My thoughts exactly. Great speeches, trendy logos, and large gatherings do not necessarily a great President or leader make. He is entertaining to listen to and I think he means well, so I wish him the best. But I think this endless delirium, especially in the news (oh God please somebody pull the plug on CNN before I vomit) will meet a rough wake-up call in a few months. At least he had the good sense to try and temper everyone's expectations with his inauguration speech.Originally Posted by jwatk1ns
Concerning taking responsibility and credit for screwing things up, at least so far as our current economic meltdown is concerned, don't forgot that equal credit lies at the feet of individual citizens who decided they really needed a $300K house on a $50K income (Obama did a great job of pointing that finger in his speech, albeit in a subtle manner) as well as the banks who lent them the money. High-dollar war spending didn't cause our economic crisis; corporate and individual financial irresponsibility did. If anything, defense spending simply thinned the pool of money that could be doled out for "stimulus packages" (aka I-don't-want-to-accept-responsibility-for-my-crappy-business-decision-so-bail-me-out). Can you imagine how much money we would be pouring into failing businesses right now if we actually had it in the bank? Keep in mind that both Bush and Obama were in favor of this "golden parachute". I'm not saying that spending trillions of dollars a year in Iraq and Afghanistan was necessarily a smart use of money, but it wasn't ultimately what caused the current crisis.
There's no question that Bush made a lot of mistakes, and it's good for the country that his administration is behind us. I'm just saying... have a cracker or two with your Kool-Aid.
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