Posted on 01/27/2014 7:11:04 AM PST by Kaslin
When asked about the poor economic conditions in America ahead of the President’s State of the Union speech, Senior White House Advisor, Dan Pfeiffer, petulantly passed the buck to George W. Bush. The comedic excuse is as pathetic as it is baseless. But don’t let that stop the White House from trying to cast blame for today’s economic failures on an economic crises that came to life in the closing days of their predecessor’s administration.
On Fox News Sunday, Pfeiffer explained to Anchor Chris Wallace that the reason for America’s weak economic “recovery” was because of the damage done under Bush:
Pfeiffer Blames Financial Crisis, Again, for Poor Obama Economy
“It’s important to remember that this President inherited the worst economic situation since the Great Depression.”
Pfeiffer then went on to champion the great progress that has been made under Obama’s stewardship. He explained that eight million jobs were created in the last 4-6 months (failing to mention that many of those are part time positions thanks to Obamacare), and that the unemployment rate has been dropping (to roughly what it was right before Team Obama “inherited the worst economic situation since the Great Depression”).
Wallace responded brilliantly by asking why, if everything is “so good”, is everything so bad? The truth is, there is no mainstream recovery. I mean, heck… The real problem seems to be that Obama inherited an economic mess when he was sworn in for his second term.Labor force participation is at its lowest levels in three and a half decades. Poverty has increased from 6.7 million people, to over 46 million people. We have a record number of people on food stamps, disability insurance, and various government assistance programs. Household income, and household wealth, have both declined throughout the so-called recovery. These are not indications of a vibrant and prosperous economy.
Of course GW wasn’t the only guy Pfeiffer blamed for the poor performance of Obamanomics. Republicans in Congress also received a few passed bucks from the White House. Pfeiffer went on to explain the President’s intent to circumvent Congress when possible… Because, it’s pretty obvious that obtaining consent from the representatives of the governed is holding back American progress. (Can someone work on inventing a sarcasm font? I really need one.)
Which brings up another quick example of Obama’s aversion to leadership: Does anyone else find it strange that the Obama Administration seems less willing to compromise with Republicans than rogue states such as Iran? Maybe Obama should send John Kerry in to negotiate a deal with the GOP… Republicans would probably end up coming out ahead.
One would think that this far into Obama’s second term, the excuses would at least get more creative. Since Bush left office, the President enjoyed two years of a Democrat congress and large policy concessions from the other side of the isle. Remember that trillion dollar recovery package? Remember Obamacare? Remember unemployment flirting with tragically high levels? Even in recent years the President has gotten significant white-flags from the Republican establishment. Taxes have gone up. Sequestration was blunted. Spending has increased.
In fact, the only real legitimate “complaint” the President could levy at congress would be that they aren’t stampeding to the left quite as fast as he would like. Welcome to representative government, Mr. President. (Is that also Bush’s fault?)
Pfeiffer’s comments illustrate an amazing collapse of competent politicking with Team Obama. The State of the Union will prove to be a divisive and partisan speech that casts blame, bullies the opposition, and substitutes leadership with petulance. The buck, as we learned from Dan Pfeiffer over the weekend, does not stop at President Obama’s desk… Apparently it stops in John Boehner’s office, or on some ranch near Crawford, Texas.
The scavenging figures, dirty and in ragged clothing, shuffle through the rubble, hopefully looking for an odd bit of useful loot.
In all of their stunted, low-intelligence minds, the same refrain echos: "THIS IS ALL GEORGE W. BUSH'S FAULT."
But takes credit for everything-”you didn’t build that”.
Time to call it what it is: From Mid-2011 until now we have been in the OBAMA RECESSION.
Too bad the American people in general don’t have it in is to enact a general strike. Let Hussein & Co pay off their deadbeat supporters with their own money.
DING DING DING!!!
There is no denying it
Hussein will be just fine. Penny Pritzker and FOB bought him a mansion in Hawaii. Of course, once he’s out of office and of no further political use, he’ll have to find a way to pay the light bill, the wagyu beef, etc. But I’m sure he’s socked away plenty in a Swiss bank account for that contingency, and plenty of fools will pay to hear him stutter and stammer between lies.
Wasn’t Obama the one who said that if he couldn’t fix it in 4 years, he doesn’t deserve a second term?
Obama inherited a mess from the Dem congress, rubberstamped by W, who for all his good attributes was not a fiscal conservative, and Obama has made it worse, with the help of the “opposition in name only” RINO house. In the past, angry voters would vote the responsible parties out of power, but this time around the Dems are using our tax money to buy their support, and to shut up anyone that will rile up the masses.
Only real, no-compromise conservative leadership will fix what is ailing us, but that looks virtually impossible right now.
Actually, Bush brought the Obama family to the White House in December immediately after the election. The TARP Trap was the political point, e.g., Barry wanted the TARP approved now; the Republicans wanted to stop other Agenda areas dead with TARP such as Climate treaties/laws and other areas the president could have enacted. Obama was classless and childish, bad mouthing Bush almost before Mid-night. Bush actually gave the Democrats what they wanted in TARP but the consequences are that even printing money could not leave enough for other Transformative policies which required money; thuse the Democrats Blame Bush.
Yup, just look at the charts of stocks in any basic industry, and mid 2011 was the end of the Obama Recovery - - - .
And Bill Ayers will keep ghost writing books for him, and CommieWood will buy them for their Tiffany coffee tables.
You know he believes that arrogant pos deserves respect.
Mercy, you just gave me a terrible thought. Hollyweird will probably make a movie hagiography of his life, and for the historically illiterate general public, if it’s in a movie, it’s more true than real life.
“The media is not reporting there is a bad economy, so there isn’t one.”
Herr Goebbles would be extremely proud of his allies in the media.
IMHO
“We’re going to blame Bush forever.” - Madeleine Albright
The next time they blame President Bush, an astute reporter would ask if they are referring to George W. or George H.
To which they'll answer, "Yes."
Goebbels could take lessons from these guys.
I haven’t been out east for a while, but a friend was recently. She said a lot of former upper middle classers are out of work and are mad as hell. They’re writing their congressmen, but they do nothing, except plan for immigration reform. She said people are steaming, and frustrated as hell nothing gets to the MSM.
He’ll be blaming Bush forever. Didn’t this clown ever do anything himsself!
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