Saturday, April 3, 2010
President Obama on His Critics
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I can't help but like the way he talks. He's a reasonable man and smart. Do you think he's downplaying the situation when he says there have been other times in American history when the vitriol came out and that it's usually associated with economic difficulty? Do you agree with him that "the vast majority of Americans" know that his administration is trying hard and wants what's best for the country?
What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.
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"Do you think he's downplaying the situation when he says there have been other times in American history when the vitriol came out and that it's usually associated with economic difficulty?"
ReplyDeleteAndrew Jackson had some of the same type of criticism when the economy was bad during his term. Of course the difference was, Jackson went ahead and paid off the National Debt instead of increasing it exponentially.
Now there's a comparison that'll work, the economy under Andrew Jackson and the economy under Obama.
ReplyDeleteFat White Man:
ReplyDeleteGosh, I don't know about pre WWII but it sure looks like since about 1980 (http://zfacts.com/p/318.html) the increases in the debt have been pretty much while the GOP had their man in the oval office. I'm sure that's just a coincidence, though.
Demo - And yet Obama makes the spending by those Republican Administrations look like child's play by comparison.
ReplyDeleteDemo, better look again. Since about 1980 every President, regardless of the silly little letter beside their name, has severely increased spending. Obama has increased the national debt more than all other presidents before him added together.
ReplyDeleteMikeB, you are right. We really need to go back to $0 National Debt and the level of spending (adjusted) that we had under Jackson.
"Obama has increased the national debt more than all other presidents before him added together."
ReplyDeleteThat's a lie, and you know it's a lie. Can you understand that hte graph shows rocketing upward activity in the Reagan and Bush Jr. years and downticks in the Carter and Clinton presidencies? This is the reason that people like you and mikey are laughed at by serious folks. You gladly repeat lies that are fed to you by the reichwing's talking heads. Either that or you're too stupid to be trusted with a toaster oven, never mind firearms.
Unfortunately for Democommie Obama's spending has FAR outpaced recent Republican Presidents.
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