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When does this become Obama's economy?

When does this become Obama's economy?

  • Now

    Votes: 7 63.6%

  • 6 months

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 1 year

    Votes: 2 18.2%

  • midterm

    Votes: 2 18.2%
  • Total voters
    11
Agent Ferris said:
IIRC it was Bush's economy about right after he got elected so the question that I'm going to ask is when does this economy become that of the current administrations rather than GWBs?
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It became Obama's economy on January 20th of this year. I'm not saying the recession is then fitted around Obama's neck, but once he became President he acquired the responsibility to make the economy better.

Answering this any other way is simply a way of either being soft on Obama or putting more blame on Bush.

Yeah I said it :x
 
Agent Ferris said:
IIRC it was Bush's economy about right after he got elected so the question that I'm going to ask is when does this economy become that of the current administrations rather than GWBs?
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Never; this is everyone's economy.


Duke
 
Never !
During previous administrations many mistakes (deregulation) occurred..
Both liberal and conservative went along with this....they thought it was a good idea at the time.
Greed was forgotten about.
Its childish to participate in a blame game.
 
earthworm said:
Never !
During previous administrations many mistakes (deregulation) occurred..
Both liberal and conservative went along with this....they thought it was a good idea at the time.
Greed was forgotten about.
Its childish to participate in a blame game.
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Um, I believe you did just that in the very same post.
 
The "stimulus" bill was the game-changer. Work or fail, it's on him now.
 
Two years ago, when Obama was sworn in as jooonyor senator from the Great Democrat Machine of Illinois and immediately began supporting every an all Democrat program and initiative.

If he didn't like what he saw, he had two years to oppose it.
 
His capacity to credibly blame Bush ended with the stimulus bill. The economy is all on him, every lost job of it.
 
I don't believe in blaming a bad economy on Presidents or giving them credit for a good economy. That's not to say that Presidents can't influence our economy, and that they shouldn't get some blame or credit when their economic agendas have an effect on said economy, but I feel the public's tendancy to give 100% blame or credit to the President is misguided. I feel that way regardless of whom occupies the office of President.

Having said that, in order to answer the question, I believe the public tends to give credit or blame to the President whenever there has been noticeable change, or when there has been no noticeable change for an extended period of time (years rather than months). In this particular situation, that would mean, if I'm correct, that this will become "Obama's Economy" in the public's eyes at such time that there is a significant change for the better or worse, or if we go for a couple of years without any noticeable change.
 
Agent Ferris said:
The buck doesn't stop at the Messiah right? :roll:
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Christ isn't back, last time I checked.

I don't think you understand what I'm saying there.


Duke
 
American said:
Oh shutup, who asked you. :lol:
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See, the wonderful thing about me is that you don't have to ask me, I'm automatic!:2razz:


Audacious Duke
 
Agent Ferris said:
IIRC it was Bush's economy about right after he got elected so the question that I'm going to ask is when does this economy become that of the current administrations rather than GWBs?
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It was Bush's economy whenever the MSM could find bad news. For the majority of his eight years in office the economy was fairly solid. A rocky start with a slight recession inherited from the previous administration was then hit hard following 9/11. But things recovered fairly well after that.

Of course, when gas prices rose... Bush's policy was blamed. When they fell... he didn't get credit.

Expect to see the opposite with Obama. The MSM is already scrambling for good news stories. Hope. Yes we can. Change. Yes we can.

;)
 
Goobieman said:
I'm sure that's -exactly- what you thought, 2001-2008.
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Yes, in fact, that IS exactly what I thought 2001-2008. Very insightful of you.

I am not a partisan hack. Don't project your own qualities onto me.


Duke
 
Goobieman said:
Yes. And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon.


Your posts show otherwise.
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Listen, Goober, just because you are unable to look beyond party politics and see actual policies and economic effects does NOT mean that everyone else around you can't either. It might be tempting for you to believe this, but it's not so.

To me, the economy now is and always has been everyone's economy. I find it too complex and varied a machine to attribute to a singular person, regardless of their party. I am not a partisan hack, and none of my posts indicate that. I will not be an apologist for Obama nor an assassin of Bush. I have my own ideas, and no slate fits perfectly to them. Goobieman, I urge you to stop projecting to stop making meaningless, unsubstantiated claims as to the wills, desires, and feelings of another person. It's an incredible waste of time.


Duke
 
Duke said:
Listen, Goober...
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Listen, Duchess... I haven't seen anytihng from you that indicates that you aren't anything but a follower of whatever leftist talking point that is fed to you.

And so, your claims here hold no water.
 
Goobieman said:
Listen, Duchess... I haven't seen anytihng from you that indicates that you aren't anything but a follower of whatever leftist talking point that is fed to you.

And so, your claims here hold no water.
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Aw, lookit that; Goobie finally figures out that he doesn't have a leg to stand on in this one, and resorts to petty, ignorant, and ill-informed name calling! Not exactly a new trick... But hey.


Duke
 
Duke said:
Aw, lookit that; Goobie finally figures out that he doesn't have a leg to stand on in this one, and resorts to petty, ignorant, and ill-informed name calling!
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As the desert said to the grain of sand...
 
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