Actually, this article does make a good point.

Inherited sort of implies he didn't ask for what he got. Other than the lying neocons there isn't anyone who doesn't know what kind of mess was being left for the next guy. If Obama didn't want to spend his days cleaning up the rest room after a biker gang with the runs held their 5 alarm chili festival then he shouldn't have applied for the job.

Mordant: Inherited sort of implies he didn't ask for what he got. Other than the lying neocons there isn't anyone who doesn't know what kind of mess was being left for the next guy. If Obama didn't want to spend his days cleaning up the rest room after a biker gang with the runs held their 5 alarm chili festival then he shouldn't have applied for the job.

No matter which Democrat won the election, and no matter what he/she did in the first 50 days, The GOP would be saying the exact same thing.

John Paul Jones: Mordant: Inherited sort of implies he didn't ask for what he got. Other than the lying neocons there isn't anyone who doesn't know what kind of mess was being left for the next guy. If Obama didn't want to spend his days cleaning up the rest room after a biker gang with the runs held their 5 alarm chili festival then he shouldn't have applied for the job.

No matter which Democrat won the election, and no matter what he/she did in the first 50 days, The GOP would be saying the exact same thing.

Of course, they are as predictable as children. Not quite as responsible as children, but definitely as predictable.

Mordant: Inherited sort of implies he didn't ask for what he got. Other than the lying neocons there isn't anyone who doesn't know what kind of mess was being left for the next guy. If Obama didn't want to spend his days cleaning up the rest room after a biker gang with the runs held their 5 alarm chili festival then he shouldn't have applied for the job.

It wasn't quite that clear when Obama began running over 2 years ago.

Neeek: Mordant: Inherited sort of implies he didn't ask for what he got. Other than the lying neocons there isn't anyone who doesn't know what kind of mess was being left for the next guy. If Obama didn't want to spend his days cleaning up the rest room after a biker gang with the runs held their 5 alarm chili festival then he shouldn't have applied for the job.

It wasn't quite that clear when Obama began running over 2 years ago.

It also wouldn't surprise me to learn that some of our better connected Republican members of congress tried to sabotage Obama after he won the election.

Do these guys not realize that ordinary Americans think they're being obstructionist dochebags just because their "team" lost? Seriously, every time I hear these people, I'm reminded of Fenway when the Yankees are in town.

OMG ... he can't fix 8 years worth of economic sabotage in a couple months? What a loser, they fix way more than this far more quickly on TV every night!

/what do you mean real life doesn't work like tv?

If you want to get drunk fast, take a shot every time obama says "Inherited"

When all else fails, say it was like that when you got there, or blame the guy who doesn't speak english.

ZombiesAreJerks: When all else fails, say it was like that when you got there, or blame the guy who doesn't speak english.

that's a good strategery, it works either way in this case.

I love the finger-pointing...it works to both sides advantage.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work to the citizenry's advantage because it overlooks one crucial point: both parties have farked us over.

dillenger69: OMG ... he can't fix 8 years worth of economic sabotage in a couple months? What a loser, they fix way more than this far more quickly on TV every night!

/what do you mean real life doesn't work like tv?

This bubble was way more than 8 years in the making, it more than likely started around 94. Clinton shares the blame with Bush as far as who was president during the build up of the bubble. Greenspan should take a lot of the blame for it, as he was head of the Fed when banks began the credit default swapping. Pretending it was only Bush that caused the mess is as ignorant as people blaming it all on Obama.

what_now: Do these guys not realize that ordinary Americans think they're being obstructionist dochebags just because their "team" lost? Seriously, every time I hear these people, I'm reminded of Fenway when the Yankees are in town.

I'm not sure that ordinary Americans feel that way.

My GFs parents back in 2002 and on (we aren't together anymore) used to watch lots of "The Factor" and would constantly spew his talking points. By the end of the Bush administration they had finally stopped watching the show because they disliked Bush that much. I talk to the girl a few days ago and she tells me her parents are watching Oreilly again, and are really upset with obama and how "he has picked nothing but immoral criminals for his cabinet, is ignoring what the american people want from him, and has gone back on most of his campaign promises".

So these people aren't the 27%-ers or whatever who blindly follow bush, but will soak in a fox news talking point even after being disgusted with Oreilly on his bush views.

Its scary.

MyRandomName: dillenger69: OMG ... he can't fix 8 years worth of economic sabotage in a couple months? What a loser, they fix way more than this far more quickly on TV every night!

/what do you mean real life doesn't work like tv?

This bubble was way more than 8 years in the making, it more than likely started around 94. Clinton shares the blame with Bush as far as who was president during the build up of the bubble. Greenspan should take a lot of the blame for it, as he was head of the Fed when banks began the credit default swapping. Pretending it was only Bush that caused the mess is as ignorant as people blaming it all on Obama.

No it isn't. Blaming it on Bush is at least partly correct.

Blaming it on Obama is stupendously ignorant.

what_now: Do these guys not realize that ordinary Americans think they're being obstructionist dochebags just because their "team" lost? Seriously, every time I hear these people, I'm reminded of Fenway when the Yankees are in town.

One thing I've never understood is why Dad keeps cheering for the Republicans. He was fired from his comfortable manager level executive job right before he hit retirement age (the reason given was 'corporate reorganization' but we all knew the score), and yet he STILL thinks that somehow some corporation is going to rehire him if he acts Republican and waves his little flag hard enough.

This great candidate of change and hope doesn't realize he's president. He CANNOT say one sentence without mentioning Bush. It breaks my heart watching him read his tele prompter and never inspiring anyone with his words, but being terrified that he's gonna take some blame for ANYTHING! Real leaders look forward and lead by example and telling us things from the heart. I honestly thought Obama had these qualities, but you can't please everyone every time you speak. I would bet you that if he bumped into someone and spilled their drink he would say Bush did it before the liquid hit the floor.

I wonder how Phil Herup's going to threadshiat his way through this one....

Tor_Eckman: MyRandomName: dillenger69: OMG ... he can't fix 8 years worth of economic sabotage in a couple months? What a loser, they fix way more than this far more quickly on TV every night!

/what do you mean real life doesn't work like tv?

This bubble was way more than 8 years in the making, it more than likely started around 94. Clinton shares the blame with Bush as far as who was president during the build up of the bubble. Greenspan should take a lot of the blame for it, as he was head of the Fed when banks began the credit default swapping. Pretending it was only Bush that caused the mess is as ignorant as people blaming it all on Obama.

No it isn't. Blaming it on Bush is at least partly correct.

Blaming it on Obama is stupendously ignorant.

Yeah, blaming it on Clinton makes more sense. Of course, the farkups of Clinton were generally those where he compromised with Republicans or otherwise acted more conservatively. . .

rjkline: This great candidate of change and hope doesn't realize he's president. He CANNOT say one sentence without mentioning Bush. It breaks my heart watching him read his tele prompter and never inspiring anyone with his words, but being terrified that he's gonna take some blame for ANYTHING! Real leaders look forward and lead by example and telling us things from the heart. I honestly thought Obama had these qualities, but you can't please everyone every time you speak. I would bet you that if he bumped into someone and spilled their drink he would say Bush did it before the liquid hit the floor.



Keep them righty tears coming!

solokumba, since there are no explicit instructions accompanying this photo...

...I am electing to caption it as "Screwed the Pooch!"

My List:
1. Educate and Defend the Bill of Rights at all costs
2. Pay off all foreign debt
3. Open up Nuclear Power, not W-E-A-P-O-N-S, Nuclear P-O-W-E-R; while funding solar to get it going
4. Legalize and regulate all "sins" (except murder and cubby porn)
5. Hang an "Open" sign on the torch of the Statue of Liberty

The United States fixed in five steps.

rjkline: This great candidate of change and hope doesn't realize he's president. He CANNOT say one sentence without mentioning Bush. It breaks my heart watching him read his tele prompter and never inspiring anyone with his words, but being terrified that he's gonna take some blame for ANYTHING! Real leaders look forward and lead by example and telling us things from the heart. I honestly thought Obama had these qualities, but you can't please everyone every time you speak. I would bet you that if he bumped into someone and spilled their drink he would say Bush did it before the liquid hit the floor.

Wow... That is really, really dumb. Spilled drink? Abort yourself before you pass your genes on.

rjkline: ...change and hope...breaks my heart watching him read his tele prompter and never inspiring anyone...Real leaders...honestly thought Obama had these qualities...

riiiight.

Remove all Republicans: Just admit that one side farked up this country, as it always have, and let the rest of us non-partisan folks move on.

There are two parties in this country - beltway insiders and the rest of us. Everything else is a lie and distraction.

rjkline: This great candidate of change and hope doesn't realize he's president. He CANNOT say one sentence without mentioning Bush. It breaks my heart watching him read his tele prompter and never inspiring anyone with his words, but being terrified that he's gonna take some blame for ANYTHING! Real leaders look forward and lead by example and telling us things from the heart. I honestly thought Obama had these qualities, but you can't please everyone every time you speak. I would bet you that if he bumped into someone and spilled their drink he would say Bush did it before the liquid hit the floor.

Not bad. You already caught a couple. Or were you serious?

rjkline: This great candidate of change and hope doesn't realize he's president. He CANNOT say one sentence without mentioning Bush. It breaks my heart watching him read his tele prompter and never inspiring anyone with his words, but being terrified that he's gonna take some blame for ANYTHING! Real leaders look forward and lead by example and telling us things from the heart. I honestly thought Obama had these qualities, but you can't please everyone every time you speak. I would bet you that if he bumped into someone and spilled their drink he would say Bush did it before the liquid hit the floor.



CRY SOME MOOOOOAAAAR!!!!

farking republicans. from the moment obama took office, boehner and mcconnell have refused every single offer of bipartisanship and have openly opposed his every move - not in a "loyal opposition" sort of way but in a petulant five-year-old sort of way. and now they're complaining that he's telling the truth about being handed the worst economy since the great depression, the worst military situation since vietnam and the worst foreign policy environment, well pretty much ever?

eat a bowl of dicks, GOP, and farking choke on them, you hypocritical scumbag bastards!

If it's "us citizens" against all politicians then why do they bother putting on the whole professional wrestling show with sides and all ? They have us where they want us anyway, what are we going to do about it ?

Vote independent because somehow those politicians are different ?

Weaver95: Remove all Republicans: Just admit that one side farked up this country, as it always have, and let the rest of us non-partisan folks move on.

There are two parties in this country - beltway insiders and the rest of us. Everything else is a lie and distraction.

That's all it's ever been since man invented currency.

Weaver95: It also wouldn't surprise me to learn that some of our better connected Republican members of congress tried to sabotage Obama after he won the election.

the sad thing is, as cynical as that sounds, its absolutely plausible. I could see some of the more partisan members of congress doing exactly that.

ole prophet: My List:
1. Educate and then Defend the Bill of Rights at all costs
2. Pay off all foreign debt
3. Open up Nuclear Power, not W-E-A-P-O-N-S, Nuclear P-O-W-E-R; while funding solar to get it going
4. Legalize and regulate all "sins" (except murder and cubby porn)
5. Hang an "Open" sign on the torch of the Statue of Liberty

The United States fixed polished in five steps.

FTFM

I should note that Heavy Weapons Guy's exclamation was pointed at rjkline and his ilk.

STFU and get back to work, n00b.

Soooooo, is there anything that can be said that won't hurt Republicans feelings?

rjkline: I honestly thought

I highly doubt you've had an honest thought about anything... ever.

slayer199: I love the finger-pointing...it works to both sides advantage.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work to the citizenry's advantage because it overlooks one crucial point: both parties have farked us over.

Yup, this partisanship crap is getting old.

Just imagine if there were three or more major parties. The finger pointing would be much worse. Face it, both sides suck. Neocon, libtard, who cares - you're farked!

They are all a$$holes with agendas to get re-elected and bolster their egos and sense of importance. Oh yeah, and making a few million dollars in the meantime by peddling their influence.

Bleh!

ole prophet: My List:
1. Educate and Defend the Bill of Rights at all costs
2. Pay off all foreign debt
3. Open up Nuclear Power, not W-E-A-P-O-N-S, Nuclear P-O-W-E-R; while funding solar to get it going
4. Legalize and regulate all "sins" (except murder and cubby porn)
5. Hang an "Open" sign on the torch of the Statue of Liberty

The United States fixed in five steps.

scratched: Weaver95: Remove all Republicans: Just admit that one side farked up this country, as it always have, and let the rest of us non-partisan folks move on.

There are two parties in this country - beltway insiders and the rest of us. Everything else is a lie and distraction.

That's all it's ever been since man invented currency.

no, for a long time things were going fairly well. But we've made mistakes. we equated money with speech, which ended up legalizing bribery. we hamstrung state legislatures when we took away their ability to elect US Senators. we somehow got it into our heads that government was supposed to protect us from ourselves. Seperately, those mistakes (and others) wouldn't have been so bad, but taken together they're slowly killing us.

Peter von Nostrand: Soooooo, is there anything that can be said that won't hurt Republicans feelings?

It's all Clinton's fault!

They seem to like that one quite a bit.

Peter von Nostrand: Soooooo, is there anything that can be said that won't hurt Republicans feelings?

"Blow up gay, brown drug addicts for Jesus!"

FlashHarry: eat a bowl of dicks





Is that like a bag of dicks?

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Tor_Eckman: Peter von Nostrand: Soooooo, is there anything that can be said that won't hurt Republicans feelings?

It's all Clinton's fault!

They seem to like that one quite a bit.

That's why they started fixing everything as soon as they got Clinton out of the way. They knew all the problems that his policies were going to cause down the road and took steps so that these terrible things wouldn't happ... wait.

Weaver95:
It also wouldn't surprise me to learn that some of our better connected Republican members of congress tried to sabotage Obama after he won the election.

they did.

obama scheduled a meeting with john boehner and the senior house GOP to see if they could come to an agreement on the stimulus. obama was willing to increase tax cuts and lower the overall dollar amount to help get republican votes.

even though boehner agreed to the meeting and was all smiles for the cameras - he had already instructed EVERY SINGLE HOUSE REPUBLICAN TO VOTE "NO" ON THE BILL, NO MATTER WHAT CONCESSIONS WERE OFFERED.

THAT is the sort of lying, underhanded scumbaggery we're dealing with here. and that is the typical GOP response to bipartisanship.

and they have the gaul to biatch about partisanship? fark them. they INVENTED partisanship.

...In other news, an email communication has surfaced which was directed from President Obama to former President G.W. Bush.

The message stated, in part:

"We gonna cap and trade yo sorry, oil sucking butts till you white trash, honky crackers all be extinct. Or mebbie we just put a cap in youall's butts."

The White House has refused to comment on the matter.