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Subscribe to RSSSeizing on Pete Sessions’ (R) statement on “Meet the Press” that the GOP needs to go back to the same agenda as they during the Bush years, the DNC has a new Web video.
A DNC official emails First Read: “We’re jumping all over this. Republicans have given us an opening to tie them back to Bush and have also helped us frame this election as a choice -- between Obama and Bush -- rather than a referendum on the President’s policies.”
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Perfect. Republicans have nothing new to offer, and Democrats don't want to be judged by what they've done (probably because what they've done sucks). America is screwed.
Too bad Bush's real record up to the 2006 elections (when Democrats took over Congress, and spending) isn't shown.
It's actually the best overall economic record in the last 40 years - despite the bad effects of 9/11.
Republicans are calling for the return of voodoo economics. Everyone knows that didn't work!! Republicans keep saying that the tax cuts will pay for themselves and will not add to the deficit. Anyone in their right mind knows that it does add to the deficit.
On Rachel show she showed the spending of each president from Carter on up:
42% Carter
189% Reagan
Then Rethugs are blocking a Small Business Lending Fund in the Senate.
55% Daddy Bush
39% Clinton
89% Baby Bush
When Reagan was president the deficit went for 994 billion to 2.8 trillion.
And G W Bush had the best "Misery Index" rating of any President for the last 40 years. Even better than Clinton.
Check it out here, and look at the AVERAGE Misery Index for each President;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery_index_(economics)
LOL
Southern Fairy Jeffy Sessions is just another typical repugnant one who did not learn the lessons from the Clueless George Bush reign of terror against our country and economy. This fool didn't learn the lesson of the 2008 elections, that real Americans rejected and denounced the Bushwhacker's braindead agenda. All we'll see is more tax cut welfare for the rich and greedy to be paid for by future generations, more preemptive attacks against Muslim nations like Iran once again paid for by future generations, more deregulations for corrupt conservative businesses so they can outsource more American jobs to Red Commie China and more dependence upon foreign oil.
Better believe that Blaming Bush will be the theme for many years, if not decades, to come. The dopes of nope still blame Clinton for things they did wrong so don't expect us Democrats to stop pounding on Clueless George Bush's losing record that wrecked our country. Rest assured that the sins of Clueless George Bush and Daddy OilBucks Bush will be laid at the feet of Jeb Bush is he's stupid enough to run for president. Last thing our country needs is another stinking Shrub in the White House!
It's not like the card's not there to be played!
It's PETE Sessions! And enough of the fairy stuff!! You never struck me as being homophobic!
Why not blame Bush, since he left office the GOP has done nothing except react to stuff. Nothing new has been put on the table. Bush was the last GOP idiot to do anything at all.
Why not blame Obama, he is currently the idiot in office and responsible for everything good or bad.
In 2013 we can all blame someone else. Nothing seems to change, government is a disease which purports to be its own cure. Heaven help us from those who presume to know what is best for us.
The pathetic libtards are so delusional and fixated on Bush! When the hell are you ever going to get over it and accept responsibility for Obummer's dismal record?
After their **it kicking on November 3rd....how much you wanna bet they blame Bushie for that one too!
Other than Rasmussen and your fantasies, where is this **it kicking you're talking about? Larry Sabato and Real Clear politics have both houses of congress in Democratic hands at this point. Larry Sabato upped his house gains for Republicans to 32 seats from 27. Trend? Maybe. If this holds, if this isn't a trend toward 39 seats, it's not enough.
Hi Eric:
If you think that you can win in this year's mid-terms by blaming Bush (again) for everything, then go ahead. I'll see you in November. Your comments illustrate once again what I have been saying about democrats for decades - they want control over everything and responsibility for nothing. And here we are: Democrats control the White House, as well as both houses of congress, and their big campaign strategy is to blame the other guy for all the problems. It's really quite pitiful if you think about it.
I remember poor Barney Frank, when he was interviewed during the height of the financial crisis. He didn't know what caused it; he didn't know how to solve it, but by God the one thing that he knew with metaphysical certainty was that if wasn't his fault. And why should he bare any responsibility? He was only the Chairman of the House Banking Committee when the whole mess hit the fan.
Perhaps if we were to stipulate that every bad thing that has ever happened was the fault of George W. Bush, or some other Republican, we might be able to have a rational discussion about a political issue, but I doubt it. Say what you want about Bush, but he stood in there for eight years against the worst that the left wing attack machine had to offer, and he didn't flinch. By comparison, the current administration's persistent whining about "unfair attacks" from "the extreme right" seems rather juvenile.
Nicely said!!!!!
*GASP*...we've been "refudiated"!!!!
Makes you wonder what ELSE she's been making up, doesn't it?
Hey DINOS, Keep on playing the Bush record. We love that. Its better than President Pervert Clinton and Vice-President Pimp Gore years. Anyhow, I have news for you DINOS: Your boy Bammy sent a special plane to fetch his dog from the WH to Maine. Nice going DINOS. Saving energy eh? I was just wondering if Bush had done that what you would have said. I can imagine.
Anyhow, Hey, Mr. Obama what are you doing? We're dying down here . Help us!
Eric from Salinsanity: Mr. Obama what are you doing? We're dying down here. Help us!"
I love this line.
You've got to be kidding me. Do you guys and gals really believe that going back to Bush policies are going to save this Country? What are you smoking? Bush was as bad as Hoover and it took us over a decade to pull this Country out of what he created. Go back to Bush and Republcan ways and it will take another decade before we'll see light again. Back to Bush and we'll ony have the rich and the poor, no middle class again.
Eric from Salinsanity:
The President Pervert Clinton and Vice President Pimp Gore years were one as one should expect it to be. Dominated by lingerie and lace, cigars and lollipops. Clinton's attention was diverted from the terrorists who had infiltrated the US and was comfortably esconced in its society. The Intelligence services were virtually shutdown because the Disastocrats never liked the military nor appreciated those who worked in the shadows. As a result, for several years the skillful , shadowy and brutal terrorists plotted without the CIA, FBI and other such services being on their trail. The ensuing disaster of 911 proved to be Bush's test. And he fulfilled that determination that America will carry the fight to the terrorists. Pervert Clinton and Pimp Gore failed. Still the DINOS love these two creeps. Oberfuehrer Obama, this is his rank. Street Organizer , doesn't seem to have such tendencies as the other two creeps. But as a graffitti artist, he did well in ole Chicago decorating those lamp posts!
Just like President Obama is/will be responsible for his actions, why isn't the same true for Bush? After 8 years of neglect, the hole was way-deep when President Obama stepped in the Oval Office. Yet, Republicans refuse to hear any critisism toward their Bush boy, and they critisize EVERYTHING President Obama has done in 18 months. Totally unfair and ridiculous....but that's the Republican party!
The mid-term Dem strategy isn't (& needn't be) one of bashing Bush.
Events since 2000 "are what they are" (the good the bad and the ugly - unfortunately for GOP office-holders and candidates, mostly ugly).
For Democrats to ignore all the things that took place during this period - from the misadventure in Iraq, prisoner abuses and military outsourcing to sell-outs to Corporate America on economic, environmental and health care fronts to the exploding deficit - would be to deny history.
This stuff actually happened, and most if not all Republicans continue defend those policies.
Don't blame the Dems for pointing out the contrast. It is what it is.
Eric from Salinsanity, Tell Presidential spokesperson Robert Glib hello for me.
Fact is you DINOS on this site and others fail to understand one thing. The past republican presidents have all been free market agents for developing the economy. Even Bush. Your Anointed One is a radical socialist and HE is destroying the damn economy with his socialist marxist policies. The only thing left now is to confiscate the lands owned by the capitalist who produce our breadbasket. And I have a leery suspicion that , that is the next move by you disastocrats, if we don't throw you out soon. All your progressive policies have failed elsewhere, witness Greece and Europe. How long will you go on spending other people's money, borrowing other people's money to make a govt run economy? We the People will vote you out in Nov.
Pence has it right, as he said last night on 'Hardball'. The sins of the GOP go back to the Bush years, and even back to 1997. The first step for an alcoholic is to first admit that he is an alcoholic. Apparently Sessions is still in denial.
It isn't literally the "Bush Card" but rather the mentality that Bush-Cheney so vividly exemplified and that the Republican Party totally supports and is doing everything to return to - and by the way, that caused all of the problems. It is their total irresponsible focus on their political ambitions above all else, without regard for costs/harm and without conscience - it is their complete commitment to be 'puppets' for Special Interests and the powerful, influential and extremely wealthy few who 'pull their strings' and overtly and covertly support them, provide them substantial contributions and even promises for after office contributions, as they give the majority only apathy, the costs and an abundance of subterfuge to rationalize and manipulate. That is the mentality Bush-Cheney demonstrated, the mentality the Republicans support and is what rationally, objectively and logically should be strongly rejected.
just like the first thing a lieing dem presidentto do is admit that mabe his crack smokeing could have damaged his ability to tell the truth. this is to Rob