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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
Spence, in the aftefrmath of Hurricane Katrina, remember how everyone blamed Bush for the slow federal response? Well, I bet none o fthe people at the Superdome called Bush personally. Yet somehow people felt justified in blaming Bush, and they were obviously correct to do so. The buck truly does stop with Obama/Biden.
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They blamed Bush because he personally appointed someone with zero direct experience to head FEMA. Heck of a job Brownie...
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Along the same lines, Obama wasn't with Seal Team 6 when they killed Bin Laden, but Obama likes to take credit for that.
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Big difference, Obama personally made the call and took accountability for the outcome good or bad.
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You want to give Obama credit for every good thing that happens, and no blame for the bad things. Can't have it both ways.
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One was a reactive situation, the other was a proactive situation. They are very different and complex in different ways.
-spence
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