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Originally Posted by valo403
Well I don't think it's fair to place the blame for the economy on Obama, after all a lot of the problems that are being undone (or have been so messed up their nearly unsalvagable) were the doings of the previous administration. That said, he's certainly failed to meet my expectations in a number of respects.
Your overall point is a good one though, I simply don't get the desire to turn to tactics that will do nothing more than cause division in the country and lead to an increasingly hostile environment when the election is winnable on the real substantive issues. I understand attack based politics when it's the only card you have left to play, but leading with it? That's absurd.
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I think that its a little simplistic when you say its merely the fault of the last administration. The seeds for this economic collapse can be seen all the way back to the Carter Administration.
After watching the news this morning its becoming frighteningly clear that the U.S. economy is not improving, its heading back into the toilet.
So while I can certainly understand blaming the previous government for the recession, Obama's economic policies did nothing but create a small spike but have failed to build any of the momentum that you need to get out of the pit.
On the second point, I fully agree. I'm not a big fan of the need to create division in a country that needs to come together now more then ever.
I would be happier if the Republicans would get enough brain power to eject the Palin's and other members of the lunatic fringe and get back to the idea of government by the people for the people.