Bush Still Gets More Blame for Economy Than Obama (Gallup Poll)

[sabra]

Source: gallup

Of the three party groups, only Republicans say Obama bears more blame than Bush

PRINCETON, NJ -- More than a year into Barack Obama's presidency, Americans are more likely to say George W. Bush is responsible for today's economic problems than they are to say Obama is responsible. Gallup shows a significant uptick since last July in the percentage of Americans blaming Obama at least a moderate amount (from 32% to 50%), but little decrease (from 80% to 75%) in the percentage blaming Bush.

Read more: http://www.gallup.com/poll/127472/Bush-Gets-More-Blame-Economy-Obama.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=Politics

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[ixion]

1. Uh, and rightly so

considering the meltdown happened on his watch.

[MidwestTransplant]

5. and because of his policies...more importantly.

[No Elephants]

15. Because of a course on which Raygun set us.

[whatacountry09]

11. I so agree with your "Uh" statement!

What gets me is that if we had a surplus during Clinton, a Repub comes in and we have a HUGE deficit when he leaves office, then another democrat comes in and has to figure out ways to fix that deficit... how could the repub that created the deficit (among a million and one other terrible issues he created and implemented for America)... not be the "ir"responsible party held accountable for the mess THEY MADE?

Isn't that simple logic? Common sense? The way it works????

For the people that believe this is Obama's mess... how do they come to that conclusion? Because facts and logic prove it is the BA's fault!

[No Elephants]

17. Four words: Repeal of Glass Steagall

In general, Clinton seems to have loved him some Reagan Republican policies.

And since Reagan, perhaps somewhat before him, things have not been as simple or as clear as Democrat v. Republican.

It would be nice if it were that simple and clear, but it isn't.

For one thing, lobbying has increased many fold since Reagan. It's more about lobbyists v. the rest of America now.

[benld74]

2. Tis is one poll that won't be on Faux

[Loge23]

3. We ain't dead yet!

(apologies to Monty Python)

This must be due to the few remaining intact brain cells left in the collective IQ of Americans.
Glenn Beck, Fox, and most of the MSM desperately want those brain cells!

[groundloop]

4. Hopefully the "left wing media" will blame Obama and Democrats for the economy turning around

I realize unemployment is still a big problem, but all signs point to an economy on the upswing. The more comfortable businesses are that things are improving the more likely they are to hire. The lefty media needs to report on that.

[happygoluckytoyou]

6. IN A RELATED STORY--GOP blames Obama for Iraqi lack of WMDs and war in general ---->80%

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Watch the propaganda-spewing M$M ratchet it up a few more notches

so that they further brainwash the dumb masses to believe that Shrub had nothing to do with it and it was all Obama's fault.

[emulatorloo]

8. People who self-identify as Republicans just aren't Reality Based

Too caught up in Rove-style Fantasy Land.

[stubtoe]

9. Media coverage? nah. *crickets*

I'm frankly surprised Gallup even asked the question.

[Stumbler]

10. But I'm sure Bill Kristol told me it was all Obama's fault...

And he's never been wrong about anything, has he?

[ClutchCargo1957]

12. I Argue With the Righties Everyday About This!

They want to use the excuse that the Democrats had the majority in Congress for the last 4 years being the reason why things went sour under Bush. That would be dandy except for one thing. Bush and the Republican Congress ran up most of the debt from 2000-2006. That was when he gave the richest 1% a huge tax cut and Bush got us into two wars. None of which was paid for. Nice try douche bags! But your Bush fuzzy math doesn't work!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

19. How many bills did Chimp veto?

12 w/ 4 overridden. All after 2006.

1.July 19, 2006: Vetoed H.R. 810, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005,).
2.May 1, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 1591, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007.
3.June 20, 2007: Vetoed S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. No override attempt made.
4.October 3, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 ("SCHIP"). Override attempt failed in House, 273-156 (286 votes needed).
5.November 2, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007. Overridden by House, 361-54 (277 votes needed). Overridden by Senate, 79-14 (62 needed), and enacted as Pub.L. 110-114 over President's veto.
6.November 13, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 3043, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008. Override attempt failed in House, 277-141 (279 votes needed).
7.December 12, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007.<25> Override attempt failed in House, 260-152 (275 votes needed).
8.December 28, 2007: Pocket Vetoed H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008<26>. A later version of the bill that changed a minor provision of which the President disapproved was quickly passed by Congress (H.R. 4986) and was enacted with the President's approval as Pub.L. 110-181 on 28 January 2008.
9.March 8, 2008: Vetoed H.R. 2082, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.<27><28> Override attempt failed in House, 225-188.
10.May 21, 2008: Vetoed H.R. 2419, 2007 U.S. Farm Bill.<29><30> Overridden by House, 316-108 (283 votes needed). Overridden by Senate, 82-13 (64 votes needed). Enacted as Pub.L. 110-234 over the President's veto. Due to a clerical error, this act was repealed by Pub.L. 110-246.
11.18 June 2008: Vetoed H.R. 6124, 2007 U.S. Farm Bill, re-passed by Congress to correct a clerical error in HR 2419.<31> Overridden by House, 317-109 (284 votes required). Overridden by Senate, 80-14 (63 votes needed). Enacted as Pub.L. 110-246 over the President's veto.
12.July 15, 2008: Vetoed H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act.<32> Overridden by House, 383-41 (283 votes required.) Overridden by Senate, 70-26 (64 votes required). Enacted as Pub.L. 110-275 over the President's veto.


He signed everything else. Can you find $5 trillion in those 4 overrides?

[brentspeak]

13. Bush's role in the housing bubble was enormous

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/business/worldbusiness/21iht-admin.4.18853088.html

That was a postmortem recap of Bush's role in the housing bubble. But here's a premortem prediction from Dean Baker, all the way back in 2004:

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20040816/baker

[BK101]

14. When will it be the Obama Economy?

The stock market is up over 11,000; when does it become the Obama Economy?

[No Elephants]

16. Well, duh. Of course Bush is more to blame than Obama.

[MisterP]

18. dunno, the sarcastic Commie in me is pointing out that many of Bush's economy-wrecking policies

and persons are being carried over

[ChickMagic]

20. As well he should

the Republican jackals need to go to
a salon and get the scales removed from
their eyes.

[samsingh]

21. no shit bush is to blame

what type of losers and fools would blame Obama when he wasn't even in office when the financial disaster struck?

repugs naturally.