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One year on, Obama cites struggle with Bush legacy
By Ross Colvin MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) - A year after his historic election, President Barack Obama sought to remind Americans on Wednesday the biggest problems he is grappling with -- from the economy to the war in Afghanistan -- are the legacy of his predecessor, George W. Bush. With his ...
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Republic of Tofurkey
Theo Spark — ... a watch. Hear Gore explain nutrition! "Not a laughable issue, Methane." No. Didn't think so! Dennis Miller explains FOX. According to HuffPo, it's a "slam." Is that why liberals don't know how to vote? They're not sufficiently medicated to know what they're hearing and seeing? That's Really Remarkable. David Satter: Yesterday Communism, Today Radical Islam Reuters: Obama Struggles with Bush Legacy. Yeah. That's what he does best, all righty! ...

It Would Be Rainbows And Unicorns For Everyone If It Weren't For Bush
Ace of Spades HQ — Obama Marks Historic Win By Reaffirming Commitment To Blaming The White Man Obama's not voting 'Present', he's voting "Past ". A year after his historic election, President Barack Obama sought to remind Americans on Wednesday the biggest problems he is grappling with -- from the economy to the war in Afghanistan -- are the legacy of his predecessor, George W. Bush. ... "One year ago, Americans all across this country went to the polls and cast ballots for the future they wanted to see," Obama said. But he said his administration was also confronted with a "financial crisis ...

An old-school fisking for an old-school lying hack
Cold Fury — notmypResident Pissypants, at his usual game : blaming his predecessor for his myriad failures. MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – A year after his historic election, President Barack Obama sought to remind Americans on Wednesday the biggest problems he is grappling with — from the economy to the war in Afghanistan — are the legacy of his predecessor, George W. Bush…. “One year ago, Americans all across this country went to the polls and cast ballots for the future they wanted to see,” Obama said. Um, not exactly, no. They went to the polls — dead people, felons, and bribed Skid Row ...

Carol Platt Liebau: Bumbling "Put Up" Time
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — In the wake of Tuesday's elections, it's never been more clear that "put up or shut up" time is rapidly approaching for the President. The Right, of course, is opposed to him. And now, even some of the Left is getting sick of his all-celebrity, no-leadership model of governing . It seems to me that if the President were half as smart as we've been told he is, he'd realize that he needs to step up. And if he were half as unflappable as we've been told he is, he wouldn't be doing stuff like this in the wake of the election: That's right, ...

October Job Losses Accelerate Again – 10.2%!
Innocent Bystanders — ... in the country. Here’s that graph: Jobs-Lost-October-09 A Side Note on the Administration’s Defense of the Stimulus . The President and his economic team have claimed that the plan is working as intended , that they’re on track to save the original goal of 3.6 million jobs, but somehow, despite practically drowning in success, we’re going to have to live with high unemployment for years to come . Oh, and that everything is still Bush’s fault . These claims have been debunked by a variety of sources, including the ...

Time To Man Up, Mr. Obama
Weekly Standard Blog — ... And stop talking about what a lousy hand you were dealt by your predecessor. You’re the president of the greatest nation on earth, now, not he. “One year ago Americans all across this country went to the polls and cast ballots for the future they wanted to see.” You don’t happen to be the future I wanted to see, but okay, you asked for this job and you’ve got it. "We had record deficits, two wars, frayed alliances around the world." So? We still have record deficits, two wars, and frayed alliances around the world. And 10 percent unemployment for the ...

Heck of a job, Barry! [Darleen Click]
protein wisdom — ... . Oh, and that everything is still Bush’s fault Oh my, with such success just think of what ObamaCare and Cap-and-Tax will do to the economy!

Pathetic. Obamba's a girly-man.
Random Jottings — Pathetic. Obamba's a girly-man. Reuters : One year on, Obama cites struggle with Bush legacy : ...MADISON, Wis. — A year after his historic election, President Barack Obama sought to remind Americans on Wednesday the biggest problems he is grappling with — from the economy to the war in Afghanistan — are the legacy of his predecessor, George W. Bush.... Ya'know, Brrack old chap, President Bush left you another legacy as well. He left you a splendid example of how a MAN deals with tough situations. [image] You may have forgotten, but he also inherited an economic ...

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