Reply #46: This is what I'm afraid of ... [View All]

[RoyGBiv]

Well, not really afraid in the same way I am afraid of what is happening here. It's more of a "we're fucked no matter what we do" kind of fear.

See, Hoover didn't cause the Depression, not in any way, shape, or form. Hoover failed to fix it in any way, shape, or form and so is deserving of criticism on that score. But, what led to the Depression was a complex set of events that began long before Hoover was even considered for the office of President.

And what that means, to me, is this. Shrub, and more importantly his policies, won't get blamed for this. The next Congress, possibly a Democratic one, will get part of the blame, and the next President, possibly a Democratic one, will get the rest of it. And the cycle will continue, leading us further and further down this negative path because those who create the problem aren't associated with it and are then given yet another chance to worsen the problem.