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It's All Bush's Fault
By Chuck Green
DenverPost.com
Of course,
they don't see it as self imposed. It's all George Bush's fault.
George
Bush, who doesn't have a vote in Congress and who no longer occupies the
White House, is to blame for it all.
He broke
Obama's promise to put all bills on the White House web site for five days
before signing them.
He broke
Obama's promise to have the congressional health care negotiations broadcast
live on C-SPAN.
He broke
Obama's promise to end earmarks.
He broke
Obama's promise to keep unemployment from rising above 8 percent.
He broke
Obama's promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo in the first
year.
He broke
Obama's promise to make peace with direct, no pre-condition talks with
America's most hate-filled enemies during his first year in office, ushering
in a new era of global cooperation.
He broke
Obama's promise to end the hiring of former lobbyists into high White House
jobs.
He broke
Obama's promise to end no-compete contracts with the government.
He broke
Obama's promise to disclose the names of all attendees at closed White House
meetings.
He broke
Obama's promise for a new era of bipartisan cooperation in all matters.
He broke
Obama's promise to have chosen a home church to attend Sunday services with
his family by Easter of last year.
Yes, it's
all George Bush's fault. President Obama is nothing more than a puppet in
the never-ending, failed Bush administration.
If only
George Bush wasn't still in charge, all of President Obama's problems would
be solved. His promises would have been kept, the economy would be back on
track, Iran would have stopped its work on developing a nuclear bomb and
would be negotiating a peace treaty with Israel, North Korea would have
ended its tyrannical regime, and integrity would have been restored to the
federal government.
Oh, and
did I mention what it would be like if the Democrats, under the leadership
of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, didn't have the heavy yoke of George Bush
around their necks. There would be no earmarks, no closed-door drafting of
bills, no increase in deficit spending, no special-interest influence
(unions), no vote buying (Nebraska, Louisiana).
If only
George Bush wasn't still in charge, we'd have real change by now.
All the
broken promises, all the failed legislation and delay (health care reform,
immigration reform) is not President Obama's fault or the fault of the
Democrat-controlled Congress. It's all George Bush's fault.
Take for
example the decision of Eric Holder, the president's attorney general, to
hold terrorists' trials in New York City. Or his decision to try the
Christmas Day underpants bomber as a civilian.
Two
disastrous decisions.
Certainly
those were bad judgments based on poor advice from George Bush.
Need more
proof?
You might
recall that when Scott Brown won last month's election to the U.S. Senate
from Massachusetts, capturing the Ted Kennedy seat, President Obama said
that Browns victory was the result of the same voter anger that propelled
Obama into office in 2008. People were still angry about George Bush and the
policies of the past 10 years, and they wanted change.
Yes,
according to the president, the voter rebellion in Massachusetts last month
was George Bush's fault.
Therefore,
in retaliation, they elected a Republican to the Ted Kennedy seat, ending a
half-century of domination by Democrats.
It is all
George Bush's fault.
Will the
failed administration of George Bush ever end, and the time for hope and
change ever arrive?
Will
President Obama ever accept responsibility for something -- anything?