There He Goes Again - Obama Attacks Bush

Sure he inherited the policies of his predecessor. All presidents except for the very first one inherited the policies of their predecessors. He didn't need to inherit by not running. But there he goes again, attacking Bush while greatly expanding just about every single policy of Bush - from Afghan war to warrant-less wiretapping to deficit spending to "stimulate" economy.

Obama attacks Bush policies in Bush's home state
(Ross Colvin, 8/9/2010 Reuters)

"Obama hammers Bush's "disastrous" economic policies.

"AUSTIN, Texas, Aug 9 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama attacked the economic policies of his Republican predecessor George W. Bush in Bush's home state on Monday as evidence of the way Republicans would operate if given power in Nov. 2 U.S. congressional elections.

"At a fund-raising event for Democrats in Dallas, where Bush now lives, Obama said the former president's "disastrous" policies had driven the U.S. economy into the ground and turned budget surpluses into deficits.

"Obama defended his repeated references to Bush's policies, saying they were necessary to remind Americans of the weak economy he inherited from Bush in January 2009.

""The policies that crashed the economy, that undercut the middle class, that mortgaged our future, do we really want to go back to that, or do we keep moving our country forward?" Obama said at another fund-raising event in Austin, referring to Bush's eight years as president.

"In reminding voters about the policies of the unpopular Bush, Obama is trying to protect his fellow Democrats' majorities in Congress and limit anticipated Republican gains." [The article continues.]

I wonder who he is thinking about when he says "our" country. I also wonder which direction he thinks is "forward".

Two rats have bolted from Obama's economic policy team already. I wonder what Obama's definition of "disaster" is.

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