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Not really, I just said Democrats would do the same thing Republicans are currently doing if the shoe was on the other foot. I was a little careless with my pronouns when I should have said, "Democrats would be making the exact same arguments Republicans are now making."I don't disagree, but found it interesting you singled out democrats.
And that's the whole truth. All the talk about "Obama's economy" is simply nonsense. I play the game because I get sick of Republicans constantly blaming Obama for something he really has little to do with, especially when they are blaming him for good things that are happening and try to make it sound bad.The problem as I see it giving presidents blame and credit when they have only limit ability to effect the economy. We ask them to lie.
The President economically, in a split Congress, has very little he can actually do. I would argue the action taken by Congress and signed by Obama right after he was elected (the stimulus) played a big part in stopping our slide into depression. But once the tide gets rolling, there's really little the President has to do with it. Congress has far more to do with the economy than the President, especially in the split Congress we now have.