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Awkward: Obama Blames Bush for Economy While Standing Next to Him

katepatate Wrote: Jun 01, 2012 12:28 AM

He didn't give us Obama. The dumb masses who had stars in their eyes along with the Obama media gave us Obama. Many of us knew he was a loser and a threat to our Republic, but he got elected and we have had to live with it. November can't get here fast enough. I fear the damage Obama will cause in the next six months. I think you meant how Democrats behaved under Bush. They had control of congress.

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Awkward: Obama Blames Bush for Economy While Standing Next to Him

Times like these are exactly why the word awkward was invented.

President Obama welcomed back his predecessor, the ever-maligned George W. Bush and his lovely wife Laura to the White House for the unveiling of their official portraits. The whole event was very dignified, of course, but there's clearly some tension between the two presidents, especially since 44's favorite rhetorical strategy is to blame 43 for...well, everything.

Unfortunately, that verbal tic made its way into Obama's remarks this afternoon, when the current president kinda-sorta blamed the former for the dire economic straights in which we have lately...

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