“But Obama’s aides believe that explaining how the economic crisis occurred and what happened since is a fair argument to make and an important contrast to draw.”\
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Might be ok if the explanation was fair, balanced and accurate. For example, when will the Democrats admit their role in the collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Nah, much easier to blame Bush and the Republicans.
Oh...and those greedy banks and the evil rich too.