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Okay so now we are back to Congress and it is they who are the responsible party.
I'm just trying to get at, where in the hell did the King come from who occupies the Oval Office?
IMO, the answer to your question is when a dem controlled Senate abdicates it's responsibilities on passing bills and completing a budget.
When the dems had complete control of Congress they passed a budget with a 24% increase in spending. By NOT passing new budgets, because the House had changed hands they knew the increase couldn't stand. By NOT passing a new less expensive budget, they could stonewall and get continuing reolutions which keep the higher spending in place.
Every other president has had mixed Congresses and have managed to get things done.
Neither party was completely happy with every bill passed but, at least they did try.
lol That's not what I meant, but you knew that didn't you.
Some one took Laden's place. I didn't look at it hard enough to say the who name. But I know, there is a new leader among them and that all that was accomplished in killing Laden was giving them more to be mad at us about. However, it isn't like they need an excuse. They seem to be making up those excuses as they go along.
~sigh~
That bad part about that is the American people who believe the excuses, as well.
Tell that to a convention of 911 survivers. So soon so many forget, when politics is on the line.
IMO, the answer to your question is when a dem controlled Senate abdicates it's responsibilities on passing bills and completing a budget.
When the dems had complete control of Congress they passed a budget with a 24% increase in spending. By NOT passing new budgets, because the House had changed hands they knew the increase couldn't stand. By NOT passing a new less expensive budget, they could stonewall and get continuing reolutions which keep the higher spending in place.
Every other president has had mixed Congresses and have managed to get things done.
Neither party was completely happy with every bill passed but, at least they did try.
It's all about the Grover Norquist promise, to say no to everythingHarry Reid was not born yesterday!
But, as far as the blame... I honestly don't remember Reagan blaming Carter for things once he took office, he just took the steps he thought would fix it. One of the biggest issues I have with Obama to this day is that he seems to blame everyone but himself for what is going on in the country today - over 3 years since he has been in office. When democrats lost so many congressional seats in '94 Bill Clinton took a look at his policies, changed some of them, and moved more to the center. He also figured out how to work across party line, understanding that compromise is a two way street, which is not something Obama has been willing to do. I hope if Romney is one the one to take office that he follows those examples of presidential leadership instead of Obama's. I have lived through quite a few presidencies and none have tried to pass the buck as much as Obama, including Nixon, whose impeachment hearings I well remember.
I'd think the recession Reagan inherited was a light drizzle while the one Obama inherited was Hurricane Sandy... I'd blame the mess out of the last 2 guys if the damage was this bad too. That doesn't mean Obama hasn't done anything though. Policies to repair the kind of damage that was incurred will take years if not decades. People expected a recovery the next day but in reality, that was an impossibility.
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