Poll: The Economy Stinks—Blame Washington, Not Bush

Angry democrats

Everyone wants something to pin the economy's failures on, and since no one can accept possibly blaming themselves for thier fiscal lack of responsibility (horrible use of credit in America), the obvious and easiest target is the president. Stop tryint to blame the president! The president has barely any affect on the economy as a whole. Sure the war is costly, but that's not even close to the root of the problem.

Everyone loves yelling at the President for something. Tax cuts to the wealthy? You think Conservatives do that just to put money in their rich friends wallets? No! Most conservatives aren't even considered that wealthy in the first place! Tax cuts to big companies is a necessary aspect of Supply Side Economics that allows them to expand, opening up job opportunities below them and creating a permanent solution for economic growth. As opposed to Demand Side Economics which would give money to the poor as a way to simply mitigate the pain and create a temporary solution, before something more would be needed. They both have succeeded and failed in the past, and they both have pros and cons, thats why its still a debate.

So my angry democrat friends, please stop ranting about how dumb and foolish our president is. Because for one, my money would be on anyone in the White House being 10 times more knowledgable on any of the issues than you or I, and two, there is reason for everything the President does. Try to look beyond the filter the mass media portrays and see what is really going on.

Jason of IA @ Apr 12, 2008 18:41:54 PM

Poll: The Economy Stinks—Blame Washington, Not Bush

The fault lies squarely with the Republican Congress and Bush. This is the GOP vision of Government writ large - a conservatives dream to have so little regulation and oversight (those who don't believe in Government tend not to do it very well). I sure hope Republicans just keep denying there's anything wrong and insisting that eveything is going well in Iraq. I encourage Republicans to continue to support Bush, the War, Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, and oppose science & evolution, stem cell research, & immigration...please don't change a thing because it will be easier to vote you all out at once - banished to the Wilderness. Or Kansas. Whatever.

Russ Carter of CA @ Apr 10, 2008 16:55:58 PM

It's Everyone's Fault

The current ecomonic downturn we are going through is actually the fault of everyone. Yes, it was not good to start a war that is spending over a trillion dollars, but what about the easy credit everyone was able to get. Over half of the consumer debt is due to auto loans, followed by credit card debt. What ever happened to borrow as you can pay, in other words pay only a small percentage of your paycheck for an auto loan or credit card balance. It used to be that you had to have no more than 1/4 of your family income going toward a debt(s). And, a home loan could be no more than 1/3 of your family income.

I think that we as a society should get back to using simple financial concepts, like paying for goods with cash instead of credit. I really think that what is happening with our economy now is a reflection on poor financial practices and the banking industry providing the means to for our easy credit crisis.

Alan of OR @ Apr 10, 2008 16:26:22 PM

Stop Lying!

Nobody's buying this nonsense any more. The whole country knows you can't start a pointless war and spend a trillion dollars on it without damaging your country's economy. Or are you telling us you're a better economist than Stiglitz and his team, who now assess the cost of the Iraq war at MORE than $3 trillion?

Dr Shef Rogers @ Apr 10, 2008 16:01:55 PM

.....beyond the presidents control???

Bush tax cuts, Bush's war expenditures and his strong feeling that unfettered capital can do no wrong, all has nothing to do with the mess we are in? Or did the folks the Pew team qestion to get such amazing percentages, or better did they survey the employees at the Blackwater office in North Carolina??

Robert Bergstrom of FL @ Apr 10, 2008 13:59:22 PM