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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

So Republicans, the buck stops with the president right? except for Bush 07-08?

when he had a democratically controlled congress?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Bush took his lumps for 8 years. Why beat a dead horse, you democrats just can not get enough of Bush Bashing. He is done, and history will record his Presidency as mediocre at best. Now your guy is in charge, let's concentrate on all the screws ups he is making and get them corrected or History will have him recorded in the cellar with Jimmy Carter.

  • kpk02
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    The buck stops with Obama because it's a combination of Democrat president and Democrat Congress. There should be no barriers to getting done what they think needs to be done.

    Well, except the barrier that is the public who realizes now what a mistake it was and how a year and a half into his presidency very minimal improvements have been made and at extreme costs.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    the answer to the question is confident, liberals will continuously hate the republicans. the place individuals get the thought the Democrats have the election locked are particularly wrong. take a glance on the approval scores for the Democratic lead Congress. purely extremely interior the double digits and the President's approval score is extra beneficial than double of Congress. you are able to thank Pelosi for that. Going to be an engaging 3 hundred and sixty 5 days.

  • 1 decade ago

    Sorry, your question doesn't quite make sense.

    Congress and the President have differing responsibilities (remember, there is a separation of powers...checks and balances).

    So, for some things, the buck stops with the President, while with other things, the buck stops with Congress. It depends whose purview the "buck" in question relates to.

    But to address the spirit of your question... There were many decisions that President Bush made that I did not agree with, there are many decisions that President Obama has made that I don't agree with, and there are many actions that Congress has taken (regardless of what party is in control) that I don't agree with.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Why is that Democrats never read beyond the New York Times or the Daily Kos, seriously why ?

    Do you hold anyone in your party accountable for the financial meltdown ? or is it 100% strictly Republicans in your small narrow mind ? I at least KNOW that Republicans also had there hands dirty, yet you morons on the LEFT never hold anyone accountable that has a (D) next to there name. Your pathetic I was screaming at Bush to stop the spending and he didn't and we showed the Republicans in 2006 how unhappy we were, but you mindless zombies on the LEFT could careless how Democrats that you elected are screwing you. WHY ?

    I guess like many LEFTISTS you want a RULER not a LEADER, thats why you LEFTIES love Tyrants & Dictators so much, they RULE over the people, I myself want a leader, but there in lies our differences, we'll see come Nov.if we want to be RULED or LEAD.

  • When are you liberals going to listen to conservatives? Never, got it. Conservatives did not defend George Bush on spending and expanding government. You people were too busy screaming at Bush, calling him a Nazis as your heads spun around and you vomited on yourselves.

    So why is there even more spending under Obama? Could it be a Democrat president and a Democrat Congress and a Democrat Senate? Nah, never.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It's hard to overcome years of preparation:

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    Bush added $5.5 Trillion in Debt in 8 years.

    Bush started 2 unfunded wars over the 8 years.

    Medicare D = Debt

    BP/Oil Industry Cronyism = Gulf Oil Disaster

    GOP Congress 1994-2006

    Bush POTUS 2000-2006

  • Unlike you, Republicans recognize the separation of powers; that "the buck" stops with The President for Presidential duties, with Congress for Congressional ones etc.

    We also lack your peculiar trait of blaming the other side for ALL of YOUR OWN demands.

  • 1 decade ago

    The Republicans are just playing Politics with everything and doing a bad job of it because they are just not being rational or constructive about their criticisms. I hope the VERY intelligent American electorate would see through their gimmicks.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Bush shares some blame but back to back spenders is something we can not afford.

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