congress and US spending for 4 years now. The only reaction he will get by mentioning Bush is alot of eye rolls. He has increaded the deficit a hell of alot more than Bush ever did–and Bush actually dealt with a terrorist attack that cause the economic downturn to worsen dramatically.
In 2013 the next president will be blaming Obama, by name.
Finally-Obama has found his spine.
The recipe for a disastrous administration and the near ruination of our country-
9-11 attacks-deploying our troops to a deceitful war-profiting off of dead soldiers in flag draped coffins-bestowing tax breaks on his wealthy cronies-legislating Rx Part D benefits-illegal wire tapping-
Borrowing from our good friends, the Chinese, to pay for above expenidures- resuling in -
the biggest budget deficit our country has ever endeared
Yes- put the blame squarely on idoit bush and money grubbing cheney
Oh boy! Here we go again haha. Obama has to stop pointing the blame (as he said he would) and accept responsibility. The truth is that his ideas are not working and will do anything to get elected even if that means lying to the American public. If I would've known then what I know now, I wouldn't have voted for him.
Obama and the Democratic Party need to remind people over and over who tried to ruin this great country just so some could get richer.
They Stole Our Money.
They Killed our young soldiers.
They killed uncounted innocent Iraqi people.
They should be prosecuted but I guess Obama forgot that promise.
During the 8 years of Bush we never had 9.6% unemployment, lackluster growth, deficits beyond imagination, and failed stimulus programs. You can say whatever you want about Bush but he knew how to keep the economy humming along.
The difference is that the party in power has never has a single solitary idea that works.
Finally-Obama has found his spine.
The recipe for a disastrous administration and the near ruination of our country-
9-11 attacks-deploying our troops to a deceitful war-profiting off of dead soldiers in flag draped coffins-bestowing tax breaks on his wealthy cronies-legislating Rx Part D benefits-illegal wire tapping-
Borrowing from our good friends, the Chinese, to pay for above expenditures- resulting in -
the biggest budget deficit our country has ever endeared
Yes- put the blame squarely on idoit bush and money grubbing cheney
And he's right to do this because, otherwise, this country truly appears to suffer from amnesia, which is fueled by the right-wing media that constantly creates its own version of the facts and history. It really is hard to imagine that we would allow those who got us into this mess get control again until they can actually come up with some solutions that don't wreck (again) the country.
First time in our history our nation elected a BLAMER IN CHEF
The GOP is relying heavily on amnesia...and denial.
This is news?? He has blamed the Bushman for pretty much everything, it no longer has any kind of merit other than being laughable. The same with racist, they call most of America racist so many times for so long that that no longer has any merit either. I cannot wait for the Novembers...both of them
Dems have controlled congress for 3.5 years. They were and still remain a large reason why we are in the shape we are today! You fooled many people into voting for you but these folks have seen what you stand for and you can not fool them twice. A Republican house and senate is just what we need to counter your radical vision for our country! Your anti business rhetoric is as old as your blaming of Bush! You should hire Letterman because you seriously need new material!!!
What !!!
the truth hurts ?
Mr. Obama and Mr. Bush are two sides of the same coin. Both campaigned as being a, "Uniter not a divider." And, both managed to further alienate this country even more than his predecessor. Both are power hungry, disingenuous, and could care less about America. Instead, both only serve to enrich themselves and their handlers. Mr. Obama has failed to fulfill even his most basic campaign promises. He deserves the nation's contempt in exchange for his disdain of Americans.
Anyone who voted for either one should have their voting privileges revoked. Anyone who voted for both of them should have their citizenship revoked and then deported.
It would seem this president is incapable of understanding people don't want to hear what he thinks others did or do wrong but what he in fact has done (other than bankrupt the nation and jerk taxes through the roof and cause healthcare for everybody to rise terribly) or will do.
The Bush card has been played too much – it is going to backfire on him. Only his base will care – everybody else, independents mostly will see it as his whining about – don't blame me – it's all Bush's fault.
He's just trying to pass all blame to the prior administration and mentioning GW is his way of saying he has no clear cut fixes either. This is not GW thing, but a global problem. President Obama's comments is basically him throwing his hands up in defeat as well.
I have never ever faced the stupid strategies which Owebummer and DNC should back to blaim game against former president, 8 years ago, Bush. Owebummer and DNC have though that AMERICAN VOTERS'S IQ ARE REMARKED UNDER TWO FIGURES ONLY.
HELLOW, AMERICAN VOTERS OF 98% FIGURE OUT THAT THE MID TERM ELECTION ON NOV.2 IS FOR JUDGEMENT OF OBAMA'S JOBS FOR 670 DAYS OR 16,080 HOURS. PERIOD.
BUSH/Republicans Doubled the Deficit/Spent $5 TRILLION & Stuck the USA with $1 Trillion DEFICITS – Double Talkers – Bait/Switch – Blame who is in Power Strategy – All Republican Tatics
I sure wish that Obama would work as hard at running the country as he does at campaigning for himself and his cronies. I am so glad that the campaigning is now paid for with my tax dollars.
Obama starts mentioning Bush by name***CNN–have you just started listening to Barry, he hasn't stopped mentioning Bush by name since the elections–I think the only thing he hasn't blamed Bush for was his birthday party.
the good people of the united states need to throw out the republican / fix news idiots. all they are put in office for is to be the gaurdians of the special intrest for corperate greed. the richest 2%, trickle down economics: However, if they realy believe their shouldn't be a buffer zone between the rich and the poor ( middle class ) they had better run for the hills....hide.
Obama is such a small man.
Obama....You better HOPE Bush does come out and defend his record against your failed economic policies and anti-American views. Remember who controlled the House and Senate when it all went down hill. THE DEMOCRATS.
Good for him. Now watch the Bushies whine. You cannot ignore the fact that this started under George Bush. Or you can try to ignore the fact but the thinking people in America do remember. We also remember that the Rethugs tried to bamboozle America with McCain and Caribou Barbie. President Obama has nothing to lose by simply telling it like it is.
Republicans want to pretend like Bush was never president and that the economy didn't tank while he was in charge. But, when it comes to new ideas, they don't have any. They just want to go back to the same, failed Bush policies.
America is looking ahead. The only reason to look back at the Bush administration is to remind us what NOT to do.
This proves Obama is weak, small and desperate. If he had done anything he was proud of he would not be bashing Bush. Some people might not have agreed with Bush's policies but at least he has class.
President Obama is blaming his problems on Geo Bush. He fails to mention that he was a senator during the Busy Presidency. He voted for and helped create the economic crisis that resulted during 2008. President Obama needs to step up and acknowledge that he was a senator during the crisis and quit blaming Bush.
The republicans are living in the 1980's. .... The repubs believe that tax cuts to the wealthy will TRICKLE down in some way to the middle class in the form of jobs.........
Really, really, if the wealthy get their tax cuts again, they will put that money along with their other money in offshore UBS bank accounts (tax evasion) or into business abroad to use the cheapest global labor available,,,,,,, they call it a global economy....
the republicans know this.....they are traitors to America for their fraudulent behavior to American workers........
what the republicans need to do to gain a shred of respect again is to help figure out how to BRING BACK manufacturing jobs that they have given away by having the gall to give subsidies to American companies for providing jobs offshore........and Bush should be brought up -- he was part of it
I think Obama could stay in there for 100 years and he would still be blaming Bush. When is he going to be a man and stand up for himself instead of blaming others. We are getting tired of his endless blaming of George Bush!!! Be a man or most importantly at lease try to act like a President of the United States!!
WE shall never forget the 8 years of the Bush run and WE should NEVER allow it to happen again! If the Relics' ever get back in charge, USA will be gone as we know/knew it. I was just watching Star Wars again this past week and the Bush "legacy" has alot in common with the Sith! I mean, come on, Chaney never had a pulse to begin with let alone empathy. Beau Colby
He has to be careful. The same strategy probably won't fly this time. President Obama needs to remind people that he prevented another great depression, saved the auto industry, saved the financial industry, invested in America with the stimulus package, passed health care amonst other amazing achievments. The president needs to imitate Bush in one way. Speak like he's talking to idiots. Sorry to say most people in this country aren't brightest bulbs in the world. He can get his message across in a way they can understand if he talks "smaller" , use graphs and finger puppets.