Quote:9/11 happened followed by a nice depression, Bush cut taxes (actually a good thing) while starting two wars without a means to pay for them. The IT bubble bursting didn't help either.

 

The IT bubble bursting began under the previous administration, but landed on Bush's plate.  Unlike this administration, the mess he inherited he took ownership of.  I lived through that burst, and worked in the industry as companies were folding left and right because they had done IPOs, sold tons of stock, and inflated the market based on zero actual product.  A good portion of the companies that drove the IT bubble burst never produced anything other than stock certificates and a concept. 

 

Lack of accountability is one of the bigger issues I have with the current administration.  They take no blame for anything bad that has happened, even if it happened on their watch.  It's either Bush's fault, or a "do nothing congress".  Harry Truman had the plaque on his desk saying "The buck stops here.".  If Obama had a plaque on  his, it would quote Bart Simpson, "I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, you can't prove anything!"

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