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Obama is a victim of Bush's failed promises-your thoughts
Green: Obama is a victim of Bush's failed promises
By CHUCK GREEN
Columnist
Published: Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:14 AM MST
Barack Obama is setting a record-setting number of records during his first year in office.
Largest budget ever. Largest deficit ever. Largest number of broken promises ever. Most self-serving speeches ever. Largest number of agenda-setting failures ever. Fastest dive in popularity ever.
Wow. Talk about change.
Just one year ago, fresh from his inauguration celebrations, President Obama was flying high. After one of the nation’s most inspiring political campaigns, the election of America’s first black president had captured the hopes and dreams of millions. To his devout followers, it was inconceivable that a year later his administration would be gripped in self-imposed crisis.
Of course, they don’t see it as self imposed. It’s all George Bush’s fault.
George Bush, who doesn’t have a vote in Congress and who no longer occupies the White House, is to blame for it all.
He broke Obama’s promise to put all bills on the White House web site for five days before signing them.
He broke Obama’s promise to have the congressional health care negotiations broadcast live on C-SPAN.
He broke Obama’s promise to end earmarks.
He broke Obama’s promise to keep unemployment from rising above 8 percent.
He broke Obama’s promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo in the first year.
He broke Obama’s promise to make peace with direct, no pre-condition talks with America’s most hate-filled enemies during his first year in office, ushering in a new era of global cooperation.
He broke Obama’s promise to end the hiring of former lobbyists into high White House jobs.
He broke Obama’s promise to end no-compete contracts with the government.
He broke Obama’s promise to disclose the names of all attendees at closed White House meetings.
He broke Obama’s promise for a new era of bipartisan cooperation in all matters.
He broke Obama’s promise to have chosen a home church to attend Sunday services with his family by Easter of last year.
Yes, it’s all George Bush’s fault. President Obama is nothing more than a puppet in the never-ending, failed Bush administration.
If only George Bush wasn’t still in charge, all of President Obama’s problems would be solved. His promises would have been kept, the economy would be back on track, Iran would have stopped its work on developing a nuclear bomb and would be negotiating a peace treaty with Israel, North Korea would have ended its tyrannical regime, and integrity would have been restored to the federal government.
Oh, and did I mention what it would be like if the Democrats, under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, didn’t have the heavy yoke of George Bush around their necks. There would be no earmarks, no closed-door drafting of bills, no increase in deficit spending, no special-interest influence (unions), no vote buying (Nebraska, Louisiana).
If only George Bush wasn’t still in charge, we’d have real change by now.
All the broken promises, all the failed legislation and delay (health care reform, immigration reform) is not President Obama’s fault or the fault of the Democrat-controlled Congress. It’s all George Bush’s fault.
Take for example the decision of Eric Holder, the president’s attorney general, to hold terrorists’ trials in New York City. Or his decision to try the Christmas Day underpants bomber as a civilian.
Two disastrous decisions.
Certainly those were bad judgments based on poor advice from George Bush.
Need more proof?
You might recall that when Scott Brown won last month’s election to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, capturing “the Ted Kennedy seat,” President Obama said that Brown’s victory was the result of the same voter anger that propelled Obama into office in 2008. People were still angry about George Bush and the policies of the past 10 years, and they wanted change.
Yes, according to the president, the voter rebellion in Massachusetts last month was George Bush’s fault.
Therefore, in retaliation, they elected a Republican to the Ted Kennedy seat, ending a half-century of domination by Democrats.
It is all George Bush’s fault.
Will the failed administration of George Bush ever end, and the time for hope and change ever arrive?
Will President Obama ever accept responsibility for something — anything?
Chuck Green, veteran Colorado journalist and former editor-in-chief of The Denver Post, syndicates a statewide column and is at ***@****
Copyright © 2010 - Aurora Sentinel
Personally, I think Obama has created his own problems. No one likes to be wrong but an responsible adult will stand up and say, I'm sorry. I was wrong and this is what I'll do to correct it. Now if only our president would.
But what do you think? Is Obama a victim of George Bush or has he created his own mess?
By CHUCK GREEN
Columnist
Published: Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:14 AM MST
Barack Obama is setting a record-setting number of records during his first year in office.
Largest budget ever. Largest deficit ever. Largest number of broken promises ever. Most self-serving speeches ever. Largest number of agenda-setting failures ever. Fastest dive in popularity ever.
Wow. Talk about change.
Just one year ago, fresh from his inauguration celebrations, President Obama was flying high. After one of the nation’s most inspiring political campaigns, the election of America’s first black president had captured the hopes and dreams of millions. To his devout followers, it was inconceivable that a year later his administration would be gripped in self-imposed crisis.
Of course, they don’t see it as self imposed. It’s all George Bush’s fault.
George Bush, who doesn’t have a vote in Congress and who no longer occupies the White House, is to blame for it all.
He broke Obama’s promise to put all bills on the White House web site for five days before signing them.
He broke Obama’s promise to have the congressional health care negotiations broadcast live on C-SPAN.
He broke Obama’s promise to end earmarks.
He broke Obama’s promise to keep unemployment from rising above 8 percent.
He broke Obama’s promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo in the first year.
He broke Obama’s promise to make peace with direct, no pre-condition talks with America’s most hate-filled enemies during his first year in office, ushering in a new era of global cooperation.
He broke Obama’s promise to end the hiring of former lobbyists into high White House jobs.
He broke Obama’s promise to end no-compete contracts with the government.
He broke Obama’s promise to disclose the names of all attendees at closed White House meetings.
He broke Obama’s promise for a new era of bipartisan cooperation in all matters.
He broke Obama’s promise to have chosen a home church to attend Sunday services with his family by Easter of last year.
Yes, it’s all George Bush’s fault. President Obama is nothing more than a puppet in the never-ending, failed Bush administration.
If only George Bush wasn’t still in charge, all of President Obama’s problems would be solved. His promises would have been kept, the economy would be back on track, Iran would have stopped its work on developing a nuclear bomb and would be negotiating a peace treaty with Israel, North Korea would have ended its tyrannical regime, and integrity would have been restored to the federal government.
Oh, and did I mention what it would be like if the Democrats, under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, didn’t have the heavy yoke of George Bush around their necks. There would be no earmarks, no closed-door drafting of bills, no increase in deficit spending, no special-interest influence (unions), no vote buying (Nebraska, Louisiana).
If only George Bush wasn’t still in charge, we’d have real change by now.
All the broken promises, all the failed legislation and delay (health care reform, immigration reform) is not President Obama’s fault or the fault of the Democrat-controlled Congress. It’s all George Bush’s fault.
Take for example the decision of Eric Holder, the president’s attorney general, to hold terrorists’ trials in New York City. Or his decision to try the Christmas Day underpants bomber as a civilian.
Two disastrous decisions.
Certainly those were bad judgments based on poor advice from George Bush.
Need more proof?
You might recall that when Scott Brown won last month’s election to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, capturing “the Ted Kennedy seat,” President Obama said that Brown’s victory was the result of the same voter anger that propelled Obama into office in 2008. People were still angry about George Bush and the policies of the past 10 years, and they wanted change.
Yes, according to the president, the voter rebellion in Massachusetts last month was George Bush’s fault.
Therefore, in retaliation, they elected a Republican to the Ted Kennedy seat, ending a half-century of domination by Democrats.
It is all George Bush’s fault.
Will the failed administration of George Bush ever end, and the time for hope and change ever arrive?
Will President Obama ever accept responsibility for something — anything?
Chuck Green, veteran Colorado journalist and former editor-in-chief of The Denver Post, syndicates a statewide column and is at ***@****
Copyright © 2010 - Aurora Sentinel
Personally, I think Obama has created his own problems. No one likes to be wrong but an responsible adult will stand up and say, I'm sorry. I was wrong and this is what I'll do to correct it. Now if only our president would.
But what do you think? Is Obama a victim of George Bush or has he created his own mess?
BTW, one of the reasons I feel comfortable commenting on all of this is we have the same problems. Unemployment is at a high, our debt is climbing. Things are very similar here. I think our people are also looking for a saviour, and I think that our next Prime Minister will be under much closer scrutiny then his predecessors as well.
Immigrants 'people who chose to come here because they wanted to be American and share the American Dream....
Well yes thank you, we had Irish opinions ,then Canadian ,we certainly need more...could use some Patriots maybe , what we need is some Immigrants who want to live in this country to speak out what they feel about it all...
As you can see I did not run spell check, sorry, too late now. Adgal, I completely agree with you. We could use more people like you here.
Sorry, one last comment..lol. I also think that at the time he took office there were many people in your country that were desperate...unemployment, etc. So I believe that they were looking at him to solve it, and solve it quickly. He has made progress there, but when you are desperate, it just won't be enough or fast enough. I do believe that is why some have turned against him. I think the vicious rumors have really hurt him too....charges of Socialism, Marxism, being anti American, being born outside the US. I have even heard people say he was in league with the terrorists and even that he was the anti Christ. When people have an inkling of fear, then hear things like that, they do tend to latch onto it.
At the end of the day, you will all make your decision and cast your vote. That is how it should be. But, like any democratic society (ours included) it should be based on the facts and how you feel about his policy making, not all the nasty and just outright silly rumors.
At the end of the day, you will all make your decision and cast your vote. That is how it should be. But, like any democratic society (ours included) it should be based on the facts and how you feel about his policy making, not all the nasty and just outright silly rumors.
If I remember right surplus is the budget under Clinton, Social Security was built up as well. Bush took it to how many trillion in the hole (2 I think) and passed tax breaks for all the rich. Do I dislike bush, no... Do I think he had a hand in what Obama had coming into his term, yes absolutely. Has Obama furthered the deficit, yeppers he has. Obama came in at the time of the secession if my memory serves me right. The Irak war was started under Bush. Not sure but was the war already was going on in Afghanistan. I do believe it was? As far as Obama not keeping campaign promises, go to the government website and see what he has and has not done since in office.Of course it is a little hard to accomplish anything when you have to deal with the party of no on a daily basis. Bush had 8 years and his father before him to address issues like immigration, health care etc. Lets also not forget Katrina. Bush is a nice guy but didnt do a whole lot of anything while in office. If things were so great under Bush, then why did Obama get in? Remember? He was not assigned he was elected so it might be time to reconcile yourselves to that fact. Maybe?
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