Obama is victim of Bush's failed promises
By
Chuck
Green
DenverPost.com
Barack
Obama is setting a record-setting number of records
during his first term 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 over two years 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 precondition 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.
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 ear
marks, 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 attempt 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 when Scott Brown won the election
to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, capturing
"The Ted Kennedy Seat", President Obama said,
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 , 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 and change ever arrive ???
Will President Obama ever accept responsibility for
something / anything?
(Chuck Green is a veteran Colorado journalist and
former editor-in-chief of The Denver Post.)
It's Bush's Fault!