Hello everybody.   
      
   Here's an opinion piece by Chuck Green who writes "Greener Pastures" for the   
   Denver Post Aurora Sentinel...one of the more liberal papers in the country.   
   Additionally, Mr. Green is a lifelong Democrat...so this is rather a stunning   
   piece...   
      
   Obama is victim of Bush's failed promises!   
      
   Barack Obama is setting a record-setting number of records during his first   
   term in office:   
      
   Largest budget ever. Largest deficit ever. Largest number of broken promises   
   ever.   
      
   Most self-serving speeches ever. Largest number of agenda-setting failures   
   ever. Fastest dive in popularity ever!   
      
   Wow! Talk about change.   
      
   Just over two years ago, fresh from his inauguration celebrations, President   
   Obama was flying high. After one of the nation's most inspiring political   
   campaigns, the election of America 's first black president had captured the   
   hopes and dreams of millions. To his devout followers, it was inconceivable   
   that a year later his administration would be gripped in self-imposed crisis.   
      
   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 precondition 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.   
      
   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 ear marks, 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 attempt 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 when Scott Brown won the election to the U.S. Senate from   
   Massachusetts, capturing "The Ted Kennedy Seat", President Obama said, Brown's   
   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 , 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 and change ever arrive ???   
      
   Will President Obama ever accept responsibility for something / anything?   
      
   (Chuck Green is a veteran Colorado journalist and former editor-in-chief of   
   The Denver Post.)   
      
      
      
     It's Bush's Fault!   
      
   Matt   
      
      
      
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