Ford Jellymoulds Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Democrats, facing a U.S. electorate angry about the economy and other issues, still have one political asset: George W. Bush. The former Republican president is blamed more than President Barack Obama for the budget deficit, unemployment and illegal immigration, according to a Bloomberg National Poll conducted July 9-12. BLOOMBERG... Most surprising is that 60 percent say Bush is primarily responsible for the current situation in Afghanistan. Just 10 percent point to Obama, who has ordered 51,000 additional troops to that country since taking office, doubling the number deployed by Bush. When Obama entered office in January 2009, there had been 568 U.S. casualties associated with the Afghanistan conflict, a number that has grown to 1,086, as of yesterday, according to the Defense Department. The president has vowed to start withdrawing forces in July 2011, with the pacing determined by conditions on the ground. “The public remembers the Bush years as a tumultuous time of costly wars, and the years when a budget surplus became a deficit,” said J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Co., a Des Moines, Iowa-based firm that conducted the survey. More... LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHorse Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 (edited) Meanwhile Obama's approval rating has dropped to 43%, it's lowest ever, and mostly because of how bad he has performed as President and because Americans aren't buying the "blame Bush" routine anymore. Edited July 16, 2010 by BlackHorse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 If the Dems' main party message in November is "We're not Bush", that's just fine by me. They'll be running in the wrong election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8-X Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Yes, the majority of the economic state of the country can be tied to Bush and a couple other prior Presidents. But Obama has also had his fair share of faults in digging us an even deeper hole. So the pattern continues of our elected officials continuing to run this country into the ground. I truly feel for my kids and the country they will have to deal with by the time they're my age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 The question isn't "How did we get here" - the question should be "what has Obama done to get us out". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 The question isn't "How did we get here" - the question should be "what has Obama done to get us out". Exactly. It's not like you can throw Bush out of office...again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstock Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 The question isn't "How did we get here" - the question should be "what has Obama done to get us out". Uh, it appears that Obama and the Democrats have had a lot of GOP filibuster to contend with, to get legislation passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Jellymoulds Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 Gotta say l am missing George l loved the Bushisms he kept me amused but thats about all, the man was a complete idiot he as gotta be the worst President you ever had. Big Al would have made a first class President. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1IikIfyODs What is Bushie doing with himself these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Gotta say l am missing George l loved the Bushisms he kept me amused but thats about all, the man was a complete idiot he as gotta be the worst President you ever had. Big Al would have made a first class President. Wow. Please stop talking about America already. I mean I know you are jealous and all, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Jellymoulds Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 (edited) Wow. Please stop talking about America already. I mean I know you are jealous and all, but... Gotta admit l am jealous Nick we are taxed to the hilt here we just hand our pay packet over to the British Government they spend it for you on crap you don't want and then they give you some small amount back for pocket money, l had a great time last time visited your country. You have so many great Fords like the F-150 & your awesome Mustang Nick, cheap gas to fill them up with & 5.O Mustang mags your right my face is very green. Edited July 16, 2010 by Ford Jellymoulds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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