Posted by
Sanity 102 on Sunday, March 29, 2009 5:00:52 PM
The Obama administration is hard at work trying to sell this economy as being "Bush's". Now this is rather expected, the dot com recession had been blamed on Bill Clinton even though Clinton had a Republican congress.
The difference is that now, conservatives claiming to be the base of the Republican party is accepting and apologizing for "Bush's failed presidency".
Now, let's start with some honesty here. If Clinton had taken us pass two recessions (dot com and post 9/11), got purple fingers, put an end to female apartheid, made two nations give up their nuclear ambitions, presided over almost 8 years of economic boom, kept us safe for 7 years years, the Left would put any criticism of Clinton on a par with treason. He would be liken to Washington, Lincoln, and Churchill all rolled into one.
But because GWB belongs to the party that has loyalty as an option, the first reaction is to agree to any faults and hope that Palin or Jendal or Romney can somehow escape the crucification of GWB.
Let me tell you here and now, this is NOT going to happen. Why? Because it works so well. GWB could be out of office for 20 years and the Dems will STILL be making every candidate with an "R" in front of their name answer for the "sins" of GWB. I can understand that some of the base, aka Libertarians and third party wannabes, feel this justifies the making of a new party. But they know that a party that represents one view point with no room for cross overs and Independents will NEVER seriously challenge Democrats much less win.
Bloggers, Columnists, Talk Show hosts are fond of saying how they read Liberal material as if getting the Liberal viewpoint arms them to win points with the group that wins elections. Who they should be listening to is the very people they are trying to win to their side.
That people, are Independents--125 MILLION voters like me. And while it is true I lean more Right, I can tell you how Independents may view an issue.
In the case of who owns this economy, my British partner (and strong Tory) believes that most people don't care who is at fault. They just want their jobs back, their credit restored, their 401ks showing a future again.
To some extent I agree. Most people may blame Obama no matter what he says because he is the man in charge NOW. But unless, the Right...pundits, bloggers, talk show hosts start RIGHT now to defend GWB, in 2 years or 4, voters will remember that Republicans make bad choices...that they leave impossible economies and wars that cannot be won.
All during McCain's campaign, Obama attacked him for Bush's decisions and every Republican has had to answer for GWB's supposed sins against this nation. Like it or not, to most Independents, Bush IS the GOP. He can either be the GOP greatest asset or it's greatest liability.
If you believe that Obama and his Congress is destroying this nation's economy and weakening her defenses, then you need to use every means to defend the man who's biggest sin was that he was a Republican, not a "real" conservative, not a Democrat. In any other time, GWB would be praised for what he did, instead of crucified for what he didn't. History, most people agree, will be kind to him.
Unfortunately, America cannot wait for History. Every attack on GWB is an attack on the only party that can stop the Democrats from destroying this nation.
It's as simple as that...it's time to end the GWB bashing.