That's not very cogent to the point I made, but whatever.
Saying Obama is 'no prince of light' is not even close. He may be generally likable, but do yourself a favor and grab the Ron Suskind book on the Obama campaign and early term called "Confidence Men." The things you correctly excoriate dubya for are no different than the actions of the Obama administration.
Benny Bernanke is a back-room dealing, free market ideologue, wall street crony - and dubya appointee. Why did Obama re-appoint such a man who was nominated/appointed by such a terrible president? And wouldn't a President who appoints such a terribly malfeasant person to another term at such a critical post also be fair game for some very unflattering adjectives?
dubya's deregulation effort adds up to nothing when compared to clinton's Glass-Steagall repeal. It's not even a fair comparison. GLBA and clinton-era bars on regulation of derivatives are the pillars of the 2008 meltdown. Period. Raygun may have been the point man for the norquist movement, but the biggest achievement for wall street excess came with bill clinton's signature.
At least I knew what dubya was when he came in. It was clear. Obama was bait and switch.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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